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Benjamin Barnes Missing Person Case

Last seen in Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois on Jan 23, 2022

Victim Details

Aug 19, 2022

Jan 31, 2023

Benjamin

Barnes

29

25

69 inches

170 lbs

Black / African American

Male

Jan 23, 2022

Rock Island Arsenal

Illinois

Rock Island County

61201

No

117833

Rock Island Police Department

Rock Island

Illinois

Rock Island County

61201

1212 5th Avenue, Illinois

3097322677

Local

Law Enforcement

https://www.rigov.org/67/Police

2022-000772

Rock Island Police Department

na

Black

Brown

Brown

06/27/2026


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On a winter day in 2022, 25-year-old Benjamin Barnes was last seen in the vicinity of the Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are connected to an event at the Rock Island Arsenal Bridge, where it is believed he went into the Mississippi River and was not seen again. In the time that has passed, there has been little publicly available information released regarding the specific details of how he ended up in the water. Authorities initiated a search, b ...
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