Post by Scumhunter on Mar 17, 2016 10:11:03 GMT -5
(Above: Viola, circa 2009. Photo Credit: Charley Project)
Missing Person Profile as of March 17th, 2016: (Based on Charley Project profile)
Full Name: Viola Brown Martin
Missing Since: December 26, 2009 from Glenwood, Illinois
Age (at time of disappearance): 56 years old
Height and Weight: 5'0, 160 pounds
Distinguishing Characteristics: African-American female. Light brown hair, brown eyes. Martin has a gap between her two front teeth. Her ears are both pierced in the lobes and one ear has an upper cartilage piercing.
Medical Conditions: Viola is a recovering drug addict. She had been clean for many years prior to her disappearance.
TIPS: Anyone having information should contact the Glenwood (Illinois) Police Department at 708-753-2420
From The Charley Project:
Viola was last seen leaving the Glenwood, Illinois residence of her adult daughter, Angela Martin, on the morning of December 26, 2009. She said she was going to visit her other daughter, Latrina, who had just been released from the hospital and lived only about fifteen to twenty minutes away. She never arrived. Viola's family reported her missing on December 29 after their own search efforts were without success. On December 30 the police found her tan 1999 Chrysler Cirrus abandoned, parked illegally on a street in Dixmoor, Illinois, far from Latrina's home. There was no sign of Viola at the scene.
Viola's disappearance received additional media attention because Angela is a professional singer who, in December 2009, was competing for the third time to be a finalist on the popular television talent show, American Idol. A photo of Angela is posted below this case summary. She was later cut from the competition. The family had endured several tragedies in recent years; Angela's father was murdered by his girlfriend in 2007, one of her daughters is disabled and one of their cousins had died shortly before Viola's disappearance.
Viola worked at a local medical facility in 2009. She never picked up her last paycheck. Since her disappearance there have been several reported sightings of her in the Chicago area, but none of them have been confirmed. Angela believes she may have relapsed and begun abusing drugs and alcohol again. Her case remains unsolved.
www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/martin_viola.html
Thoughts? Viola's disappearance was profiled on the January 23rd, 2010 episode of America's Most Wanted.
(Above: Angela in 2010 Photo Credit: Charley Project)
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