Danny Barter - Missing Since 1959 in Alligator Infested Area

Source: NamUs.gov (Missing Person)

Case: Daniel “Danny” Barter — NamUs MP2688

Last updated on NamUs: (page footer shows 20260123.1)

Link: NamUs MP2688 — Daniel Barter

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Daniel “Danny” Barter — Missing Since 1959

Quick Facts

• Name: Daniel Barter
• Also known as: Danny
• NamUs Number: MP2688
• NCMEC Number: 600229
• Date of last contact: As per NamUs, June 18, 1959 (Thursday)
• According to 1959 journalism, he went missing on Wednesday, June 17th, 1959 
• Missing from: Lillian, Alabama (Baldwin County)
• Missing age: 4 years old

Circumstances

According to NamUs, Daniel was last seen playing near the banks of Perdido Bay. He was reportedly wearing only shorts at the time.

Physical Description

• Sex: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
• Height: 3' 0" (36 inches)
• Weight: 50 lbs
• Hair: Brown
• Eyes: Brown (left and right)
• Distinctive features: No known information (per NamUs)

Clothing & Items

• Clothing: Grey boxer shorts
• Footwear: Barefoot
• Accessories / items: Carrying a Nehi soda bottle

Additional Case Information

• NamUs case created: August 10, 2009
• Transportation: No information entered
• Missing from tribal land: No
• Primary residence on tribal land: No

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Credit / official record: NamUs MP2688 — Daniel “Danny” Barter

Danny Barter -- Contemporaneous Journalism

Danny Barter is a missing person, last seen when he was four years old in Lillian, Alabama. A missing child, this is one of those cases where a youngster went missing when the supervising parent barely took his or her eyes off of him. Barter was with his mother when she suddenly realized that she could not hear him any more. He has not been seen or heard since, despite a renewed effort by the local police, including a billboard.

I took a look back at the journalism from the time. The area where he went missing was described as an area bordered by a bay with a sharp drop off on one side, an alligator-infested swamp on the other, and poisonous snakes in the area. Furthermore, the area was searched  by what was called more than 100 volunteers. It seems abduction by a stranger is the best scenario that could be hoped for.

His "last seen" date is published at NamUs as June 18th, 1959. I actually found some journalism from that exact date, meaning he likely went missing the day before. However, the point could be moot. Because Daniel was last seen near Perdido Bay, some have speculated that he may have drowned or encountered wildlife such as an alligator. While alligator attacks are rare, small children near shorelines can be particularly vulnerable -- especially if unsupervised.

The Birmingham News. June 18, 1959.

With nearly seventy years having passed and no recoverable evidence publicly identified, the likelihood of a definitive resolution appears slim. In practical terms, modern investigative resources are often directed toward cases where forensic evidence, living witnesses, or identifiable suspects still exist. That reality does not diminish the significance of Danny Barter’s disappearance, but it does highlight the harsh prioritization decisions agencies must make. For amateur or true-crime enthusiasts, I would think there are other cases that should be prioritized.

June 18, 1959. Pensacola News.

Kay Ilene Collins -- Missing From Arkansas Since 1978

Kay Ilene Collins — NamUs MP12822 (Missing from Mountain Home, Arkansas)

Source: NamUs.gov — Missing Person / NamUs #MP12822

Case Overview

• Status: Missing person
• Legal name: Kay Ilene Collins
• Biological sex: Female
• Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
• Date of last contact: December 19, 1978 (Tuesday)
• Missing from: Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas (USA)
• Missing age: 33 years
• If she was 33 on December 19th, 1978, then she would have been born somewhere between December 20th, 1944, through December 19th, 1945
• NamUs case created: November 1, 2011

Physical Description

• Height: 5'0" (60 inches)
• Weight: 100 lbs
• Hair color: Black
• Eye color: Blue
• Distinctive features: No known information listed

Circumstances

Circumstances of disappearance: Unknown circumstances at this time (per NamUs).

Clothing & Accessories

• Clothing: Western dress
• Footwear: Boots

Transportation

No information entered (per NamUs).

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Attribution: Case details summarized from NamUs.gov.

Commentary

By: Shane Lambert

Kay Ilene Collins is a missing person from Arkansas. I took a look into this case but did not find much in terms of original journalism that was contemporaneous to the time of her disappearance. She also had a limited presence in Ancestry but I may have found her high school yearbooks. Anyone looking into this case should try to find the earliest missing person's report there is for this person. But at present, this case is a work-in-progress for me.

NamUs UP11583 - Wiggins, Mississippi's Jane Doe from 1980

NamUs UP11583 — Wiggins, Mississippi (Found October 5, 1980)

Source: NamUs.gov — Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP11583

Case Overview

• Status: Unidentified deceased person
• Biological sex: Female
• Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
• Date found: October 5, 1980
• Location found: Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi (USA)
• Estimated year of death: 1980
• Estimated PMI: 6 months
• NamUs case created: September 9, 2013

Case Numbers

• NamUs #: UP11583
• ME/C case number: 2013005870
• NCMEC number: Not listed

Circumstances

• Recovery: Hunters discovered skeletal remains.
• Condition: Not recognizable — near complete or complete skeleton
• Inventory of remains: All parts recovered
• Jurisdiction notes: Original jurisdiction is Stone County Sheriff’s Office; Harrison County Sheriff’s Office is assisting with the cold case investigation.

Estimated Profile

• Estimated age range: 32–46 years
• Height (estimated): 5'1" (61 inches)
• Weight: Cannot estimate

Physical Description

• Hair color: Brown
• Hair description: Medium to dark brown, shoulder-length hair
• Eye color: Unknown
• Distinctive notes: Probably right-handed. Muscle attachments well developed (especially upper extremities). Physique likely muscular and compact; may have been physically active through occupation or athletics.

Clothing & Accessories

No information entered (per NamUs).

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Attribution: The case details above are summarized from NamUs.gov.

By: Shane Lambert

I had a look through some newspaper archives to see if I could find some original journalism for the Jane Doe known as NamUs UP11583. At present, I'm having log-in troubles with NamUs, so I apologize for not being able to look at rule-outs. I think I found an article pertaining to the Jane Doe, as posted below.

October 7th, 1980. Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The October 7th, 1980 Mississippi Gulf Coast newspaper clipping very likely refers to the same remains now cataloged as NamUs #UP11583. The alignment in core details is striking. 

NamUs lists the skeletal remains as having been discovered on October 5, 1980 in Stone County, Mississippi. The newspaper article—published just two days later—reports that authorities were awaiting identification of a woman’s body found in Stone County on Sunday, which would have been October 5.

The estimated postmortem interval in the NamUs profile is approximately six months, placing death around the spring of 1980, which closely corresponds to the May 3 disappearance of Marguerite “Peg” Mayden. Both accounts describe skeletal remains pending identification. However, evidently the match between Mayden and this Jane Doe was not made as Mayden's own MP profile remains active as of February 2026. I found a November 13th, 1980 article that said that the remains found in October were not the Mrs. Mayden's.

But the article references Biloxi police involvement, and the NamUs profile notes that Harrison County authorities are assisting Stone County in the cold case investigation—placing the same regional law enforcement agencies in both accounts. Given the exact discovery date, identical county location, consistent timeline, skeletal condition, and overlapping police jurisdictions, it is highly probable that the newspaper clipping is referencing the same remains later entered into NamUs as UP11583.

Attempt to Match: Best Candidate I Could Find

Among the candidates reviewed, Kay Ilene Collins (NamUs #MP12822), in my opinion, is the strongest anatomical match for the unidentified woman cataloged as NamUs #UP11583. Collins was 33 years old at the time of her disappearance in December 1978, placing her squarely within the Jane Doe’s estimated age range of 32–46 years. More importantly, her recorded height of 5'0" aligns almost perfectly with the skeletal estimate of approximately 5'1". A one-inch discrepancy falls well within accepted margins of error in osteological height reconstruction, making this an interesting physical consistency.

Collins was described as 100 pounds, suggesting a small and compact frame. The Jane Doe’s remains indicated well-developed muscle attachments, particularly in the upper extremities, suggesting a physically active lifestyle. While Collins’ occupation is not listed, her body type does not contradict the forensic profile. Hair descriptions are also broadly compatible: Collins was reported to have black hair, while the Jane Doe was described as having medium to dark brown hair—an overlap that is not inconsistent given variations in reporting and possible postmortem deteriorations.

The primary problem I had is the estimated postmortem interval. The Jane Doe’s PMI was listed as approximately six months prior to the October 5, 1980 discovery, suggesting death in spring 1980. Collins disappeared in December 1978, which means a scenario needs to be constructed that accounts for her living quite a long time after her disappearance event.

Conversely, no scenario accounting or her surviving her disappearance event is needed if the PMI is wrong. PMI estimates are often wrong. If the initial PMI was based on incomplete environmental analysis or assumptions tied to other missing persons under consideration at the time, it is conceivable that the true interval was longer, thus permitting cases of missing women before the spring of 1980.

Geographically, Collins went missing from Mountain Home, Arkansas. While not immediately adjacent to southern Mississippi, the distance is not prohibitive. I will profile Collins separately. At first glance, she is a good missing person to compare in detail to the Jane Doe. The near-exact height match, proper age range, compatible physical characteristics, and absence of a known rule-out position her as a viable comparison candidate worthy of further review.

Pem Michelle Yates-Briggs - Missing Since 1979 From Oregon/California

Pem Michelle Yates-Briggs (NamUs MP118850)

Status: Missing Person
Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Date of last contact: June 1, 1979 (Friday)

• Note, this person was not reported missing until March 2024. That means that her disappearance date might be drawn from memory. "June 1" might be a placeholder date for any time in June or it might mean June 1. Her disappearance event is described as "an unknown date" in 1979.

Missing from: Oregon City, Oregon (97045), Clackamas County
Last known location: Oregon/California border, presumably she would have made it into California

Missing age: 16
DOB: March 31st, 1963 in Norfolk, Virginia

• If I got the right person, then her birth name was not hyphenated (Pem Michelle Yates)
• I assumed that her father's surname was Yates and mother's was Briggs (assumption)

Physical description:

Height: 5'3"–5'6" (63–66 in)
Weight: 110–125 lbs
Hair: Blond/Strawberry (shoulder length)
Eyes: Brown

Distinctive features:

• Crooked front tooth
• Cleft chin

Circumstances of disappearance (NamUs summary):

" On an unknown date in 1979, Pem left her home in Clackamas County, Oregon to search for her father in California. Her mother later received a phone call from a California police agency asking whether Pem had permission to cross the state line into California. Her mother said she did have permission; this was the last time Pem was heard from. Pem was not reported missing until March 2024."

NamUs case created: March 26, 2024

Other:

• Attended Sam Barlow High School

The Disappearance of Pem Michelle Yates-Briggs (1979)

Recommended reading: Cold Cases of the Golden Coast – The Disappearance of Pem Michelle Yates-Briggs.

Pem has a landing page on Ancestry, if anyone is behind that site's paywall and wants to have a look: Pem on Ancestry. But a lot of what is stated there is the same as what's available online.

At first glance, I felt it might be tough to find an original fact to add to Pem's case. - Shane Lambert

Jane Doe's Skull From 1994 - Attempt to Match to a Missing Person

NamUs UP155211 — Prospect, Maine (Found September 7, 1994)

Below is a structured summary of publicly available details for this unidentified female discovered along the Penobscot River in Waldo County, Maine.

Image illustrative, not a real photo, not based on one.

Case Numbers	NamUs: UP155211 ME/C Case: 94-664
Demographics	Female (there was some doubt as to the gender at the early stages but confidence grew) White / Caucasian Estimated Age Group: Late Teen / Young Adult, journalism suggests a 17-18 year old
Discovery Details	Date Found: September 7, 1994 (Wednesday) Location: Prospect, Waldo County, Maine (Mendall Marsh was the exact location mentioned in news) NamUs Case Created: February 10, 2026
Condition of Remains	Not recognizable — Partial skeletal remains only Torso not recovered One or more limbs not recovered One or both hands not recovered
Circumstances of Recovery	A human skull was located on the shoreline above the high tide line along the Penobscot River in Prospect, Maine.
Distinctive Feature	May have been missing one or more left front teeth but still had at least one molar tooth on that side.
Clothing / Accessories	No information entered.

Source: Public NamUs case file. Refer to the official case page for updates and contact information.

A Case From 1994 With Few Details and Few Remains

By: Shane Lambert

NamUS UP#155211 is a case involving the discovery of human remains, but only a skull. A skull can be an identifier for someone, especially the deceased individual had dental records that could be compared to. The Kelly Disney missing person case is one where only a skull was found but it was still conclusively tied to a missing person.

The Prospect Jane Doe is a case that did make the news. The first article that I found on the matter was from September 13th, 1994, in The Bangor Daily News. The case details align closely with the NamUs entry, suggesting they likely refer to the same recovery.

As reported, a bird hunter named Warren Bayard was out with a dog in the woods. It was this dog that found the skull and Mr. Bayard alerted the authorities. According to this early journalism, this individual was thought to be a 17-18 year old American Indian. There's a comment suggesting that the remains originated from a burial ground. However, as later journalism revealed, this original presumption would be abandoned.

September 13, 1994. The Bangor Daily News.

The next article shows two weakening positions regard the gender and the dated burial grounds of American Indian association. There was a strengthening position at this point that the skull belonged to someone of more recent times.

September 14th, 1994. The Bangor Daily News.

The authorities considered that the skull, which was found on a muddy knoll, either got there due to animal interference or it detached from the body and washed ashore. In this latter scenario, one would expect the deceased's body to be in the marsh.

One individual that the authorities considered as a possible match was missing person Virginia Sue Pictou Noyes, who went missing in April 1993. This is someone who, at the time of writing, is still missing, meaning she was not matched to the skull. The fact that investigators considered Virginia Sue Pictou Noyes as a potential comparison indicates they believed the remains were modern rather than archaeological. Her disappearance in April 1993 placed her within a recent timeframe relative to the September 1994 discovery.

The Bangor Daily News. September 15th, 1994.

Noyes' missing person's case was still making headlines as of April 2018, meaning she had not been conclusively associated with the skull. But I did not find anything regarding the skull after 1994.

Attempt to Match

The case of Noyes has long been associated with the skull. However, the case of Kimberly Ann Moreau could also be looked at. Moreau went missing in 1986 under suspicious circumstances. Her NamUs profile explicitly states that foul play is suspected.

Does her 1986 disappearance from Jay, Maine (fewer than 100 miles away), line up with a 1994 skull discovery? If she died near her disappearance date, then her remains would be skeletanized except for rare situations. Her age does line up, as Moreau was 17 years old when she missing. At present, I can't look in the rule-outs for the Jane Doe, Moreau, or Noyes due to log in issues but will update accordingly when that is resolved.

11 Female Jane Doe Cases Added to NamUs (Jan–mid-Feb 2026 Update)

Recent Female Jane Does Added to NamUs (Jan 1 – Feb 16, 2026)

Below is a quick reference chart of several female unidentified person (Jane Doe) entries that were recently created in NamUs within the date range shown above. 

At-a-glance notes

• Los Angeles County, California appears multiple times in this set (La Cañada Flintridge, Long Beach, Los Angeles).
• Several cases list race as “Uncertain”, which can make matching more difficult without additional details.
• One entry is an older case (1994) for when the body was found and may have been added to NamUs recently, possibly due to backlog digitization.

Chart: Case information

NamUs UP #	Agency/Case #	Date Found	Estimated Age (Min)	Estimated Age (Max)	City	County	State	Biological Sex	Race	NamUs Created
UP155172	2025-17990	12/13/2025	--	--	Amesbury	Essex	Massachusetts	Female	Uncertain	02/09/2026
UP154481	2025-13928	09/02/2025	--	--	La Cañada Flintridge	Los Angeles	California	Female	Uncertain	01/26/2026
UP154231	J-2025-02-0112	02/04/2025	30 Years	60 Years	Harrisburg	Dauphin	Pennsylvania	Female	White / Caucasian	02/05/2026
UP153815	25-03572	12/10/2025	--	--	Silver Spring	Montgomery	Maryland	Female	Black / African American	01/29/2026
UP154161	2020-01913	09/09/2020	--	--	Atlanta	Fulton	Georgia	Female	Black / African American	01/15/2026
UP153956	2520802	12/30/2025	--	--	Arlington	Tarrant	Texas	Female	White / Caucasian	01/08/2026
UP153882	01250710	08/28/2025	50 Years	70 Years	Estell Manor	Atlantic	New Jersey	Female	White / Caucasian	01/07/2026
UP155211	94-664 (Examined on this blog)	09/07/1994	--	--	Prospect	Waldo	Maine	Female	White / Caucasian	02/10/2026
UP154622	2026-01084	01/18/2026	--	--	Long Beach	Los Angeles	California	Female	Uncertain	02/10/2026
UP154624	2025-17706	11/11/2025	16 Years	25 Years	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	California	Female	Black / African American	02/05/2026
UP155061	2600257	01/14/2026	30 Years	50 Years	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Oklahoma	Female	Uncertain	02/09/2026

How you can help (responsibly)

• If you know someone that is missing who fits a description, then check out all the case details and see if everything matches up and discuss the case with others.
• Share case links rather than repeating sensitive personal speculation.
• If you’re family searching for a missing loved one, consider submitting or updating a missing person entry and DNA options through official channels.

Lisa Marie Young - Missing From Nanaimo, BC Since June 30th, 2002

Field	Details
Missing Person	Lisa Marie Young (Appears to be her maiden name)
Missing Since	Sunday, June 30th, 2002 (early hours of morning)
Age at Disappearance	21 years old
Birthdate Range	Monday, July 1st, 1980 to Sunday, June 30th, 1981
Gender	Female
Ethnicity/Bio Group	Indigenous
Height	5 ft 2 in (158 cm) (described as 5'10" in a newspaper article)
Weight	117 lb (53 kg)
BMI	19.8 (calculated as weight in kg divided by height in meters squared: 53 / (1.58)^2). This BMI falls in the normal weight range (18.5-24.9), helping to visualize Lisa as having a slender and thin build—neither underweight nor overweight, which aligns with her described physique and aids in mental reconstruction of her appearance for identification purposes.
Eye Color	Brown
Hair	Black, long, straight
Build	Slender/Thin
Complexion	Other
Jewelry	Silver, aluminum, stainless steel, hoop necklace with medallion
Clothing	Black tank top, black skirt, black shoes (size 8)
Tattoo	Right arm, band of flowers with heart
Missing From	Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Circumstances	In the early morning hours of Sunday, June 30th, 2002, Lisa Marie Young was seen for the last time in Nanaimo, British Columbia. On the night of Saturday, June 29th, 2002, Lisa travelled to a local bar and met with some acquaintances. Lisa and her acquaintances accepted a ride from a man to an afterparty. Subsequently, Lisa left with this male driver to get some food, but communicated to her acquaintances that she would be returning to them via taxi. She has not been seen or heard from since. Based on investigational information, the Nanaimo RCMP Serious Crime Unit believes that she may have been met with foul play. Police requests that anyone with information contact them directly.
Source	Canada's Missing Case Reference: 2013000120
Last Contact	Last seen in Nanaimo, affiliated with Departure Bay area.

By: Shane Lambert
Original Publication Date: October 25th, 2025

On the night of June 29th, 2002, 21-year-old Lisa Marie Young, an Indigenous woman from Nanaimo, British Columbia, went out to celebrate the Canada Day long weekend. She started at a local nightclub , where she socialized with acquaintances. Dressed in a black tank top, black skirt, black size-8 shoes, and a hoop necklace with a medallion, Young also had a distinctive tattoo on her right arm—a band of flowers with a heart. Her slender build (5 ft 2 in, 117 lb, BMI 19.8) and long, straight black hair were notable features.

After the nightclub, Young and her acquaintances accepted a ride from a new acquaintance, who was not named in the early journalism but has since been named as Christopher William Adair. According to a late 2024 news article with TurkiyeToday, this man now splits residency between Turkey and the Phillipines.

Around 2:30 a.m. on June 30th, Young left the party with Adair in his burgundy Jaguar to get food at a nearby McDonald’s. She told friends she would return by taxi.

At approximately 4:30 a.m., a friend received a text from Young’s phone stating, “come get me, they won’t let me leave,” raising immediate concern. This was her last known communication.

Young was last seen entering Adair’s vehicle on Bowen Road, near the nightclub and party locations.  The Nanaimo RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit believes Young met with foul play, treating the case as a homicide. Despite searches, no remains have been found, and Adair, a person of interest, has not been charged. The case remains unsolved, with ongoing appeals for information.

This is a well-covered case online. I included the early journalism for my readers in clippings below.

July 5th, 2002. Times Colonist.

July 10th, 2002. Times Colonist.

September 2nd, 2002. Time Colonist.