CA CA - Essie 'Marge' Hiett, 47, Oroville, 13 Feb 1978

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http://doenetwork.org/cases/719dfca.html

AKA: Marge, Steele

Age: 47 years old
Height/Weight: 5'5", 130 lbs

White female. Brown hair; green eyes. Eyeglasses with photo gray lenses.

She was wearing a green blouse with a female's facial image imprinted on the front, a Timex watch with a white metal extension band and a blue face, and sterling silver earrings. She also wore a white gold wedding ring set, which included an engagement ring with five embedded stones and a wedding band with six embedded stones, total weight one karat.

Full dentures, no dental X-rays available.

Birthmarks, Scars: A half-moon-shaped scar on her right temple near her hairline. Scars on both legs from a varicose vein removal operation. Pierced ears.

Hiett was last seen leaving work at Rusty Jack's Bar in downtown Oroville on February 13, 1978, between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. Her wrecked car was found in a ditch on Palermo-Honcut Road, with clothing and belongings scattered on the ground.

Additional info from PDF file (scroll down to Page 4):
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B-407O01CMl0NXNSQTBEaHlhcmc/view?sle=true

Foul play is suspected.
 
On Ancestry.com there is an page for Essie Hiett and it states she died in March 1983 and one of the sources cites this

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current about M. Hiett
Name: M. Hiett
SSN: 549-40-1670
Born: 18 Nov 1930
Died: Mar 1983

The Date of Birth is the same as the PDF link. As March 1983 is less than 7 years after her disappearance it would suggest she wasn't declared legally dead (if this entry is the same person). Whoever has helped create that page on their family tree for Essie has also included her birth records, marriage and divorce records. I'm not sure if there's any other way of checking against the SSN number if this would definitely be the same person?
 
The Social Security Death Index listing linked to Essie Margarette Hiett is for a Mary Hiett, not Essie.
 
Essie Margarette Brassart Hiett

According to the 26 November 1980 issue of the Mountain Democrat (Placerville) detailing the Gallego trial, Gerald Gallego "reportedly lived in the area at the time" Hiett disappeared. The article also stated that she was a dealer in an Oroville card room.
 
They think they're connected and an arrest has been made! They're holding him as a safe keeper in my county jail.
http://www.knopnews2.com/home/headl...d-For-Killing-His-Wife-In-1978-292722151.html

http://www.krcrtv.com/news/local/husband-arrested-for-murder-in-36yearold-cold-case/31359858
ETA: more info. I'm new at this, sorry!
Marvin Owens was arrested by the Keith County Sheriff's Office in Nebraska. Investigators have yet to determine the time frame for Marvin Owens' extradition from Nebraska back to Butte County.

Investigators are looking into the possible connections between the disappearance of Deborah Owens and another missing and suspected deceased woman named Essie Margarette Hiett, who disappeared in February 1978.

According to investigators Deborah Owens was reported missing on November 21, 1978. Marvin Owens left their residence and said Deborah was at home when he left on the morning of November 19, 1978. Deborah had a prior history of leaving the house for short periods of time but always remained in contact with her children. Deborah has not been seen or heard from since and her remains have never been found.
 
Bump.

Marvin Owens (mentioned in #7) pleaded guilty to killing his wife but the odd thing is that he was then said to be helping with the Hiett case, but as someone who knows the suspect rather than as a suspect (http://www.chicoer.com/article/NA/20150319/NEWS/150319702). Rather surprisingly, having been ruled out as a suspect, there seems to have been no further developments from his 'help'.
 
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Demographics
Missing Age47 Years
Current Age89 Years
First NameEssie
Middle NameMargarette
Last NameHiett
Nickname/AliasMarge or Steele

SexFemale
Height5' 5" (65 Inches)
Weight130 lbs
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian

Circumstances
Date of Last ContactFebruary 13, 1978
NamUs Case CreatedFebruary 16, 2013
Last Known Location Map
LocationOroville, California
CountyButte County

Circumstances of DisappearanceHiett was last seen in downtown Oroville, California on February 13, 1978. Essie worked as a hostess at an Oroville card room; she vanished while returning to her home sometime between 02.00 and 04.00 am. Her disabled car and her clothes were found, but her body was never located. Foul play is suspected.
Physical Description
Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Descriptionbrown
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorGreen
Right Eye ColorGreen
Eye DescriptionGlasses with photo grey lenses
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Scar/mark
Half moon shaped scar on her right temple in the hairline area. Small surgical scars on her legs for vericose vein removal.

Other distinctive physical characteristic
full dentures

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Clothing
Green blouse with a full face picture of a female imprinted on the front Tan Naugahyde jacket. White pants. Pantyhose.

Eyewear
glasses that have photo grey lenses

Footwear
White shoes.

Jewelry
a Timex watch with a white metal extension band and a blue face and sterling silver earrings, and a white gold wedding ring set, which included an engagement ring with five embedded stones and a wedding band with six embedded stones; the total weight of the set is one karat.

Additional Case Info

Transportation
1975 Oldsmobile Toronado Trofeo

Style--
ColorBrown
State--
License Plate--
Expiration Year--
CommentsDisabled car later found

R/O

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