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Joseph Gerald Riley
Riley went missing from Barstow, California on July 8, 1995. He was last seen around 1:30 PM getting into an American model maroon colored sedan with Mark Wayne Adamson and possibly a third party. Adamson's roommate told police that Adamson and Riley left town with a large sum of money to buy a vehicle. Both men have never been heard from again.
Authorities believe their disappearances were drug-related and that they met with foul play. In December 2012, Christian Leonard Bunty Sr. and James Linzy Franklin were charged with Adamson and Riley's murders. The charges against Bunty were dropped for lack of evidence in the spring of 2014. Franklin was convicted of both charges of murder in September 2015.
Adamson and Riley's whereabouts remain unknown, although both are presumed deceased and are possibly buried in the Mojave Desert.
Investigators:
NCIC Case Number: M-858689247
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
1610DMCA - Joseph Gerald Riley
Joseph Gerald Riley – The Charley Project
- Case Classification: Endangered Missing / Suspected Homicide
Missing Since: July 08, 1995
Location Last Seen: Barstow, San Bernardino County, California
Description:
- Year of Birth: 1965
- Age: 29 years old
- Race: White/Caucasian
- Gender: Male
- Height: 5' 9" (69 inches)
- Weight: 185 lbs
- Hair Color: Brown/May have a mustache
- Eye Color: Hazel
- Nickname/Alias: Joe
- Distinguishing Marks/Features: Prior fractured leg.
- Clothing & Personal Items: Unknown
- Identifiers: Chipped front tooth.
Riley went missing from Barstow, California on July 8, 1995. He was last seen around 1:30 PM getting into an American model maroon colored sedan with Mark Wayne Adamson and possibly a third party. Adamson's roommate told police that Adamson and Riley left town with a large sum of money to buy a vehicle. Both men have never been heard from again.
Authorities believe their disappearances were drug-related and that they met with foul play. In December 2012, Christian Leonard Bunty Sr. and James Linzy Franklin were charged with Adamson and Riley's murders. The charges against Bunty were dropped for lack of evidence in the spring of 2014. Franklin was convicted of both charges of murder in September 2015.
Adamson and Riley's whereabouts remain unknown, although both are presumed deceased and are possibly buried in the Mojave Desert.
Investigators:
- Barstow Police Department: (760) 256-3531
Reference Case #: 95-4753
NCIC Case Number: M-858689247
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
1610DMCA - Joseph Gerald Riley
Joseph Gerald Riley – The Charley Project
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