David Swift biography: 13 things about Bessemer, Alabama man

David Glen Swift is an American man from Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States. He has lived in different parts of Arkansas, USA including Blytheville, Hardy, Pocahontas and Paragould and he previously lived in Deville, Louisiana, USA.

Swift was 1 year younger than his first wife Karen Sue Johnson Swift. They lived in Dyersburg, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA.

Aside from Bessemer, Swift has lived in other parts of Alabama including Chelsea. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. On September 23, 1989, he and Karen got married.
2. In 1990, Karen gave birth to their son Preston David Swift.
3. In 1992, Karen gave birth to their son Dustin Glen Swift.
4. In 2002, Karen gave birth to their daughter Ashley Paige Swift.
5. In 2004, Karen gave birth to their daughter Keeley Shea Swift.
6. On October 10, 2011, Karen filed for divorce from him.
7. On October 30, 2011, Karen went missing. He was allegedly the last person to see her alive.
8. On December 10, 2011, Karen was found dead in Dyer County. Investigators called him a person of interest in the case but he was not charged. After her death, he moved from Tennessee to Alabama.
9. In 2016, he married his second wife in Mobile, Alabama. In November 2018, an autopsy report revealed that Karen was killed by blunt force trauma to the head and she had multiple bone fractures.
10. In June 2022, his second wife began the process of divorcing him.
11. On August 8, 2022, a Dyer County grand jury indicted him on a charge of pre-meditated first-degree murder in Karen’s death. That day, he was arrested by Dyer County Sheriff’s Office members with the help of the Jefferson County Alabama Sheriff’s Department. After his extradition, he posted $200,000 bond and returned to his residence in Bessemer, Alabama.
12. In March 2023, he and his second wife were officially divorced. On July 9, 2023, he allegedly stalked her while he was out on bond. On July 21, 2023, he was arrested and charged with stalking.
13. He was 55 years old when Judge Mark Hayes confirmed on December 2, 2023 that his trial will start in Dyer County on May 28, 2024.

Breaking News: David Swift has been arrested in Alabama for Class 1 Stalking

According to the Jefferson County Clerks office, that is a felony charge

Dyer County officials say that his bond has been revoked there

David Swift is accused of the murder of his wife Karen in 2011 pic.twitter.com/IfnCnJKt9t

— Burton Staggs 🥋 (@burtstaggsnews) July 21, 2023