Christie Farni Testified Against Her Father And Then Went Missing.

Christie Lynn Farni

She was born on January 18th, 1972.

Christie's mother died in a motorcycle accident in 1977. In 1978, Christie told authorities that her father, Kenneth Ray Farni, physically abused her. She and her brother were placed in foster care in the 50 block of Peach Street in Medford, Oregon. 

On December 14th, 1978, a then 6-year-old Christie had just finished testifying at a grand jury trial. When child protective services brought her back to her foster home, she got ready for school. Her foster mom, who was recovering from surgery, watched Christie walk toward 4th Street toward Jackson Elementary School. until she was out of sight. Her school allegedly called her foster parents at 1:30 p.m. and told them Christie never arrived to class, but the police were not notified until after 4:00 p.m.

Christie's half-brother resided with their father in 1978 and the police hoped that he could provide them with information related to her case, but he committed suicide before he could be questioned by investigators.

Ken was a primary suspect, but he passed two lie detector tests. Police said they investigated Ken thoroughly and they never came up with anything that led them to believe he was responsible. Ken moved to California sometime after Christie went missing. He died in an car crash in 1994, at the age of 47.

Christie's only surviving immediate family member is her brother.

Serial killer, Henry Lee Lucus, confessed to killing Christie. He claimed to have killed over 140 people. Many of those confessions have been deemed as false. Authorities believe that his omission to Christie's murder is one of those false claims.

Christie's case remains unsolved. Her case was reopened in 2008. And her family had submitted DNA to NAMUS.

At the time of her disappearance Christie was 3'8" tall, 50 pounds,

with brown hair, brown eyes. Christie had a burn scar on her chest. Her ears were pierced.

If you have any information regarding the case please call the Medford Police Department at 541-774-2250.