WY WY - Katherine Major, 53, Teton Village, 19 Sept 2009

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Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance
• Missing Since: September 19, 2009 from Teton Village, Wyoming
• Classification: Missing
• Age: 53 years old
• Height and Weight: 5'5, 125 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, green eyes. Major's nickname is Kathy. She has a scar on the lower right side of her abdomen and a mole on her right cheek.
• Clothing/Jewelry Description: An off-white Cloudveil hooded sweatshirt with embroidery on the left arm and a turquoise bra.

Details of Disappearance
Major was last seen in Teton Village, Wyoming on September 19, 2009. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.

Sheriff maintains file on Village cold case: Woman who disappeared 8 years ago is believed to be dead, but family would like closure

Deputies were already familiar with Major when they got the call about her disappearance because she was caught stealing from the Four Seasons the day before she went missing.

Police located Major in her room at the hotel, where she admitted to stealing the items and agreed to pay for them. Resort officials decided not to press charges, but they asked Major to leave the hotel.

Major was left to pack her things in room 556, and when security went to check on her progress 40 minutes later, she was gone.

Major left behind her wallet, purse, two cats, Oscar and Max, toiletries, $45,000 cash and some obscure items, like wigs, gloves and a rope.

“I searched the room for any evidence of a struggle and did not find any,” a deputy stated.

Major left a note on the hotel room counter that read: “Please take care of Oscar and Max. I have nothing.” The note was on top of a card addressed to her mother in California.

Eight years later her family still wonders what happened.

“I believe we’ve all come to terms with it,” Major’s sister Carolyn Foster told the News&Guide in a phone interview. “But it would be much nicer to have closure.”

Foster, 59, said her sister was bipolar, a condition sometimes referred to as manic depression, and had attempted suicide at least five times before her disappearance.

 

[chaddylex]

What a bizarre case. Why was she stealing items from the resort but they found $45,000 in cash in her room - or maybe that was stolen also.
Katherine's NamUs profile was modified today, 3/9/22, She has 5 rule outs (some UID's were found way before Katherine went missing)
UP15551 07/07/1994 Montrose CO
UP7355 02/21/2010 New York NY
UP8269 09/10/2010 Los Angeles CA
UP10162 04/11/2012 Miami-Dade FL
UP7514 09/04/1979 Miami-DadeFL

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Katherine Schupp Major, 53, was last seen in Teton County on Sept. 19, 2009. She is a white female, approximately 5’5?, with green eyes, brown hair and a scar on her lower right abdomen. She was last seen at a hotel wearing an off-white cloudveil hoodie with embroidery on the left arm.

Feb. 3 is National Missing Persons Day, three local missing persons cases remain unsolved

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[Pennysmom1]

5/31/2023

Vanished in Yellowstone National Park: Where is Katherine Major? | Where are they? Podcast | NewsBreak Original

Katherine Major, a 53-year-old woman, traveled to the Jackson Hole area in the fall of 2009 in the hopes of finding a place to settle down and relocate to. Katherine’s family life isn’t too well known, but she did have two children and two cats that she loved dearly.

original.newsbreak.com

Katherine Major, a 53-year-old woman, traveled to the Jackson Hole area in the fall of 2009 in the hopes of finding a place to settle down and relocate to.

Katherine’s family life isn’t too well known, but she did have two children and two cats that she loved dearly.

On September 18, 2009, while staying at the upscale Four Seasons Resort in Teton Village, Wyoming, Katherine was caught shoplifting at the resort. She was spotted on surveillance stealing a master key to the resort spa and stealing $714 worth of stuff. Katherine had money, there was no need to steal, but she did and she was caught.

Four Seasons Resort Teton VillagePhoto byForbes.com

Authorities went to her room on September 19th and confronted her with the allegations. Katherine agreed to pay the money, and the resort said they would not press charges if she left immediately. She said she would, and she promised the officers that she wouldn’t steal. They agreed to let her go.

Security came back to her room about an hour later to make sure she had left. It was 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 9, 2009. Katherine wasn’t there, but most of her belongings were.

Her Jaguar was also still parked in the parking lot.

A search for Katherine began, at the resort and surrounding it. Investigators found some odd things in her room, such as empty pill bottles, wigs, gloves, and a rope.

Katherine had attempted suicide before- five times in fact- was this her intent? She did leave a note that read

“Please take care of Oscar and Max. I have nothing.”

Katherine must have left the resort either on foot, or via public transportation or taxi, but no one came forward with any sightings.

Law enforcement believed that they would find her. Katherine’s sister came in from California to help search and special search dogs were brought in.

Dogs tracked Major’s scent through the glass doors of her room, across Granite Loop Road, north towards Obsidian Drive, down a hill towards Garnet Drive, and north towards a barn and open fields, before they lost the trail.

But there was no sign of Katherine anywhere.

The detective in charge of Katherine’s case said this one baffles him like no other. Everyone was certain she would turn up. Another odd fact is that in all this time, only one tip has ever been received, which turned out to be a dead end. This in itself is highly unusual in missing-person cases. Even when leads aren’t verified, there are almost always leads coming in.

The area of Jackson, Wyoming is farther south in Yellowstone Park than that of our last case.

Google Maps area of the Four Seasons Resort

The resort in particular sits very close to the Snake River and several mountains and caverns which are popular areas for hikers.

Did Katherine go off into the wilderness and meet her demise?

Or, had she left the area altogether and is living with someone else or somewhere else alone, unknown to family and friends?

Investigators have said this case will remain open and active until Katherine is found.

What do you think happened to Katherine Ann Major?

Katherine is described as a Caucasian female, with brown hair and brown eyes. She stood 5’5” tall and weighed around 125 pounds when she was last seen in September 2009.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Sept 20, 2017

Sheriff maintains file on Village cold case

A woman who walked away from the Four Seasons Resort in Teton Village eight years ago hasn’t been seen since. It’s a cold case Teton County investigators continue to work

www.jhnewsandguide.com