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Jennifer Barton Missing Person Case

Last seen in Austin, Texas on May 16, 1976

Victim Details

Dec 12, 2008

Jan 12, 2024

Jennifer

Barton

70

20

66 inches

68 inches

120 lbs

140 lbs

Black / African American

Female

May 16, 1976

Austin

Texas

Travis County

6775

Austin Police Department

Austin

Texas

Travis County

78748

Richard Faithful

Detective

715 East 8th Street, Texas

5129745250

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.austintexas.gov/department/police

76-1424808

Austin Police Department

4010

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/21/2026


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Jennifer Joyce Barton, age 20, was last seen on May 16, 1976, in Austin, Texas. She was planning to go to the movies with a friend, but they stopped at a bar near East 11th Street and Waller Street to try to get some money. There, Jennifer spoke with two men and was later seen getting into a brown or tan van with California license plates. Witnesses saw the van driving away, but Jennifer was never heard from again.

At the time of her disappearance, Jennifer was known to be struggling wi ...
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Last Seen: May 16, 1976

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