Barbara
Eleanor Hoover
Only
Picture Available
"She
has enough resources to stay out this long, but it's just weird."
Lt.
John Arndell
Popular
Song Around The Time
The
Song was actually released in October of 2002. But was still on the charts in September of 2003.
Barbara
Eleanor West-Hoover
Lyon
County Sheriff's Office Contact Info:
Lyon County Sheriff's Office
(775)
463-6600
911
Harvey Way #1
Yerington,
NV 89447
LCSO
Detective Division:
(775)
577-5206
LCSO
24-hour Dispatch Center:
(775)
577-5023
Secret
Witness:
(775)
322-4900
LCSO
Case Number:
Case#
03-3340
NamUs
#MP184
Date of Birth:
11/20/1936
Date
Missing:
09/9/2003
(Reported
Missing by her Son. The 9th is the last time she communicated with
her Family. However according to her husband she left on the 11th)
Missing From:
Silver
Springs, Lyon County, Nevada
Address
At Time:
5135
Tamarack Ave
Personal:
Height: 5'0
Weight: 165
lbs.
Hair Color: Brown/Grey
Eye
Color: Hazel
Wears
Eyeglasses
Mole
on Left Cheek
Pierced
Ears
Spouse:
Robert
"Bob" Franklin Hoover Sr.
Born: July
10th 1932 Died:
February 15th 2019
Distinguished
Navy Pilot in the Korean War
Retired
Executive Engineer with AT&T
Children:
Derenda
Beard
Jerry
Hoover
Dan
Hoover
Clothing:
Black
Stretch Pants
Dark
Colored Socks
Black
Velour-Type Tennis Shoes
Jewelry:
Wedding
Ring with Baguettes
Stud
Earrings (Either Diamond or Gold)
Medical:
Appendectomy
Scar
Hysterectomy
Scar
Surgical
Scar from Gall Bladder Removal.
Bladder
Disorder
(Requires
Daily Medication)
She
may also have been depressed at the time of her disappearance.
Circumstances of
Disappearance:
Bob
Franklin Hoover (Barbara's husband) told
her family that his wife had grown increasingly reclusive and
depressed since the death of her father. And had
threatened to leave him several
times. He also stated she was angry
because the entirety of her father's inheritance had been left to her
brother. He maintains that his wife left him in a fit of anger
over this.
And
she was gone after he returned from doing some banking on
the 12th. He said that she packed two suitcases and said that
she was going to the coast (California) to stay
with friends in order to get her mind straight. He says she took
several thousand dollars and a year's supply of her bladder medicine
with her. But did not take her 1989 Pontiac Firebird.
(This
is laughable. So she just packed her suitcases....And walked
off.....Not to mention he says she left before he returned home from
doing banking. But he knew she took a years worth of bladder
medication. And told him she was going to California. And even took a
several thousand dollars with her too. Get real. How the hell did
she get there? She left her car! If he told them someone picked
her up. Id have died laughing. That wouldn't be hard to verify. He
likely told them he didn't know who did.)
Bob
told authorities he spoke to Barbara on the phone in
2004 (Some reports say 2005) and also
met her at a Jackson, Nevada Coffeeshop. And that Barbara also
used his Health Insurance. Conveniently, He has not produced any
documentation to support this. Or proved any of the encounters even
took place. He has apparently told LE he believes Barbara's friends
in Merced, California may be assisting her in hiding. For what
purpose is anyones guess. The couple did live in Merced prior to
moving to Nevada.
Family
members and friends say that it is completely out of character for
her to just pack up and leave. They say she is a timid woman who
keeps to her self. Derenda (The couple's
daughter of Redding, California) told detectives
that her mother would have never left alone and has always stayed in
close contact with her children. Family members told
detectives that they have not heard from her since September 9th,
2003. And some family members have made accusations that
they believe Barbara was murdered.
Investigators
got a warrant to search the Hoover home and searched two other
properties owned by the Hoovers to no avail.
Something
To Keep In Mind:
Within
three weeks of her disappearance, Barbara's
husband made an impromptu purchase of a motor home and took an
unexpected road trip through Nevada, California, and Arizona,
ultimately expanding the possible whereabouts of Barbara Hoover to
multiple states.
That
was taken directly from the LCSO's Website
MY
THOUGHTS
There
isn't a lot of info on this case out there. I almost didn't do it.
But I figure I could at least give my thoughts on it. No blogger or
podcaster has covered this case to my knowledge.This is just plain
ridiculous. It's pretty obvious that he took that rode trip to dump
her somewhere. It's pretty obvious LE knows he did it. Bob
tells LE that her friends may be helping her hide....My question is.
Why does she NEED to hide? She didn't commit any crime. Then
he even states that he met with her more than a year after her
"disappearance". So.....She ISN'T hiding.
I believe he only did this because he was pressured or he expected to
be. She would have been out of medication by that time. And he
conveniently said he let her use his Insurance. Yet doesn't provide
any proof of this. He likely either said or alluded to her needing
the card for more bladder medication. She was legally declared
dead in
2018.
Bob passed away this past February. Justice was denied here. I
believe they could've pushed to try and have charges brought on him
in the last couple years. I'd point to Donna
Mae Bayerl the case
as an example. No body. But they got a conviction. It is hard. But it
can be done. Justice was denied here. And unless someone comes across
a Jane Doe somewhere that matches Barbara. This case will remain
unsolved. Since Bob was a survivalist. He likely hid the body well.
Reno
Gazette Journal-9/19/2003
UPDATE:11/16/2019
WANTED
TO DO AN UPDATE RELATED TO THIS WEBSITE
THIS
WEBSITE SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. THE AUTHOR IS AN IDIOT. THAT'S ALL I
WANTED TO SAY.