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Daniel Barter Missing Person Case

Last seen in Lillian, Alabama on Jun 18, 1959

Victim Details

Aug 11, 2009

Mar 10, 2022

Daniel

Barter

71

4

36 inches

50 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Jun 18, 1959

Lillian

Alabama

Baldwin County

No

25888

Baldwin County Sheriff's Office

Bay Minette

Alabama

Baldwin County

36507

Clint Cadenhead

Captain

310 Hand Avenue, Alabama

2519370202

County

Law Enforcement

http://sheriff.baldwincountyal.gov/home

04-3497

Baldwin County Sheriff's Office

6411

Brown

Brown

Brown

06/29/2026


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In the summer of 1959, four-year-old Daniel Barter, known affectionately as Danny, was on a family camping trip in Lillian, Alabama, near the scenic Perdido Bay. On the morning of June 18th, the happy, barefoot child, dressed only in gray boxer shorts and holding a bottle of Nehi soda, was playing near the family's campsite. His parents, Paul and Maxine Barter, were preparing fishing equipment nearby for a day of family fun. Within a span of just a few minutes, his mother noticed she could ...
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Last Seen: Jun 18, 1959

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  • Daniel Barter | Alabama Cold Case Advocacy™
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