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Cherie Barnes Missing Person Case

Last seen in Saint Louis, Missouri on Jan 07, 1987

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In the fall of 1986, two-year-old Cherie Nicole Barnes moved with her mother, Elizabeth Ann Turek Vasser, and her stepfather, Larry Vasser, from Nashville, Tennessee, to Missouri. The family settled in St. Louis, but the situation was troubled. Elizabeth, also known as Sissy, was reportedly forced into prostitution by her husband. The young girl, a biracial child with brown hair and brown eyes, was last seen on January 7, 1987. On that day, she was with her stepfather in Kansas City, Missouri. T ...Read More
Last Seen: Jan 07, 1987

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    Victim Details

    Apr 15, 2010

    Oct 20, 2022

    Cherie

    Barnes

    40

    2

    48 inches

    80 lbs

    Black / African American

    Female

    Jan 07, 1987

    Saint Louis

    Missouri

    St. Louis City

    39175

    St Louis Metropolitan Police Department

    St. Louis

    Missouri

    St. Louis City

    63103

    Janet McKern

    Detective

    1915 Olive St, Missouri

    3142311212

    Local

    Law Enforcement

    94-060619

    St Louis Metropolitan Police Department

    Brown

    Brown

    Brown

    No

    06/12/2026


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    Forum Posts (2)

    There has to be relatives of this little girl out there they can run that DNA from the girl they ... ...Read More
    03/16/2026

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    05/15/2024

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