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| Norwood,Kimberly R.missing May 20,1989; Texas | |
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Kimberly Rachelle Norwood Left and center: Norwood, circa 1989; Right: Age-progression at age 30 (circa 2006) Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance Missing Since: May 20, 1989 from Hallsville, Texas Classification: Non-Family Abduction Date Of Birth: October 12, 1976 Age: 12 years old Height and Weight: 5'4 - 5'5, 95 - 110 pounds Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Norwood has a two-inch scar on her abdomen from kidney surgery. Her ears are pierced. She is right-handed. Her nicknames are Kim and Kimbo. Clothing/Jewelry Description: A white t-shirt with a teddy bear design or Milk Duds images and red and black cows imprinted on it, dark blue or black button-fly jeans, white socks, black Keds tennis shoes, a black hair bow, a Swatch watch, and some rings, including one with an aquamarine stone. DNA:Available Details of Disappearance Norwood was last seen at approximately 5:15 p.m. in her hometown of Hallsville, Texas. She was walking with three friends in the Caney Creek Estates subdivision at the time. The four children went their separate ways less than one mile from Norwood's family's house. She never arrived home and has never been heard from again. Norwood's parents believe she was abducted. They think the kidnapper(s) lived nearby, because the spot where she vanished is rural and densely wooded and a person unfamiliar with the area could become lost easily. Her case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Harrison County Sheriff's Office 903-935-4888 Source Information The National Center For Missing and Exploited Children Child Protection Education Of America America's Most Wanted Operation Lookout Child Search Ministries Laura Recovery Center Missing Children Center Inc. KTBS Channel 3 Updated 4 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated October 30, 2006; age-progression updated. Charley Project Home |
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Kimberly Norwood (IMG:http://www.gokartsupply.com/img/kim3.gif) Missing Person Kimberly Norwood Help Us Find Our Daughter Kimberly was last seen Saturday May 20, 1989 in Hallsville, Texas at about 5:15 p.m. by her friends as they were all walking home. She and her three friends split up approximately one mile from her home and she has not been seen since. She was wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and black tennis shoes. She has an abdominal surgery scar and pierced ears. It's now been more than 14 years since Kimberly disappeared from our lives. Not a day goes by that we don't wonder where our girl may be. Our hearts are broken and we pray that Kimberly will be found. The individual responsible for Kimberly's disappearance is still out there and must be exposed. Kimberly's absence has caused unimaginable pain and sadness that continues today and everyday. Investigators and all the people who love Kimberly still seek the truth. We are asking for anyone who may have information on Kimberly's whereabouts and/or fate to please come forward. Please help us bring our daughter home today. White Female, Height: 5' 5" Weight: 105 lbs. Brown Hair and Eyes Date of Birth: October 12, 1976 ... Date of Disappearance: May 20, 1989 Missing from Hallsville, TX which is located in the northeast corner of Texas Type of Disappearance: Stranger Abduction ... Age at Disappearance: 12 years http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=4946483&nav=0RY5 Woman Remembers Missing Daughter Before Missing Children's Day When Janice Norwood gets to austin tomorrow for the state of Texas's missing children's day, she'll have one thing with her for sure. A scrapbook of memories that acts as Janice Norwoods "proof" that she's still searching for her daughter Kimberly. "It was 17 years ago Saturday to the day," says Norwood--17 years since Norwood last spoke to her daughter. Kimberly was last seen walking home on a dirt road about a half mile from her home. The twelve year old had just visited with friends when she vanished without a trace. "Not knowing makes things even worse. There is no normalcy to life,"she says. Since then it's been a tireless search. "I mean we checked everywhere we could think of and we just didn't find her anywhere," says Norwood. And after 17 years this case is still unsolved. "It's hardly a month that goes by that we don't get a lead in this case," says Captain Mike Alexander with the Harrison County Sheriff's Office. Norwood says, until she finds her daugher--she'll remain vigilant. That's why this trip means so much. http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/...cxsvc=7&cxcat=7 Not forgotten By BRIDGETTE R. OUTTEN, News Messenger Thursday, May 25, 2006 Janice Norwood, whose daughter has been missing since 1989, said she is thrilled about the establishment of May 25 as Texas Missing Children's Day, just days after the 17th anniversary of Kimberly Norwood's disappearance. Ms. Norwood is in Austin today to attend the 11 a.m. ceremony on the south steps of the Capitol, where Gov. Rick Perry's proclamation and message will be read. "It will keep people's attention on missing children," Ms. Norwood, 57, said in a phone interview Tuesday. An invitation to the Norwood family to attend the ceremony was extended from the Friendswood-based Laura Recovery Center (LRC), an organization established to find missing children by Bob and Gay Smither in memory of their 12-year-old daughter Laura, who was abducted and murdered in 1997. "Primarily, we were looking at several families we've got in Texas that we work very closely with," said LRC executive director Bob Walcutt. "We contacted several Texas families." Bob and Gay Smither were heavily involved in getting Texas Missing Children's Day recognized, Walcutt said, along with the Governor's office, lawmakers, the state deputy attorney general and the Texas Department of Public Safety. Although National Missing Children's Day is May 25, the Smithers wanted to focus on missing children in Texas, he said. Ms. Norwood's daughter has not been seen since May 20, 1989, when she disappeared while walking home on Barnes Road in the Caney Creek Estates off of Texas 449 in Hallsville, according to previous reports. To date, Ms. Norwood has not been aware of any substantial leads or breaks in the case, and she said the case was "grossly mishandled" by authorities from the beginning. "It was just the way it was handled. Getting someone to do something was like pulling teeth," she said. The Kimberly Norwood case is still open with the Harrison County Sheriff's Office, although leads in recent years have not panned out, according to captain of Criminal Investigation Dept. Mike Alexander. Alexander, who has been with HCSO since 1976, said he can remember all of the manpower and time that went into the Norwood case. "All I can tell you about past history is that I know people searched...talked to any and all potential suspects, and tried to cover all the spectrums and possibilities of locating missing people," he said, citing instances where deputies applied for grants to investigate leads. Alexander was not personally involved with the investigation then because he was in the Crime Prevention Department, but since accepting the post as captain of CID, he is now involved in all criminal investigations. "I know since I've gotten involved (with the Norwood case), if we get a lead, we take it and run with it until there's nowhere left to go," he said, also noting that new investigators on the case brings a fresh perspective. "We all have children and we know what'd it be like if it was our child." But now Ms. Norwood is taking matters into her own hands, believing that even after all this time, it is possible to find her daughter, who would now be 29. She has decided to become a private investigator and specialize in missing children, to offer the help that she believes she did not receive. Having hired several private investigators, enlisted the help of psychics and even appeared on various talk shows, Ms. Norwood will get her own license to investigate. Even media attention was waning because there was no new "angle" to the story and it was "old news," she said. "But when you've got a missing child, it's constantly news to you," Ms. Norwood said. "It still doesn't seem real." Once she gets her PI license, Ms. Norwood said she will look into her daughter's disappearance. In the meantime, Ms. Norwood is happy about Texas Missing Children's Day, where the families and communities of missing children are encouraging people to leave their porch lights on "to light the way for missing children," she said. "I'm excited because it is another step to help missing children," Ms. Norwood said. "...Everybody needs to remember it can happen anywhere, anytime, to anybody." Contact staff writer Bridgette R. Outten via e-mail at: boutten@coxnews.com; or by phone at (903) 927-5966. http://www.missingkids.com/missingkids/ser...earchLang=en_US (IMG:http://www.missingkids.com/photographs/NCMC603384e1.jpg) KIMBERLY RACHELLE NORWOOD Age Progression Case Type: Non Family Abduction DOB: Oct 12, 1976 Sex: Female Missing Date: May 20, 1989 Race: White Age Now: 29 Height: 5'5" (165 cm) Missing City: HALLSVILLE Weight: 95 lbs (43 kg) Missing State : TX Hair Color: Brown Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Brown Case Number: NCMC603384 Circumstances: Kimberly's photo is shown age-progressed to 27 years. She was last seen at about 5:15 p.m. by her friends as they were all walking home. She and her three friends split up approximately one mile from the child's home and she has not been seen since. She was wearing a white T-shirt with a Teddy bear design on the front, blue jeans, and black tennis shoes. She has an abdominal surgery scar and pierced ears. http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/n...c=7&cxcat=7 No relief for many in missing persons cases Investigations weigh heavy on families, law enforcement officials By ADAM J. HOLLAND Sunday, December 10, 2006 In 2006, Longview and Gregg County investigators have followed up on more than 100 missing persons reports. Most have involved people who were only late arriving home and not in any danger. But a few cases surrounded people who vanished under suspicious circumstances. Missing persons and unidentified human remains investigations present a tremendous challenge for law enforcement agencies and families, particularly if a case goes cold. One such case began Aug. 3, after 23-year-old Brandi Wells of Brownsboro did not return home after an evening at Graham Central Station, a Longview club. "At first, I wasn't very concerned because I knew she was going out with some friends," said Ellen Tant, Wells' mother. "When she didn't show up the next morning, I thought that maybe she had too much to drink, and was smart about it and went home with friends." After Tant tried to reach Wells on her cell phone the next morning, and then received a call of concern from Wells' roommate, Tant said she knew something was wrong. "I knew it right off the bat that something happened to my child — something that should not happen to somebody," Tant said. From there, Longview police investigators began interviewing witnesses at the club, viewing security video and searching for clues near the scene. They also wanted to know Wells' mental state — whether she was intoxicated, which would have made it easier for someone to take advantage of her, or even if she was happy or sad. "At that point, we were basically trying to figure out why she was gone," Sgt. Darin Lair said, adding that such information could have provided important leads in the investigation. Gregg County Sheriff's Capt. Ken Hartley said that in all investigations, the first 24 hours is critical to solving the case. "You can make several determinations, such as who they were last with or where they were last seen," Hartley said. "Plus, if there is foul play involved, it gives the suspect less time to get rid of evidence." Kelly Wilson Investigators had evidence in hand shortly after the Jan. 5, 1992, disappearance of Kelly Wilson of Gilmer, including her car and witnesses to her last known whereabouts. Wilson was last seen on a Sunday night, leaving the downtown Gilmer video store where she worked. Her car was found the next morning in the store parking lot with a flat tire, which authorities said had been slashed. Even so, as the 15th anniversary of her vanishing approaches, the case has still not come to a close. "I feel like Kelly's case could be solved, but I don't think it will be," said Waverlyn Wilson, Kelly's stepmother. Wilson believes a primary reason for it remaining unsolved is what did not happen early on. "We knew there was something wrong immediately, but I don't think there was any urgency on the investigators' part," Wilson said. "And I think there was some evidence lost because of it." She also blamed her stepdaughter's drawn-out case on the fact that it has been passed between various investigators through the years. The investigation began under Gilmer police Sgt. James York Brown, but ended up in the hands of Special Prosecutor Scott Lyford, who later alleged that Brown and a local family had been involved in Wilson's disappearance. Eventually, then-Texas Attorney General Dan Morales took over the case, criticizing the investigation as incompetent and bizarre. He dismissed charges against Brown and the local family. Although Wilson's case is now being handled by Gilmer police investigator Scott Richardson, the attorney general's office said it continues to assist. The Upshur County Sheriff's Department also has followed leads through the years, but Chief Deputy Bobby Sanders said his office is only assisting when called upon these days. Four months into Wells' case, Tant already has expressed concerns similar to the Wilsons' about her daughter's investigation. The case is now headed by Lair. "I understand (Tant's) concern," Lair said. "But, as a supervisor, I was fully involved in that investigation from the start and nothing has been lost in that case." 'More attention' Law enforcement officials are not the only ones who investigate missing persons. The nonprofit Laura Recovery Center, based in Friendswood, organized a volunteer search for Wells on Sept. 23. Executive Director Bob Walcutt said the main mission of the group is to look for clues that other investigators might have missed. Along with several local volunteers, they scoured the area from the night club, all the way to Interstate 20, where Wells' abandoned car was found days after she was reported missing. "When we get involved, we can provide something that has not been done yet — a large group of people searching, and more community attention to a missing person," Walcutt said. The group was unsuccessful in finding clues during the first search for Wells, but plans to lead another search Dec. 23. "Unfortunately, when you do a search, there are no guarantees, and evidence is not always found," Walcutt said. "But if it gets the community more in tune to the missing person, it increases the chance that they might be found." Walcutt said that's why the group does not limit itself to recent cases. During the past year, the center has assisted in generating fliers in the Kim Norwood case. Norwood vanished May 20, 1989, from a subdivision near Harleton. She was 12. "That part of our job is about keeping the child's name and picture out there so that someone may remember something," Walcutt said. Parents, while hopeful that someone might eventually recall something important to the case, sometimes take matters into their own hands. "For years, we investigated it ourselves, searching abandoned roads and houses in the Gilmer area," Wilson said. At one point a few years ago, Wilson briefly believed her search had finally yielded closure, when she found skeletal remains near Gilmer. They turned out to be from a large animal, she said. Tant also has investigated her daughter's case, even going so far as to organize the second community-wide search Dec. 23. Organizers are asking that anyone willing to assist meet at 9 a.m. at the Elks Lodge on Marshall Avenue. Volunteers should be at least 18 and bring identification. "This is about the only Christmas gift we can give Brandi," Tant said. 'Working it backwards' Gregg County sheriff's officials have been involved in the Wells case as well, but mostly from an angle that law enforcement refers to as "working it backwards." In October, a burned body was found off Fritz Swanson Road in Kilgore, and calls began pouring in to the sheriff's department from family and friends of missing people. They also received calls about Brandi Wells. "Incidents like this (burned body) are media stories, and when the mass of the population hears about it, law enforcement agencies receive a lot of calls," Hartley said. A dental records comparison later determined that the body was not Wells'. Since then, investigators have eliminated more than 40 possible identity matches from other missing persons cases, most from East Texas, according to Hartley. Hartley said a description and information about the unidentified body was submitted to the Texas Department of Public Safety's Missing Persons Clearinghouse, and that investigators also have been in contact with out-of-state agencies to help them close cases on missing persons. This stage of the case does not necessarily indicate that officials have shelved their efforts, Hartley said. "In the natural progression of investigations, you get to a point where there is no new information," Hartley said. Richardson said he was amazed at the number of unidentified bodies nationwide, but that scientific advances, such as DNA-matching technology, are helping investigators close some old cases. When he took over the Kelly Wilson case, he said he started from the beginning and began "separating the wheat from the chaff." "This case is 17 boxes full of information, which took me months to go through," he said, adding that he considered many of the files not relevant to the case. "But resolving a case like this is critical to the family, so we keep going." Wilson said she does not believe her stepdaughter is still alive, but is still hopeful that investigators will eventually find something to bring the case to a close. Richardson believes the Wilsons could have their closure. "There is no doubt in my mind that there is someone alive that can resolve this case," Richardson said. "And when it's resolved, I think we'll find out that it was nothing complicated." Tant said her greatest hope is Wells is alive and well. However, she has prepared herself for the worst possible result, and has taken the search for that result into her own hands. "When people say 'it leaves a hole'—it definitely does," Tant said. "We are getting through this one day at a time and with the help of a lot of family, friends and prayers." **** Who to contact — Laura Recovery Center: (866) 898-5723 or www.lrcf.org — Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Persons Clearinghouse: www.txdps.state.tx.us/mpch/ — Longview Police Department: (903) 237-1199 (to report a missing person); (903) 237-1110 (inquire about a missing person) — Gregg County Crime Stoppers: (903) 236-STOP |
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Janice Norwood's phone rang at 4:30 p.m. Her 12-year-old daughter Kimberly was on the line begging to let a friend come over and spend the night. It's a school night. There are chores to do. The house is a mess. Family's coming over. Whichever of the dozen reasons Mrs. Norwood gave her daughter, Kimberly wouldn't listen and they both hung up angry. That was the last time a mother would hear from her daughter. That was 18 years ago. List of Missing Persons This is the third of a three-part series. Part 1: Statistics Overshadow Personal Tragedies Part 2: Evidence Plays Major Role In Finding Answers Part 3: Mother's Search For Daughter Continues Missing Persons Missing persons in Smith, Gregg, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Van Zandt, Upshur, Wood and Henderson counties, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety Missing Person Clearinghouse. Name: Jimmy Scott Age Missing: 50 Last Seen in: Jacksonville (Cherokee County) 11/3/2001 Circumstances: Has tattoos on both arms and right shoulder, scar on left arm. Last seen wearing orange T-shirt with grey stripes and grey or blue shorts. Name: Jewell Meek Stephenson Last Seen in: Quitman (Wood County) 6/25/2001 Age Missing: 88 Circumstances: Wears glasses and full dentures, is hard of hearing and has dementia. Previously wandered off and was located near Dallas. Known to walk great distances. Last seen wearing dark purple short-sleeved shirt, long mid-thigh T-shirt and men’s house slippers. Name: Joe Douglas Tarkington Last Seen in: Trinidad (Henderson County) 4/9/1999 Age Missing: 2 Circumstances: Joe and Samuel were last seen with their non-custodial mother. They may have traveled to Seven Points. Name: Samuel James Tarkington Age Missing: 1 Last Seen in: Trinidad (Henderson County) 4/9/1999 Name: Brandi Ellen Wells Age Missing: 23 Last Seen in: Longview (Gregg County) 8/3/2006 Circumstances: Last seen leaving Graham Central Station nightclub in Longview. Wore floral print cream colored v-neck halter top, rust colored gaucho pants and black high heeled sandals. Name: Wilton Lee Whitaker Age Missing: 35 Last Seen in: Tyler (Smith County) 11/8/2001 Circumstances: Has tattoo on right arm of Indian head, tattoo on chest of “Shelley” and tattoo on stomach of “WLW”. Scars on his back, chest and a pin in one of his legs. Last seen wearing a T-shirt and jeans. Name: Mary Ann Williams Age Missing: 33 Last Seen in: Palestine (Anderson County) 6/1/1995 Circumstances: Last seen in Palestine leaving party. Has discolorations on her back and left leg. Scars on nose, right elbow, upper left arm, left shoulder, right wrist and left elbow. Ms. Williams also has needle marks on her right arm and had recently fractured her arm. Name: Jennifer Louise Winkler Age Missing: 41 Last Seen in: Kilgore (Gregg County) 5/31/1998 Circumstances: Had history of drug and alcohol abuse. Last seen leaving Casino Tropical Nite Club on Highway 31 west of Kilgore with two unidentified Hispanic males. Name: Phillip Wade Roberts Age Missing: 36 Last Seen in: Grand Saline (Van Zandt County) 5/3/1982 Circumstances: Has tattoo on right arm four to five inches above elbow of a heart with a dagger. Last seen on way to work wearing brown shirt, brown pants and brown work boots. Name: Abagale Wheeler Age Missing: 4 Last Seen in: Minneola Florida 5/2/2007 Circumstances: Abagale is in the company of her mother, Chrystal Wheeler. Believed to be in the Longview area. Name: Kelly Dae Wilson Age Missing: 17 Last Seen in: Gilmer (Upshur County) on 1/5/1992 Circumstances: Seen about 8:30 p.m. leaving Northeast Texas Video on Buffalo Street in Gilmer. Car found at her workplace with flat tire. Her belongings were found inside the car but the keys were missing. She was last seen wearing a dark rugby shirt, stonewashed jean cutoffs and loafers. Name: Glenda Frances Moorehead Age Missing: 43 Last Seen in: Tyler (Smith County) on 3/18/1988 Circumstances: Glenda was last seen between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m. outside Proud Mary’s club in the 3400 block of U.S. Highway 69 North. Her purse, coat and wallet were found in the front seat of her car outside the club. In 1999, Glenda was declared legally dead, but her family is still searching for her whereabouts. A MOTHER'S FEARS Kimberly Rachelle Norwood was last seen May 20, 1989, walking on Barnes Road with three of her friends. The group split up about a mile from Kimberly's home in the Caney Creek Estates subdivision, at the time a remote area between between Marshall and Halton where the landscape consisted of thick woods and dirt roads. For years the Norwood family battled the question of "what if." What if they had let Kimberly's friend spend the night of the disappearance? What if they asked her to drive into town with them that afternoon? As the months melted into years, the pain of losing a daughter was constant. Now she realizes questioning her actions will not bring Kimberly home. "I can't move forward, but I can't change the past," Mrs. Norwood said. Mrs. Norwood's efforts to find her daughter have gone far and wide. She appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1989, Missing Rewards in 1990, The Montel Williams Show in 1998 and an episode of The Maury Show in 1991 that never aired. "I've tried everything, but apparently not done the right things," she said. Relying on information from police has been hard for Mrs. Norwood, who continues to hope that her little girl, who would be a 30-year-old woman, is still alive. Every scenario of what could have happened to Kimberly has run through her mother's mind at one time or another. She's considered murder, kidnapping, even Stockholm Syndrome. "I believe she's still alive. But I would be lying if I said I hadn't thought of her dead," Mrs. Norwood said. Thoughts of death don't last long. Mrs. Norwood pushes them, along with the doubt and fear, to the back of her mind. "If you don't have any proof they are dead, you have to keep looking. You can't give up. I won't give up," she said. "No one can understand the determination of a mother to find her child." Authorities have followed tips in South Texas, New York, Oregon and parts of the Midwest. There have been reports of inmates claiming to have abducted her daughter and calls from prisoners trying to use information as bargaining chips to reduce their sentence, and every time the leads turn cold the disappointment begins all over again. There have been many leads over the years. For a while, the leads gave her hope, and then the dead ends broke her heart. At first, she would watch television programs on missing persons to gather ideas. "I kept thinking I would learn something to help find Kim, but I finally realized it was not that easy," she said. On television shows like Cold Case and Without a Trace, the mysteries are solved in an hour, less considering commercial breaks. But, Mrs. Norwood has been struggling with her mystery for 18 years. "The only thing I know is somebody took her out of the subdivision," Mrs. Norwood said. For now she continues to hope, pray and, most importantly, share her story. "I believe if I keep talking about it, one day I will talk to the right person and get some help." LIVING IN THE SHADOW In 1989 the Norwood family home was located in a densely wooded, sparsely populated subdivision. The house in which the family lived when Kimberly disappeared was torn down four years ago and the Norwood family moved, but they didn't move far. The lot where it once stood can be seen through their new home's living room window. On warm summer days, like the one on which her daughter disappeared, Mrs. Norwood finds herself wandering over to that window to peer outside. "We didn't want to move far. I'm always looking, because I may see her come up the drive. This is where she knew to find us, if she could ever get away," Mrs. Norwood said. The neighborhood is now illuminated with street lights and a blacktop road covers what was once dirt and gravel. "I remember her as 12 years old. I can't imagine her as 30," she said. Some years ago, Mrs. Norwood decided to donate many of her daughter's personal belongings to charity. At 12, little girls grow fast. She wouldn't be able to wear the old clothes. Some of her daughter's more sentimental belongings Mrs. Norwood decided to keep - a saddle blanket, and stuffed toys, kept with a scrapbook jammed with news articles and missing person clippings about the search. "I always thought when we found her I could show her how hard we looked for her. I didn't want her to ever think we stopped looking," she said. Amid the newspaper clippings, missing posters and photographs are the only current images Mrs. Norwood has of her daughter. Two age progressions were done, one to 23 years old and again to 30. While Mrs. Norwood doesn't think the photos look exactly how she imagined her daughter would look, she can still see bits of her little girl through the manipulated images. "I would like to say yes, I would recognize my daughter if I saw her, but a lot of time has passed. I don't know," she said. BROWN-EYED GIRL Kimberly, known as Kim to her family, was two weeks from finishing Hallsville Middle School and entering Hallsville Junior High when she went missing. The long-legged, brown-eyed girl with wavy hair loved riding horses, spending time with friends and playing with her sister. She did well in school and tested into two accelerated learning classes. At the time of her disappearance Kimberly was last seen wearing black "Keds" tennis shoes, blue or black jeans, a white T-shirt with a picture of a cow on the front with the words "Milk Dudes." She had a black bow in her hair, a Swatch watch, and was wearing a gold ring with an aquamarine stone. For years the community speculated that Kimberly had just walked away, but eventually when there was no word of Kim's whereabouts, they all came to realize what Janice Norwood knew all along: Her daughter did not run away. NOT ALONE Her nearly two-decade search for her daughter has led Mrs. Norwood to realize she is not alone in this tragedy. The 58-year-old woman has suffered the loss of a daughter, breast cancer, a debilitating accident and most recently a heart attack. Still, she's found ways to reach out to families of other missing persons. She has offered advice and words of encouragement to the family of Megan Garner, a 3-year-old who disappeared from a Tyler playground in 1991. When the first search for Brandi Wells was held in Longview, Mrs. Norwood was recovering from surgery. She couldn't assist in the field search, but helped by manning the phones. "We've had 18 years of on-the-job training experience. If I can help anyone in any way I will," she said. "Sometimes I feel bad, like I'm not doing the right thing because I've not found Kim." In May 2006, Mrs. Norwood traveled to Austin for the establishment of Texas Missing Children's Day, a day when neighborhoods across Texas are asked to leave their porch lights on to remember children who went missing. "They're kids. They didn't ask to be born and they didn't ask to be taken. It's our responsibility to find them," she said. On Saturday, the fourth search is planned to find Brandi Wells, a 23-year-old who disappeared from a Longview Night Club in the early morning hours of Aug. 3, 2006. For more information about the search or to help look for Miss Wells contact Texas EquuSearch at 281-309-9500. Malena Ogles covers nightside police, fire, and Gregg County. She can be reached at 903.596.6284. e-mail: news@tylerpaper.com http://www.tylerpaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...EWS08/707310325 |
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http://www.tylerpaper.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...EWS08/707310325 Posted on Tuesday, July 31, 2007 Mother's Search For Daughter Continues SEARCHING: Janice Norwood has been searching for her daughter, Kimberly Norwood, for the past 18 years. Kimberly was last seen on May 20, 1989, walking home in Harrison County near her home in Hallsville. By MALENA OGLES Staff Writer Janice Norwood's phone rang at 4:30 p.m. Her 12-year-old daughter Kimberly was on the line begging to let a friend come over and spend the night. It's a school night. There are chores to do. The house is a mess. Family's coming over. Whichever of the dozen reasons Mrs. Norwood gave her daughter, Kimberly wouldn't listen and they both hung up angry. That was the last time a mother would hear from her daughter. That was 18 years ago. A MOTHER'S FEARS Kimberly Rachelle Norwood was last seen May 20, 1989, walking on Barnes Road with three of her friends. The group split up about a mile from Kimberly's home in the Caney Creek Estates subdivision, at the time a remote area between between Marshall and Halton where the landscape consisted of thick woods and dirt roads. For years the Norwood family battled the question of "what if." What if they had let Kimberly's friend spend the night of the disappearance? What if they asked her to drive into town with them that afternoon? As the months melted into years, the pain of losing a daughter was constant. Now she realizes questioning her actions will not bring Kimberly home. "I can't move forward, but I can't change the past," Mrs. Norwood said. Mrs. Norwood's efforts to find her daughter have gone far and wide. She appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 1989, Missing Rewards in 1990, The Montel Williams Show in 1998 and an episode of The Maury Show in 1991 that never aired. "I've tried everything, but apparently not done the right things," she said. Relying on information from police has been hard for Mrs. Norwood, who continues to hope that her little girl, who would be a 30-year-old woman, is still alive. Every scenario of what could have happened to Kimberly has run through her mother's mind at one time or another. She's considered murder, kidnapping, even Stockholm Syndrome. "I believe she's still alive. But I would be lying if I said I hadn't thought of her dead," Mrs. Norwood said. Thoughts of death don't last long. Mrs. Norwood pushes them, along with the doubt and fear, to the back of her mind. "If you don't have any proof they are dead, you have to keep looking. You can't give up. I won't give up," she said. "No one can understand the determination of a mother to find her child." Authorities have followed tips in South Texas, New York, Oregon and parts of the Midwest. There have been reports of inmates claiming to have abducted her daughter and calls from prisoners trying to use information as bargaining chips to reduce their sentence, and every time the leads turn cold the disappointment begins all over again. There have been many leads over the years. For a while, the leads gave her hope, and then the dead ends broke her heart. At first, she would watch television programs on missing persons to gather ideas. "I kept thinking I would learn something to help find Kim, but I finally realized it was not that easy," she said. On television shows like Cold Case and Without a Trace, the mysteries are solved in an hour, less considering commercial breaks. But, Mrs. Norwood has been struggling with her mystery for 18 years. "The only thing I know is somebody took her out of the subdivision," Mrs. Norwood said. For now she continues to hope, pray and, most importantly, share her story. "I believe if I keep talking about it, one day I will talk to the right person and get some help." LIVING IN THE SHADOW In 1989 the Norwood family home was located in a densely wooded, sparsely populated subdivision. The house in which the family lived when Kimberly disappeared was torn down four years ago and the Norwood family moved, but they didn't move far. The lot where it once stood can be seen through their new home's living room window. On warm summer days, like the one on which her daughter disappeared, Mrs. Norwood finds herself wandering over to that window to peer outside. "We didn't want to move far. I'm always looking, because I may see her come up the drive. This is where she knew to find us, if she could ever get away," Mrs. Norwood said. The neighborhood is now illuminated with street lights and a blacktop road covers what was once dirt and gravel. "I remember her as 12 years old. I can't imagine her as 30," she said. Some years ago, Mrs. Norwood decided to donate many of her daughter's personal belongings to charity. At 12, little girls grow fast. She wouldn't be able to wear the old clothes. Some of her daughter's more sentimental belongings Mrs. Norwood decided to keep - a saddle blanket, and stuffed toys, kept with a scrapbook jammed with news articles and missing person clippings about the search. "I always thought when we found her I could show her how hard we looked for her. I didn't want her to ever think we stopped looking," she said. Amid the newspaper clippings, missing posters and photographs are the only current images Mrs. Norwood has of her daughter. Two age progressions were done, one to 23 years old and again to 30. While Mrs. Norwood doesn't think the photos look exactly how she imagined her daughter would look, she can still see bits of her little girl through the manipulated images. "I would like to say yes, I would recognize my daughter if I saw her, but a lot of time has passed. I don't know," she said. BROWN-EYED GIRL Kimberly, known as Kim to her family, was two weeks from finishing Hallsville Middle School and entering Hallsville Junior High when she went missing. The long-legged, brown-eyed girl with wavy hair loved riding horses, spending time with friends and playing with her sister. She did well in school and tested into two accelerated learning classes. At the time of her disappearance Kimberly was last seen wearing black "Keds" tennis shoes, blue or black jeans, a white T-shirt with a picture of a cow on the front with the words "Milk Dudes." She had a black bow in her hair, a Swatch watch, and was wearing a gold ring with an aquamarine stone. For years the community speculated that Kimberly had just walked away, but eventually when there was no word of Kim's whereabouts, they all came to realize what Janice Norwood knew all along: Her daughter did not run away. NOT ALONE Her nearly two-decade search for her daughter has led Mrs. Norwood to realize she is not alone in this tragedy. The 58-year-old woman has suffered the loss of a daughter, breast cancer, a debilitating accident and most recently a heart attack. Still, she's found ways to reach out to families of other missing persons. She has offered advice and words of encouragement to the family of Megan Garner, a 3-year-old who disappeared from a Tyler playground in 1991. When the first search for Brandi Wells was held in Longview, Mrs. Norwood was recovering from surgery. She couldn't assist in the field search, but helped by manning the phones. "We've had 18 years of on-the-job training experience. If I can help anyone in any way I will," she said. "Sometimes I feel bad, like I'm not doing the right thing because I've not found Kim." In May 2006, Mrs. Norwood traveled to Austin for the establishment of Texas Missing Children's Day, a day when neighborhoods across Texas are asked to leave their porch lights on to remember children who went missing. "They're kids. They didn't ask to be born and they didn't ask to be taken. It's our responsibility to find them," she said. On Saturday, the fourth search is planned to find Brandi Wells, a 23-year-old who disappeared from a Longview Night Club in the early morning hours of Aug. 3, 2006. For more information about the search or to help look for Miss Wells contact Texas EquuSearch at 281-309-9500. |
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| monkalup | Aug 29 2007, 09:38 PM Post #10 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18561759/page/2/ A mother's search for a missing daughter Karren Kraemer is following the trail anywhere to find her daughter, Becky. Did she run away or did an abusive boyfriend have something to do with it? This report aired Tuesday, May 8 on Dateline NBC MILWAUKEE - At 5 a.m., October 10, 2006 on one of the meanest streets in the city of Milwaukee, Karren Kraemer, a mother of five from the suburbs is all alone, struggling in the dark and the cold. Karren Kraemer, Becky's mother: Whoever would think that a mother would have to do anything like that? It’s a mother’s desperate quest to find out what happened to her daughter. Karren Kraemer: I should feel fear but I don’t. I feel like the answers are there. Every place you go, you look. You drive past a house and you wonder could that be the place... Where is she? Could the answer lie in a house? In a closet? Behind cobwebs? Or could the answer be buried here in this cemetery? Or somewhere along these railroad tracks? Karren is following the trail anywhere it leads to find her daughter. Rob Stafford, Dateline correspondent: If you see a young woman walking down the street, do do you look over? Karren Kraemer: Uh-huh (affirms). Absolutely. Especially if she’s blonde. Karren’s desperate search is for her daughter Becky Marzo. She’d be 26 years old now, but still her mother’s little girl. Karren Kraemer: Loved to be a center of attention. And she always laughed. Everything was funny. But as a young child Becky was always sick, she had infections, sinus problems, and over 18 surgeries involving her ears. Karren Kraemer: When she was in school she always had to sit up close to the teacher. So she could hear what was going on. She had a hearing impairment. Stafford: So Becky’s a girl that mom worries about from day one? Karren Kraemer: Oh yeah, oh yeah. Inspite of her hearing loss, Becky always loved music. In high school, she was in the band and the group took a trip to New York City where she saw homeless people for the first time. Karren Kraemer: I was proud of her. She gave away her lunch. There were 20 kids that went on this part of the trip to Central Park. And she made everybody give up their lunches. Stafford: So if Becky sees someone in need, she’s determined to help that person? Karren Kraemer: Yeah, absolutely. Becky married briefly and when the marriage failed she came home to live with her family. Stafford: You two had a pretty special bond. Can you talk about that a little bit? David Kraemer, Becky's father: Well, she was my daughter. We did things together. We hunted together. Stafford: (laughing) I’m shocked. She deer hunting or what? David Kraemer: Yup, she deer hunted. Stafford: Did she like it or she was just doing that because you? David Kraemer: She did it for a couple of years to keep me happy. But the happy family life ended when she became involved with a man 11 years older and moved in with him in downtown Milwaukee. Her parents say he always refused to come to their home and meet them. His name was Carl Rogers, Jr. David Kraemer: —we didn’t know a lot about him. And Becky kind of changed. She wasn’t the same. She was distant. And at the time we didn’t know why. Then one time she came home, her parents were shocked. David Kraemer: She was bruised. She had a broken nose. She had some cuts and stuff. Basically looked abused. Stafford: That must have been difficult for you as a dad. Tell me about that. David Kraemer: I kind of at the time I had given her an ultimatum. And said, "What you need to do is you need to get a restraining order, put a stop to this." He says Becky admitted to being abused and to get a restraining order, but when she did not show up for a hearing, the case was dismissed and she was back with the man she says abused her. According to her parents, a fateful move that would have terrible consequence. David Kraemer: I was very upset and angry. And I guess the only thing I could do is she’s an adult was try and persuade her to stay away from him. And I think he had control over her. Karren Kraemer: My husband’s talking to her and I’m talking to her and we’re telling her. And you know we’re telling her, “He’s gonna kill you. You know, this isn’t just something you see on TV. This happens in real life.” But Becky kept going back to Carl. And finally her parents couldn’t take it anymore. The breaking point was a call in April 2003. Becky phoned her mother after her car broke down. According to Karren, Becky felt she needed her mother to come get her. That very morning, she says Carl had beaten Becky once again. Karren Kraemer: I said, “No.” We decided we were gonna use tough love. They told Becky they wouldn’t come get her unless she’d leave Carl completely and come home and live with them.. David Kraemer: I would hope it bring her back home and she’d quit hanging around with him. But Karen says it only made Becky feel they didn’t love her. Stafford: How hard was it for you to say “no”? Karren Kraemer: Horrible. It was horrible. I was crying. I was trying to explain to her that it’s killing us to see her like this. And to know that she’s gonna keep going back. Stafford: How many times have you thought about that phone call? Karren Kraemer: Oh my God, every day of my life. It eats me up. People say, “You can’t blame yourself.” But as a parent, we all say and do things thinking it’s gonna be for the best. It’s gonna help your kid. And that was the wrong decision I made. It didn’t help her. Becky hung up on her, broke off all contact with her family and four days later took off. Karren Kraemer: So she not only ran from him, but I forced her to run from me. So she was abandoned that’s how she felt and I understand that. According to Karen, the boyfriend was desperate — calling and calling trying to find her. So was Karen. She called the FBI. They found Becky in Florida, but she still did not want to deal with her parents. And asked her mother to leave her alone. Stafford: What do you want her to know? David Kraemer: I want her to know I love her. And I wish it could have been different. Becky stayed in Florida for six weeks and then came back to Milwaukee and to her parents’ dismay moved back in with Carl. Alarmed, Karen called Becky’s cell everyday but could only get her voicemail. Stafford: Tell me about the messages you’re leaving. Karren Kraemer: I kept her informed of everything that was happening in our lives. Her sister got pregnant and had a baby. We called and told her about that. Everything.... Stafford: Is there anyway Becky would not respond to her sister having a child? Karren Kraemer: No, are you kidding. She would give anything to see Katie’s baby and to be a part of that. Because that’s who she was. She loved her brothers and sisters. And every day I was telling her how sorry I was. And that I needed her to come back in my life. And she would have responded to that. Because that’s who she was. You know? She wouldn’t have wanted me to hurt every day… After two months, Karren was convinced Becky was not returning her calls for a reason, that something terrible had happened. Karren Kraemer: I believe 110 percent that she was murdered. Stafford: And do you have a suspect? Karren Kraemer: Yep. Stafford: And who is it? Karren Kraemer: Her boyfriend. Carl Rogers the second. That’s who it is. Christina Randol, one of Becky’s best friend turns out to be the last person to see Becky on December 13, 2003— months before that string of unanswered calls from her family. That night they went out to a club together. Christina Randol, friend: And she couldn’t wait to go. And she was so happy that day. Christina says she picked Becky up at Carl’s house where Becky was staying. They were having a fun evening at a club when Carl called Becky. They argued and then Becky hung up, but Carl continued to call. Rob Stafford, Dateline correspondent: How many times did her cell phone ring that night? Randol: I think he called at least four times after they had argued on the phone before she finally turned it off. Stafford: And what was he asking about? Randol: She said he was asking when she was gonna be home. Where she was, what she was doing, who she was with. Stafford: The place closes, then what happens?Randol: I took her home. She went upstairs and waved at me and told me I’ll see you later I had fun. And we’ll talk tomorrow. But they wouldn’t talk the next day... or any other day. Randol: I went over there and there was no answer at the door.Stafford: She had gone to Florida on her own before. How did you know she didn’t just leave town? Lisa, friend: ‘Cause it wasn’t like her. When she went to Florida the first time, she contacted us, she contacted Desiree, she contacted my sister, she contacted my mom. She came straight to my house the night she got back from Florida. Unable to reach Becky for a week after their night together at the club, the friends went to the police. Desiree: Our friend is missing and we have a feeling that her boyfriend has something to do with it because he was real abusive. Stafford: What did the police say? Desiree: Pretty much just blew us off because we weren’t family. And when Becky’s mom, Karren, called the police in march to file a missing person’s report, she says they talked her out of it, saying Becky was a runaway. Desperate, Karen put up fliers and knocked on every door in this neighborhood, where Becky lived with Carl. She held a vigil to get the public’s attention. She also hired a private detective and consulted psychics, who said her daughter might be secretly buried in a cemetery or along railroad tracks. Karren looked everywhere where she thought her daughter might be. Stafford: And are you worried about what you might find? Karren Kraemer: Yeah. I shouldn’t be the person to find my daughter’s remains, but I’m going to look for them. Becky and Carl were an interracial couple and lived in a mostly black section of Milwaukee, which is where Karren concentrated her search. Stafford: As you’re going into the black community in Milwaukee, what kind of reception are you getting? Karren Kraemer: Wonderful. People have helped me. They’ve told me stories. They’ve hugged me. They’ve taken posters and passed ‘em out at their neighborhood meetings. They’ve embraced me. Ellen Corella heard about Karren’s story and offered to help. She’s a former prosecutor, who now is a private investigator specializing in adult children who have gone missing. Stafford: You start looking into Becky’s disappearance. And what do you find? Ellen Corcella (private investigator): She’s a victim of domestic violence. And everything we know about theories of domestic violence say that the perpetrator gets more violent than less violent. And she says Becky’s behavior was typical of someone who is being abused: running away from her abuser. Becky tried several times—at times moving in with friends, her parents, or going to Florida. Corcella: The abuser calls and lures them back. Then when she gets her sense of power again and is beaten worse, she leaves. And in many cases, after he romances her back, the abuse begins again. Becky wasn’t the first woman Carl had allegedly beaten. He’d had been married before meeting Becky. And although Carl denied it, his first wife did allege abuse. Corcella: Well, the public record shows testimony about him having been abusive to his wife and it’s the main reason that the marriage is dissolved. He has a pattern of abuse. What’s more, since Becky’s disappearance, her credit cards haven’t been used, her last paycheck was never cashed, her driver’s license hasn’t renewed, and no one has reported seeing or hearing from her. Corcella: She has for all intents and purposes, walked off the face of the earth. Stafford: Becky Marzo alive? Corella: No. Stafford: You’re absolutely convinced of— Corella: I’m absolutely certain that that’s the case. Stafford: What do you know about what the boyfriend did in the days after Becky was last seen? Corella: What we do know from the phone records is that he apparently traveled to Canada to meet a girl that he had met online. Stafford: Why is that significant? Corella: Men who have thought that they have committed the perfect crime by disposing of the body in a way it can’t be found, take a breather and look to see if the attention’s gonna turn to them, or if the police are gonna float on to the next case. Stafford: So they leave town to see if the police are following them. Corella: Yes. Karren continued to badger the Milwaukee police about her daughter’s case. Then, 10 months after Becky went missing, to Karren’s shock, police made what some have called an outrageous move: They set up a meeting between her and the man she was accusing. Karren Kraemer: And he said, “Mrs. Kraemer, tell this boy what you think he did to your daughter.” Stafford: And you’re face to face with Carl Rogers? Karren Kraemer: We were sitting side by side. And— Stafford: What do you say? Karren Kraemer: I just looked at him and I said, “What did you do to Becky? I know you killed her.” And he said “The b*tch wasn’t worth it.” Dateline tried to reach Carl Rogers but he didn’t respond. The Milwaukee police department declined several interview requests by Dateline but did tell us that they are doing everything they can to solve the disappearance of Becky Marzo. But Karren Kraemer isn’t waiting for the police. She’s still out there searching. What drives her is not the hope she’ll find her daughter alive, but find her nonetheless. Karren Kraemer: I have to know what happened to her. I have to be able to touch her coffin and tell her how much I loved her. I gave birth to her. I deserve the right to bury her. If you have information on Becky Kraemer Marzo, contact the Milwaukee Police Department at (414) 935-7403 or go to the http://findbeckykraemer.com/ Website. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Feb 18 2008, 09:16 PM Post #11 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.ktbs.com/news/Missing-East-Texa...years-old-5628/ Missing East Texas girl turns 31 years old Created: October 12, 2007 05:50 PM Modified: October 12, 2007 07:21 PM It's been more than 18-years since anyone's seen or heard from Kimberly Norwood. The East Texas girl disappeared when she was 12 years old. Friday would have been her 31st birthday and her family is still holding out hope. Kimberly was walking home from a friends house in an area West of Marshall. Investigators believe she was abducted as she was walking down a lonely dirt road only a few minutes away from her house. Anyone with information on the disappearance should call the Harrison County Sheriff's Office. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | May 18 2009, 11:22 PM Post #12 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/..._web_vigil.html 20th anniversary vigil held for missing Marshall child Click-2-Listen By Terri Hahn, News Messenger Saturday, May 16, 2009 Twelve people attended a vigil Saturday night marks the 20th anniversary of Kimberly Norwood's disappearance. The number is small but significant, as Kimberly was 12 years old when she went missing on May 20, 1989. "Twenty years is way too long, way too long," said her mother, Janice Norwood of Marshall. Courtney Case/News Messenger (ENLARGE) Janice Norwood, right, recieves a hug from friend Marie Pritchard during a candlelight vigil marking the 20th anniversary of the disapperance of Kimberly Norwood Saturday in the Marshall Mall parking lot. The vigil was held at the north end of the Marshall Mall parking lot with a slideshow and music in honor of Kimberly provided by the Laura Recovery Center, which specializes in searching for missing children. "We get children from across the country — a lot from Texas, especially Houston — but we also came up when Brandi Wells of Longview became missing," said Bob Walcutt, LRC executive director. The Harrison County Sheriff's Office, which is in charge of the missing girl's case, was invited to the anniversary vigil, Ms. Norwood said. However, the sheriff's office was not represented. "Nobody has done this for Kim before. We're here to remember Kim, but it's also for the rest of the kids that are missing too," said Ms. Norwood. "They all need to be remembered. They all need to come home." Monday, May 25, is National Missing Children Day and, because of the efforts from the Laura Recovery Center, it is also Texas' official day for missing children awareness. "It's expensive to look for a missing child. They (LRC volunteers) don't just sit in an office. They get out and look," said Ms. Norwood. Prayers were offered during the vigil by Brother Jim Houston, who called on Miss Norwood's family to bring their burdens to God and encourages anyone who may know something to come forward. "Tonight we come together specially for a girl. She has been absent from her family but not from our hearts," said Houston. "Help us Lord to be an encouragement to one another to solve this and not only find her but others." Ms. Norwood also offered her thanks to the handful of friends and family attending. "This is really hard to do. We appreciate so much y'all remembering Kim and all the other kids," she said. "I went to a seminar in Arkansas for parents of missing and murdered children. I bought a book titled 'I Promise I'll Find You.' I'm trying to keep that promise." The wind blew too hard for candles, but the long white candles were passed around to burn later in honor and remembrance of Miss Norwood. The LRC is an active network for finding children and has set a goal of having 20,000 "poster partners," people who view or print posters of missing children promptly after their disappearance. Visit www.LRCF.org for more information. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | May 20 2009, 10:58 AM Post #13 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.news-journal.com/news/content/n...cxsvc=7&cxcat=7 Families of missing girls fight time, frustration Today marks 20 years of child's disappearance in Hallsville Click-2-Listen By RANDY ROSS Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Janice Norwood's 12-year-old daughter vanished 20 years ago today. She has not been seen since. "When you say 20 years, it just sounds so awful," Norwood said. "It is so awful." Courtney Case/Cox East Texas Photo (ENLARGE) Janice Norwood, right, gets a hug from friend Marie Pritchard of Marshall during a candlelight vigil Saturday at the Marshall Mall for Kimberly Norwood. Kimberly went missing 20 years ago today in Hallsville. Kimberly Norwood and a group of her friends were walking to their Harrison County homes in 1989. Norwood's family lived in a subdivision between Hallsville and Harleton. She split up from her friends about a mile from her home at about 5:15 p.m. At the time, she was 5 foot, 5 inches tall and weighed 95 pounds, and she had an abdominal surgery scar. On Saturday, Janice Norwood and a small group of supporters held a vigil for Kimberly at the Marshall Mall. The Harrison County Sheriff's Office was invited to the vigil, but no representatives attended. "That just tells you everything you need to know, doesn't it?" Norwood said. "They didn't support Kim — or us." Harrison County Capt. Marty Latham disputed the charge. He said investigators as recently as last week followed up on a lead, although it turned out to be nothing. "We definitely care, especially when a mother loses her child," Latham said. Latham, a father of three children, said he could understand Norwood's frustration, and he would probably feel similarly. "If it's your child, you would probably want everything done possible," he said. Kelly Wilson Norwood is not the only person in the area to have vanished more than a decade ago. In January 1992, 17-year-old Kelly Wilson was planning to move back to Louisiana from Gilmer after moving to East Texas to get to know her mother. Wilson left her job at a Gilmer video store Jan. 5, reportedly to drop off business receipts at a bank. She was never seen again. Although the case remains open at the Gilmer Police Department, Wilson's stepmother, Waverlyn Wilson, has said she believes her stepdaughter is dead and the person responsible has escaped justice. Brandi Wells More recently, Brandi Wells of Brownsboro vanished in August 2006 after last being seen on surveillance video leaving Graham Central Station in Longview. She was 23 and had been living with her mother in Tyler. Wells' car was found a few days later on Interstate 20 near FM 2087. Longview police said they found no signs of struggle or foul play. Police and volunteers have organized at least four large searches for Wells, but their efforts have not produced any results. Norwood volunteered during the searches for Wells by organizing food for the searchers. She said she could not search because of a bad ankle. She said it is important to her to help other families with a missing person whenever she can. "When Kim disappeared, we had no help," Norwood said. Ellen Tant, Wells' mother, said she appreciated Norwood's help and she shares her frustration with local law enforcement. The Longview Police Department is investigating her daughter's disappearance, but Tant said investigators have not followed up on leads the family provided and have not communicated well with the family. "I know that they have other things on their plate ... but they made me feel like, 'Well, we don't have anything to go on, so let's go to the next case,' " Tant said. Longview Police Sgt. Darren Lair said the case remains open, but police only actively investigate the case when the department gets a new lead. He said it has been some time since a "substantial lead" has come in. Lair said he understands the family's frustration. He said an agency can do everything within its power, but it will all seem useless if investigators do not find the missing person. While some missing persons are never found, law enforcement records indicate the vast majority are located. In 2008 and 2009, Gregg County residents reported 14 people missing, said Gregg County Chief Deputy Chuck Willeford. All 14 people were found. Most of those reported missing had not told family or acquaintances where they were going, although on more than one occasion a person disappeared to commit suicide, Willeford said. "A lot of people think we should probably quit," Norwood said. "I can't." "The further down the road it gets, the harder it is to hope ... that one day she'll come back to me," Tant said. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Oct 3 2010, 12:26 AM Post #14 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Texas girl, 12, disappeared in 1989 September 27, 2010|By Philip Rosenbaum, Nancy Grace Producer Kimberly Norwood, who vanished at age 12, would be nearly 34 now and might look like this age-enhanced photo.Of all the experiences they shared in their 12 years together, Janice Norwood still recalls a special moment when her daughter Kimberly confided in her while they were going into town one day. "She was having a little problem with some math and she said, 'I just can't get fractions,''' Norwood recalled. Kimberly, a good student, would enter junior high school during the next school year. Kimberly never made it to her junior high school. She disappeared on May 20, 1989, a Saturday. She had spent the night at a friend's house in her hometown of Hallsville, Texas. She came home around lunchtime, had a bite to eat and cleaned her aquarium, Norwood says. Afterward, she went out again to play with friends. Close to 5 p.m., Kimberly called her mother from a friend's house, asking if the girl could sleep over at the Norwood home. Norwood said no, because she ''really didn't care for that little girl.'' Kimberly pleaded, ''But we won't bother nobody,'' Norwood says. Mother and daughter hung up the phone, both in a bit of a huff. That was the last time they spoke. About an hour later, Kimberly was reportedly walking with three friends when they went their separate ways less than a mile from Norwood's house. It was the last time anyone saw her. "We never could figure why, why somebody would take her. I mean we didn't have a lot of money,'' Norwood said. "We were waiting to see if we would get, like, a ransom call or something like that and it never happened.'' Kimberly loved riding her horse, named Red Bird. She had a taste for turkey dressing around Thanksgiving and was ''at a giggly stage,'' Norwood says, looking back on the good times. In the two decades that have passed since their daughter's disappearance, the Norwoods have faced more challenges. Janice Norwood has survived breast cancer and a heart attack. Her husband had a heart attack and a stroke. In January, he underwent a quadruple bypass. "It just seems like it's the Morton Salt girl. When it rains, it pours,'' Norwood says. "But we're still here, so I figured there's some reason. If we could just find Kimberly it would all be worth it for sure.'' The investigation is open and all leads are actively investigated. But no ''legitimate suspects'' have emerged in the 21-year-old case, says Tom McCool, the sheriff of Harrison County, Texas. http://articles.cnn.com/2010-09-27/justice...ome?_s=PM:CRIME |
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| tatertot | May 30 2017, 07:12 AM Post #15 |
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http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/te...on-11178449.php New photo released in cold case of missing person By Brett Barrouquere, Houston Chronicle Published 4:59 pm, Saturday, May 27, 2017 Kimberly Norwood vanished on the way home in Hallsville 28 years ago. Norwood, who was 12 at the time, became separated from her friends about a mile from the house and hasn't been seen since May 20, 1989. Now, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released a new, age progressed photograph showing what Norwood might look like today. Harrison County Sheriff's Lt. Jay Webb told The Longview News-Journal Norwood's case is still open, but there's been no new leads in about four years. Norwood and three friends split up at about 5:15 p.m. that day. She was wearing a white T-shirt with the cartoon character Milk Dude and red and black cows on the front, dark blue jeans, and black Keds tennis shoes. The girl was also wearing a black bow in her hair, a SWATCH watch, and a gold ring with an aquamarine stone. Kimberly has an abdominal surgery scar and pierced ears. "We would love to put an answer to this and see if we can help the family," Webb said. Anyone with information about Norwood's disappearance may call the Harrison County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division at (903) 923-4000 or the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST).
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| tatertot | Jun 3 2018, 08:32 AM Post #16 |
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https://www.marshallnewsmessenger.com/news/family-friends-mark-th-anniversary-of-kimberly-norwood-s-disappearance/article_6be33f86-5e11-11e8-ac2b-c3c178abcdd7.html Family, friends mark 29th anniversary of Kimberly Norwood's disappearance By Robin Y. Richardson May 23, 2018 “She was only 12 with a strong love for life. Everyone still misses her and her mama still cries. (A) brown head girl walking down the street. Who knows where she could be. If anyone knows her whereabouts ... that would be the greatest thing…” These are the emotional song lyrics of local singer Linda Lang that resonated throughout the City Park ballpark, Sunday, as the family, friends and loved ones of missing person, Kimberly Norwood, gathered for a balloon release, marking the 29th anniversary of the day the then pre-teen from Hallsville went missing. “Kimberly Norwood … wherever you are. If you can hear this song please try to come back home. But if you’re trapped and can’t get away; well, just close your eyes and pray, that wherever you are, you’ll be found someday,” the song ends. “We are asking for anyone that may have information on Kimberly’s whereabouts, to please come forward and help bring Kim home,” said Tammy Morton, a member of the Angels of Hope Relay for Life team that hosted the balloon release in support of Kimberly’s mother and member of the team, Janice Norwood. The group gathered around Kim’s parents, Bobby and Janice Norwood, Sunday, praying for a miracle. “As we release these balloons today, please say a prayer for Kimberly and her family,” Morton pleaded. “We are hoping these balloons would travel many miles and reach someone, somewhere that can give us some answers to bring Kim home.” WITHOUT A TRACE Kimberly “Kim” Rachelle Norwood vanished from the area of her Caney Creek Estates residence in Hallsville on May 20, 1989, at age 12. She was last seen walking with three friends around 5:15 p.m., approximately one mile from her residence. “She and her friends split up (approximately) one mile from her home and she has not been seen since,” Morton told the crowd Sunday. The balloons released on Sunday all had informational cards attached that included an age progression photo illustration of Kim as well as pertinent facts regarding the day she went missing in hopes that the information will help jog some memories that would lead to a resolve in the case. “Today, she would be 41 years of age,” Morton shared, noting Kim was born Oct. 12, 1976. “Investigators and people that love Kim still seek the truth of what happened,” Morton said. “It’s been a long, hard 29 years,” added Kim’s mother Janice. “It doesn’t get any easier.” Kimberly has been previously described as a white female with brown hair and eyes, an abdominal surgery scar and pierced ears. According to the informational card that was attached to all balloons that were released Sunday, Kim was wearing a white T-shirt with the cartoon character, “Milk Dude,” and red and black cows on the front the day she disappeared. She also wore dark blue jeans and black Keds tennis shoes. Additionally, her hair was adorned with a black bow. She sported a SWATCH watch and a gold ring with an aquamarine stone. Her disappearance made local and national headlines, grabbing the attention of renowned TV talk show hosts Oprah Winfrey and Montel Williams, who both interviewed Janice Norwood about the desperate search for her beloved daughter. UPDATES Lt. Jay Webb with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office told the News Messenger on Tuesday that the search for Kim is still an active case and that the sheriff’s office continues to partner with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in search for answers. He also noted that the sheriff’s office continues to follow-up on every lead that may come to the office or the office of the NCMEC. The latest lead, stemming from information in Victoria, turned out to be fruitless. “The two investigators went to Victoria, Texas, within the last four months, to investigate a lead that was sent to us,” said Webb. “The lead included a home where a few milk cartons were located in an attic of a rent house depicting Kimberly Norwood’s likeness on the milk cartons. “Through discussions and assistance with Victoria PD investigators, they obtained permission from the renter of the property to conduct a search,” said Webb. “After they gained entry, milk cartons were discovered in an attic area that depicted other numerous missing children. It was determined that the milk cartons were printed at a local facility and the person that had previously worked there had rented the home. There was no connection with Miss Norwood.” MAINTAINING HOPE Although searches of the area surrounding the residence and exhaustive interviews have been conducted with numerous people throughout the years, to no avail, Kim’s family and law enforcement are not giving up hope. “Our heart is aching. We still pray she comes home to us,” Kim’s aunt, Beverly Holloway, said. “They,” Holloway said of Kim’s parents, “both pray this before they pass from this world, and I have the same prayer.” Holloway said there are no words to describe the pain the family feels. “We just don’t have any words to say how much we’re missing her,” said Holloway. She shared how close-knit their family is. She reminisced how her niece would spend a lot of time at her house, playing with her children, who were around the same age. “They’d just spend days together,” she said. Holloway ensured her brother and sister-in-law that Kim’s case is still a significant one that still tugs on the hearts of so many. “(You wouldn’t imagine) how many people that have reached out to us over the years from the time she went missing, asking about Kim and if we know anything yet,” Holloway said. “So there are a lot of people out there that are still praying and hoping about Kim and y’all; and there’s just no way we can heal unless we know what happened to Kim. Holloway thanked the members of the Angels of Hope Relay for Life team for hosting the balloon release. “We appreciate all these ladies and everybody going through all this time and expense to put this together,” Holloway said. “I just want to let Bobby and Janice know that we continue to love them, to hold them up.” Kim’s mother, Janice Norwood, also thanked her teammates for their support. “They are so awesome,” the mother said. “I haven’t known them for very long, but you see what they’ve done.” Morton said the team was happy to support their friend. “When one of us hurts, all of us hurt,” Morton said. Janice Norwood asked all to continue to lift her family up in prayer. “Just keep Kim in your prayers and keep positive thoughts, and for us. We all need them badly,” the mother said, breaking down as she touched her husband’s hand. “It’s just been so hard,” Janice Norwood said. Anyone with information on Kimberly Norwood’s whereabouts may call the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office’s main telephone number at (903) 923-4000, the National Center for Missing Children at 1-800-843-5678 or visit the website, www.missingkids.com. The public is also urged to follow the “Help Find Kimberly Norwood-Missing From Hallsville Tx” Facebook page and share how far the balloon released on her anniversary has traveled. |
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| tatertot | Jun 3 2018, 08:34 AM Post #17 |
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Facebook: "Help Find Kimberly Norwood-Missing From Hallsville Tx. Since May 1989" https://www.facebook.com/JLee4998/ |
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