JV Vandergrift: San Francisco radio DJ missing after making concerning edits to Instagram caption

A Bay Area radio DJ has disappeared without a trace, leaving what may have been a chilling final message for his fans and loved ones after his disappearance.

Jeffrey “JV” Vandergrift, 54, host of The JV Show on radio station Wild 94.9, was last seen at his San Francisco home around 10 p.m. Thursday.

A post on Vandergrift’s official Instagram account on Aug. 20 was recently edited to change the captions to past tense, in which he thanked his listeners and said he had a good life.

Thank you for a wonderful life filled with joy, laughter, pain and struggle. It’s been a great journey. Your support and prayers meant everything,” the caption reads.

His listeners, friends and family are now asking the public to help locate and bring him home.

Vandergrift, seen here with his wife Natasha, in a photo posted to Instagram

This is the caption to Vandergrift’s photo edited three days ago

According to his Twitter account, the post was originally shared in honor of National Radio Day.

It’s #NationalRadioDay I know, who cares about a fart!!? Been on 94 since 94. Wow, that’s long!! Super grateful to each and every one of you who have been on this journey with me,” he wrote at the time.

Since editing the post and disappearing, the comment section has since turned into a place for his fans and loved ones to send him love and support in the hopes that he may see it.

Dear JV. You are loved. We are all praying for you and thinking of you,” one person wrote.

“We are all praying for you and thinking of you. Sometimes it’s nice to get away and clear our heads, but we’re worried about you,” said one commenter.

‘JV… listen to your listeners. We’ve been listening to you since the 1990s. Now it’s your turn to listen to your listeners. You are so loved!! We still have more than 40 years to listen to you on the radio! Praying for your safe return to your family,” another fan wrote.

“Hey friend, come home. We miss you and love you, Brother. At least let us know you’re safe,” someone else said.

Fans also gathered outside the iHeart Radio San Francisco station over the weekend to leave flowers and messages of support for Vandergrift and his colleagues.

The San Francisco Police Department requests help locating Vandergrift

Police described the radio DJ as ‘at risk’ and asked the public to watch out

Fans also gathered outside the iHeart Radio San Francisco station over the weekend to leave flowers and messages of support for Vandergrift and his colleagues

Vandergrift’s fans have used his Instagram post as a place to leave messages of love and support, calling on him to come home

Vandergrift is described as a white male, 6’0″, 180 lbs, bald and brown eyes

According to police, he has several tattoos, including those on his arms and above his right ear, and was last seen wearing black sweatpants

San Francisco Police Department officials released a statement last week asking the public to watch out for the “high-risk” man.

In a statement released by Vandergrift’s radio station, his colleagues said they are sickly concerned about him and are cooperating with police to bring him home.

“We are deeply concerned, as we know you are, that our own JV has been reported missing by the SFPD,” Wild said in a 94.9 statement. rack.

“We work closely with them and his wife, Natasha, who is also a dear friend and member of the WiLD 94.9 family. We are sending love, thoughts and prayers to JV and will share more information as we receive it,” the statement continued.

Vandergrift is described as a white male, 6’0”, 180 pounds, bald and brown eyes.

According to police, he has several tattoos, including those on his arms and above his right ear, and was last seen wearing black sweatpants.

Anyone with information is asked to contact SFPD at 1-415-575-4444.