CA CA - Lynn Bandringa, 21, Hesperia, 29 May 1967

[FOXINBOX]

I have only just taken an interest in Lynne's case, for which I apologise. I've spent a day and a half trawling the newspaper archives, and it makes sorry reading. I must say.
Now, I'm not discounting Bundy, it's a good theory, but there are some things that make me think this might be closer to home and must I stress these are my own opinions.
1) Lynne (The spelling in her high school yearbook) was wearing odd clothes for painting a white fence - black top, pants and a headscarf that covered her distinctive hair. In August?

HUMBLE PIE, here NB It was MAY, so that part of my argument is less effective, although her clothing would have been both distinctive and a good disguise.

 

[FOXINBOX]

Can anybody help? I have no idea how to report this, as I'm in the UK

467UFCA - Unidentified Female
CASE NUMBER - 467UFCA

Unidentified doe whose description closely resembles Lynne. The doe was found fifteen months after Lynne disappeared, but it might simply be the case that she disappeared of her own free will, only to meet with this fate at a later date.
I feel it's worth reporting as the appearance is so close

 

[melodyl]

Here is the summary from charleyproject, listing her as missing with few details available.

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/bandringa_lynn.html

Here is the profile from the CA Department of Justice, listing her as voluntary missing:

http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/detail.asp?FCN=4360507400302

When I tried to google search her name, I found something odd in the google news archives. Down a ways in the search results there is a snippet from an article titled "Bride, 21, Believed Kidnapped" and the snippet reads "Mrs Lynn. Bandringa a 21yearold bride of seven weeks who has been missing since Monday is now believed to be a kidnap victim the sheriff's office disclosed"

That is all of the article I can see, if I click on the link I am asked to pay to view. This article was from 1967, is definitely the same person and may be more reliable than the profiles that were made more recently. Does anyone have access to LA Times archives through another site that might be able to view this??

Here is the google search results, the article is toward the bottom: (or search news archives for Lynn Bandringa, you can find it that way)

lynn bandringa - Google Search

Any help appreciated, very curious about this, and wondering if LE may be ignoring this case because it doesn't state she was believed to be kidnapped!!!

When I clicked on your link I didn't get a link to the LATimes, Instead there were 2 listings. One was called the CC Register and it was an article about crowdsourcing missing persons case & the NamUs system. There was a two or three sentence paragraph about someone trying to match their missing loved one to an unidentified in CA. Even though it doesn't provide any additional info on Lynn, it is an interesting article. Here's the link
Crowdsourcing fuels revolution in missing-persons hunts – Orange County Register
Lynn was mentioned in those couple sentences based on someone trying to match her to the unidentified. Of course it wasn't her.
The other link was a County Patch and only contained the same last name as Lynn, and listed a child that had made the honor roll in their local school system. So not about Lynn at all. The LA Times article you had originally linked to no longer comes up with that link.

 

[FOXINBOX]

Sorry...no, I'm sure it wasn't the Charley Project...it was DoeNet CASE NUMBER - 467UFCA [the blue letters are the link - I can't get it to work the normal way]

 

[FOXINBOX]

Very sorry, there's been a mix up - I've never posted a prior link to The Charley Project. I've only made a few comments on the case. DoeNet has a file on the lady below, that I thought looked like Lynne.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Lynn - it's now been 55 years.

 

[Force Ten]

Maybe not totally related to this case but I can’t help notice some similarities of this case and that of Elizabeth Ernstein CA - CA - Elizabeth Ernstein, 14, Redlands, 18 March 1968
It happened about the same time frame.

 

[Richard]

Lynn Marjorie Bandringa​

Bandringa, circa 1967

• Missing Since 05/29/1967
• Missing From Hesperia, California
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 08/01/1945 (77)
• Age 21 years old
• Height and Weight 5'5, 119 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A black sweater, Levi's jeans or dark-colored capri pants, and a headscarf.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, green eyes.
• Bandringa's maiden name is Whittaker and her former married name is Leerskov.

Details of Disappearance​

Bandringa was last seen in Hesperia, California on May 29, 1967. She disappeared from her home in the 13800 block of Main Street sometime between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. She and her husband and father-in-law owned a trailer sales business, Bandringra Trailer Sales, and their trailer home also served as the business's office.

She may have been painting a wooden fence in front of the business at the time of her disappearance; a paint can and brush were left behind there. Two witnesses reported seeing her cross Hesperia Road heading away from the trailer. She didn't take any clothing, purse, identification or other belongings with her, and she left her two pet dogs running loose.

Bandringa had gotten married only seven weeks before her disappearance, and her husband said they were happy and he couldn't think of any reason she would want to leave. He was with his father on a service call in Barstow, California on the day she disappeared, leaving her home to mind the office by herself. She is missing under suspicious circumstances and authorities believe she could have been taken against her will.

Prior to her marriage, Bandrindga lived with her parents in Rialto, California. She is a graduate of Eisenhower High School and had previously worked for a San Bernardino credit firm.

Her case remains unsolved.

LINK:

Lynn Marjorie Bandringa – The Charley Project

 

[FOXINBOX]

Prior to her marriage, Bandrindga lived with her parents in Rialto, California.

Lynne definitely was married previously. I did extensive research on this point.

 

[Nixster13]

Lynn Marjorie Bandringa​

Bandringa, circa 1967

• Missing Since 05/29/1967
• Missing From Hesperia, California
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 08/01/1945 (77)
• Age 21 years old
• Height and Weight 5'5, 119 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A black sweater, Levi's jeans or dark-colored capri pants, and a headscarf.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, green eyes.
• Bandringa's maiden name is Whittaker and her former married name is Leerskov.

Details of Disappearance​

Bandringa was last seen in Hesperia, California on May 29, 1967. She disappeared from her home in the 13800 block of Main Street sometime between 5:15 and 5:30 p.m. She and her husband and father-in-law owned a trailer sales business, Bandringra Trailer Sales, and their trailer home also served as the business's office.

She may have been painting a wooden fence in front of the business at the time of her disappearance; a paint can and brush were left behind there. Two witnesses reported seeing her cross Hesperia Road heading away from the trailer. She didn't take any clothing, purse, identification or other belongings with her, and she left her two pet dogs running loose.

Bandringa had gotten married only seven weeks before her disappearance, and her husband said they were happy and he couldn't think of any reason she would want to leave. He was with his father on a service call in Barstow, California on the day she disappeared, leaving her home to mind the office by herself. She is missing under suspicious circumstances and authorities believe she could have been taken against her will.

Prior to her marriage, Bandrindga lived with her parents in Rialto, California. She is a graduate of Eisenhower High School and had previously worked for a San Bernardino credit firm.

Her case remains unsolved.

LINK:

Lynn Marjorie Bandringa – The Charley Project

Part of this is confusing to me. The 13800 block of Main Street (current) is no where near Hesperia Rd. The 13800 block according to Google maps (cuz I don’t pay attention to addresses) is right at the corner of Main and Pyrite Ave. That corner, for as long as I can remember has always had a trailer business or used cars or something similar. I’m not smart enough to look up what businesses may have occupied that specific location over the years but I just couldn’t get the location out of my head. I seriously doubt any of this helps at all, but I wanted to throw that out there.

 

[Richard]

Missing for over 56 years...

Lynn Marjorie Bandringa, age 21
Missing since 29 May 1967

LINK:

Lynn Marjorie Bandringa – The Charley Project

 

[Diane Redfern]

 

[HopeRains]

Vanished without a trace: Decades-old search continues for missing bride Lynn Bandringa


Rene Ray De La Cruz
Victorville Daily Press

Nearly six decades ago, newly married Lynn Marjorie Bandringa vanished without a trace while working at her husband’s business office in Hesperia.
The 21-year-old blonde with green eyes was last seen on May 29, 1967, at Bandringa Trailer Sales at 13801 Main St., according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.
Nearly 60 years after her disappearance, California Department of Justice lists Lynn Bandringa as a missing person, with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department as the lead agency in her search.
Here's what is known about the case.

Lynn Marjorie Bandringa: Vanished without a trace​

Lynn, the bride of 26-year-old Philip “Jan” Bandringa, was last seen at 5:30 p.m. by a customer at the sales office and home, about a mile east of Interstate 15, police said.
Nearly 15 minutes after the first sighting of Lynn, a second customer walked into an empty office, authorities told the Daily Press.

Philip told sheriff’s deputies at about 11:50 p.m. that his wife was missing. Earlier in the day, he had traveled with his father to Barstow on business and left Lynn in charge of the office.

Upon arrival at the trailer business, sheriff’s deputies found the couple’s two dogs running loose. Normally, the animals were tied up or inside when the couple were away from the premises, authorities stated. Deputies also found personal items that belonged to Lynn such as her vehicle, purse and car keys.
Sheriff’s officials reported Lynn Bandringa as a white female, standing 5 feet 5 inches and weighing 119 pounds. She was last seen wearing an unknown colored head scarf, black sweater and possible dark capris or jeans.
Philip also told deputies that when he left, Lynn was painting a wooden fence in front of the business. A can of paint and brush were found outside by authorities, police said.

San Bernardino County searchers look 'inch-by-inch' for missing woman​

Sheriff inspector Floyd Tidwell and 16 deputies combed the grounds and surrounding area "inch-by-inch" but did not find Lynn, according to Captain Harry Hoekstra of the Victorville sheriff’s station.
Sheriff’s officials also contacted all known relatives and friends and conducted numerous traffic stops to inquire if motorists had seen Lynn.

Before kissing his wife goodbye, Philip reminded Lynn to call for reservations for the closed circuit TV presentation of the Indianapolis 500 race at the Orange Show, the Daily Press reported.
Lynn had previously graduated from Eisenhower High School and worked for a San Bernardino credit firm. Before she wed, she lived with her parents in Rialto.

Barstow motorcycle club joins search; $1,000 reward offered​

In June 1967, Philip offered a $1,000 award for information leading to the whereabouts of his missing bride, whom he married on April 1 of that year.
Philip, who hired a helicopter for $75 per hour for four hours to search for his wife, scraped together everything he had to put toward the reward, he told the Daily Press.
“It’s just about a last resort and we held off doing it until the last minute,” Philip said. “But maybe somebody will come forth and offer something of value with the attraction of a monetary offering.”

At one time, members of the Barstow motorcycle club, where Philip was a member, searched the highways, old roads and Mojave River for Lynn.
More than 10 people had been interviewed, with no leads, said inspector Tidwell, who admitted the situation was “very disheartening and puzzling” not having one small indication of what happened to Lynn.
Victorville police station design:City approves plan for new study

Was Lynn Bandringa lured away and abducted?​

That month, sheriff deputies also issued a special bulletin throughout the U.S. and Mexico for information on the missing woman.
Detective Jack Smith announced that officers were seeking information on two pickup trucks that were seen on the property before Lynn went missing.
One vehicle was described as a light-colored truck spotted at about 1 p.m. at the trailer sales property and occupied by two men. The truck possibly had an attached homemade camper.

The other vehicle was also a light-colored pickup with a male or female inside. The back of the truck contained a “barrel chair” and was last seen about 5:15 p.m. heading west on Main Street toward Highway 395.
Sheriff’s officials at that time believed Lynn may have been lured away and abducted.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Lynn Marjorie Bandringa – The Charley Project

 

[Diavola]

What about her first husband? How long ago was the divorce and did they end it on good terms?

 

[spartanx]

I've been looking for more information about her, and well, aside from all the information available on this case, I imagine she went with someone she trusted... maybe she needed to buy something quickly since she was alone in the store that day... I don't think her husband is involved... but at her address, where her business was in those years, her business continues now, but with different owners, the mobile homes are still there...
whatever the case,
Rest in peace, Lynn