Deceased/Not Found CA - Dawn Marie Viens, 37, Lomita, 18 Oct 2009 - David Viens chgd w/murder

[summer_breeze]

http://www.scpr.org/news/2009/12/23/...missing-woman/

Public's help sought in finding missing woman
Dec. 23, 2009 | KPCC Wire Services

LOMITA — Sheriff's detectives are asking the public's help in locating a 37-year-old woman last seen leaving work.

Dawn Marie Viens left work on Narbonne Avenue in Lomita at 5 p.m. Sunday, said Detective Diane Harris.

Viens is 5 feet 7 inches tall, 110 pounds, and has red hair and brown eyes. She has a tattoo of a yellow butterfly on her right hip and a tattoo of a star on an ankle, Harris said.

She was wearing tan pants and a white shirt when last seen.

Anyone with information was asked to call Harris or missing persons detectives at (323) 890-5500.

http://projectjason.org/forums/index.php?topic=7656.0

[summer_breeze]

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_14823641

By Larry Altman Staff Writer
Posted: 04/05/2010 06:02:56 PM PDT

A Lomita restaurateur whose wife vanished more than five months ago said he is praying she will contact him and come back safe.

[nevinm]

It looks like Dawn posted a comment about their restaurant on this restaurant review site 10 days before she disappeared. She stated that the restaurant had only been open for 16 days.

http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/5/147596...ry-Cafe-Lomita

[summer_breeze]

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/v/viens_dawn.html

[summer_breeze]

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_16015104

By Larry Altman Staff Writer
Posted: 09/07/2010 06:14:40 PM PDTUpdated: 09/07/2010 07:19:39 PM PDT

Two homicide detectives have taken over an investigation into the disappearance of a Lomita woman who vanished nearly a year ago and whose friends believe is dead.

[KR2tonenow]

Nancy Grace will be following Dawn Viens disappearance tonight.
Tonight -- The beautiful wife of a successful business owner mysteriously vanishes without a trace. He reportedly never reports her missing and reportedly has his girlfriend move into the family home! What happened to Dawn Viens?

[Kat]

Dawn was covered on the NG show today.


ETA:

Here is a thread started for discussion.

CA Dawn Marie Viens, 37, Lomita, 18 OCT 2009 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

CA Dawn Marie Viens, 37, Lomita, 18 OCT 2009 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

[summer_breeze]

http://nancygrace.blogs.cnn.com/2010...wife-vanishes/

September 14, 2010
Posted: 05:06 PM ET
Husband's New Girlfriend Allegedly Throws out Wife's Stuff, Jeep Towed

The mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of Dawn Viens, the beautiful wife of a California restaurant owner, takes yet another bizarre twist. After we learn the missing woman’s husband reportedly shacks up with a new girlfriend just days after Viens goes missing, we now learn David Vien’s girlfriend throws out his missing wife’s stuff, according to a friend of the missing woman.

[summer_breeze]

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_16074912

By Larry Altman Staff Writer
Posted: 09/14/2010 06:57:50 PM PDT
Updated: 09/14/2010 07:19:31 PM PDT

The father of a missing Lomita woman said Tuesday he is holding out hope she is alive, but fears the worst and suspects her husband knows more about her whereabouts than he's saying.

[Kat]

CA CA - Dawn Marie Viens - 37 years old - Lomita - Dec 2009 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

CA CA - Dawn Marie Viens - 37 years old - Lomita - Dec 2009 - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

Information and Support for family only thread. It has many articles available to read. (TY Summerbreeze)

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/v/viens_dawn.html

Dawn went missing in October of 2009. Her Husband did not report her missing. Her friends did IIRC 3 weeks later.

NG had coverage of Dawn tonight on her show.

Homicide detectives are now working Dawn's case IIRC.

After Dawn disappeared, her Husband moved his pregnant girlfriend into their home and gave her Dawn's job as a hostess at his restaurant. (From what I remember from watching NG).

Prayers for Dawn's family.

[cluciano63]

who actually saw her last, i wonder...

[KR2tonenow]

Originally Posted by summer_breeze

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_16015104

By Larry Altman Staff Writer
Posted: 09/07/2010 06:14:40 PM PDTUpdated: 09/07/2010 07:19:39 PM PDT

Thanks for the article - this is strange <snipped>

Afraid he could go to jail again one day, she stashed money with a friend. It grew to about $640. <snipped>

$640.00 are you kidding me. DV's husband has a history of selling drugs and he runs a restaurant? Really?!

Maybe the IRS should look into money laundering while they are at it. 1 year later this is now going national, what a shame.

[trigger]

Originally Posted by KR2tonenow

Thanks for the article - this is strange <snipped>

Afraid he could go to jail again one day, she stashed money with a friend. It grew to about $640. <snipped>

$640.00 are you kidding me. DV's husband has a history of selling drugs and he runs a restaurant? Really?!

Maybe the IRS should look into money laundering while they are at it. 1 year later this is now going national, what a shame.

ITA...I thought this she was just missing..

[Kat]

Hopefully PattyG has the NG coverage on her youtube account.

[Kat]

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP.../10/ng.01.html

Aired September 10, 2010 - 20:00:00 ET

.(Nancy Grace talking) Her husband, the restaurant owner in the LA area, immediately moves the new girlfriend into the home, the family home, and props (ph) the girlfriend up as the hostess, the job his wife had the day before. (the day before comment might have been an exageration?)

Back to you, Debra Mark, KABC, Talk Radio 790. Now, how quickly did the husband move the girlfriend into the hostess position at the restaurant?

Lot's of info at NG transcript

[truthsleuth]

Originally Posted by Kat

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP.../10/ng.01.html

Aired September 10, 2010 - 20:00:00 ET

Lot's of info at NG transcript

Thanks, Kat.

No mention in the transcript that the moved-in girlfriend/new restaurant hostess is pregnant, but that's OK. She doesn't have to be pregnant for Dawn's husband to be responsible for his wife's disappearance and possible (probable) death.

And he never posted a reward for Dawn's return because he claims he's broke--yet he expanded his restaurant since her disappearance. He had enough money for that ... And, as stated before, he never even posted a missing person's poster on his restaurant window, though many other businesses in the neighborhood did. What a guy!

Can you tell I don't like this guy, people? lol

[truthsleuth]

The images of Dawn Viens in posts #2 and #4 of this thread are so completely different than one another, they almost look like they represent two separate people. I'd be interested to know which photo is the most recent. The blondish person in the second photo looks older and more worn out than the person in the first photo--poor thing.

I thought this was interesting as well. Ten days before her disappearance, Dawn Viens wrote this comment at Urban Spoon:


patience
by Dawn Viens (1 review)
October 08, 2009
HI, I'm Dawn My husband /chef is David
We are a work in progress, only open for 16 days.
I know we are not yet perfect, but we work 14 hours a day to become so!
No more server check outs in restaurant, and we have added a "please use your cell w/discretion" on menu.
Thank you for your input, and try us next time. = )

The restaurant had only been open for 16 days (following remodeling?) and she disappeared ten days after she wrote this post. Funny how she sounds so lucid and clear considering her husband claims he fired her the day she disappeared because of her drunkenness and drug taking, but wouldn't elaborate on his remark. Who makes that kind of denigrating remark about their missing and possibly dead wife? Oh, that's right, he didn't even report her missing and yes, he moved in his new girlfriend immediately.

Also when a reporter went to the restaurant for an interview:

Viens' husband, David Viens, remained at the sink in his kitchen last week when a reporter visited. His girlfriend, who identified herself as Kathy, told a reporter they would not discuss the matter and asked [the reporter] to leave.

Nice. This Kathy has really taken over for Dawn, hasn't she? Sounds like a take-charge kind of gal.

I'm not giving up on finding what happened to Dawn Marie Viens. Although we can all probably easily figure out who did it, it's the when and how that's missing. It would be great if we could help figure that out to have justice served and a possible murderer caught.

[Kat]

I agree truthsleuth. The when the how and where the hello is she? She deserves to come home, her family deserves that too!

I get so frustrated at these spouses that do away with their spouse. It's called DIVORCE for pete's sake. Sorry for the rant

[Debbie3223]

I JUST SAW this on the Nancy Grace CNN page... i dont understand why people just dont get divorced...sure its gonna cost money.. sometimes alot... now this dood..and maybe this chick will always be under a cloud of suspion.. i wouldnt eat at his restaurant

[truthsleuth]

Originally Posted by Kat

I agree truthsleuth. The when the how and where the hello is she? She deserves to come home, her family deserves that too!

I get so frustrated at these spouses that do away with their spouse. It's called DIVORCE for pete's sake. Sorry for the rant

Me too, Kat! I guess he thought if Dawn was gone he could move the new girlfriend in without any complications or "other woman" accusations. Did he think no one would notice? This guy makes my skin crawl.

Where are you, Dawn?

Originally Posted by Debbie3223

I JUST SAW this on the Nancy Grace CNN page... i don't understand why people just don't get divorced...sure its gonna cost money.. sometimes a lot... now this dood..and maybe this chick will always be under a cloud of suspicion.. i wouldn't eat at his restaurant

Nor would I, Debbie. Never. And I'm hoping the people of Lomita CA feel the same way.

[Kat]

bump

NG has coverage for Dawn tonight. I'll bring the transcript as soon as it's ready if someone else doesn't grab it first.

[Kat]

I caught that too KR2, my kids rolled in from school here while it was on (it comes on here at 2PM) I missed some of it.

What was the report about the GF and her Husband's daughter took Dawn's clothes and put them in the dumpster shortly after she left? I didn't hear that clearly.

Also, I heard something about the Husband cutting Dawn's hair?

IIRC, the part I think I might have heard clearly was that the GF came to work at the restaurant a week before Dawn went missing?

Boy I really need that transcript LOL!

[MBLover]

http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1009/10/ng.01.html

NG transcripts

[Kat]

Originally Posted by MBLover

http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1009/10/ng.01.html

NG transcripts

Thanks MB:

Here is what I was trying to remember:

Snippets:

CACACE: Occasionally, things here and there. He cut her hair off one time. He got drunk and snipped a lock of hair off (INAUDIBLE)

GRACE: Whoa! Whoa! He got drunk and cut her hair off?

CACACE: Yes.

GRACE: Did you just say that?

CACACE: Yes.

http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1009/13/ng.01.html
From Monday coverage the transcript.

DEBRA MARK, TALK RADIO 790 KABC: About a week-and-a-half later, Nancy, after she disappeared, a friend of hers saw her husband`s daughter and his new girlfriend taking her stuff. They were in a car. They drove to the restaurant, took stuff out of the car and started throwing things into the dumpster. Allegedly, you know, there was a few things they decided to keep, but most of the things were just thrown away.

PAT BROWN, CRIMINAL PROFILER, AUTHOR OF "THE PROFILER": Well, let`s not be unfair. I think this guy is telling the absolute truth in the statements. Listen to what he said. I loved her, which is in the past tense so he knows that she is not coming back.

He says I miss her. Maybe in the way, you know, when burn your house down for the insurance money, you still like that house. And he also says I don`t have anything to hide. Well, he had about three weeks probably to hide everything there was to hide. So he`s probably telling the truth about that, too. So we ought to listen to what he is saying.

He also had her Jeep towed.

[truthsleuth]

Thank you all for this new information.

Does anyone know how old David Viens' daughter is? Teenager? Early twenties? And why would she be asked to help? What's up with that? How could the husband and new GF explain to the daughter why the clothes were all being thrown away--and make it "right"?

I'm off to read the NG transcripts. Thanks again!