Barbara Joan McDonald Moorman, a 22-year-old white female from Irving, Texas, was tragically found deceased on February 9, 1971, in Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas. She was discovered lying near a roadside, exhibiting signs of strangulation and a cut wound on the left side of her neck.
At the time of her death, Barbara was employed as a nurse's aide at St. Paul Hospital in Texas.
She was married to Garry Lee Moorman and was the mother of a young daughter, Trisha Gail Moorman.
Barbara's case remains unsolved, with no arrests made and no suspects publicly identified.
Her death has been associated with a series of murders committed by the McCrary family, a nomadic group responsible for multiple killings across the United States in the early 1970s. The McCrary family was known for abducting and murdering victims, often during robberies. Barbara Joan McDonald Moorman's abduction from a grocery store in Irving, Texas, aligns with the modus operandi of the McCrary family. However, despite these associations, no direct evidence has conclusively linked the McCrary family to Barbara's murder.
Barbara was laid to rest at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas, Texas.
