Hey @Satch I think you might even be imagining it to be better than it was!Just a guess,
Just going by what little we have of the inside size of the National Hotel, and Farren's roommates (note the plural) said that "Farren left for work one day and never came back." I am guessing (and only guessing) that this was no more than two other people sharing the room. Three at maximum. I wonder if Farren's roommates shared a partition separating areas?
At minimum you would have two beds on one side. Maybe one bed on the other, a shared TV, desk, and nightstand. Certainly only one bathroom. Cramping would be the norm. Especially with this type of housing.
Satch
Great Find!So I found something kind of neat. It's the index to Reader's Digest articles from 1979 and 1980. There aren't articles to view, but it does show the titles, so that might give us a clue at what Farren was reading. I remember they used to have a section called Life in These United States or something like that, so maybe he saw pictures of people living different lives and that inspired him to "see the world."
Reader's Digest Internet Archive
I was searching to see if San Francisco had a potter's field that they may have been using in 1980 and I found a post from the San Francisco Gate that has an article from 1987. It says,Knowing that Farren was accident prone, let's say he had an accident in SF, was taken to hospital and subsequently died. He has no ID and no one knows who he is.
Well done! It's good to know that he likely was entered into Namus then. Speaking of the medical examiner, I take it you never heard back from them about whether ALL cases were entered into Namus?I was searching to see if San Francisco had a potter's field that they may have been using in 1980 and I found a post from the San Francisco Gate that has an article from 1987. It says,
"When a body lies unidentified it is sent to the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science, the city's contractor for the indigent and unidentified dead. There the body is prepared for cremation. The ashes are then scattered at sea, by law, at least three miles off the coast, Surdyka said."
I was able to find the subject of the article's Namus profile UP5919, so that might also mean if Farren had an accident and was unidentified, he'd hopefully still be listed on Namus or at least maybe have documentation somewhere in the ME's office.
I haven't heard anything.Speaking of the medical examiner, I take it you never heard back from them about whether ALL cases were entered into Namus?
Hi @Auntie CipationCan you remind me why we think he didn't have his ID? Was it left behind in the hotel? It would be hard to get around, have a job that pays via a payroll, use a bank account, etc without ID.
His address was definitely room 218 1139 Market Street, The National Hotel. This was not only the address listed on his bank account but also the place where his uncle visited and LE contacted and spoke to CH who was the manager.Also -- at the beginning of the thread his SF address (at the hotel) was said to be 1139 Market Street, apt. 218.
But I seem to recall (but can't find it now) that mid-thread, someone came up with the suggestion that the hotel's address was actually something different. Can someone clarify that for me, what do we currently think was his SF address
Hi @Bit of hopeI was just checking if there were more missing males in San Francisco during the 80's in Namus. I'm very surprised to see there is only one listed, missing since 2018 and it's not Farren. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Hé, that's weird. I was expecting a whole list of people missing, setting brought parameters. I was searching for a possible pattern, possibly more missing males during that time frame. This was my search:Hi @Bit of hope
Please could you clarify what you mean as I may be misunderstanding? What search criteria did you use?
I just did a search for missing males in 80s San Francisco and there are loads from the 80s.
I've actually been putting together some work on a possible unidentified serial killer operating at the time in the SF area in the 70s and early 80s. I've noticed there are a good number of young men who vanished, all of them with similar looks to Farren and at least 3 left for work and were never seen again. I'd be happy to share it with anyone once I've put it all together.
Ciriii
Hé, that's weird. I was expecting a whole list of people missing, setting brought parameters. I was searching for a possible pattern, possibly more missing males during that time frame. This was my search:
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