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Stuart, Fannie & Jessie 12/10/1977; Honeydew, Ca. Endangered Missing
Topic Started: Apr 6 2009, 11:43 AM (939 Views)
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FANNIE STUART
DOB: Jan 1, 1976
Missing: Dec 10, 1977
Age Now: 33
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Red
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 2'4" (71 cm)
Weight: 20 lbs (9 kg)
Missing From:
HONEYDEW
CA
United States
JESSIE STUART
DOB: Jan 1, 1975
Missing: Dec 10, 1977
Age Now: 34
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Hazel
Height: 2'8" (81 cm)
Weight: 26 lbs (12 kg)
Missing From:
HONEYDEW
CA
United States

Fannie and Jessie were last seen on December 10, 1977.
ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST)

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Humboldt County District Attorney's Office (California) 1-707-445-7251
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The Times Standard - Northwestern California, 12/17/1977

Woman reported missing along with daughters

A 32-year-old Honeydew woman and her two young daughters have been missing for the past week and searches in the southern Humboldt County area have failed to find any clues, the sheriff's office reported Friday.

Mary Elizabeth Stuart, 32, left home Dec. 10 in at 10 a.m. in a red Opel station wagon with
her daughters, Jessie Flo, 2, and Fannie Fawn, 1, according to the sheriff's report.
Stuart was reportedly heading for a television repair shop in Fortuna or Eureka and possibly was planning to go to an optometrist. She was carrying and was supposed to return before dark, according to Lt. Robert Richards.

Friday 25 volunteers searched around Windy Nipn Panther Gap, Bull Creek, Honeydew and up to Ferndale. Members of the four-wheel drive club, the mounted posse and the marine posse participated in the search Richards said.

Stuart was described as a white female. 5-feet-5, 135 pounds, with shoulder length light brown hair, blue eyes and fair complexion. The station wagon license number is 456-AII.

It is not known whether Stuart's life is in any danger, the sheriff's report said.
Descriptions of Stuart and her car have been sent out to all the western states, Richards said.

Stuart, who may also be known by the name Benson, lives with her husband Byron McCray Stuart in Honeydew.

A friend first reported her missing to the sheriff's office Tuesday, the reports said.

Anyone with information about Stuart's whereabouts is asked to contact The Humboldt County Sheriff's Department, 445-7505.
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http://www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_13156941
Cold disappearance case reopened by DA's office
Allison White/The Times-Standard
Posted: 08/19/2009 01:30:09 AM PDT


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A nearly 32-year-old case involving the disappearance of a Honeydew woman and her two children has regained momentum, according to Humboldt County District Attorney's Office investigators who announced Tuesday they have new leads and are looking for more.

Mary Stuart, 32, and her two daughters, Fannie, 1, and Jessie, 2, disappeared from Honeydew on Dec. 10, 1977, after they left to get groceries. The family's station wagon was found a few miles from their home on Jan. 19, 1978, on an old logging road. Groceries were still in the car and the car's gas line was broken, according to a Jan. 20, 1978, Times-Standard story following the investigation.

The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office initially reported that there was no evidence of foul play and no sign of a struggle near the car, according to the story.

Chief Investigator Mike Hislop said the District Attorney's Office picked up the case from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office about eight months ago and found new leads within the last few weeks. Foul play is suspected.

”We talked to a few people who were never talked to before and we want to see if anyone else will come forward with information,” Hislop said.

At this point, Hislop suspects Stuart and her two children are likely dead with so much time having passed since their disappearance but he said his office will continue to investigate all aspects of the case.

The lead suspect is Mary Stuart's husband, Byron M.


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Stuart, who died Oct. 3, 1996 -- at the age of 48 -- in Santa Rosa, according to the Sonoma County Coroner's Office.
Byron Stuart had a violent history and a hot temper, Hislop said.

”He would fight at a moment's notice,” Hislop said.

Byron Stuart was 28 years old when the three disappeared and was originally a suspect. The Sheriff's Office did not have enough evidence to prosecute him, but past and current deputies are now assisting with the investigation, Hislop said.

”Some of the retired officers who worked during this case are coming from out of state to help ... ,” Hislop said.

Efforts now are centered on finding a burial site that could be anywhere in the Honeydew, Panther Gap, or Petrolia areas. Hislop hopes more information comes to light that pinpoints a more specific area to search.

One of the reasons to open a case like this where the main suspect is dead is to catch others who may have been involved in the case, Hislop said. It is unclear at this point how many people were involved in the disappearance.

”You look at the pictures of these two gorgeous kids and what can you say?” Hislop said. “They may not have had a life and that's the big deal.”

The DA's office also tries to close cold cases to bring closure to surviving family members. Mary Stuart's daughter from a previous marriage is currently living out of the area -- she is in contact with the DA's office.

”There's a daughter out there who wonders what happened to her mother,” Hislop said.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is helping the investigation through this week, said John Harris, Project ALERT representative for the center.

”We provide a lot of the technical resources,” Harris said.

The center's volunteers help track down people involved in the case if they have moved, run data through the center's database and may create an aged photo of the children and Mary Stuart if it appears they are still alive.

Anyone with information should call the Humboldt County District Attorney's Office at 445-7411.


Allison White can be reached at 441-0506 or awhite@times-standard.com.


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According to which website you visit, there are some variations in the story about the day this lady went missing. It still sounds like one of those cases where a woman and children are done in by a violent husband. Too bad he's already passed on, just in case evidence is found which could convict him. It also sounds like LE thinks he may have had help, maybe in disposal of bodies. If so, then somebody out there knows something. Sigh...another sad case.
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Cold case reopened; mother, children vanished in 1977
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Posted: 08/26/2009 10:12:32 AM PDT


Allison White
The Times-Standard

A nearly 32-year-old case involving the disappearance of a Honeydew woman and her two children has regained momentum, according to Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office investigators who announced Tuesday they have new leads and are looking for more.

Mary Stuart, 32, and her two daughters, Fannie, 1, and Jessie, 2, disappeared from Honeydew on Dec. 10, 1977, after they left to get groceries. The family’s station wagon was found a few miles from their home on Jan. 19, 1978, on an old logging road. Groceries were still in the car and the car’s gas line was broken, according to a Jan. 20, 1978, Times-Standard story following the investigation.

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office initially reported that there was no evidence of foul play and no sign of a struggle near the car, according to the story.

Chief Investigator Mike Hislop said the District Attorney’s Office picked up the case from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office about eight months ago and found new leads within the last few weeks. Foul play is suspected.

”We talked to a few people who were never talked to before and we want to see if anyone else will come forward with information,” Hislop said.

At this point, Hislop suspects Stuart and her two children are likely dead with so much time having passed since their disappearance but he said his office will continue to investigate all aspects of the case.

The lead suspect is Mary Stuart’s husband, Byron M. Stuart, who died Oct. 3, 1996 -- at the age of 48 -- in Santa Rosa, according to the Sonoma County Coroner’s Office.

Byron Stuart had a violent history and a hot temper, Hislop said.

”He would fight at a moment’s notice,” Hislop said.

Byron Stuart was 28 years old when the three disappeared and was originally a suspect. The Sheriff’s Office did not have enough evidence to prosecute him, but past and current deputies are now assisting with the investigation, Hislop said.

”Some of the retired officers who worked during this case are coming from out of state to help ... ,” Hislop said.

Efforts now are centered on finding a burial site that could be anywhere in the Honeydew, Panther Gap, or Petrolia areas. Hislop hopes more information comes to light that pinpoints a more specific area to search.

One of the reasons to open a case like this where the main suspect is dead is to catch others who may have been involved in the case, Hislop said. It is unclear at this point how many people were involved in the disappearance.

”You look at the pictures of these two gorgeous kids and what can you say?” Hislop said. “They may not have had a life and that’s the big deal.”

The DA’s office also tries to close cold cases to bring closure to surviving family members. Mary Stuart’s daughter from a previous marriage is currently living out of the area -- she is in contact with the DA’s office.

”There’s a daughter out there who wonders what happened to her mother,” Hislop said.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is helping the investigation through this week, said John Harris, Project ALERT representative for the center.

”We provide a lot of the technical resources,” Harris said.

The center’s volunteers help track down people involved in the case if they have moved, run data through the center’s database and may create an aged photo of the children and Mary Stuart if it appears they are still alive.

Anyone with information should call the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office at 445-7411.


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1. Honeydew resident Mary Stuart, shown in an undated photograph, disappeared with her two girls after a shopping trip on Dec. 10, 1977. A month later the family car was found off an old logging road with the groceries still inside. New leads have recently been developed in the case.


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2. An undated family photograph shows Fannie Stuart, 1, (left) and Jessie Stuart, 2, sometime before they disappeared with their mother after a trip to the grocery store on Dec. 10, 1977. The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that new leads in the cold case have developed. Foul play is suspected in their disappearance. If they are still alive, the girls would now be 33 and 34 years old.
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dogperson,Aug 20
2009 - 10:58 AM
According to which website you visit, there are some variations in the story about the day this lady went missing. It still sounds like one of those cases where a woman and children are done in by a violent husband. Too bad he's already passed on, just in case evidence is found which could convict him. It also sounds like LE thinks he may have had help, maybe in disposal of bodies. If so, then somebody out there knows something. Sigh...another sad case.

I agree, dogperson. Three people don't just disappear and no one knows anything.
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