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Barbara Rushton Missing Person Case

Last seen in Birmingham, Alabama on Aug 29, 1984

Victim Details

Aug 11, 2009

Jan 29, 2020

Barbara

Rushton

86

45

66 inches

130 lbs

140 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Aug 29, 1984

Birmingham

Alabama

Jefferson County

No

20621

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department

Birmingham

Alabama

Jefferson County

35203

jeannie miller

detective

2200 Reverend Abraham Woods Junior Boulevard, Alabama

2053251250

County

Law Enforcement

https://jeffcosheriff.net/

83082922

1983-08-31

Jefferson County Sheriff's Department

7373

Blond/Strawberry

Blue

Blue

08/06/2026


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On a quiet evening, Barbara Rushton, a 45-year-old woman from Vestavia Hills, a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, left her home on Old Forest Road. Her husband watched as she drove off in her white 1980 Volkswagen Rabbit, supposedly on her way to a friend's house for a card game, a routine trip of about 15 minutes. However, she never arrived at her destination. A short time later, her friends called her home to say she hadn't shown up, which prompted her husband to contact the police and ...
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Last Seen: Aug 29, 1984

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  • 1356DFAL - Barbara Kettell Rushton - Doe Network
  • Barbara Rushton | International Missing Persons Wiki - Fandom
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    I came across this case while reading about unsolved disappearances, and something just doesn't add ... ...Read More
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