The night was still young when 20-year-old Darlene left her friends at a local Daytona Beach bar to go get some shut-eye before work the following morning… but little did they know, as she walked out into the darkness of the night, that’d be the last time they’d ever see her. Today, detectives are still as baffled as they were back in 1983.
Courtesy of Florida Sheriff’s Association
Episode Info
If you know anything about the disappearance of Darlene Webb in January of 1983, please call Crime Stoppers of Northeast Florida at 1-888-277-TIPS. Or, you can reach retired Sgt. Flynt via email at flyntjimmie@dbpd.us.
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One of the few confirmed public pictures of Darlene Webb. Courtesy: Frances Moon Webb Facebook Page
Darlene Webb in 1981. Courtesy: Orlando Sentinel / Fran Webb
A photo recovered from William Bradford’s residence that some believe could be Darlene. Courtesy: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department / Internet Archive Way Back Machine
Undated photos of Darlene. Courtesy: Daytona Beach Police Department
A missing flier for Darlene. Courtesy: Someoneismissing.com / Wayback Machine
Darlene’s car would have been parked near the orange cones on this street. Photo by audiochuck staff.
A drawing of Darlene age-progressed to 47 years old, by Diana Trepkov. Courtesy: Darlene Webb - Missing Since 1983 Facebook page
A missing person’s newspaper clipping on Darlene Webb from the Morning News on January 26, 1983. Courtesy: Daytona Beach PD
Episode Source Material
- Charley Project: Darlene Ann Webb.
- Daily Mail: Mother has left home’s porch light on for 30 years since her daughter, 20, went missing as she continues to hold out hope, by Daily Mail Reporter.
- Medium: The unsolved disappearance of Darlene Ann Webb, by Jenn Baxter.
- Morning News Journal: Woman missing.
- Murderpedia: William Richard Bradford.
- NamUs: Missing person / NamUs #MP3978.
- National Library of Medicine: Forensic DNA profiling and database, by S. Panneerchelvam and M.N. Norazmi.
- NBC News: Fatal exposure, by Keith Morrison.
- News-Journal: 30 years later, Ormond mom hasn’t given up in search for daughter, by Katie Kustura.
- Sixth District Appellate Program: History and science of forensic DNA testing, by Paul Couenhoven.
- SunSentinel: More victims out there? By Sofia Santana and William Lucey.
- TIME: A brief history of DNA testing, by Randy James.
- The Orlando Sentinel: After 23 years, mom has new hope, by Ludmilla Lelis via Newspapers.com.
- The Orlando Sentinel: Cold-case review gives mom hope after 23-year wait, by Ludmilla Lelis via Newspapers.com.
- The Orlando Sentinel: Missing woman was seen last at Daytona Beach bar via Newspapers.com.
- The Orlando Sentinel: Parents keep hope, light burning for missing daughter, by Al Truesdell via Newspapers.com.
- TheDoeNetwork: Darlene Ann Webb.