Missing Woman Turns Up at Casino
An Orange mother of two who vanished Nov. 29 after dropping off her children at school turned up unharmed Thursday at a casino near Las Vegas.
Barbara Burchartz, 31, called detectives about 4 a.m. and said she had no intention of worrying her family and did not realize they had reported her missing, Orange Police Police Lt. Timm Browne said.
Burchartz has been staying at Buffalo Bill’s Hotel and Casino in Stateline, Nev., about 30 miles from Las Vegas. Browne said she offered no explanation for leaving.
“She told us she wasn’t desirous of speaking to her family and we really don’t need to be looking for her because she’s not missing,” Browne said. “At this point, we’ve done all that we can do.”
Burchartz had quit her job as a receptionist about a month ago amid a tumultuous divorce.
Raymond Burchartz, her estranged husband, has temporary custody of the couple’s children and use of the woman’s home.
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