The Good News Before the Silence: Barbara Ann Smith

In this episode of Hunting 4 Answers: In August 1991, 28-year-old Barbara Ann Smith was found murdered on the grounds of an elementary school in Stockton, California. Barbara was seven months pregnant, and just a week earlier, she had told her sister she was going back to school and trying to build a better life for her children.

What happened in the days that followed remains largely a mystery. How Barbara ended up at the school, who she was with in the hours before she was found, and who killed her remain unanswered.

Thirty-five years later, no one has been charged. Anyone with information about this case should contact Stockton Crime Stoppers at 209-946-0600.

This is the story of Barbara Ann Smith. See for privacy information.