Left: Thompson, circa 1974; Right: Circa 1969

Barbara Lynn Thompson
Missing since 1986 from Houston, Harris County, Texas
Classification: Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: April 12, 1950
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 36 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'2"; circa 100 lbs. or less
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Graying black hair, usually worn long. Blue/hazel eyes. Very fair skin that neither tanned nor freckled. Very small-boned.
  Has given birth to six children. Looked older than her actual age.
• Marks, Scars: Bad burn scar on the back of her right hand.
• Medical: Drug addict and almost certainly had schizophrenia.
• Clothing: She wore short shorts, often denim cutoffs, a lot of the time, but sometimes dressed very nicely. Possibly a Mexican silver ring with a blue stone in it.
• Dentals: Full set of dentures.
• AKA: Barbie, Rhubarb. Barbara Karr, Barbara Thompson, Candace Watson.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Barbara Thompson was last seen by family members in 1986. She worked as a prostitute.
Barbara has served time in a prison in Texas.

Her identification turned up in the possession of a black prostitute in Houston, Texas, which is her last known residence area, but she often went to Galveston.
She has been declared legally dead.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Anne Wingate

Source Information:
Barbara Lynn Thompson's Sister

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