Missing Barbara Lealyn Lenz Lenz, approximately 1989 Date reported missing : 05/06/1989 Missing location (approx) : Harrison County, Iowa Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 08/30/1957 (63) Age at the time of disappearance: 31 years old Height / Weight : 5'7, 130 pounds Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Brown hair, blue eyes. Lenz has a purple-colored scar two inches below her left elbow and a scar near her left eye. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Lenz was last seen in Harrison County, Iowa on May 6, 1989. At the time of her disappearance, her mother was hospitalized with pneumonia and Lenz visited her every day. When she did not visit her mother for two days in a row, her mother sent relatives to check Lenz's residence. They found her coffee pot half-full and switched on inside her home, her laundry half-folded, and Lenz's keys and purse left there. She has never been heard from again. Investigators believe Lenz was taken against her will. She left behind a three-year-old daughter. Her case remains unsolved. Other information and links : ncy Harrison County Sheriff's Office 712-644-2244 September 2021 updates and sources Iowa Missing Person Information Clearinghouse CNN KCCI 8 Project Jason 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 not known. 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�5% 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. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s 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. October 12, 2004. June 6, 2010; picture added, Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : updated. |