Barbara Gaca

Murdered

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A 7 year old girl is found murdered a week after she was abducted
Barbara Gaca, a seven-year-old from Detroit, was tragically murdered in 1955, an event that deeply shook the city. On March 24, Barbara left her home to walk to Assumption Grotto School, just six blocks away. However, she never arrived at school that day. Her body was found a week later, on March 31, in a rural dump in Oakland County, around 25 miles from her home. Barbara had been raped, stabbed, and strangled, her body wrapped in an Army blanket when it was discovered by a railroad worker. The ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Barbara Gaca

    October 23, 2022

    Female

    Caucasian / White

    Detroit

    MI

    1955-03-31

    1955-03-24

    1947-11-04

    7

    Barbara

    Gaca

    10/25/2024


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    Does anyone know if the Barbara Gaca case is listed in the Namus database? I've been trying to find ... ...Read More
    03/14/2024