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Who killed Alma Jean Barra?
Alma Jean Barra, a 28-year-old white woman from Portland, Oregon, known to friends as “Jeanie,” spent the late hours of March 23, 1972, at the Copper Penny Tavern. Near midnight she was seen leaving with an unidentified man, the two heading south on 92nd Avenue between 11:00 and 11:30 p.m. She was small—5'1' and about 90 pounds—with shoulder-length red hair dyed black, dressed in a white sweater and turtleneck beneath a maroon vest and pants.
Three days later, on March 26, 1972, ...Read More
Alma Jean Barra, a 28-year-old white woman from Portland, Oregon, known to friends as “Jeanie,” spent the late hours of March 23, 1972, at the Copper Penny Tavern. Near midnight she was seen leaving with an unidentified man, the two heading south on 92nd Avenue between 11:00 and 11:30 p.m. She was small—5'1' and about 90 pounds—with shoulder-length red hair dyed black, dressed in a white sweater and turtleneck beneath a maroon vest and pants.
Three days later, on March 26, 1972, ...Read More
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Alma Jean Barra
August 30, 2023
Female
Portland
OR
1972-03-26
1972-03-23
1942-10-12
Red hair dyed black
28
1972-04004
Alma Jean
Barra
Victim
Red
Unknown
5'1
90 lbs
11/23/2025
Area Body Found:
Forum Posts (2)
Hey everyone, I've been going over the details surrounding the Alma Jean Barra case, and something t... ...Read More
02/17/2024
02/17/2024
Reflecting on the unsolved case of Alma Jean Barra, one detail that really stands out to me is the d... ...Read More
10/19/2023
10/19/2023
