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A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.



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According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

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Barbara Ann Blount
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Barbara, date, approximate 2008
Date Missing 05/02/2008
Missing From
Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Date of Birth 03/29/1950 (72)
Age 58 years old
Height and Weight 5'5 - 5'7, 135 - 150 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description Shorts and a tank top.
Associated Vehicle(s) Silver four-door 2006 Toyota Camry (accounted for)
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Graying brown hair, hazel eyes. Barbara's maiden name is Barber. She wears eyeglasses and her ears are pierced.
Details of Disappearance Barbara was last heard from at 11:30 a.m. on May 2, 2008, when a neighbor spoke to her via telephone at her residence in the 38800 block of State Highway 1036 in rural Livingston Parish, Louisiana. She said she was cleaning out her kitchen cabinets. She has never been heard from again.
Her silver four-door 2006 Toyota Camry was found parked in an abandoned about a quarter of a mile from her home at 4:15 p.m. the day of her disappearance. It had been was parked on a dirt logging road on the property of a hunting club, 25 or 30 yards off the main road and out of sight, hidden by trees. There was water on the floor of the vehicle, possibly from the heavy rains that had occurred in the area. The car keys were half-buried in the gravel about 20 yards from the car.
A witness reported having seen a woman matching Barbara's description standing outside Barbara's car that day, wearing a tank top, pinstriped shorts and purple Crocs. There was a Caucasian man standing near her, and a late model white pickup truck was parked nearby. The witness was so troubled by the frightened expression on Barbara's face that he called Crime Stoppers.
Barbara is a widow and lived alone at the time of her disappearance, but she kept in regular touch with her relatives and her disappearance is out of character. Her two children lived on the same road as herself, and she still cooked dinner for them every day, as well as driving her sister to medical appointments. She lived quietly and was active in her local Baptist church.
She is described as a cautious individual who didn't open her door to strangers and carried a gun when she went outside to milk the cows. Her credit cards haven't been used since she went missing. Investigators believe she was taken against her will.
There's a theory that her disappearance is related to the June 2004 death of her husband, 55-year-old Henry Euel "Junior" Blout Jr. He had died when he was struck by a train while driving a gasoline tanker truck over the tracks. Two railroad employees were also killed in the accident, and members of the locomotive union blamed Junior for it and said the two railroad employees had been "murdered." It's unclear whether the accident is tied to Barbara's disappearance almost four years later, however.
Foul play is suspected in Barbara's disappearance, but little evidence is available in her . It remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office
225-938-4323
Other
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Daily News
The Baton Rouge Advocate
Texas EquuSearch
WAFB Channel 9
Unsolved in the News
Greater Baton Rouge Crime Stoppers
WWL AM 870/FM 105.3
NamUs
The West Side Journal

Missing Person Photos

A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are unknown. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2 to 5 percent of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. A number of organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and images of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece.



Missing Person Photos

Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos