Episode #10: Beth Lynn Barr - Murdered (1977)
Updated: Nov 17, 2022
In November 1977, Beth was abducted while walking home from school after an early dismissal before Thanksgiving break. Less than two years later her body was found in a shallow grave on the edge of a cemetery.
Beth Lynn Barr
Birth: 1970 - Death: 12/23/1977
Ethnicity: Caucasian - Sex: Female
Height: Unknown - Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Brown - Eye Color: Brown
Hometown: Wilkinsburg Borough (Beaver County)
Crime Scene: Beth was abducted while walking home from school on November 23rd, 1977. She was last seen talking to a man in a blue sedan with a red & white license plate which is believed to be an Ohio plate. Beth's remains were recovered from the area near Restland Memorial Park near the duck pond.
Last Known Location Alive: Walking southeast on Ardmore Blvd, left onto Marlboro Ave, and immediately right on Traymore Ave.
Injury Description: Multiple stab wounds to the chest.
Suspect Description: Caucasian male, in his 40's, 5'10"-5'11" tall, medium build, with medium brown curly hair. At the time he was wearing a grey suit with blue tinted sunglasses.
Additional Information: N/A
DNA: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
If You have any information, no matter how small the detail please contact the Allegheny County Police Homicide Division at 412-743-1300.
CASH REWARD: Unknown
Sources
One Day in November | WHO KILLED BETH LYNN BARR? (wordpress.com) Exclusive: Friend who was walking home with Beth Lynn Barr speaks out after 43 years – WPXI Anonymous letter responds to decades old cold case – WPXI Cold Case: The disappearance of a six-year-old girl – WPXI Little Girl's Murder Still Unsolved 43 Years Later: Who Killed Six-Year-Old Beth Lynn Barr? ~ True Crime Diva
'There will be justice': Mother of girl, 6, murdered 43 years ago says (msn.com) Kidnap-Murder Case Still 'Not A Lost Cause' 34 Years Later | Forest Hills, PA Patch 14 Dec 1977, Page 2 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com 15 Dec 1977, Page 1 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com 15 Dec 1977, Page 41 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com 15 Dec 1977, Page 43 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com 16 Dec 1977, Page 11 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com
23 Dec 1977, Page 4 - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at Newspapers.com 25 Mar 1979, Page 40 - The Pittsburgh Press at Newspapers.com