Missing Essie Margarette Hiett

Description at Time of Disappearance:

Date Missing: February 13, 1978 from Oroville, Butte County, California.
Date of Birth: November 18, 1930
Age at Disappearance: 47
Height: 5 ft. 05 in.
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Green
Race/Sex: White, Female
AKA/Alias: Marge or Steele
Essie was last seen wearing a green blouse with a woman's face imprinted on the front. She had on a silver
colored Timex watch with a blue face and sterling silver earrings. She was also wearing a white gold
wedding ring set with the engagement ring having five embedded stones and the wedding band having six
embedded stones.
Essie has a half moon shaped scar on her right temple at the hairline area and small surgical scars on her
legs from varicose vein removal. She wears glasses with photo gray lenses and top and bottom dentures.

Details:
Essie worked as a hostess at an Oroville card room; she vanished while returning to her home sometime
between 2 and 4 am.

Agency Contact:
Butte County Sheriff's Department
(530) 538-7434
Case # 78-11872
NCIC # M-024104878