Missing
Michelle Jean Barnett
Barnett, approximately 1994; Age when reported missing: 38 (approximately 2013)
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/30/1994
Missing location (approx) :
Palm Springs, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 07/05/1975 (46)
Age at the time of disappearance: 18 years old
Height / Weight : 5'6 - 5'8, 105 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Light brown hair, blue eyes. Barnett's ears are pierced. She has a tattoo on one of her fingers of the name "Ricky" and a tattoo of the name "Anthony" surrounded by flowers on her right shoulder. She may use the last name Valadez and some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies list her under that name. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies give her DOB : as July 7, 1975.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Barnett moved from her family's residence in Ontario, California to Palm Springs, California in late April or early May 1994, with her three-year-old son and his twenty-nine year-old father. She contacted her family on May 30, 1994 and said that she was planning to return to Ontario shortly. Barnett has never been heard from again. Two weeks after she was last heard from, her mother received a phone call from an unidentified individual who said Barnett was in danger and her family should help her get out of Palm Springs. Barnett's mother contacted police at this time.
Barnett's loved ones believe that she was the victim of foul play. Nine months after Barnett disappeared, the man she went to Palm Springs with killed one of his brothers. Barnett's mother believes the crime was related to her disappearance.
One of Barnett's family members stated that they believe she may have murdered by a gunshot to the head sometime during August or September 1994. The information has never been confirmed by authorities and no arrests have been made in Barnett's case. The man she was with is serving 29 years to life in prison for killing his brother. Barnett's disappearance remains unsolved.
Barnett may have been driving a 1994 blue Ford Thunderbird or a black Chevrolet Camaro with a customized California license plate reading "LILWREN" in May 1994.
Other information and links : ncy
Ontario Police Department
909-395-2736
909-392-2001
September 2021 updates and sources
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.
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California Attorney General's Office
In Memory Of Our Children
Missing Children Everyday
MurderVictims.com
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
