FL - Christine Flahive, 42, Punta Gorda, 04 January 1995 *Media/Maps*

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On January 4, 1995, Christine Flahive, a 42 year old resident of Punta Gorda, left her home on a bicycle during the late afternoon hours and was never seen again by her family. Her father contacted the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office the following day to report her missing.

Christine Flahive is described at the time she went missing as 5' 6", 140 pounds, with strawberry blonde hair (wavy) and brown eyes. Christine is known to have frequented local bars and restaurants in Punta Gorda and the surrounding area.

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NamUS #MP29884

Demographics​

Missing Age: 42 Years
Current Age: 70 Years
First Name: Christine
Middle Name: Muriel
Last Name: Flahive
Nickname/Alias--

Sex: Female
Height: 5' 4" - 5' 6" (64 - 66 Inches)
Weight: 135 - 140 lbs
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian

Circumstances​

Date of Last Contact: January 4, 1995
NamUs Case Created: August 18, 2015

Last Known Location Map​

Location: Punta Gorda, Florida
County: Charlotte County
Circumstances of Disappearance: Christine Flahive was last seen in Punta Gorda, Florida on the night of January 4,1995 and was reported missing by a relative on January 5, 1995. Flahive frequented the motorcycle culture.

Physical Description​

Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Description: Known to have blonde dyed hair Known to keep hair at shoulder length
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown
Eye Description--

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Distinctive Physical Features​

Item
Description
Tattoo
Rose with full stem on left leg tattoos on right wrist and both arms of unknown description

Other distinctive physical characteristic
Missing front tooth

Transportation​

Comments: Christine Flahive did not drive a car and her method of transportation was by bicycle, a cruiser type color unknown.

 

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• Missing Since01/05/1995
• Missing FromPunta Gorda, Florida
• ClassificationEndangered Missing
• SexFemale
• RaceWhite
• Date of Birth07/01/1952 (70)
• Age42 years old
• Height and Weight5'6, 140 pounds
• Medical ConditionsFlahive is mentally disabled.
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsCaucasian female. Blonde hair, brown eyes. Flahive's ears are pierced. She has a full-stemmed rose tattoo on her outer left leg that extends from her knee to her ankle, and tattoos on both arms and on her right wrist. She is missing a front tooth.

Details of Disappearance​

Flahive told her family she planned to pay bills in downtown Punta Gorda, Florida during the day of January 5, 1995. She was last seen during the late evening hours in the parking lot of the U-Save grocery store. Flahive's father discovered his daughter may have been inside J.D.'s Lounge sometime during the night as well; she was a regular there.

She has never been heard from again. An extensive investigation produced little evidence regarding her whereabouts. Investigators believe foul play was involved in her case; they think she was killed by some person or persons she knew and that the suspect(s) probably still live in the local area. They stated she frequented bars and restaurants in Punta Gorda, and they think whoever was responsible for her disappearance may have also gone to the same establishments.

Phillip Barr is considered a possible suspect in Flahive's case. In 2015, he was convicted of the 2001 murder of a nineteen-year-old Punta Gorda woman and sentenced to life in prison. A photo of Barr is posted with this case summary. In 2019, authorities searched a twelve-acre area near Barr's former home for Flahive's body, but turned up nothing. He is still considered a person of interest, however.

Another suspect is Jonathan Charles Payne, a regular at several bars and restaurants Flahive went to, including J.D.'s Lounge. He died of natural causes in 2011, at the age of 49. A photo of Payne is posted with this case summary. Investigators believe he lived on Rollins Street at the time of Flahive's disappearance. He worked in the construction industry in 1995 and it's possible he used heavy construction equipment to dispose of her body.

Flahive was employed as a cocktail waitress at the time of her 1995 disappearance. She was involved in the biker culture and may have abused drugs and alcohol. Her case remains unsolved.

 

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