Crime Solvers Central
CSC
254 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Case Description

Any updates on this case? Let us know!
On a cold December day in 1982, a 29-year-old mother of four named Barbara Jane Shumac disappeared from her home in Venango Township, a quiet corner of Erie County, Pennsylvania. The date was December 16th, and what began as a day with the simple plan of cutting down a Christmas tree ended in a mystery that would span decades. That morning, an argument had taken place between Barbara and her husband. Sometime between the hours of noon and 2:00 p.m., she walked away from their residence on Kimbal ...Read More
Last Seen: Dec 16, 1982

Victim Details

Jul 15, 2009

Jul 24, 2023

Barbara

Shumac

71

29

54 inches

58 inches

110 lbs

120 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

Dec 16, 1982

Venango Township

Pennsylvania

Erie County

No

20586

Pennsylvania State Police - Troop E

Erie

Pennsylvania

Erie County

16511

Eric Conroe

Trooper

4320 Iroquois Avenue, Pennsylvania

8148981641

State

Law Enforcement

E01-0263936

Pennsylvania State Police - Troop E

7186

Brown

Hazel

Hazel

06/24/2026


Area Last Seen: