“Amber Renee Barker disappeared at about 6 p.m. on December 18, 1997, near Northwest 45th and Drexel in Oklahoma City. She had just called her mother on the telephone and said she would be home soon. Police found her bicycle in Denniston Park near Northwest 27th and Drexel on December 19, 1997, and her shoes near Northwest 12th and Drexel on December 20, 1997. Police and FBI agents were seeking Amber’s cousin, Daniel John Smith, 24, for questioning shortly after she disappeared, but he was found on December 22, 1997, after he committed suicide. Smith was also wanted for a probation violation in connection with a kidnapping conviction in November 1996 in Oklahoma City. Foul play is suspected.” — The North American Missing People’s Network
