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Missing Diane Marie Webb 
Diane, approximately 1960; Age at the time of disappearance: -progression to Age at the time of disappearance: 72 (approximately 2014) Date reported missing : 01/09/1960 Missing location (approx) : Phoenix, Arizona Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 04/20/1942 (79) Age at the time of disappearance: 18 years old Height / Weight : 5'2 - 5'4, 110 - 120 pounds Medical conditions : Diane may have been pregnant at the time of her disappearance and possibly had a miscarriAge at the time of disappearance: afterwards. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown/gray eyes. Diane's maiden name is White. One of her breasts is larger than the other. She has a freckle at the tip of her nose, and her ears are pierced. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Diane lived with her parents and siblings in San Bernardino, California until 1959. In March of that year, her family moved to Dolan Springs, Arizona. Diane decided to remain in California with her boyfriend, Bennie Milton Webb, who was then sixteen years old. She visited her family in Arizona on at least one occasion and stayed for a week. She told her parents she was pregnant and was going to marry Bennie, who was then in the Phoenix, Arizona area. Diane's father disapproved of the relationship and her pregnancy, but her mother and younger brother traveled to Indio, California to attend her wedding. This was the last time her parents and siblings actually saw her. For several months after her marriAge at the time of disappearance: , Diane wrote letters home. The last letter to her family was mailed on August 22, 1959, her younger sister's birthday, and included some handkerchiefs Diane had crocheted as a gift. After this, the letters stopped coming. Sometime in late 1960, over a year later, Bennie wrote a letter to Diane's family. The letter indicated he thought she was with them in Dolan Springs, and Diane's parents wrote back to Bennie, asking what had happened. Bennie replied on January 5, 1961, and said he hadn't seen or heard from Diane in a very long time. The last time he saw her, he had given her $100 and put her on a bus to come back to her family. Diane wrote him one letter after he last saw her and said she had had a miscarriAge at the time of disappearance: . Bennie suggested Diane's parents contact a female friend of hers in California; he thought her friend might have information as to her whereabouts. Sometime after Diane disappeared, her father went to Bennie's hometown of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico to see if he could learn anything about her. Bennie's brother was chief of police at the time. He allegedly threatened Diane's father and made him leave town. Bennie is still alive, but he has refused to cooperate with the police or take a polygraph, and says he doesn't recall ever marrying to Diane. A copy of their marriAge at the time of disappearance: certificate is still extant, however. In August 1961, Diane or someone using her name visited a dentist's office in California. This is the last sign of her. The skeletal remains of a young girl were found the Catalina Mountains in southern Arizona in November 1967, and investigators initially believed they were Diane's and tried to give them to her family. The death was ruled a suicide. Diane's mother did not believe her daughter would have taken her own life, or that the remains were hers, and she and her husband refused to accept them. In 2013, the bones were exhumed and tested for DNA; they were not Diane's. Diane's parents have died, but her siblings continue to search for her. Her case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Phoenix Police Department 602-534-3053 September 2021 updates and sources A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. The Examiner Phoenix Police Department The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children The Arizona Republic |