Missing Norma Louise Houghland Norma, approximately 1978 Date reported missing : 07/15/1978 Missing location (approx) : Sacramento, California Missing classification : Endangered Missing Gender : Female Ethnicity : White DOB : 02/04/1951 (70) Age at the time of disappearance: 27 years old Height / Weight : 5'5, 135 pounds Description, clothing, jewerly and more : Unknown, but she often wears turquoise rings and bEthnicity : lets. Medical conditions : Norma may suffer from depression. Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : Caucasian female. Blonde hair, hazel eyes. Norma may use the last name Briggs. Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Norma and her sons, Thomas and Richard, disappeared from Sacramento, California on July 15, 1978. They didn't have air conditioning and Norma would often take the children for rides in the car to stay cool. They may have done that on they day they disappeared. Norma's ex-husband lived in Washington state and no one realized the family was missing for a week. Relatives went to the Houghlands' apartment on Sutterville Road and found it intact, with all their clothing and belongings inside and some dishes in the sink. The children's bicycles were inside and there was an uncashed welfare check. The only thing that was missing was Norma's car, a gold or light blue 1965 Pontiac LeMans with the California license plate number 254SBI. It has never been found. Norma's parents and one of her two sisters have since died, as have Thomas and Richard's father. The case remains unsolved and little information is available. Other information and links : ncy Sacramento Police Department 916-808-0560 September 2021 updates and sources KCRA 3 News 10 Fox 40 California Attorney General's Office A missing person is a person who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and condition are not known. A person may go missing through a voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found (such as at sea), or many other reasons. In most parts of the world, a missing person will usually be found quickly. While criminal abductions are some of the most widely reported missing person cases, these account for only 2�5% of missing children in Europe. By contrast, some missing person cases remain unresolved for many years. Laws related to these cases are often complex since, in many jurisdictions, relatives and third parties may not deal with a person's assets until their death is considered proven by law and a formal death certificate issued. The situation, uncertainties, and lack of closure or a funeral resulting when a person goes missing may be extremely painful with long-lasting effects on family and friends. Several organizations seek to connect, share best practices, and disseminate information and imAge at the time of disappearance: s of missing children to improve the effectiveness of missing children investigations, including the International Commission on Missing Persons, the International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), as well as national organizations, including the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children in the US, Missing People in the UK, Child Focus in Belgium, and The Smile of the Child in Greece. Updated 7 times since October 12, 2004. May 11, 2019; Description, clothing, jewerly and more : added. |