Barbara McCray: The Polk County Record
The last-contact entry and dated search reporting describe different stages.
Abstract
NamUs MP101152 lists July 31, 2021 contact in Buchanan, Georgia, and an age of 83 at disappearance.1
Contact and Reporting
Its narrative attributes a sighting around 6 p.m. to a family member. The Polk County Police entry gives case 2108918 and an August 1, 2021 report date.1
Sourced Accounts and Questions
Here’s where you come in. Can you establish the original observation and keep it separate from the following day’s report?1
Keep each source, date and question together in a Research File in Almost Solved.
Show later developments and reported outcomes
Later Search Reporting
Denise Dillon’s August 3, 2021 FOX 5 Atlanta report describes a search involving volunteers, fire officials and law enforcement, quoting Detective Caleb Bowman.2
The report describes pond searches with sonar and an overnight thermal-imaging drone. Granddaughter Misty Romero expressed gratitude for the community response.2
Can you locate a dated public update showing what the searches covered and established?2
These are dated search accounts; original search logs and a verified later outcome were not inspected.
Scope and Method
Original observation, agency reports, search logs and a current outcome were not inspected.
Prepared with AI assistance. Sources and references checked against the cited public materials. This paper is an original synthesis of the identified public sources; it does not reproduce article bodies, transcripts, or an investigative file.
Footnote References
- NamUs MP101152, Barbara McCray; reviewed November 3, 2026.
- Denise Dillon, FOX 5 Atlanta, Polk County search report, August 3, 2021.