Name: Barbara Jean Monaco
Case Classification: Endangered Missing
Missing Since: August 20, 1978
Location Last Seen: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Date of Birth: August 19, 1960
Age: 18 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown, shoulder length
Eye Color: Brown
Nickname/Alias: BJ
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Medical: She had just been sick with Guillane-Barre syndrom. Hairline fracture to her left arm (10-12 years of age). Blind in one eye (unknown which eye).
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available
Clothing: Long sleeved, yellow shirt; blue jeans; a brown belt and wooden clogs.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
On August 20, 1978, Barbara Monaco drove to the beach from Derby, Connecticut with her older sister. The girls registered at the Old Aloah Motel on 15th Street. They planned to stay for a week.
In the wee hours of August 23, Barbara Jean left her sister and set out on foot for Peabody's where she had a date with a bartender. Somewhere along Pacific Avenue, she vanished. Witnesses told police they saw her get into a car.
The spring after her disappearance, an informant came forward, seeking a reward. He told of local guys who drove Barbara Jean to a cottage near Oceana where they raped and strangled her. They dumped her body in the water, he said. The informant reportedly passed a police polygraph test, but prosecutors declined to offer him immunity in return for his testimony because they thought he was involved in the killing.
Agency Name: Virginia Beach Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 757-427-4101
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 1978-085134/NamUs MP# 947
NCIC Case Number: M278495193
NCMEC Case Number: NCMA1161976
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Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 05-18-2022 - By: Htmlcnvtr
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** Listed information is from the time of disappearance.
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