Barbara Cotton
- Year
- 1981
- Where
- Williston, North Dakota
- Source
- NamUs
- Evidence
- 1
Barbara Cotton, 15 at the time, was last known to be in Williston, North Dakota on April 11, 1981. NamUs case MP2921.
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Podcast episodes
- Barbara CottonMidwest Madness · 2021
- Barbara CottonWithout a Trace · 2026
- A Better Search for Barbara (17): The FindBarbCotton Movement – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold CaseDakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations · 2021
- A Better Search for Barbara (21): But, I Saw Barb Cotton! – Investigating the Barbara Cotton Cold CaseDakota Spotlight: True Crime & Cold Case Investigations · 2022
- For the Love of Our Daughters - Barbara Cotton MemorialA Better Search for Barbara · 2026
In the Internet Archive
- Please tell mom I love her - A better search for BarbaraAudio · 2021
- For the Love of Our Daughters - A Better Search for BarbaraAudio · 2021
- Last Days - Vanishing Act: The Untold Story of Kristin Joy Diede and Bob AndersonAudio · 2021
- Juarez to Williston - A Better Search for Barbara CottonAudio · 2021
- RED SULLIVAN SPEAKS OUT - A Better Search for BarbaraAudio · 2021
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