CA CA - Farren Stanberry, 18, San Francisco, 24 Apr 1980

[summergirl1]

Are there any updates on Farren's case?

 

[KathPlumber]

Hi all!

Has anyone tried to contact the San Francisco Public Library or San Francisco City Hall to use research in answer to the above questions? @Ciriii57 and I are really hoping for a National Hotel April 1980 Registry List! Is the National Hotel still in operation today?

Satch

Satch

Hey, did anyone ever do this? It’s a great idea!

 

[Ciriii57]

Hey, did anyone ever do this? It’s a great idea!

Actually I thought you did ! haha

 

[KathPlumber]

I contacted the library, but I didn’t specifically ask for those things. Also they didn’t reply :-/
Maybe I’ll try again but narrow the request.

I didn’t try city hall. maybe someone else can

 

[Bit of hope]

Hey, did anyone ever do this? It’s a great idea!

Yehhh, I asked myself the same question.

 

[Ciriii57]

Stupid question but what exactly does City Hall do? Would they keep these kind of records?

There is a San Francisco Office of Vital Records. I cannot access their website from outside the USA (silly!) But might they be helpful too?

 

[Knitty]

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[John/Jane Doe]

Farren Wade Stanberry – The Charley Project

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Farren Wade Stanberry – The Charley Project

 

[Pennysmom1]

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Farren Wade Stanberry

Left and Right: Farren circa, 1980 Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance Missing Since: May 1, 1980 Missing From: San Francisco, San Francisco County, California Classification: Endangered Miss…

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Farren Wade Stanberry - Oregon Missing Person Directory

Details and Pictures of Farren Wade Stanberry, Missing since May 1980

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[spartanx]

sadly it seems like he might have committed suicide...
if he was already having mental health issues, losing his job and his mother refusing to send him more money might have pushed him over the edge...it would also explain why he left all his belongings behind...
if for example he had jumped off the Golden Gate bridge it wouldn't have been unusual if his body had never been recovered..
it seems like suicide...he leaves home as soon as he turns 18...
at that time most people left home..in the late 70's and early 80's i didn't know anyone who stayed with their parents..he would get a job and leave home go to college or the military...
no one wanted to live with their parents once they were 18...
i'm probably exaggerating a bit but i couldn't help but think "maybe some kind of cult?". then again since i was in san francisco in 1980 maybe he was lgbt and didn't want to tell his grandma? Maybe the young people he met validated and accepted him while his family would not have... I certainly don't want to cast doubt on the family in that regard, especially since he says he had been in contact with his grandmother and aunt every week up until that point... it's possible he may have even been infected with HIV and escaped with these people who may have offered him help...
whatever the case
may he rest in peace

 

[Satch]

sadly it seems like he might have committed suicide...
if he was already having mental health issues, losing his job and his mother refusing to send him more money might have pushed him over the edge...it would also explain why he left all his belongings behind...
if for example he had jumped off the Golden Gate bridge it wouldn't have been unusual if his body had never been recovered..
it seems like suicide...he leaves home as soon as he turns 18...
at that time most people left home..in the late 70's and early 80's i didn't know anyone who stayed with their parents..he would get a job and leave home go to college or the military...
no one wanted to live with their parents once they were 18...
i'm probably exaggerating a bit but i couldn't help but think "maybe some kind of cult?". then again since i was in san francisco in 1980 maybe he was lgbt and didn't want to tell his grandma? Maybe the young people he met validated and accepted him while his family would not have... I certainly don't want to cast doubt on the family in that regard, especially since he says he had been in contact with his grandmother and aunt every week up until that point... it's possible he may have even been infected with HIV and escaped with these people who may have offered him help...
whatever the case
may he rest in peace

But, the big question remains,

Why would Farren want to punish his grandmother, Beulah, by committing suicide? He loved her more than anything and she loved him tremendously! Why would he want to hurt her by doing this?

Satch

 

[ChatteringBirds]

But, the big question remains,

Why would Farren want to punish his grandmother, Beulah, by committing suicide? He loved her more than anything and she loved him tremendously! Why would he want to hurt her by doing this?

Satch

Most people don't commit suicide to punish or hurt anyone, though. They just feel too hopeless, depressed, anxious, overwhelmed, in-pain or similar and want that feeling to end. I think they may be seeking peace and at the same time are not able to see things feeling better in the future. They can feel this way while still loving others deeply.

 

[summergirl1]

This is mainly about closer to the present day missing people in SF, but there were parts of it that reminded me of Farren's case, and the article looks back a bit..

Over 1,400 missing in San Francisco. Their names are sealed

Most cases of missing people in the city are never reported in the press. Parents say police hardly ever communicate with them about their cases.

sfstandard.com

 

[Bit of hope]

This is mainly about closer to the present day missing people in SF, but there were parts of it that reminded me of Farren's case, and the article looks back a bit..

Over 1,400 missing in San Francisco. Their names are sealed

Most cases of missing people in the city are never reported in the press. Parents say police hardly ever communicate with them about their cases.

sfstandard.com

In Namus there are 246 missing persons listed, a bit more, but still not a real representation of the huge amount of 1400 MP's. It looks like they only started entering MP's around 2018 up till this year, but where is the rest?