Missing
Barbara Zhan Crane
Crane, approximately 2020; Tattoo on Crane's upper arm
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/13/2020
Missing location (approx) :
Mendocino County, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 01/01/1972 (49)
Age at the time of disappearance: 48 years old
Height / Weight : 5'4, 135 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Dark-colored clothes.
Medical conditions : Crane has substance abuse issues.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Red hair, brown eyes. Crane has the following tattoos: a rose on her left ankle, two hearts on her right ankle, a poem in script on her upper arm at the shoulder, and a dragon on her other shoulder. A photo of the script tattoo is posted with this case summary. Crane's nickname is Barbie and she use her maiden name, Shealor. She may dyed her hair black.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Crane was last seen on May 13, 2020. She was living at the Sleepy Time RV Park in the 30600 block of U.S. Highway 101 in Willits, California at the time. Her roommate stated he last saw her in the parking lot of a Safeway in Willits, and that she left with a man driving a Ford F-250 diesel pickup truck with Montana license plates. Her roommate described the man as 35 to 40 years old and clean-cut, and said Crane appeared to know him.
Crane left her dogs behind, but took all her other belongings, and she left a note for her roommate giving instructions on how to feed her dogs. He expected she would return, but she never did and has never been heard from again. She has previously been homeless and lived on the streets, and it's not uncharacteristic of her to drop out of sight for a month or two, but she's never been out of touch with her family for this long. It's also unlike her to abandon her dogs, whom she was very close to and took good care of. Her daughter reported her missing on July 25.
The circumstances of Crane's disappearance are unclear, but her loved ones believe she may have come to harm. Her case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Mendocino County Sheriff's Office
707-463-4095
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
The Mendocino Voice
Missing People in 530/Northern California/West Coast
October 12, 2004. May 26, 2021; .
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
