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Barbara Hilton Missing Person Case

Last seen in Montrose, Illinois on Aug 04, 1972

Victim Details

Feb 12, 2011

Nov 16, 2022

Barbara

Hilton

76

23

62 inches

63 inches

118 lbs

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Aug 04, 1972

Montrose

Illinois

Effingham County

3842

Effingham County Sheriff's Office

Effingham

Illinois

Effingham County

62401

101 N 4th St Ste 101, Illinois

2173422101

County

Law Enforcement

http://www.co.effingham.il.us/sheriff-department

S11-0899

Effingham County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Blue

Blue

No

07/01/2026


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On a summer evening in 1972, 23-year-old Barbara Ann Hilton told her parents she was going to a movie with friends and left her home in Montrose, Illinois. She was never seen by her family again. That night, she was wearing a purple, floor-length 'grannie' or 'hippie' style sundress and sandals, and carrying an oversized purse. Barbara, a young mother herself, left behind a baby daughter who was then raised by her parents. At the time of her disappearance, she was working as ...
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Last Seen: Aug 04, 1972

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  • Barbara Ann Hilton - The Charley Project
  • 3017DFIL - Barbara Ann Hilton - Doe Network
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