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According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

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Georgia Nadine Kirk


Georgia, date, approximate 2010; Theodore Kirk
Date Missing 01/01/2010
Missing From
Bonanza, Oregon
Missing Classification Endangered Missing
Sex Female
Race
White
Age 98 years old
Height and Weight 5'0, 110 pounds
Medical Conditions Georgia suffered a series of strokes between 2004 and 2010.
Associated Vehicle(s) Blue and gray four-door sedan of Japanese manufacture, with California license plates
Markings and/or Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Gray hair, hazel eyes. Georgia goes by her middle name, Nadine, and most accounts refer to her by that name.
Details of Disappearance Nadine lived in Bonanza, Oregon with her son, Theodore Martin "Ted" Kirk, at the time of her disappearance. A photo of Theodore is posted with this summary. In June 2015, friends notified the police that they hadn't seen her since 2010 and they thought she might be dead and Theodore might be cashing her Social Security checks for himself.
When authorities went to the Kirk residence, Theodore told them his mother had gone to California with a friend in late May or early June, riding in a blue and gray four-door sedan of Japanese make, with California license plates. He claimed he couldn't remember who Nadine's companion's was, but later produced the person's name. Police searched for Nadine and her supposed companion in California, but found no trace of them.
During a search of the Kirk property in 2017, cadaver dogs alerted in a specific area on the east side, the same place where a neighbor reported having seen a pile of "lime." Investigators dug up the area, but the dig turned up no evidence.
The last record of Nadine's financial activity was a check she signed in January 2010. Since then there had been no activity on her and Theodore's account that was suggestive of an elderly woman, such as payments for medical expenses. Theodore kept a detailed calendar where he recorded a series of strokes Nadine suffered between 2004 and 2010. The last time the calendar mentioned strokes, Theodore wrote Nadine had two strokes in three days. After this entry, the calendar never mentioned Nadine again.
In August 2017, Theodore was charged with stealing Nadine's Social Security benefits between 2010 and 2015. $81,360 worth of benefits were paid into their joint bank account over the five years, and her son was financially dependent on his mother's income; his last reported earnings were in 1980.
In June 2018, Theodore pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government funds. He was sentenced to fifteen months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. He will also have to $30,868 in restitution.
Investigators don't believe Nadine is still alive, but no one has been charged in her disappearance. Her remains unsolved.
Investigating Agency
Klamath County Sheriff's Office
541-883-8150
Other
The Eugene Mail Tribune
NamUs
KOIN 6
The Oregonian
The Herald and News

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Resources for Missing Persons

According to current statistics, 4,000 people in the United States go missing every day. Sometimes a child suddenly vanishes from the bus stop or the local park or even from their own yard or bedroom. Or a teenager doesn�t return home after a walk to the neighborhood grocery store or a bike ride or a party with friends. Other times, an adult is mysteriously absent from their job or neighbors haven�t seen them for several days, and family and friends haven�t heard from them either.

Missing Person Case Updates with Photos