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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 unknown. 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 to 5 percent 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.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images 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.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
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Barbara Ann Larkin
Larkin, date, approximate 2001
Date Missing 03/03/2001
Missing From
San Bernardino, California
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 09/03/1960 (62)
Age 40 years old
Height and Weight 5'8, 130 pounds
Medical Conditions Larkin was five months pregnant at the time of her disappearance.
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, blue eyes.
Details of Disappearance Larkin was last seen in San Bernardino, California on March 3, 2001. She has never been heard from again. She was reported missing after she failed to show up for work at Riverside Community Hospital; she was supervisor of the administration staff there.
All of her personal belongings were left behind in her apartment, including clothing she had purchased for her unborn baby, and there was no sign of a struggle.
Larkin's parents both died when she very young and she was raised by her stepmother. They did not get along and, as a result, Larkin moved out of the family home while still in high school.
Her loved ones stated that she had a long-established routine and an excellent work history, and it's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. Her family doesn't believe she would have abandoned her three cats, which were left at her apartment.
At the time of her disappearance, Larkin was pregnant by her ex-boyfriend, Derrick Latimer. He was unhappy about the pregnancy, so prior to her disappearance, Larkin prepared documents which released him from all responsibility towards the baby.
Latimer has been interviewed by police and is not considered a suspect in Larkin's disappearance: although police have not been able to verify his alibi, investigators said he cooperated and they found no evidence in his home or vehicle that would implicate him. It should be noted that he is a sex offender; he was convicted of rape in 1993. He now lives in South Carolina.
Authorities stated there was very little evidence available to indicate Larkin's fate. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
909-384-5742
Other
California Attorney General's Office
America's Most Wanted
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Missing Person Photos
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 unknown. 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 to 5 percent 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.
A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images 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.
Resources for Missing Persons
According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day.
Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends.
Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.
Missing Person Case Updates with Photos