Barbara Louise Cotton

Suspicious CircumstancesCold Case

Updated March 13, 2024

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Missing Persons Details

Missing Children Barbara Louise Cotton
Missing from Williston, North Dakota - United States of America	Nationality American	Case Entered February 03, 2022	Status Cold Case
Current Classification Suspicious Circumstances	Source of Record Local Law Enforcement	Last Updated	Verification Status

Physical Description

Gender Female	Age When Reported Missing	Age As of Today 58	Race Caucasian/White
Hair Color Brown	Eye Color Hazel	Height 5ft 2in	Weight 100lbs

Last Seen Wearing	Light tan summer jacket "Wrangler” brand blue jeans blue pullover blouse rust-colored suede loafers
Distinct Features	Walked with a slight limp or "sway" Metal fillings in several molars
Medical Alert	Mild/moderate scoliosis. Pronounced "S" curvature of the spine that resulted in a slight limp when she walked.

Details of Disappearance

Barbara Louise Cotton was last seen by family or friends on April 11, 1981.

Allegedly, she was last seen by her "boyfriend".

They parted ways and he watched her walk into Recreation Park on her way home.

There is also the possibility that Barb attended a party later that evening.

She has never been seen or heard from again.

She left behind her paycheck from work, all of the money in her savings account and all of her personal belongings.

Within 3 months of Barb's disappearance, 2 of the 3 persons of interest (1 of them being Barb's "boyfriend") committed suicide while in jail for crimes that were not directly related to Barb and do not appear to be related to one another.

The 3rd person of interest is a family member that is now deceased but still on law enforcement's list.

Who to contact!
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Barbara Louise Cotton, you are encouraged to contact the Williston Police Department (ND) at 701-577-1212, ask for Detective Dery. Be sure to have the case number NDM10088 available as you will need it.

Additional Case Numbers

NamUs

MP2921

NCMEC

796102

FBI CARD Team Details

CARD Team Activated

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