Wilkinsburg Kidnap-Murder Case Still Brings New Tips

After the ‘woman at the bus stop’ tells her story about the day schoolgirl Beth Barr disappeared in 1977, other Patch readers offer more clues.

Editor’s note: This story originally ran in November 2011 on many Western PA Patch sites. Since that time, several persons have come forward with more information they feel can be helpful to the case, including potential suspects, possible vehicles used and other information, which has been shared with Allegheny County homicide detectives. The identity of the woman interviewed for this story is being withheld for her safety. The woman stood alone at about 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 23, 1977, at a Port  Authority Transit stop in Wilkinsburg, waiting for the bus that would  take her to her job in downtown Pittsburgh. The 24-year-old had grown up in Wilkinsburg, and she and her husband  had purchased a property on nearby Rebecca Avenue, which they …

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