CA CA - Douglas David Lakin, 52, Corona, 1 April 1981

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Douglas David Lakin – The Charley Project

Lakin, date unknown

• Missing Since04/01/1981
• Missing FromCorona, California
• ClassificationEndangered Missing
• SexMale
• RaceWhite
• Date of Birth11/20/1928 (95)
• Age52 years old
• Height and Weight6'0, 200 pounds
• Medical ConditionsLakin may be suffering from an undetermined mental illness.
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsCaucasian male. Black hair, brown eyes. Lakin has a scar on his abdomen.

Details of Disappearance​

Lakin was born in Portland, Michigan and graduated from Michigan Technical University in Houghton with a degree in mining engineering. He served with the United States Marines during the Korean War as a Mandarin Chinese translator.

Lakin married his wife after his discharge from the Marines. The couple worked together for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in South Dakota. They had seven children together and relocated to the Omaha, Nebraska area in 1964. Their youngest son died during that time period and they divorced.

Lakin moved to Michigan to be near his family sometime after his son's death. He was employed part-time in property surveying and construction. Lakin began traveling around the United States in 1980. He often called his relatives and let them know his location.

Lakin was in Corona, California near the Mexican border during Easter weekend in April, 1981. He called his family in Michigan and asked them to wire money so he could return home. He has never been heard from again.

One of Lakin's daughters actively searched for her father until 2000, when she decided to initiate the process of declaring him legally deceased. There has been no activity on Lakin's Social Security number since 1981.

There were no objections to the process from other relatives and Lakin was declared deceased in Nebraska in September 2001. His family held a memorial service for him in November 2001.

Lakin's daughter believes that her father suffered from an undiagnosed mental illness and that with treatment, he would have recovered and not disappeared. His daughter was diagnosed with a bipolar disorder some time ago.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

372DMCA - Douglas David Lakin

 

[beavt]

Could this “Douglas Larkin” possibly be him? Only about 50 miles from Corona. Date of last contact was Easter weekend (April 19, 1981):

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Caring1]

Could this “Douglas Larkin” possibly be him? Only about 50 miles from Corona. Date of last contact was Easter weekend (April 19, 1981):

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

I would say this is a possibility, yes.

 

[beavt]

“Talkington said part of the mystery of her father's disappearance is that he probably suffered from mental illness for most of his adult life, but was never properly diagnosed.”

Omaha Man Declared Dead After 20 Years

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man missing for 20 years has been declared dead even though he has never been found.

www.yankton.net

 

[beavt]

I would say this is a possibility, yes.

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