CA CA - Lynn Connes, 20, Berkeley, 20 May 1976

[scriptgirl]

This case reminds of on that happened in California in 1984-a woman met a guy about an apartment he had to rent and was found dismembered. But no one has ever found Lynn.

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/connes_lynn.html

 

[OkieGranny]

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/594

Lynn was last seen at her residence in the vicinity of the 2800 block of Regent St. in Berkeley, CA. She left her residence to meet a man at a restaurant in the vicinity of the 2600 block of Telegraph Ave. An unidentified waitress indicated that a woman matching Lynn's description came to the restaurant at 10:15am. Although the restaurant was closed, the waitress let her sit at a table to wait for someone. No one saw the woman leave the restaurant. Law enforcement found Lynn's locked bicycle near the restaurant.

According to Charley Project, she was meeting a man called "Jeff" for a photography shoot.

 

[pleasestandby]

A photo of Lynn Ruth Connes can be found at Find A Grave and shows she was originally from North Carolina.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40796943

Burial:
Thomasville City Cemetery
Thomasville
Davidson County
North Carolina, USA

An article from the Kannapolis Daily Independent September 4, 1983 shows that her mother Celeste Connes was an organist at the Greet Street United Methodist Church in Winston-Salem, NC.

Photo link

https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/find-a-grave-prod/photos/2011/0/40796943_129393306358.jpg

Under the flowers section, a note was left: "I dont know who took you, but I am researching the possibility of Rodney Alcala. I hope your family gets closure someday."

Wikipedia shows that serial killer, Rodney Alcala, was possibly still in prison at the time of Lynn's disappearance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Alcala

Additional information at a closed WS's thread:

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?115825-Lynn-Ruth-Connes-(20)-Berkeley-CA-1976

 

[dotr]

Bumping
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40796943/lynn-ruth-connes

 

[Mysteries1974]

Many young women vanished in California; specifically in the 70s

 

[Lavender Moon]

Many young women vanished in California; specifically in the 70s

Yes, and I wish I could figure out which ones are related to each other. I wonder if Lynn's case is related to that of Christine Marie Eastin. Berkeley isn't very far away from Hayward.

 

[Mysteries1974]

Yes, and I wish I could figure out which ones are related to each other. I wonder if Lynn's case is related to that of Christine Marie Eastin. Berkeley isn't very far away from Hayward.

They do look A lot alike. What About Anne Marie Robinson who vanished from Long Beach, CA in 1972?

 

[Lavender Moon]

They do look A lot alike. What About Anne Marie Robinson who vanished from Long Beach, CA in 1972?

Thank you for reminding me about her; another woman who left behind a disabled car.
I guess Lynn doesn't have a thread in the 70s Missing forum? I looked for her and found her in Cold Cases. Wouldn't it be better if she were in Missing But Not Forgotten?

 

[Mysteries1974]

Patty Hearst - Wikipedia

For some reason while reading this I was reminded of Lynne’s case

 

[Lavender Moon]

Berkeley was --and is-- place of free minded thinkers...lots of artists, musicians, philosophers. It seems like environments like that also attract lower life forms like the "Jeff" who made Lynne disappear. He was probably a third-rate photographer---if indeed he was a photographer at all.

 

[Moonwalker9]

Lynn Ruth Connes

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Connes, circa 1976

• Missing Since05/20/1976
• Missing FromBerkeley, California
• ClassificationEndangered Missing
• Date of Birth06/21/1955 (63)
• Age20 years old
• Height and Weight5'4, 110 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry DescriptionA black shirt, black bell-bottom pants, a tan scarf and a silver ring with an etched design.
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsCaucasian female. Blonde hair, green eyes. Connes has a scar on her lower lip. She has freckles on her face. At the time of her disappearance, her hair was worn long and loose and parted in the center.

Details of Disappearance
Connes left her home in the 2800 block of Regent Street in Berkeley, California on May 20, 1976. She had advertised for employment as a photographer's model and a man identifying himself as "Jeff" answered her ad. They agreed to meet at the Bateau Ivre Restaurant in the 2600 block of Telegraph Avenue, four blocks from her home.

A waitress at the restaurant stated that a woman matching Connes's description came in at 10:15 a.m. The business was closed at the time, but the waitress allowed to her to sit down and wait for her appointment. The waitress did not see her leave.

Connes has never been heard from again and "Jeff" has never been identified. Her bicycle was found locked near the restaurant but there was no sign of her. It's uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. She worked part time as a telephone solicitor in Marin County, California at the time of her disappearance. Her case remains unsolved.

 

[dotr]

Bumping, Lynn was suggested for uid..
Mystery couple murdered in South Carolina, 1976 - #6

 

[Lavender Moon]

Bumping for Lynn

 

[rolandtowen]

What if she was a victim of Joseph Naso? The timelines match up, and he used the "photographer" ruse with his victims.

Joseph Naso - Wikipedia

 

[Lavender Moon]

The geography works, too. He lived in San Francisco in the 70s which is about 45 minute drive to Berkeley.

What if she was a victim of Joseph Naso? The timelines match up, and he used the "photographer" ruse with his victims.

Joseph Naso - Wikipedia

 

[devertere]

Here is Naso's list of victims:
The Search for Joe Naso Victims - The Murder Squad

OMG girl from Berkeley!!!!
No.6!!

 

[rolandtowen]

Here is Naso's list of victims:
The Search for Joe Naso Victims - The Murder Squad

OMG girl from Berkeley!!!!
No.6!!

I know Paul and Billy mentioned her as a possible victim but I don't think anything came of it - her disappearance matches so perfectly.

 

[SAMS]

Wow . Following

 

[Beekarina]

Is there a public album for Naso? Like there is for Alcala?


Edited: I see one now. Yuck.

 

[Beekarina]

My God.

Is Lynn the girl in yellow????