Name: Barbara Joy Gallagher
Nickname/Alias: Barbie; Barbara Joy Barr ; Barbara Joy Bradwell ; Barbara Joy Wood; Barbara Joy Schippers; Barbara Joy Evenson; Barabara Joy Walker; Barbara Joy Redl
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: September 1, 1988
Location Last Seen: Azalea, Douglas County, Oregon
Date of Birth: April 9, 1957
Age: 31 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 130 lbs
Hair Color: Blonde/strawberry
Eye Color: Blue
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Wears glasses or contact lenses; dove tattoo on right shoulder blade; pierced ears
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Barbara Gallagher was last seen in her Azalea, OR home in September 1988. Gallagher lived with her boyfriend, the main suspect in her disappearance, at the time she went missing. She was reported missing by her sister on February 7, 1989.
On March 26, 2001, the main suspect in Barbara's disappearance murdered his wife in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. He committed suicide a month later.
Law enforcement closed the case in 2004, but Barbara remains missing.
Agency Name: Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Brad O'Dell, Sergeant
Agency Phone Number: (541) 440-4450
Agency E-Mail: coldcase@co.douglas.or.us
Agency Case Number: 89-0597
NamUs Case Number: 10892
NCIC Case Number: M-345075542
NamUs
NWCN-TV News
The Register-Guard - Jan. 9, 2004
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 06/26/2024 - By: kc
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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