Missing
Robin Ansel Reed
Robin, approximately 1995
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/24/1995
Missing location (approx) :
Petaluma, California
Missing classification : Lost/Injured Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 03/15/1979 (42)
Age at the time of disappearance: 15 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8, 140 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black jacket, a white ruffled shirt, tan pants, a pendant bEthnicity : let and sneakers. Carrying a pocket watch.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Black hair, blue eyes. Robin has a half-inch scar under his right eye. He has previously broken his right wrist.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Robin was last seen in Petaluma, California. He was witnessed jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge. He left behind a note saying he felt unwanted. He had recently told his friends he was gay, and although he hadn't come out to his parents, they suspected it.
His parents stated Robin had been bullied at Petaluma High School, where he was a sophomore and active in the drama department. Prior to his death he had gotten a failing grade on his school report card, and told his parents he "hated being Gender : ual."
Robin's body has never been recovered. Following his disappearance, students at Petalmua High School created a Gay/Straight Alliance in his memory.
Other information and links : ncy
Petaluma Police Department
707-778-4332
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
The Albion Monitor
Find a Grave
7 October 12, 2004. October 24, 2019; middle name added.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
