Barber, circa 1984

Ruth Annette Johnson Barber
Missing since May 31, 1984 from Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi.
Classification: Missing

Vital Statistics

• Date Of Birth: November 26, 1948
• Age at Time of Disappearance: 36 years old
• Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'4 - 5'6"; 150 - 165 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Bleached blonde hair with dark roots; hazel/green eyes.
• Marks, Scars: Scars on head and hands and scars on legs from infentigo.
• Dentals: Dentures and/or natural teeth
• Other: Fingerprints available

Circumstances of Disappearance
Ruth Annette Barber left her new job at a Gulf Coast lounge called Bobbie Magees Club. She was intoxicated. She got into a cab with a co-worker and was taken to the Holiday Inn on Highway 90 in Gulfport, Mississippi. When they arrived and the co-worker got out, Barber had passed out in the backseat. The cab driver woke her and she vacated the cab and walked towards Highway 90 and the beach. No one has seen her since that evening. Barber left her purse in the cab and it was later turned in by the cab driver. From that day on she has never been seen or heard from again.
Barber had recently been in California with a male who was wanted by the FBI. The man had been in trouble with the law for quite some time and was believed to be on the run.
Barber and her male friend arrived in Mississippi for her daughter's birthday, and was going to stay with the daughter for a short period of time.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Gulfport Police Department
Detective Craig Petersen
228-868-5920

Agency Case Number:
84-13635

NCIC Number: M-036953957
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
State to State Unsolved Crimes
Carole Sun Foundation