MO MO - Robert Garman, 33, Chadwick, 24 Sep 1996

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Case File 3925DMMO

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Robert C. Garman
Missing since September 24, 1996 from Chadwick, Christian County, Missouri
Classification: Endangered Missing



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Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: November 2, 1962
Age at Time of Disappearance: 33 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'11"; 150 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; blue eyes.
Marks, Scars: Multiple tattoos on his back, chest and arms.
AKA: Bob Garman; Garmann; Strad Dighton


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Circumstances of Disappearance
Robert Garman, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, was last seen September 24, 1996, after partying for several days in the Mark Twain National Forest, off H Highway, near Chadwick, MO. Garman and a female acquaintance from Arkansas were in the Ozarks visiting friends and joined a binge party of about 15 people that lasted several days. Garman and the woman left the party alone. Two days later, he was missing and horseback riders in the forest found the woman naked, disoriented and badly bruised. The woman told authorities she had been sexually assaulted and that Garman was shot in the face.
Witnesses reported seeing Garman argue with a male and female acquaintance. Shortly after the argument, Garman reportedly walked into a wooded campground area, and has not been seen since.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Christian County Sheriff's Department
417-581-1641

Source Information:
MSHP
Jefferson City News-Tribune (MO) - June 27, 1999

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/garman_robert.html

I don't find Robert in NamUs.

No archived articles.

Robert has been missing almost 14 years. Come home soon.

Robert is now in Namus:

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/11136

Bump

Lots of rough country with a low population density here.

Missouri State Highway Patrol:

http://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/MS...ersonsJuvenileUnit/Documents/GarminRobert.pdf

Doe Network:

3925DMMO - Robert C Garman

Charley Project:

Robert C. Garman – The Charley Project

Mr. Garman is also listed on the Facebook pages Missourimissing and Missourilostnmissing, all the same limited information.

Robert C. Garman – The Charley Project
Two days later, after the pair was reported missing, horseback riders found Garman's friend in the forest. She was naked, badly bruised and disoriented. She said she had been sexually assaulted and Garman had been shot in the face. He has never been heard from again. Foul play is suspected in his case due to the circumstances involved.

I've always been interested that the female acquaintance was found by people on horseback. There is not much private property near Cobb Ridge and I don't think horses are allowed in that area. Most horseback riding happens off 125 at Bar K. Was this woman taken to another location off Highway 125, did she wander all the way onto private property where people were riding or maybe back in the 90s more people rode horses near Cobb Ridge, even though it's primarily been an area for motorcyclists since the 70s.

If he truly went missing from Cobb Ridge, that area is heavily traveled and I am surprised he hasn't been found if he died in the woods in the Cobb Ridge/Camp Ridge area.

Dec 19, 2021


Robert Garman of Hot Springs, Arkansas was last seen on September 9th, 1996 at a party in the Mark Twain National Forest near Chadwick, Missouri.

Witnesses reported seeing Garman argue with a male and female acquaintance. Shortly after the argument, Garman reportedly walked into a wooded campground area and has not been seen since. Anyone with information concerning the disappearance of Robert Garman should contact the Christian County Sheriff’s Department. Robert Garman has also used the aliases Bob Garman, Bob Garmann and Strad Dighton.

If you have any information regarding Robert Garman’s disappearance, please contact the Christian County Sheriff’s Office at (417) 582-5330.

Information About Robert Garman​

Robert Garman was born on November 2, 1962. He was 33 years old when he disappeared. He was 5′ 11″ tall and weighed 150lbs with brown hair and blue eyes. Robert had multiple tattoos on his back, chest, shoulder, and arms.

Media Coverage​

27th June, 1999 – The Daily Journal (Flat River, Missouri)

Tips lead to efforts to find body of man missing since 1996
A search is intensifying for the body of an Arkansas man who disappeared nearly three years ago after partying for several days in the Mark Twain National Forest.
Information from tips and recent unrelated arrests have produced leads and two or three suspects, said Sgt. Terry Owen of the Christian County sheriff’s office.
Bob Garmin, 34, of Hot Springs, Ark., was last seen on Sept. 18, 1996. Investigators are searching in an area near the Cobb Bridge, and cadaver dogs will be brought in Monday.
“People involved think we’re getting too close,” said Owen.
“There have been threats made. We’ve had some information coming in about him being shot, possibly dismembered and dropped in a sinkhole.”
Garman and a female acquaintance from Arkansas were in the Ozarks visiting friends and joined a binge part of about 15 people that lasted several days, Owen said.
“The party ended up out in the forest” Owen said. “A lot of the people were using and on meth.”
Garman and the woman left the party alone. Two days later, he was missing and horseback riders in the forest found the woman naked, disoriented and badly bruised, Owen said.
“She was definitely hysterical and obviously coming down from a drug high,” Owen said. “She kept talking about Bobby being shot.”
The woman told authorities she had been sexually assaulted and that Garman was shot in the face.

The Daily Journal (Flat River, Missouri) – June 27th, 1999

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