On July 25, 2020, the Fort Bragg Police Department was notified that Barbara Crane had not been in contact with family members since May 13, 2020. Crane was entered into the Missing and Unidentified Persons System (MUPS). Officers learned Crane's last known location to be in Willits, CA with her ex-boyfriend who informed Officers that Crane was last seen leaving with an unknown male in a red F-150 Ford bearing Montana license plate.