GLORIA JEAN BARNES - SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
Current age (if alive)
64
Gender
female
Date of case
7/13/1997
Country
United States
State / Province
Missouri
City
Springfield
Physical Description
Height
157 cm
Weight
77 kg
Hair color
Brown - shoulder length
Ethnicity
White
Details
The Springfield Police Department, Missouri, is seeking information in the homicide of Gloria Barnes, a White, female, 35 years old, who was last seen on July 11, 1997 in Joiner, Arkansas. Barnes’s remains were recovered on July 13, 1997 in the back parking lot of the Seven Gables Truck Stop in Springfield, Missouri. The victim sustained excessive blunt injury to the head and face and postmortem stab wounds to the breast and upper leg. Her body was found in a blue furniture mat/blanket. The victim did not have identification on her when found, but was tracked back to her last location, a pay phone in Joiner, Arkansas. The victim was reportedly traveling across the country and staying with relatives. Anyone with information regarding this case should contact the Springfield Police Department.
Remarks
She was wearing black shorts, a white sleeveless shirt with a multicolored design, and one white tennis shoe.
Last updated: 5/30/2026