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@sk716 : The majority of these are minorities, that lends towards trafficking. Bakersfield is a crossroads of sorts. Lure houses, maybe? Who's Bakersfield's biggest slumlord? Those would be the rentals to take a look at on paper/the internet.

@Ducky123 : Agree that this is a possibility for sure.

@Ducky123 : I think trafficking or running away would be a greater chance of occurring here than a systematic or random off the street kidnapping. With trafficking, I believe most victims enter into a situation or relationship for financial reasons - NOT implying this is ok or voluntary (and less often just snatched off the street or highway without warning). IMO

@Hexe : It might be trafficking, yes, many serial killers though do pick their victims from minorities and poor areas, as the LE tends to brush the minority kids off as runaways and their cases do not pick that much of media attention. I do not know which option is right now more probable, trafficking or a psycho, I just know that something stinks in Bakersfield.
 
It would be interesting to know if any of them knew one another. It’s possible that if these kids are being exploited, they may not have been aware initially. Did any of them have expensive things, or money that they would not normally have had access too? Maybe a new phone, or clothes. Did they suddenly become more secretive, or bolder prior to their disappearance? It’s possible these kids are involving other kids they know, maybe they’re paid per name? They’d be unlikely at this stage to be aware of the terrible danger they’re in.
 
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Continuing to continue copying comments:

@sk716 : The majority of these are minorities, that lends towards trafficking. Bakersfield is a crossroads of sorts. Lure houses, maybe? Who's Bakersfield's biggest slumlord? Those would be the rentals to take a look at on paper/the internet.

@Ducky123 : Agree that this is a possibility for sure.

@Ducky123 : I think trafficking or running away would be a greater chance of occurring here than a systematic or random off the street kidnapping. With trafficking, I believe most victims enter into a situation or relationship for financial reasons - NOT implying this is ok or voluntary (and less often just snatched off the street or highway without warning). IMO

@Hexe : It might be trafficking, yes, many serial killers though do pick their victims from minorities and poor areas, as the LE tends to brush the minority kids off as runaways and their cases do not pick that much of media attention. I do not know which option is right now more probable, trafficking or a psycho, I just know that something stinks in Bakersfield.
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Thank you for doing all of that work, it's very helpful to see it all in one place without hopping around.
 
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It would be interesting to know if any of them knew one another. It’s possible that if these kids are being exploited, they may not have been aware initially. Did any of them have expensive things, or money that they would not normally have had access too? Maybe a new phone, or clothes. Did they suddenly become more secretive, or bolder prior to their disappearance? It’s possible these kids are involving other kids they know, maybe they’re paid per name? They’d be unlikely at this stage to be aware of the terrible danger they’re in.
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There are two with the same last name that disappeared from the same block one year apart.
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Then there's these two.
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It's been almost a year since this thread was active. Here is a list of the juveniles that have gone missing in that time. (At least the ones there are threads for)

CA - CA - Adrian Silva, 15, At Risk, Autistic, last seen 12,37pm Brundage & H St, Bakersfield, 19 Apr 2023

CA - CA - Nicholas Gutierrez, 15, At Risk, last seen 9:15pm area of Villalovos Ct east of Wible Rd, south Bakersfield, 17 Apr 2023

CA - CA - Mariah Frausto, 17, At Risk, last seen 11pm 10500 block Alondra Dr, SW Bakersfield, 4 Apr 2023

CA - CA - Alana Kira Elam, 15, At Risk, last seen 1000 block Guerrero, Bakersfield, 13 Apr 2023

CA - CA - Vanaley Luna, 13, At-risk, Bakersfield, 8 Apr 2023

CA - CA - Moriah Fausto, 17, At Risk due to Med conds, last seen Silver Birch Ave, SW Bakersfield, 4 Apr 2023

CA - CA - Evevilda Hernandez-Perez, 16, Bakersfield, 1 Apr 2023 *at risk*

CA - CA - Karla E. Ramirez-Solis, 14, last seen in East Bakersfield near the 200 block of Northrup Street, 16 March 2023

CA - CA - Destiny Perez, 15, Bakersfield, 26 Feb 2023

CA - CA - Juan Ruiz, 15, & Alexis Ruiz, 14, Bakersfield, 2 Mar 2023 *at risk*

CA - CA - Kimberly Luna, 15, Bakersfield, 2 Mar 2023

CA - CA - Daniella Pineda, 15, last seen 8300 block Kern Canyon Rd, NE Bakersfield, 27 Feb 2023

CA - CA - Ethan Hernandez, 13, At Risk, last seen 200 block Olive St, Bakersfield, 14 Feb 2023

CA - CA - Alexandra Chavez, 15, no history of running away, Bakersfield, 5 Feb 2023 *at risk*

CA - CA - Jazell Paredez, 16, At Risk due to medical condition, last seen 10800 block Vista Del Rancho Dr, Bakersfield, 3 Feb 2023

CA - CA - Ray Zacharie Villa, 15, At Risk, last seen 2300 block Bank St near Roosevelt Elem Schl, Bakersfield, 23 Jan 2023

CA - CA - Rosalia Salazar, 17, At Risk, last seen 500 block Real Rd near Saunders Park, Bakersfield, 19 Jan 2023

CA - CA - Angel Ontiveros, 14, At Risk due to age, last seen 1400 block Pacific St, East Bakersfield, 10 Jan 2023

CA - CA - Faith Makayla Turner, 16, At Risk, last seen 1800 block E Truxton, Bakersfield, 27 Dec 2022

CA - CA - Lillie West, 13 & Bennie West, 15, At Risk due to age, last seen Chester Ave, Bakersfield, 8 Nov 2022

CA - CA - Jacob Peter Rojo, 13, At risk due to age, Bakersfield, 27 Oct 2022

CA - CA - Priscilla Sherleyn Alvarez, 16, last seen 3800 block Teal near White Ln & So H, Bakersfield, 4 Oct 2022

CA - CA - Derick Gage, 16, last seen 3500 block Stine Rd, SW Bakersfield, 24 Sept 2022

CA - CA - Arianna Perez, 14, At risk due to age & suspicious circumstances, Bakersfield, 7 Sep 2022

CA - CA - Samara Martinez, 17, last seen 500 block Monterey St, Bakersfield, 25 July 2022

CA - CA - Roxanna Jones 16 & sister Jada Jones 15, 12100 block Rambler, Bakersfield, 23 July 2022 & 24 July 2022

CA - CA - Alexandra Johana Bravo, 15, At Risk, last seen 600 block Lake St, Bakersfield, 26 July 2022

CA - CA - Jacob Medina, 14, last seen 1000 block Kentucky St, Bakersfield, 13 Jun 2022

CA - CA - Sherri-Ann Wolfe, 17, Bakersfield, at risk med condition, 13 June 2022

CA - CA - Mayra Castellanos, 16, medical condition, no runaway history, Bakersfield, 10 Jun 2022

CA - CA - Jeremiah Nicholas Flores, 14, Columbus & University, NE Bakersfield, 21 May 2022

CA - CA - Natalia Velazquez, 15, 38th St & Jewett Ave, Bakersfield, 18 May 2022

ETA -
CA - CA - William Bronner, 15, Bakersfield, 17 Mar 2023

CA - CA - Dylin Diaz, 15, At-risk/First-time runaway, Bakersfield, 7 Mar 2023
 
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Pretty sure this list could be updated with a few more names. This is horrible. How hasn't an alphabet agency gotten involved in this? There are waaaaaay too many missing to ignore.
 
It's been a few months since I posted the last list so here's a new one.
Big shout out to @Unalienable Rights for starting almost all of these threads.

CA - CA - Jaime Arzarte, 12, Bakersfield, 4 Sept 2023 *at risk*

CA - CA - Angel Mendoza Ramos, 17, At Risk due to mental health concerns, last seen 100 block Candy St, Bakersfield, 12 Aug 2023

CA - CA - Maleya Laniyah Addison Zepahua Smith, 14, At Risk, last seen 3000 block South Chester Ave, Bakersfield, 9 Aug 2023

CA - CA - Jessica Basaldua, 12, last seen at home 3000 block Pesante Rd, east Bakersfield, 27 Jul 2023

CA - CA - Ashley Ramos, 15, last seen 600 block Dolores St, Bakersfield, 15 Jul 2023

CA - CA - Ruben Behill, 14, last seen 6000 block Hill Dale Plaza, NE Bakersfield, 18 Jul 2023

CA - CA - Noah Rodriguez, 14, last seen 800 block Lincoln St, East Bakersfield, 20 Jul 2023

CA - CA - Andrew Elliott, 18, At Risk due to med cond w/o meds, last seen w/skateboard 9200 blk Claro de Luna Dr, NW Bakersfield, 1 Jul 2023

CA - CA - Anthony Cabrera, 14, At Risk, last seen 800 block "L" St, Bakersfield, 10 Jul 2023

CA - CA - Jasmine Lugo, 17, last seen about 2 months ago in 1100 block Union Ave, Bakersfield, May 2023

CA - CA - Ja'miyah Jones, 9, At Risk, last seen 2700 block Villalovos Ct, Bakersfield, 11 Jul 2023

CA - CA - Nanyamka Delaney, 14, At Risk, father says she hasn't used her debit card, last seen 10pm 2900 Gosford Rd, SW Bakersfield, 21 Jun 2023

CA - CA - Sheanica Austin-Turner, 14 & Michelle Austin-Turner, 13, sisters, last seen 700 block South Williams, Bakersfield, 20 Jun 2023

CA - CA - Korey Acevedo, 16, considered at risk, last seen 10500 block High Plateau Ave, Bakersfield, 18 Jun 2023

CA - CA - Marah Flores, 17, At Risk due to medical condition, last seen 100 block Pacific St, Bakersfield, 30 May 2023

CA - CA - Persaias Asanie Hollinquest, 13, At Risk, last seen 2500 block White Ln near Hughes Ln, S Bakersfield, 4 May 2023
 
When this thread was established we were hoping that we would be able to find a pattern that would give insight into the epidemic of missing Bakersfield teens. Almost two years later we don't have any answers. Bakersfield PD issues a press release when they go missing, and there is rarely any follow-up in MSM.

Bakersfield PD doesn't post missing people on social media. The Kern County Sheriff's Office used to post missing people on Facebook, but they no longer do so. There is nowhere to go for updates. Very rarely is a missing Bakersfield teen listed with NCMEC, and they are rarely included in the CA Attorney General's missing person archive. Apparently Bakersfield PD doesn't submit their data to NCMEC or to the Attorney General.

What happens to these kids? How many of them go home voluntarily? How many are found on the streets and returned to their families or to CPS? How many are included in the nameless statistics of children who are rescued from trafficking, or who are trafficked and not located? How many are found deceased, but their deaths are not reported in MSM? I mention this last category because of sad information I found about one of the missing boys, that I was not able to post on WS without violating the TOS.

I want to give you one example.

There was a boy who went missing in late 2021 who actually had an NCMEC page and was listed in the CA Attorney General's missing archive. He was a HS athlete who seemed to be highly regarded by his teachers and fellow students. In late Nov 2021 his aunt posted on the Bakersfield Now FB page that he had phoned her to tell her that he was OK, but he wouldn't tell her where he was. She said that he had lived with her for many years and had always been a good kid. She was extremely worried about him and pleaded with anyone who saw him to talk to him and to tell him to contact her again. In mid-Dec she posted again with the sad news that she had received a call from Bakersfield PD telling her that he had been found in downtown Bakersfield, deceased from a drug overdose. She was devastated. Several days later a friend of the aunt posted that the aunt was having a difficult time and that a page had been established to raise money for the boy's funeral.

I wanted to post the information about his death to his WS thread, but I couldn't find mention of it in MSM, and couldn't quote his aunt's or her friend's comments because of TOS. The fund-raising page gave a lot of information. The aunt told about how he had been removed from his parents' custody when he was small, and she took him in and raised him with her children. They had previously lived in Los Angeles, and that was where she wanted him to be buried. There were testimonials to him on the fund-raising page from two of his school friends and from one of his former teachers.

I contacted a WS mod and asked for permission to post the facts from the fund-raising page since it was the only source of information (as is sometimes done) but they were not able to give me permission. I was corresponding with one of the WS forum coordinators, and she and I both looked high and low for an MSM source. I even scanned through the Bakersfield newspapers starting with the date before the aunt was notified and continuing for a week after his death. I was looking for an item about a nameless teen being found dead in downtown Bakersfield, but there was no such item in the newspaper. Is this such a common occurrence that it doesn't get reported in the news?

While we were searching for an acceptable item to post, his NCMEC page and his listing with the CA Attorney General were removed, so his thread on WS was cancelled. I'm sure that most people seeing that his thread had been removed were happy to see that he had been found, never knowing in what condition he had been found. How many others are there like him?

Two months after his thread was canceled, I saw a notice from a mortuary in Los Angeles announcing a visitation for him. Finally there was proof in MSM, but it came too late to post to his thread.
 
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