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Barbara Jane Shumac
Erie County, Pennsylvania
29 year old white female

Height (inches)
Weight (pounds)

[TD="class: view_field"]54.0 to 58.0[/TD]

[TD="class: view_field"]110.0 to 120.0
[/TD]

Brown Hair
Hazel Eyes

Clothing and accessories:
Blue jeans
blue/grey snow boots
dark blue snowmobile suit



Shumac was last seen at her home in Venango Township, Pennsylvania on December 16, 1982.

DNA Status: Sample is currently not available

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/2499/

Medical Conditions Shumac has a history of mental illness. She has previously attempted to commit suicide.
[h=3]Details of Disappearance[/h] Shumac was last seen at her residence in the 10700 block of Kimball Road in Venango Township, Pennsylvania on December 16, 1982. That morning, she and her husband got into an argument. He asked her to wake him up later so he could go cut down a Christmas tree.

She didn't wake him up, however; she walked away from home sometime between noon and 2:00 p.m. She left a note behind for her husband, saying she loved him and apologizing for making his life miserable. The note said, "It really hurts me inside to do this, but I didn't see any other way."

A .22 caliber rifle was missing from the residence after Shumac's disappearance. She left her purse, keys and vehicle behind. Her husband reported her disappearance to the police at 5:00 p.m. and they launched a search, but there was a snowstorm going on at the time that erased whatever tracks Shumac would have left.

Shumac was declared legally dead in 1990. Her husband married again and then divorced, and he lives at the same address that Shumac disappeared from. Since her disappearance she hasn't gotten a driver's license in any of the fifty states. Her four children continue to hope for closure in her case, which remains unsolved.

http://charleyproject.org/case/barbara-jane-shumac
 
Article from: 12/16/2013

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On Dec. 16, 1982, Barbara Shumac left a letter for her husband Tim Shumac in their Venango Township home and walked away from him and their four children. Tim Shumac says he hasn't heard from her since and has no idea where she is. Pennsylvania State Police are still investigating case

Pictures of her husband and daughter at link: http://reprints.goerie.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=1742963&CategoryID=60309
 
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Missing Age29 Years
Current Age66 Years
First NameBarbara
Middle NameJane
Last NameShumac
Nickname/Alias--

SexFemale
Height4' 6" - 4' 10" (54 - 58 Inches)
Weight110 - 120 lbs
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian

Circumstances
Date of Last ContactDecember 16, 1982
NamUs Case CreatedJuly 15, 2009
Last Known Location Map
LocationVenango Township, Pennsylvania
CountyErie County

Circumstances of DisappearanceShumac was last seen at her home in Venango Township, Pennsylvania on December 16, 1982.
Physical Description
Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Descriptionbrown
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorHazel
Right Eye ColorHazel
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
No Information Entered


Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Accessories
dark blue snowmobile suit

Clothing
Blue jeans

Footwear
blue/grey snow boots

R/O

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
 
I know the Namus casefile says 54 to 58", but CharleyProject says 5'4 to 5'8, and DoeNetwork says 5'4. Just important to note these differences. Vendango, if I am mapping it correctly, is less than 30 miles to the Ohio border.
 
Barbara's NamUs profile was modified today, 12/22/22
Another rule out/exclusion was added (most recent added is at top of list)
UP85157
09/26/2021
Chautauqua
NY

UP14234
02/13/1983
Wetzel
WV

UP6279
12/18/1996
Fairfax
VA

UP12683
06/06/2014
Newport News
VA

UP1567
06/01/1987
Knox
TN

UP6279
12/18/1996
Fairfax
VA

UP6580
07/22/1990
Clarion
PA

UP2201
09/18/1995
Bucks
PA

UP6580
07/22/1990
Clarion
PA

UP2202
01/24/1988
Bucks
PA

UP8827
06/04/2011
New Castle
DE

UP8642
03/30/2011
Fulton
GA
 
She disappeared the day I was born. It's a shame that the links in here seem to be broken. Very little out there on this one.
 
Why couldn't it have been her husband? And she asked a hitman to do it? What really happened in that argument? That storm at night erased all evidence... Maybe she succumbed to the elements but her remains were still there... Suicide?
I really can't imagine what happened to her...
Whatever it was
Rest in peace
 

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