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John Barnes Missing Person Case

Last seen in Wheeling, Illinois on Nov 25, 1982

Victim Details

Nov 06, 2023

May 24, 2024

John

Barnes

101

58

64 inches

65 inches

145 lbs

150 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 25, 1982

Wheeling

Illinois

Cook County

60090

No

131601

Wheeling Police Department

Wheeling

Illinois

Cook County

60090

1 Community Boulevard, Illinois

8474592632

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.wheelingil.gov/

23-13030

2023-10-18

Wheeling Police Department

3637

Brown

Blue

Blue

07/11/2026


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John Albert Barnes, a 58-year-old British citizen, spent Thanksgiving Day of 1982 with his daughter in Wheeling, Illinois. Born in Rotherham, England, he had lived an international life, residing in Canada, Australia, and the United States after serving in the air force division of the British Navy. At the time he went missing, he was described as being between 5 feet 4 inches and 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing around 145 to 150 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. That holiday gathering in Wh ...
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Last Seen: Nov 25, 1982

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