WA WA - Stephen Barton aka as "Shane", 56, Rochester, 8 Mar 2023 *wallet, phone, keys, and vehicle left at home*

[Penny4YourThoughts]

Warm welcome to Websleuths @rld63! Are you local and/or know Shane?
If I'm reading accurately, his lack of mobility (hip pain - can't walk more than 100' at a stretch or get up from crouching position) stands out to me.

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 18, 2023

Authorities seek tips in Washington man’s unsolved disappearance

Authorities are seeking more information on the unsolved disappearance of a Washington man who was last seen with family in Rochester.

www.koin.com

[...]

“The next morning Shane’s wife went on with her day, taking the kids to school, getting coffee and falling back asleep. When she woke up around 11:30 a.m. on the ninth, she went to the RV and found that the coffee Shane made for her every morning was there and ice was still floating in it, so it had been made pretty recently,” Holland said.

Barton’s wallet, phone, Apple watch and “personal weapon” he always wore were still in the RV, Holland said.

Search teams were unable to find Barton after searches were conducted on the ground and in the air, according to Holland.

[...]

Barton’s wife asks anyone who lives near Little Rock Road, Sargent Road, 183rd and Case Road check their property.

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 24, 2023

Murder suspects arrested over body found in burned car in April - The JOLT News Organization, A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Organization

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office (TCSO) arrested two suspects who were arrested in connection with a dead body found inside a burned vehicle in the Grand Mound area last April. On April …

www.thejoltnews.com

In a comment on a Facebook post by TCSO, Sheriff Derek Sanders clarified that the victim was not Shane Barton, a Thurston County man who has been missing since March.

 

[NeverPersonal]

This case is a real doozy. There are two sides: Shane's wife, and Shane's daughers. Rachael publicly admits she has never liked Shane's daughters since they were children because she doesn't like their mother, Shane's ex (real mature...) a<nmodsnip - no link to FB group with those statements. Shane's daughters are desperately trying to find their dad and they wonder why Rachael, Shane's wife, is so secretive, and why she changes her story so much on what happened that day. Speaking of, I am trying to locate the "new" timeline from the wife to post here, and will be doing so the minute I can find it.

 

[Penny4YourThoughts]

Bumping for Shane! I was happy to see his posters are still up in Olympia businesses last week

 

[Penny4YourThoughts]

Namus listing

 

[PommyMommy]

Still missing

DEC 5, 2023

Washington State Patrol Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit

Stephen “Shane” Barton: Missing Since March 9, 2023​

Stephen “Shane” Barton is missing from Rochester, WA. If you have information or have seen this missing adult, please contact:

Thurston County Sheriff’s Office - (360) 786-5500 WSP
Missing Persons Unit: 1-800-543-5678

Read More: 119 Unsolved Missing Persons in Washington. Do You Know Them? | 119 Unsolved Missing Persons in Washington. Do You Know Them?

 

[iusedtofloat]

According to his daughters' FB page for finding Shane, after he went missing, his wife started sleeping with her stepdaughter (as in Shane's daughter)'s ex-husband. Uh-oh.

EDIT: I have a mutual friend with Shane's daughter and this whole thing has been a shishow and a half.