MS MS - Edith Gertrude Hillman, 59, Leakesville, 23 August 1987

[Melt71]

Very tall lady at 6' abducted in 1987, Namus case created August 2020
No file in Charley Project or Doe Network.

www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/72780/attachments

NamUs #MP72780 Edith Gertrude Hillman, Female, White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact August 23, 1987
Location Leakesville, Mississippi 39451
County Greene County
Missing From Tribal Land - No
Circumstances of Disappearance - Was abducted from home on a Sunday afternoon in the summer of 1987.
Physical Description
Hair Color Blond/Strawberry
Eye Color Brown
Distinctive Physical Features C- Section scar

 

[Murkywaters]

Interesting that Edith was only added into NamUs recently, considering that circumstances of her disappearance.

I typed her name into newspapers.com and there appears to be three articles written about her abduction in the Hattiesburg American. I don't have a subscription so i can't clip the articles.

 

[Murkywaters]

Edith has been added to The Charley Project. It states Edith spoke with a German accent, interesting.

Edith Gertrude Hillman – The Charley Project

• Missing Since 08/23/1987
• Missing From Leakesville, Mississippi
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Age 59 years old
• Height and Weight 6'0, 160 - 170 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Blonde hair, brown eyes. Hillman has a Caesarean section scar on her abdomen and pierced ears. She speaks with a German accent.

Details of Disappearance
Hillman was last seen in Leakesville, Mississippi. The exact date of her disappearance is unclear; different dates have been reported, between August 23 and September 5, 1987. She has never been heard from again. In October 1987, her blue four-door 1979 Toyota Corolla with the Mississippi license plate number EEC-256 was found in the front parking lot of Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. There was blood in the backseat.

Few details are available in Hillman's case. Authorities believe she was taken against her will.

 

[CastlesBurning]

Bumping for Edith - this summer will be 35 years.

 

[Caring1]

Bump for Edith

Newspaper reported that she was last seen driving her car. I wonder what details led them to believe she was abducted from her home. She was also reported to have green eyes while her MP report states brown eyes.

 

[cheemsg]

Hattiesburg American from Hattiesburg, Mississippi - Newspapers.com
Her father died in May 1976. His name was Gustaz Retap. Edith's mother's name was Gertrude, and Edith has one sister named Ersule.

Hattiesburg American from Hattiesburg, Mississippi - Newspapers.com
Gertrude died in August 1980.

 

[Pennysmom1]

Edith Hillman — MissingSippi

www.missingsippi.org

Missing since: August 23, 1987

White female
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Brown
Height: 6’0’’
Weight: 160 - 170 lbs.
Age (at time of disappearance): 59

Scar(s): C-section scar on abdomen
Piercings: ears are Pierced ears
** speaks with German accent **

case details:​

Hillman and her son had dinner before he left for college on August 23, 1987. When her son returned from college on the following Friday, their dinner from that Sunday was still on the stove. Hillman did not show up Monday (August 24th) for her first day at her new job. In October 1987, her blue 4-door 1979 Toyota Corolla was found in the front parking lot of Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. There was blood evidence in the back seat. Hillman’s case remains unsolved at this time.

Article clipped from Hattiesburg American

Clipping found in Hattiesburg American published in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on 9/28/1987.

www.newspapers.com