CA CA - Timothy "Tim" Barnes, 25, Yosemite National Park, 5 July 1988

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https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/28821/989
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/barnes_timothy.html

The Doe Network:
Case File 553DMCA

Timothy John Barnes

Missing since July 5, 1988 from Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, California.

Date Of Birth: September 21, 1963
24 years old, 6'4; 180 lbs
Distinguishing Characteristics: White male. Brown hair; brown eyes.

Marks, Scars: Orthopedic pin in left ankle. Wart on right side of nose. Blue discoloration on upper lip.
Dentals: Available. Greyish colored teeth
Other: He smoked Marlboro cigarettes

Circumstances of Disappearance

Barnes was a resident of Cucamonga, California in 1988. He left Tenaya Lakes near Highway 120 east of Tioga Road in California at approximately 9:00 AM on July 5, 1988. Barnes planned to hike to Polly Dome Lakes in Yosemite National Park, which are located approximately three miles from Tenaya Lakes. He failed to return later in the day as scheduled and has never been heard from again. Barnes' friends reported him as a missing person to park service rangers the following morning. An extensive search of the surrounding area failed to produce any evidence as to his whereabouts.

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

Yosemite National Park Police Department
209-379-1992

Agency Case Number: 88-2119

NCIC Number:
M-328480759
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
California Department of Justice

His Namus says he has DNA but no dentals or fingerprints.

What matches: height is 6'4" but at 180lbs he'd be quite slender, so those jeans might have fit him.

The only photo is black and white so it's hard to tell about his hair color. It's described as "brown."

He went missing from Tenaya Lake, on the back side of Yosemite, one of the isotope-indicated locations. Tenaya Lake is directly south of Sand Canyon via 338: https://goo.gl/maps/o8d1cAoyX5m

What doesn't match: age. He was 24 in 1988, would have been 27 in 1991.

Intriguing details:

Barnes had an orthopedic pin in his left ankle, indicating that at some point his ankle had been repaired. The UID's feet were missing. Shoes found in the vicinity were too small with odd repair--because of needing to accommodate an injury?

Barnes is from Cucamonga CA. Some of the isotope maps seem to indicate a spot of Region 2 in the Cucamonga/Palm Springs area. I'm not sure exactly where. Did the isotope indicate where the UID might have been from before the end of his life?

Carbuff, Thanks for finding this one!! This was uploaded to Namus in May 2015 and last time I went through Namus was in April 2015. I have added him to the pending list for LEO. His height and thin build seem to fit the jeans (36" inseam). He has DNA uploaded into Namus so LEO can do a quick check (despite not having dentals to compare). He becomes our 349th submission for consideration.

I only found him because I was looking for people missing from the isotope regions, to see if anybody fit our profile.

Side by side. Not real close, but not really off, either.

With the new reconstruction:

Name: Timothy "Tim" Barnes

Missing from: Yosemite National Park

Date Missing: July 5, 1988

Description: Barnes was 25 years old when he went missing. White male, 6'03" tall, 180 pounds, dark brown to black straight hair worn parted in the middle and shoulder-length, brown mustache, brown eyes, small bump or wart on right side of nose. Last seen wearing a white T-shirt with a red circle around a red letter F with a slash through the letter F, gray sweatpants, worn white tennis shoes, brown-framed sunglasses, and carrying a yellow daypack.

Case Info: Barnes was last seen walking north from the Murphy Creek Trailhead at Tenaya Lake at 9:00 am on July 5, 1988. He was starting a day hike to Poly Domes.

Cold Cases - Investigative Services (U.S. National Park Service)

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Barnes, circa 1988

• Missing Since 07/05/1988
• Missing From Yosemite National Park, California
• Classification Lost/Injured Missing
• Sex Male
• Race White
• Date of Birth 09/21/1963 (59)
• Age 24 years old
• Height and Weight 6'4, 180 pounds
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• Clothing/Jewelry Description A white t-shirt with the image of the letter F with a red circle around it and a slash through it, gray sweatpants, worn white sneakers and sunglasses with brown frames. Carrying a yellow day pack.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Barnes may have a mustache or a goatee. He has a blue discoloration on his upper lip and a wart on the right side of his nose. His teeth appear grayish in color and he has an orthopedic pin implanted in his left ankle. Barnes smoked Marlboro cigarettes at the time of his 1988 disappearance. His nickname is Tim.

Details of Disappearance​

Barnes was a resident of Cucamonga, California in 1988. He left Tenaya Lakes near Highway 120 east of Tioga Road in California at approximately 9:00 a.m. on July 5, 1988. Barnes planned to hike from the Murphy Creek Trailhead to Polly Dome Lakes in Yosemite National Park, which are located approximately three miles from Tenaya Lakes. He was supposed to return by 4:30 p.m., but never showed up and and has never been heard from again.

Barnes's friends reported him as a missing person to park service rangers the following morning. An extensive search of the surrounding area failed to produce any evidence as to his whereabouts.

Barnes was declared legally dead on July 19, 1990, two years after his disappearance. His body has never been found.

Investigating Agency​

• Yosemite National Park Police Department 209-379-1992

Source Information​

• California Attorney General's Office
• The Fresno Bee
• The Doe Network
• Off the Wall: Death in Yosemite
• National Park Service

Updated 3 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated September 23, 2017; two pictures and clothing/jewelry description added, distinguishing characteristics updated.

I have the impression that he committed suicide... there are some factors that indicate it if he goes with friends to a park as big and dangerous as Yosemite alone... I think he had depression and couldn't find any way out of it... or it could also have succumbed to the elements of the weather.. wild animals a wrong path...
either way
rest in peace