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Missing Barbara Sue Laster 
Laster, approximately 2002 Date reported missing : 12/08/2002 Missing location (approx) : Hopkinsville, Kentucky Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White Age at the time of disappearance: 40 years old Height / Weight : 5'3, 145 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A gray t-shirt, a green sweatshirt and green sweatpants. Medical conditions : Laster was involved with drugs at the time of her disappearance. Caution is advised when approaching her. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Laster has a scar on her right knee and a mole on her upper lip. She has a tattoo on her left shoulder and a tattoo of the letter L on her right shoulder. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Laster was last seen in the 6600 block of Harmony Grove Road in Hopkinsville, Kentucky on December 8, 2002. She has never been heard from again. Laster's mother did not report her missing until January 2003, as she has left without warning many times before. She may have traveled to the Nashville, Tennessee area shortly after her disappearance; there was a possible sighting of her at a truck stop there on January 12, 2003. Authorities believe Laster may have died of a drug overdose after her disappearance. She and her friends had reportedly agreed that if any of them overdosed, the others would hide the body so no one would get in trouble. Her body may be buried or may have been dumped in a well. Laster's case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Kentucky State Police 270-676-3313 502-564-3117 800-222-5555 September 2021 updates and sources Kentucky State Police The Evansville Courier & Press The Messenger Online A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. October 12, 2004. March 21, 2011; Description, clothing, jewerly and more : and Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |