Larry Franklin Basnight
(DOB 5/23/1940 – Missing since 7/15/1984) was 44 years old when he vanished.
Larry, who was known as Frank or Frankie, was born on May 23, 1940. He disappeared on July 15, 1984 after he was released from the Chesapeake City Jail, Virginia. However, NamUs notes that “Larry was last seen in June, 1985.”
If alive today, he would be 84 years old.
Identifiers
Larry Franklin Basnight is Black, male, is missing one or both front teeth (not sure upper or lower jaw), was always well dressed and wore leather boots. Basnight was 5′ 9″ (69 Inches) tall, around 160 lbs, with brown eyes, black hair, and a thick moustache.
He has a dent in his forehead. The cause of that is unknown at this time. It would be interesting to know should unidentified remains be found with a similar indentation.
His mother was Carthine A. Barrow Basnight Bynum (April 14, 1920 – March 31, 1995) who passed away in 1995. She was 74 years old. She was a seamstress and co-owner of Bynum Upholstery and a member of Mt. Olive C.O.G.I.C., Bells Mills. His stepfather was Benjamin F. Bynum.
From the family: “He would never willingly disappear from my great-grandmother, my mom, or us kids. Even out in the streets, under the influence, he would never not call his mother and then make his way home.”
Note
I received the picture used in this post from the family. The only adjustments I made was cropping to focus on Larry’s face and improving the color balance.
Contact Information
If you have any information about this case, please contact:
1: Norfolk Police Department at (757) 664-3277
Agency Case Number: 240712000797
Detective Jonathan Smith
or
2: Virginia State Police Headquarters at (804) 674-2000
Agency Case Number: VAA24-1353