MO MO - Cherie Nicole Barnes, 3, St Louis, 7 Jan 1987

[Coachrose84]

other worse parents appear again... what rubbish that guy larry hopefully he is imprisoned until his death prostitution of his wife and he had other crimes also makes him scum... the most logical thing is that he murdered his wife and threw her into the river Maybe he didn't want to give him the money or he told him that he would do something to his daughter. because of the mentally ill father... I think she's alive and if she's not...
Rest in peace

Sounds like my story my alleged father on my fake birth certificate is serving life in prison never meet him since a toddler.

She was two when she went missing. The last time anyone saw Barnes was on January 7, 1986. She was seen with her stepfather, Larry Vasser, in Kansas City, Missouri.

On the day of her disappearance Barnes was a height of 4 feet and a weight of 80 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. Her middle name is Nicole.

Later in the year Barn’s mother Elizabeth Vasser, was reported missing in December 1986. Elizabeth Vasser’s remains were later found in the Mississippi River.

Larry Vasser has been in jail since the mid-1990s for armed robbery. He is expected to stay in jail until at least 2028.

Missouri is missing 589 adults and 682 children

My uncle has been lost for 56 years in Hannibal, Mo. Even though I never met him, I know how much his absence has hurt those who were close to him.

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[Megsc]

Bump

 

[lonewanderer]

An extremely eerily similar situation happened in Chicago in 1984.

In 1984, Deborah Sanders (a 23 month old AA female) father allegedly attacked her mother and kidnapped her. At one point, he served 10 years of jail time (not prison) for the situation and then claimed he could produce the child for a ransom. IIRC, he also claimed the child was being looked after by family members and refused to give up the information of who these family members are and where they are located.

The case has not been resolved and no one knows what happened to Deborah.

TN - TN - Deborah Sanders, 1, Memphis, 15 Oct 1984

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/156dfil.html Deborah Lyyn Sanders Missing since October 15, 1984 from Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Classification: Endangered Missing Vital Statistics Date Of Birth: October 15, 1982 Age at Time of Disappearance: 1 year old Height and Weight at Time...

www.websleuths.com

 

[The Sage Nabooru]

I’ve just found this case on the Unsolved Mysteries fandom page and I’ve seen the same story about her repeated here.

There’s one thing that doesn’t make sense.

There is no Independence Avenue in St. Louis, MO. I’ve lived here my entire life and actually did real estate title work for the City, which meant utilizing old legal descriptions of property; I’ve never even seen a street labeled “formerly Independence Avenue” on a plat map.

The closest thing I can find is Independence Lane, in Bridgeton, which is a suburb and isn’t too far away from where her body was found; however, as it’s a tiny street next to a quiet park and a school, surrounded by residential subdivisions, that just doesn’t make sense that she’d be forced to work on that street.

There’s an Independence Avenue in KC, but that’s where Cherie was last spotted, not Elizabeth.

I don’t know why this is bothering me so much, but it’s just that knowing that something isn’t right. What street did she actually work on? Why isn’t the one given in the story (apparently) correct? Even if it’s a minor detail, it’s eating at me.

 

[STLBlues]

I’ve just found this case on the Unsolved Mysteries fandom page and I’ve seen the same story about her repeated here.

There’s one thing that doesn’t make sense.

There is no Independence Avenue in St. Louis, MO. I’ve lived here my entire life and actually did real estate title work for the City, which meant utilizing old legal descriptions of property; I’ve never even seen a street labeled “formerly Independence Avenue” on a plat map.

The closest thing I can find is Independence Lane, in Bridgeton, which is a suburb and isn’t too far away from where her body was found; however, as it’s a tiny street next to a quiet park and a school, surrounded by residential subdivisions, that just doesn’t make sense that she’d be forced to work on that street.

There’s an Independence Avenue in KC, but that’s where Cherie was last spotted, not Elizabeth.

I don’t know why this is bothering me so much, but it’s just that knowing that something isn’t right. What street did she actually work on? Why isn’t the one given in the story (apparently) correct? Even if it’s a minor detail, it’s eating at me.

Agree, I'm born, raised and lived in STL my entire life and have never heard on an Independence Ave here. I did go to college in the KC area and know there is an Independence Ave there. Like you, it's bothered me as well. I wonder if the reference to Independence Ave is a typo and they meant Washington Ave?

 

[DS2021]

Agree, I'm born, raised and lived in STL my entire life and have never heard on an Independence Ave here. I did go to college in the KC area and know there is an Independence Ave there. Like you, it's bothered me as well. I wonder if the reference to Independence Ave is a typo and they meant Washington Ave?

Independence ave in KC MO seems to have been a popular area for sex workers.

MO SK IA

Clipping found in The Kansas City Star published in Kansas City, Missouri on 4/25/2004. MO SK IA

www.newspapers.com

There's quite a few cold cases involving SWs working that avenue being murdered and dumped in the Missouri River. It definitely looks like multiple serial killers

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Independence Avenue prostitution sting makes six arrests - Northeast News

Michael Bushnell Northeast News During the afternoon hours, the focus of the operation focused on the Johns. After the female decoy was deployed on the street, it took roughly three minutes for the signal to be given to take down teams who followed the John and made the arrest. Detectives with...

northeastnews.net

Seems like it's still a popular location to this day

 

[STLBlues]

Independence ave in KC MO seems to have been a popular area for sex workers.

MO SK IA

Clipping found in The Kansas City Star published in Kansas City, Missouri on 4/25/2004. MO SK IA

www.newspapers.com

There's quite a few cold cases involving SWs working that avenue being murdered and dumped in the Missouri River. It definitely looks like multiple serial killers

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Independence Avenue prostitution sting makes six arrests - Northeast News

Michael Bushnell Northeast News During the afternoon hours, the focus of the operation focused on the Johns. After the female decoy was deployed on the street, it took roughly three minutes for the signal to be given to take down teams who followed the John and made the arrest. Detectives with...

northeastnews.net

Seems like it's still a popular location to this day

Yes, back in the 80s/90s Independence Ave in KC was a known area for sex workers. So was Washington Ave in STL. But, the problem with the Independence Ave in KC angle is, Elizabeth disappeared from their home in STL and her body was found in the Mississippi River which is no where near KC. Independence Ave in KC is over 200 miles from the Mississippi.

 

[HBelusky]

Cheri was last seen in Kansas City.

 

[HBelusky]

Yes, back in the 80s/90s Independence Ave in KC was a known area for sex workers. So was Washington Ave in STL. But, the problem with the Independence Ave in KC angle is, Elizabeth disappeared from their home in STL and her body was found in the Mississippi River which is no where near KC. Independence Ave in KC is over 200 miles from the Mississippi.

Elizabeth lived in KC. Her body was found in St. Louis.