CA CA - Mark Marvin, 39, San Francisco, 6 Oct 2011

[BrownBear]

Mark R. Marvin​

Marvin, circa 2011

• Missing Since 10/06/2011
• Missing From San Francisco, California
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 01/25/1972 (50)
• Age 39 years old
• Height and Weight 5'7 - 5'8, 130 - 145 pounds
• Medical Conditions Marvin has a history of prescription drug abuse.
• Associated Vehicle(s) Black 2009 BMW with the California license plate number 6HKC918 (accounted for)
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Marvin has a mole on the right side of his face between his eyebrow and his ear.

Details of Disappearance​

Marvin was last seen in San Francisco at 4:00 p.m. on October 6, 2011. When his live-in partner of seventeen years returned to their residence in the 200 block of Divisadero Street at 2:30 a.m. the next day, Marvin wasn't there. Initially his partner thought he was staying with a friend. He filed a missing persons report on October 8.

On October 9, Marvin's black 2009 BMW with the California license plate number 6HKC918 was found locked and abandoned at Baker Beach, with his wallet, money and keys inside. There was no sign of him at the scene. It's unclear whether he drove the car to the beach himself, but the the driver's seat was left in a position for a driver of a different height than Marvin, which suggests someone else last drove the car.

According to his partner, several months prior to his disappearance Marvin stayed at The Meadows, a rehabilitation facility in Arizona, for treatment of psychological problems and an addiction to the prescription painkiller Oxycontin. He seemed improved after he left the facility, but he was unhappy with his job since his boss reduced his wages.

The circumstances of Marvin's disappearance are unclear and his case remains unsolved.

Mark R. Marvin – The Charley Project

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Mark Marvin

 

[LongTimeChinaTime]

Bump for Marvin.

If I read the case details correctly, Mark was gay. Historically, gay people tend to interact in more closely knit community, yet many seek hookups from other gay people online, and people can be more likely know eachother even across multiple cities.

I am of the opinion that if a gay person goes missing in modern times, the first thing that should be done is investigate social media and dating apps and websites. Even if this doesn’t lead immediately to a killer, it can reveal subsequent relevant movements of the missing person. This information could still be in the cloud someplace as this was late 2011 when he went missing. If he was like many gay people were during this era, they frequent hookup sites and apps like Adam4adam. I have no evidence Mark did this, but it’s a ubiquitous thing in that society.

If Mark had a history with substances, that could have theoretically played a part, if he relapsed and wandered off voluntarily or completed suicide.

Hopefully his family gets answers some day soon!