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Missing Persons
Barbara Lealyn Lenz
Missing Person
NAME: Barbara Lealyn Lenz
AGE AT REPORT: 31 YOA
DOB: August 30, 1957
WEIGHT: 130 lbs.
HEIGHT: 5’07”
HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: Blue
CLASSIFICATION: Endangered Missing
MISSING FROM: Logan/Woodbine, IA
Harrison County
CASE NUMBER: 89-03215
NCIC NUMBER: M-360981053
NAMUS MP NUMBER: 5423
MISSING SINCE: May 6, 1989
Facts
Disappearance
At the time of her disappearance, Barbara's mother was hospitalized with pneumonia. Barbara made the trip from Woodbine to the Missouri Valley Hospital every day to visit her. When Barbara had not visited her for two days in a row, her mother sent relatives to check on her. Inside the home they found the coffee pot half-full and still turned on, her laundry half-folded, and her keys and purse there. Barbara has not been seen since.
For 36 years residents of Woodbine, Iowa were scared and afraid to come forward. In 2024 Crime Stoppers created a Facebook group dedicated to getting tips and getting people to come forward. Several people did and the information that was received was sent to DCI (Department of Criminal Investigation) Crime Stoppers played a small role in trying to get this case some closure but we are truly grateful for everyone that came forward rather it be through us or directly to DCI and the Iowa Attorney General's Cold Case Unit
Update Monday, March 10, 2025
Robert Allen Davis is charged with first-degree murder in the 1989 disappearance of Barbara Lenz.
His arrest comes nearly 36 years after Lenz went missing in the western Iowa town of Woodbine. The Iowa Attorney General's Cold Case Unit announced Davis' arrest Tuesday after months of investigation.
A criminal complaint says Davis and Lenz were in a relationship at the time, and Davis was the last person to see Lenz before she disappeared. The complaint details several incidents of violence, including times when Davis strangled Lenz to the point of unconsciousness. Lenz sought medical treatment for her injuries on multiple occasions.
Davis, 61, was living in Council Bluffs at the time of his arrest. He was taken into custody during a traffic stop. Davis is currently in the Harrison County jail on a $3 million bond. Lenz's body has never been discovered.
To get information on court fillings go to the following website
https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/ESAWebApp/DefaultFrame
Prayers for Lenz
Update 4/18/2026
Earlier this month a Pottawattamie County jury found Robert Davis guilty of Murder in the Second Degree. The charge stemmed from the death of his then girlfriend Barbara Lenz on May 6th, 1989. The jury deliberated four hours. Davis will be sentenced on May 22nd, 2026 in Harrison County.
Lenz body has still not been recovered and we are unsure if it ever will be.
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