Barbara Schantz was a police officer in

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when she appeared nude in the May 1982 issue of ''

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''. Her pictorial was photographed by staff photographer

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. She was born in

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. Her story was made into the 1983 movie ''

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'' featuring

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. Schantz still resides in Springfield and is retired from the police force.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Schantz, Barbara Living people American municipal police officers Year of birth missing (living people) People from Clark County, Ohio People from Springfield, Ohio

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