Name: Barbara Lee Elms
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: August 25, 1993
Location Last Seen: Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa
Date of Birth: April 2, 1943
Age: 50 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Green/Hazel
Nickname/Alias: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Suffers from mental illness and substance abuse
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: White shorts; multicolored blouse; black hose; high-top sneakers
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Walkman with earphones
Barbara was last seen on August 25, 1993, by a neighbor dancing away from her residence at 513 16th Street SE, heading toward First Avenue East, wearing her Walkman and headphones. That night it rained heavily but she didn't return home. She has had prior episodes of vanishing, but only for a few days and in those instances, she always took all her jewelry, makeup, and clothes. All her personal items, including her purse, identification, and clothes were left at home. Soup that she planned to eat on the day she disappeared was left out. Her estranged husband filed a missing person report on August 29.
Agency Name: Cedar Rapids Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Lt. Craig Furnish
Agency Phone Number: 319-286-5478
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 93019256
NamUs Case Number: MP17054
NCIC Case Number: M-669943429
NamUs
IA DPS
The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA) - Sep. 21, 1993 & Apr. 22, 1994
Added: 2004; Last Updated: 05-18-2022 - By: Htmlcnvtr
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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