Post by Scumhunter on Jul 22, 2019 2:05:52 GMT -5
(Above: Norma, circa 1978. Photo Credits: Charley Project)
Missing Adult or Profile as of July 22nd, 2019: (Based on Charley Project website profile)
Full Name: Norma Louise Houghland
Missing Since: 7/15/1978
Missing From:Sacramento, California
Date of Birth: 2/04/1951
Age (at time of disappearance): 27 years old
Age (as of 7/22/2019): 68 years old
Height and Weight: 5'5, 135 pounds
Clothing/Jewelry Description: Unknown, but she often wears turquoise rings and bracelets.
Medical Conditions: Norma may suffer from depression.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Blonde hair, hazel eyes. Norma may use the last name Briggs.
(Above: Left: Richard, circa 1978; Right: Age-progression to age 46 (circa 2015). Photo Credits: Charley Project and/or National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)
Missing Child or Adult Profile as of July 22nd, 2019: (Based on Charley Project and/or NCMEC's missingkids.org website profiles)
Full Name: Richard Allen Houghland
Missing Since: 7/15/1978
Missing From: Sacramento, California
Date of Birth: 8/26/1969
Age (at time of disappearance): 8 years old
Age (as of 7/22/2019): 49 years old
Height and Weight (at time of disappearance): 3'5, 50 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Richard's nickname is Ricky.
(Above: Left: Thomas, circa 1978; Right: Age-progression to age 43 (circa 2015). Photo Credits: Charley Project and/or NCMEC)
Missing Child or Adult Profile as of July 22nd, 2019: (Based on Charley Project and/or missingkids.org)
Full Name: Thomas James Houghland
Missing Since: 7/15/1978
Missing From: Sacramento, California
Date of Birth: 10/21/1972
Age (at time of disappearance): 6 years old
Age (as of 7/22/2019): 46 years old
Height and Weight (at time of disappearance): 3'0, 45 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Thomas's nickname is Tommy; some agencies refer to him by that name.
From The Charley Project:
Details of Disappearance
Norma and her sons, Thomas and Richard, disappeared from Sacramento, California on July 15, 1978. They didn't have air conditioning and Norma would often take the children for rides in the car to stay cool. They may have done that on they day they disappeared.
Norma's ex-husband lived in Washington state and no one realized the family was missing for a week. Relatives went to the Houghlands' apartment on Sutterville Road and found it intact, with all their clothing and belongings inside and some dishes in the sink.
The children's bicycles were inside and there was an uncashed welfare check. The only thing that was missing was Norma's car, a gold or light blue 1965 Pontiac LeMans with the California license plate number 254SBI. It has never been found.
Norma's parents and one of her two sisters have since died, as have Thomas and Richard's father. The case remains unsolved and little information is available.
charleyproject.org/case/norma-louise-houghland (Link includes links to Richard and Thomas's Charley Project profile page)
NCMEC link for Richard Houghland: api.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1266342/1
NCMEC link for Thomas Houghland: api.missingkids.org/poster/NCMC/1266342/2
Thoughts? I am placing Norma, Richard, and Thomas's cases in the Missing on TV section since In Pursuit posted a link to Richard and Thomas's missingkids.org poster on their Facebook page yesterday (see the show's July 22nd, 2019 status updates).
For some reason only the Charley Project has a photo and information for Norma. Missingkids.org simply says Richard and Thomas may be in the company of their mother.
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