NV NV - Nita Mayo, 64, Hawthorne, 8 August 2005

[cazador]

it it known what company owns and maintains the restrooms?

California State Department of Forestry

 

[cindykm]

I haven't been on here in such a long time. I google Mom's name from time to time and here I am again. Today is the 15th year since Mom went missing, hard to believe it's been that long. We still talk to the police and Mom's case is still active. My sister goes to California every year and speaks to them and also joins the Tuolumne County Missing Persons Awareness Day event, which has been held every year since 2016. But of course not this year due to the virus.

It's a bit comforting to read the posts and see how much people care. Thank you!

KOLO aired a segment on Mom yesterday, we sure appreciate it.
https://www.kolotv.com/2020/08/08/no-answers-fifteen-years-after-hawthorne-womans-disappearance/

 

[Suglo]

Bump!

 

[YaYa_521]

Nita Mary Mayo

MISSING SINCE: 08/08/2005
SEX: Female
DOB: 02/09/1941
RACE: White
HEIGHT: 5' 2"
EYES: Hazel
WEIGHT: 140 lbs.
HAIR: Brown
JEWELRY: Earrings
OTHER IDENTIFIER: Speaks with an English accent.
DENTAL X-RAYS AVAILABLE: Yes

Mary was last seen on August 8, 2005 in Hawthorne, NV. She left her residence to travel to Sonora Pass, her vehicle was discovered on August 10, 2005 at Donnell Vista Point on Hwy 108, just west of Dardannell's Resort.

Contact
AGENCY: Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department
PHONE NUMBER: (209) 533-5815
CASE NUMBER: 05-2406

 

[dulcinea]

Years have past...
What I think both ladies were there for..
They stopped to look out for the view and use the restroom in my opinion..

I never searched for both ladies. Only Nita Mayo.
What we found on the first search for Nita Mayo was interesting..
A pile of fresh dirt 500 foot or so into the forest that the search dogs hit on.
There was nothing in the pile of dirt.
This is a forest floor with Granite Rock and Large Pine Trees. There was no place for this pile of dirt to come from. It had to be brought there and dumped.

We did find a tree where a bear had been recently ripping bark off for goodies..

We did scale down through all possible spots a body could fall.

I did have a interesting fellow who came along after searchers had left for the day..
A green truck with tools such as shovel and broom. Also cleaning supplies..
Forestry employee .. The duty was to clean the bathrooms..

I was Looking for.. an accident victim or..
Means, Motive, Opportunity.. I found 2
I have no idea what would be the Motive..
A mind that is crazy is hard to understand.
And this is not an accusation. I would leave that up to the F.B.I. if they ever took notice..
jmho

I would be curious to know what time the bathrooms were scheduled to be cleaned and what time Nita was most likely to be at that spot. This case has always bothered me. I checked in tonight just to see if there was anything new. This would explain why she is not there but her car is.

 

[BethAnn777]

Trace Evidence just relapsed a podcast episode about Nita. Getting ready to listen now and will comment back if there are any updates. Episode 147
Trace Evidence

 

[Atombudd]

What does (if anything) Jewel Jeanne Rice have to do with Nita's disappearance? I can not find any updates that she has been located and questioned.

Nita Mary Mayo​

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Mayo, circa 2005; Jewel Jeanne Rice

• Missing Since 08/08/2005
• Missing From Hawthorne, Nevada
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 02/09/1941 (82)
• Age 64 years old
• Height and Weight 5'0 - 5'2, 140 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A gold mother's ring with a peridot stone, a pink stone, a blue stone and a purple stone on her her right ring finger, and possibly a Celtic-style silver necklace and a silver neckleace wth one blue and two pink stones in a small pendant. Clothing unknown, but she usually wears cotton shirts, jeans or capri pants, and white sneakers or white sandals.
• Associated Vehicle(s) Silver 1997 Mercury Sable or Ford Taurus station with a Marine sticker on the back window (accounted for)
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown/hazel eyes. Mayo is a British national and speaks with an English accent. She wears prescription eyeglasses with oval-shaped lenses and gold wire frames. Her ears are pierced. Mayo had highlights in her hair at the time of her August 2005 disappearance.

Details of Disappearance​

Mayo was last seen her residence in the 1100 block of Park Street in Hawthorne, Nevada on August 8, 2005. She had told a friend she was going on a one-day shopping trip over the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the western side of the mountain range. She said she would go over Sonora Pass on State Route 108, and would return by evening and report to work the next day.

Mayo is believed to have left her home at 11:00 a.m. She did not arrive at work as planned and has never been heard from again.

Two days after Mayo was last seen, her silver 1997 Mercury Sable or Ford Taurus station wagon, which has a Marine sticker on the back window, was later found at Donnell's Vista, a lookout point on State Route 108 just outside Sonora. The keys were locked inside the car, which could also be opened with a keypad. Mayo's cellular phone, wallet and purse were also inside the vehicle; only her camera was missing. There was no sign of her at the scene.

Authorities determined that Mayo's car had been at Donnell's Vista since the day of her disappearance. The lookout point overlooks a river canyon 1,000 feet below.

In September 2005, authorities announced they were seeking Jewel Jeanne Rice in connection with Mayo's disappearance. Photographs of Rice are posted with this case summary. She is not being called a suspect in Mayo's case, but investigators believe she may have valuable information.

Police stated Rice's vehicle had mechanical problems in the Sonora area on the day Mayo disappeared, and she was going around asking people for help with it. On August 12, she left Sonora without the car. Her current whereabouts are unknown.

Mayo was employed as a licensed practical nurse at the Mt. Grant General Hospital Clinic in Hawthorne at the time of her disappearance. Her loved ones stated she was physically and mentally healthy in August 2005 and it is uncharacteristic of her to leave without warning. Her case remains unsolved.

Nita Mary Mayo – The Charley Project

 

[Pennysmom1]

Missing Nita Mayo

Missing Nita Mayo, Hawthorne, Nevada. 169 likes. Nita Mayo has been missing since August 8, 2005.

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Nita Mary Mayo – The Charley Project

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[Pennysmom1]

Aug 15, 2018

13 Years Later, Still No Answers in the Case of Missing Hawthorne Nurse

Thirteen years after the mysterious disappearance of Hawthorne resident Nita Mayo, there are still no answers as to what could have happened to the beloved nurse. On Monday, Aug. 8, the 75-year old…

mcindependentnews.com

Revised January 2021

The Strange disappearances from Donnell Vista Point in the Stanislaus National Forest — StrangeOutdoors.com

Nita Mayo, 2005, Patricia Sue Tolhurst, 2014, Breck Phelps, 2016, Donnell Vista Point, Highway 108, Stanislaus National Forest, Tuolumne County, California. Revised January 2021 Background the Donnell Vista Point disappearances Three people, Nita Mayo, Patricia Tolhurst, and Breck Phe

www.strangeoutdoors.com

 

[mike2013]

Years have past...
What I think both ladies were there for..
They stopped to look out for the view and use the restroom in my opinion..

I never searched for both ladies. Only Nita Mayo.
What we found on the first search for Nita Mayo was interesting..
A pile of fresh dirt 500 foot or so into the forest that the search dogs hit on.
There was nothing in the pile of dirt.
This is a forest floor with Granite Rock and Large Pine Trees. There was no place for this pile of dirt to come from. It had to be brought there and dumped.

We did find a tree where a bear had been recently ripping bark off for goodies..

We did scale down through all possible spots a body could fall.

I did have a interesting fellow who came along after searchers had left for the day..
A green truck with tools such as shovel and broom. Also cleaning supplies..
Forestry employee .. The duty was to clean the bathrooms..

I was Looking for.. an accident victim or..
Means, Motive, Opportunity.. I found 2
I have no idea what would be the Motive..
A mind that is crazy is hard to understand.
And this is not an accusation. I would leave that up to the F.B.I. if they ever took notice..
jmho

interesting observation on the dirt pile...how big was the pile of dirt? height and how much ground did it cover? just trying to visualize this. thanks