TX TX - Bettye Jo Hart, 54, Grapevine, 11 Sept 1985

[Kat]

The Doe Network:
Case File 885DFTX

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/885dftx.html

Bettye Jo Hart
Missing since September 11, 1985 from Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas.
Classification: Endangered Missing



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Vital Statistics

Date Of Birth: February 1, 1931
Age at Time of Disappearance: 54 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'10" (178 cm.); 110 lbs. (50 kg.)
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Red hair; blue eyes.
Marks, Scars: She has surgical scars on her abdomen. Missing gallbladder; missing utarus. Partial bilroth.
Medical Conditions: She is known to suffer from leukemia, acute anemia, and bleeding ulcers.
Clothing: She was last seen wearing a purple blouse and purple slacks.
Jewlery: Bettye Jo was last seen wearing a white gold ring with multiple diamonds (approximate weight of 3 carats).
Dentals: Available. Crowded lower anterior tooth.
DNA: Available
AKA: Betty Horn; Betty J. Lindsay; Betty J. Walker; B.J. Walker; Jo Hart; Betty Horn Hart
Other: Blood type A Positive


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Circumstances of Disappearance
Bettye was last seen at her residence in the company of Garry V. Kirkland.
She was reported missing by a relative later that day. There were no signs of foul play and nothing was missing from Bettye Jo's home, including her vehicle.



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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Grapevine Police Department
817-410-8127
Or
Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse (toll-free)
800-346-3243

Agency Case Number: 85-35588

NCIC Number: M-179443675
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse
NamUs

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/hart_bettye.html
No further details. No details as to who Kirkland is either.

https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/show/7905
NamUs Profile:
Dental: Charted and entered
DNA: Sample submitted-tests complete
Fingerprints: NA

snipped NamUs report:

Circumstances Bettye Jo Hart was last seen near her home in Grapevine, Texas shortly after 12:00 PM on September 11, 1985. She was reported missing by a relative later that day. There were no signs of foul play and nothing was missing from Bettye Jo's home, including her vehicle.

No archived articles found at this time.

Bettye has been missing almost 25 years. Come home soon.

 

[MadMcGoo]

• NamUs MP7905
• The Doe Network 885DFTX
• The Charley Project

Bettye Jo Hart

Hart, circa 1985

Missing Since: September 11, 1985
Missing From: Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas
Classification: Endangered Missing
Sex: Female
Race: White
Date of Birth: February 1, 1931
Age: 54 years old
Height: 5'5” - 5'10”
Weight: 110 pounds
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Blue
Clothing/Jewelry Description: A purple blouse, purple slacks, and a white gold ring with multiple diamonds weighing approximately 3 carats in total.
Medical Conditions: Hart has been diagnosed with leukemia. She also suffers from acute anemia and bleeding ulcers. Hart is classified as disabled.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Hart has surgical scars on her abdomen. Her gallbladder and uterus are missing and she has had a partial gastrectomy. Her first name may be spelled "Betty." Hart may use the aliases B. J. Walker, Betty Horn, Betty J. Lindsay, Betty J. Walker, Jo Hart and/or Betty Horn Hart. She has a crowded anterior tooth. Her blood type is A-positive.

Details of Disappearance
Hart was last seen near her Grapevine, Texas residence at 12:00 p.m. on September 11, 1985. She was accompanied by Garry V. Kirkland at the time. Further details regarding Kirkland are unavailable. Hart has never been heard from again. Her clothing, jewelry and vehicle were left behind at the home she shared with her husband. There were no signs of a struggle at Hart's home, but foul play has not been ruled out in her disappearance. She was a woman of means who owned property in the area and operated a tavern in Tarrant County. Her loved ones stated it would be uncharacteristic of her to knowingly get into a dangerous situation and, other than owning a bar, she did not have a high-risk lifestyle. Investigators searched a heavily wooded area of Sky Harbor in northern Hood County, Texas in 2008, looking for Hart's body, but the search turned up nothing. Her case remains unsolved.

Investigating Agency
Grapevine Police Department 817-410-3224

2 Unidentified Person Exclusions
UP6796 11/18/1985 Alleghany VA
UP8642 03/30/2011 Fulton GA

 

[spartanx]

I read that she had:
Surgical scars on her abdomen.
Her gallbladder had been surgically removed.
Her uterus had been surgically removed.
She had a partial gastrectomy.
She had leukemia.
She suffers from acute anemia and bleeding ulcers.
She is type A positive blood.
She has a crowded front tooth.
The question here is... who is Garry V. Kirkland? friend? lover? did she run away with him? what was her relationship with her husband like?
whatever the case
rest in peace

 

[Pennysmom1]

Bettye is still missing

Missing Person / NamUs #MP7905

View NamUs missing person case MP7905 for Bettye Jo Hart missing from Grapevine, Texas. Date of last contact: Sep 11, 1985. NCMEC case number: --.

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Bettye Jo Hart – The Charley Project

• Medical Conditions Hart has been diagnosed with leukemia. She also suffers from acute anemia and bleeding ulcers. Hart is classified as disabled.
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• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Red hair, blue eyes. Hart has surgical scars on her abdomen. Her gallbladder and uterus are missing and she has had a partial gastrectomy. Her first name may be spelled "Betty." Hart may use the aliases B. J. Walker, Betty Horn, Betty J. Lindsay, Betty J. Walker, Jo Hart and/or Betty Horn Hart. She has a crowded anterior tooth. Her blood type is A-positive.

Details of Disappearance​

Hart was last seen near her Grapevine, Texas residence at 12:00 p.m. on September 11, 1985. She was accompanied by Garry V. Kirkland at the time. Further details regarding Kirkland are unavailable. Hart has never been heard from again. Her clothing, jewelry and vehicle were left behind at the home she shared with her husband.

There were no signs of a struggle at Hart's home, but foul play has not been ruled out in her disappearance.

She was a woman of means who owned property in the area and operated a tavern in Tarrant County. Her loved ones stated it would be uncharacteristic of her to knowingly get into a dangerous situation and, other than owning a bar, she did not have a high-risk lifestyle.

Investigators searched a heavily wooded area of Sky Harbor in northern Hood County, Texas in 2008, looking for Hart's body, but the search turned up nothing. Her case remains unsolved.

885DFTX - Bettye Jo Hart

Date of Birth: February 1, 1931
Age: 54 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'10" (178 cm.)
Weight: 110 lbs. (50 kg.)
Hair Color: Red
Eye Color: Blue
Nickname/Alias: Betty Horn; Betty J. Lindsay; Betty J. Walker; B.J. Walker; Jo Hart; Betty Horn Hart
Distinguishing Marks/Features: She has surgical scars on her abdomen. Missing gallbladder; missing uterus. Partial bilroth. Medical Conditions: She is known to suffer from leukemia, acute anemia, and bleeding ulcers. Blood type A Positive

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. Crowded lower anterior tooth.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: She was last seen wearing a purple blouse and purple slacks.
Jewelry: Bettye Jo was last seen wearing a white gold ring with multiple diamonds (approximate weight of 3 carats).
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

 

[Caring1]

3 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[Kpaige]

I would like to know if there have been any updates about Bettye’s disappearance. She was my aunt. My understanding is that she disappeared from her home on Camelot Drive in Grapevine, Texas. Garry V. Kirkland was a young (20-ish) neighbor who lived nearby. <modsnip: Removed info about people who are neither POI or suspect> I have contacted Grapevine PD and provided them with my contact info as many older family members have passed away since she disappeared, but I have received no updates from investigators.