David Estes is a retired Seattle police officer. Prior to joining the police office, he served in Vietnam as an infantry squad leader. He is a native of La Grange, Georgia. At an early age, he moved to South Dakota where he met his wife, Evangeline Schwartz living in Sturgis, South Dakota. He presently resides in Lewiston, Idaho, and is the editor of a monthly newsletter and Internet blog called The Idaho Observer.