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Barbara Wooden Missing Person Case

Last seen in East Ridge, Tennessee on Oct 23, 1998

Victim Details

May 05, 2017

Jan 08, 2024

Barbara

Wooden

90

63

62 inches

64 inches

125 lbs

135 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Oct 23, 1998

East Ridge

Tennessee

Hamilton County

37412

No

33503

EAST RIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT

EAST RIDGE

Tennessee

Hamilton County

37412

Greg Beck

Detective

4214 RINGGOLD ROAD, Tennessee

4238673718

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.eastridgetn.gov/Government/Departments/Police.aspx

98-12899

1998-10-26

EAST RIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT

Blond/Strawberry

Hazel

Hazel

07/20/2026


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In the autumn of 1998, 63-year-old Barbara Hardeman Wooden, a woman known for her active involvement in her community and deep love for her family, vanished, leaving behind a mystery that has troubled her loved ones and investigators for decades. On October 23, she was last seen by her husband at the Chester Frost Campgrounds in Hamilton County, Tennessee. According to his account, Barbara was setting off in her 1995 black Lexus SC400 for a visit to her mother's home in Rhea County. He told ...
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Last Seen: Oct 23, 1998

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