Missing
Barbara Jean Pauley Hunt
Hunt, approximately 1985
Date and time person was reported missing : 01/17/1985
Missing location (approx) :
Smyth County, Virginia
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Female
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 02/23/1964 (57)
Age at the time of disappearance: 21 years old
Height / Weight : 4'11 - 5'0, 80 - 90 pounds
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian female. Brown hair.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Hunt's sister saw her walking down Main Street in Marion, Virginia on January 17, 1985 and they spoke to each other. Hunt was crying and upset because she had to report to jail that day and the police wanted her to inform on her friends, and she did not want to.
Later that day, Hunt went to the Club Cafe, a bar on Main Street in Marion. She appeared to be under the influence of drugs at the time. She left with four women in a borrowed car. The women later returned without her. That evening, Hunt's parents tried to find her but could not. She has never been heard from again. She left behind a young child.
Hunt's boyfriend, Roger Dale Dunford, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in her case in 1995. He had an arrest record for marijuana trafficking charges. Authorities believe he may have murdered Hunt by shooting her to death.
The jury was unable to reach a verdict in the murder case, however, and Hunt's disappearance remains unsolved. Foul play is suspected in her disappearance due to the circumstances involved.
Other information and links : ncy
Smyth County Sheriff's Office
276-782-4056
September 2021 updates and sources
The Doe Network
The Roanoke Times
The Smith County News
5 October 12, 2004. December 31, 2008; Height / Weight : added.
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
