Hi everyone,

thanks for joining me today to read about Barbara Ann Gould, a missing woman from Thoreau, New Mexico.

I posted a small snippet about Barbara's disappearance awhile back: https://kitkaboodleandfamily.blogspot.com/2020/11/missing-girls-and-women-of-new-mexico.html. I couldn't find much about her disappearance online, so I included Barbara with a few other women who didn't have much information on them either.

Then two months or so ago, a poster on Reddit commented that she was Barbara's daughter Lisa, and we ended up DMing about her mom's disappearance. I then called the detective in charge of Barbara's case, used an IPRA request to find documents about it, and now here we are. I had never used an IPRA request before, but it turns out that they can be incredibly informative. Thank you to Mindy Cunningham of the Cibola County Sheriff's Office for her help and patience with my questions!

If you see a mistake in grammar or in facts, please let me know in the comments section. I'm afraid my writing has taken a hit due to a certain 6 week old baby. :)

Background

Barbara is a mother to 5 adult children who live in the Phoenix area. Barbara lived in Thoreau, a small town outside of Grants, New Mexico, which is a pretty small town itself.

Mental Health

Two years prior to going missing, Barbara had been diagnosed with schizophrenia and dementia. Lisa told me she and her siblings had attempted to get help for their mother several times, but were never successful for the long term. One of Barbara's daughters even pursued conservatorship in 2017, but it was dismissed. Schizophrenia is characterized by hallucinations (auditory and visual hallucinations are common, but altered perceptions of taste, smell, touch can also present), paranoia and psychosis. Usually schizophrenia is diagnosed in women in their early twenties or thirties, so I'm not sure why Barbara hadn't been diagnosed until her 70's. Regardless, her family attempted to get Barbara care but found it very difficult. It is not uncommon for folks with schizophrenia to stop taking necessary medications, as they have some very serious and life-altering side affects, and the medications don't completely take away hallucinations or any other symptoms- it just makes living with schizophrenia more manageable. Ultimately, Barbara cut her family off in an attempt to live independently.

It

Barbara Ann Hilton, age twenty-three, vanished with her sister’s car at seven pm on August 4, 1972 in Montrose, Illinois, after telling her parents she was off to see a movie with friends. Instead, she went to her boyfriend’s house. Barbara was last seen in the company of her then boyfriend, Jimmie E. Washington of Decatur Illinois at approximately 1 AM on the morning of August 5th, 1972 (someoneismissing). She “arrived at a local tavern on the Montrose blacktop named the Highpoint Tavern. It was here that she was approached by two men and was never seen again” (Websleuths). I can find no indication of who these men were, or if she knew them, not a definitive answer on if she left with these men.

Her sister’s car, a green 1968 Chevrolet Nova, was “found abandoned along Illinois 121 west of Toledo, about seven miles from her home. It was parked on the edge of the northbound lane, partially in the road.” (Charley). There was no sign of her, or that any harm had befallen her, but there were flies buzzing around the trunk. The keys were missing, although the car appeared to be drivable. I can't find anywhere if the police opened the trunk, but I would assume that they didn't find any grand clues in it. Unfortunately for any investigation, it had rained the night before, and any fingerprints there might have been were lost.

Barbara Ann left a baby daughter in the care of her parents when she vanished. She never revealed the identity of the child's father, but her parents learned she had dated inter-racially, which was controversial at the time (Charley). I’m not sure if this means that the little girl was inter-racial or if this is just a general statement. I do believe that Mr. Washington was not the father but that’s also not confirmed. From the missing person’s flyer it says “Mr. Washington has retained an attorney and is no longer cooperating with police after his initial interview. Mr. Washington has refused a polygraph pertaining to this case.” I don’t know if that means he’s hiding something, or simply that it was 1972 and it was dangerous for a young black man to talk to the police without an attorney, but more likely than not, it’s the latter.

Barbara Ann studied nursing at Lake Land College, while working at St. Anthony’s Hospital. She was a reliable employee but a poor student, and had planned to transfer to another school (Charley). She vanished before she got that chance. The only possible sighting of Barbara Ann came a week after her

I cannot find either of them in the respective comparisons list, and I feel as if this has been posted before but I cannot find the post anywhere! Anyways, what do you guys think? I feel like this is a long shot because this case has been sitting here since 2011, but I find that their eyebrows look quite similar. I want to see if there are more images of Barbara for further comparison

Barbara Ann Bruno: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/11582/details?nav

Walker County Jane Doe: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/4630/details

I think I've lost it.

Cheetah (Barbara Ann Minerva)

Created by: Len Wein and George Perez

First Appearance: Wonder Woman v2 #7

Affiliated Organizations: Legion of Doom, Secret Society of Super-Villains, Suicide Squad, Godwatch

Friends/Allies: Wonder Woman, Etta Candy, Veronica Cale

Strengths/Abilities: Physiology of a cheetah, super strength, super agility, enhanced senses, empowering furries

Archaeologist. Pioneer. Villain.

Barbara Ann Minerva, known primarily by her alias, Cheetah, is one of Wonder Woman's most iconic enemies. While her deep obsession with history and divinity caused her to fall prey to avarice and willingly become the subject of an ancient ritual, the superhuman strength and speed she attained as a result — in combination with her intelligence and extreme covetousness for power — have made her a terrifying foe time and time again.

Origin

Barbara was born to a blue-blood British family with a vast fortune, and grew up relatively sheltered at her ancestral home in Nottinghamshire. Having developed an interest in history and lore as a child, she consistently sought further education on the subjects, and ultimately received a doctorate in archaeology. Despite being of weak physical constitution, her enduring thirst for knowledge took her to far flung places; she was willing to suffer these harsh environments in order to satiate her desire for answers, and, eventually, her desire for power.

Following an expedition she led into a dense African jungle while searching for the legendary lost city of the Urzkartagan tribe, she was abandoned by her guides and ambushed by the Urzkartagans. She and a fellow researcher, Dr. Tom Leavens, escaped and eventually happened upon the Urzkartagan's lost city in an attempt to find shelter.

Unbeknownst to them, the Urzkartagans were in the midst of an ancient ritual — one that required human sacrifice. The ritual had been intended to restore the health of an ailing woman who was regarded as an avatar of their cheetah god. Mid-ritual, the tribe was attacked, and everyone but the high priest Chuma, who was saved by Barbara, was killed. A grenade set off by the attackers caused the two to be trapped within a cave temple dedicated to the god Urzkartaga.

Dejected and waiting to die, Chuma explained to a despondent Barbara that the ritual would have turned the woman into a cheetah goddess. The ritual, which could only be performed during a full moon a

Anyone have any clue as to what’s going on at Barbara Ann Scott arena today? There is a line up through the parking lot and all the way down Cobden avenue right to baseline.

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