AZ AZ- Marion Berry Ouma, 25, heiress to large fortune, fatally shot, body found down an encampment, MOHAVE COUNTY, 13 Dec '78, *New initiative*

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Kevin Reagan August 6, 2024
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"MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. — The Mohave County Sheriff's Office is seeking new information that may finally identify the people responsible for killing the 25-year-old heiress to a large fortune.
The body of Marion Berry Ouma was located on Jan. 3, 1979 near Hoover Dam down an embankment on Highway 93. She had been dead for less than 12 hours.''
''Ouma had died from a gunshot wound to her abdomen with a .38 caliber weapon, the sheriff's office said.
The victim was last seen alive on Dec. 13, 1978 when she withdrew money out of her savings account at a Las Vegas bank located near 4th Street and Carson Avenue.
During the investigation, MCSO learned the victim's grandfather was Loren Berry, better known as "Mr. Yellow Pages" for his work in the telephone directory business. Berry had left $40 million to his granddaughter.''

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''Detectives tried to identify the victim but were unsuccessful until 1981, when a private detective from Ohio reached out saying she matched Ouma, who was married in Africa and worked as a physical education teacher there for several years.''

''Detectives learned that Ouma's grandfather was Loren Berry, who died in 1980 and left $40 million to his granddaughter.''


The sheriff's office learned Ouma twice visited a Downtown Las Vegas bank at 4th Street and Carson Avenue, on Nov. 28 and Dec. 13, 1978, to withdraw money from her savings account. Detectives found she was living in an apartment in Las Vegas as well until she was asked to vacate in December 1978 for failure to pay rent.

Authorities are seeking any information on Ouma's whereabouts between the time she was last seen leaving the bank on Dec. 13, 1978, and when her body was found on Jan. 3, 1979. They're also looking for any potential leads on the possible Chevrolet or Ford seen in the area on the evening of Ouma's murder.''
 
This is a really strange case and the 70s were such a weird time. It seems like a missing/murdered (future) heiress would have been big news, especially when her body was identified.
 
Aug 6, 2024
The body of Marion Berry Ouma was found near Hoover Dam in 1979. The woman was expected to inherit $40 million from her grandfather.
 
Just saw this , very intriguing. I was ten at the time I remember little news other than the big tyson escape in 1978. SO what about the husband, had he stayed in africa I wonder?
 
August 07, 2024 rbbm.
''Detectives met with the investigator, who provided a picture of Marion Berry Ouma from Dayton, Ohio. They observed that she bore a striking resemblance to the victim. She had been married in Africa and had lived there for a few years where she was a physical education teacher.''

''On March 18, 1981, Detectives conducted follow-up at a bank in Las Vegas, located at 4th Street and Carson Ave. They spoke with an employee who had conducted 2 bank transactions with the victim a few months prior to her death. Ouma had come into the bank on November 28th and December 13th to obtain money from her savings account in Ohio. On June 30, 1981, Detectives and Search and Rescue personnel went to Las Vegas to try to locate the victim’s residence. In doing so, they located the Sierra Vista Apartments, located at 750 E. Sierra Vista Dr. An interview revealed that the victim had arrived in a cab on November 4, 1978 and rented an apartment. She was asked to vacate the property a month later for non-payment of rent.''

''Detectives are also looking for a lead on the 1976-1977 powder blue Chevrolet Blazer or Ford Bronco
seen in the area on the evening of Ouma’s murder. ''
 

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