Description at time of Disappearance:

Date Missing: 1985 from Needles, San Bernardino County, California
Date of Birth: February 15, 1947
Age at Disappearance: 38
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Hazel
Race/Sex: White, Female

Valerie usually wears her hair short to medium in length.
DNA is available. (CODIS - MP-08-0260)

Details:
Sometime between February and May of 1985, Valerie was traveling to Virginia by bus. She had
made it to Needles, California were she said she lost her bus ticket and all of her money.
She called her parents for help and they wired her money to continue on her journey. She has not
been heard from since.
NamUs lists her missing date as 2/01/1985, CA. DOJ lists her missing date as 12/31/1985.

Contact Agency:
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
Coroner Division, (909) 387-2978, (909) 388-0159
Case # 210501130
NCIC # M865329607
Valerie Ann Larkin
Missing in
California