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Missing Fredia Louise Franks 
Franks, approximately 2001; Mark Terrell Walsh, approximately 2007 Date reported missing : 08/17/2001 Missing location (approx) : Beaver Lake, Arkansas Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : Biracial, Native American, White DOB : 02/18/1957 (64) Age at the time of disappearance: 44 years old Height / Weight : 5'6, 120 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A t-shirt, jeans, sneakers and a watch. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Biracial (Caucasian/Native American) female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Franks's hair is naturally curly. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies may spell her first name "Freda." Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Franks resided in Neosho, Missouri in 2001. She went camping with her 42-year-old friend, Mark Terrell Walsh, and an 11-year-old female child on August 17, 2001. A photograph of Walsh is posted with this case summary. The group was traveling in a 34-foot motor home. They stayed in a campground near Table Rock Lake in Arkansas shortly after embarking on the trip. Authorities believe that the group drove to the Beaver Lake area in northwest Arkansas afterwards. Franks has never been heard from again. Walsh and the child arrived in Rule, Arkansas near Green Forest on September 9, 2001. Franks was not accompanying them at the time. Walsh was arrested shortly thereafter and charged with abducting the child, as well as statutory rape and sodomy. The girl told investigators that she believed she saw a decomposing body inside one of the cabins she and Walsh visited, but she was unable to recall the location of the building. Walsh was convicted of two counts of first-degree sodomy and sentenced to life in prison. He is currently incarcerated in a Missouri prison. Foul play is suspected in Franks's case due to the circumstances surrounding her disappearance. Arkansas authorities are handling Franks's investigation. Other information and links : ncy Stone County Sheriff's Office 417-357-6117 September 2021 updates and sources A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Missouri Missing October 12, 2004. May 10, 2008; Description, clothing, jewerly and more : added, Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated. |