The Case of the Missing Cases
While there are many strange happenings in Delaware County,
Oklahoma, few if any are more strange that what we here at Bubbaworld
refer to as "The Case of the Missing Cases".
While that
might sound like a title from an old "Perry Mason" show
from a by-gone era of television, reality in Delaware County is much stranger than any
fictional Perry Mason case.
"The Case of the Missing Cases" involves the disappearance of Barbara Johnson-Willard, who "went missing" on June 21, 1996 and Joann Ellis who "went missing" on July 10, 1998.
While missing persons cases are common and handled in a professional manner by law enforcement agencies everywhere, the "Delaware County twist" to these missing persons is the fact that not only did the women "go missing", so did the investigation of their disappearances along with any records or evidence in the possession of the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, then under the control of Sheriff Jim Earp.
The links below provide background information and updates on the missing women, the investigations or lack thereof and are up to date as of November, 2003:
Missing Case #2 - Joann Ellis
As of December, 2006 there have been no new developments or information forthcoming in the disappearance of Barbara Johnson-Willard.
