NC NC - Alma Octetree, 55, Asheville, 30 May 2012

[JerseyGirl]

http://wlos.com/news/local/rape-sus...ssing-women-cases-in-asheville-including-wife

An Asheville man accused of raping, beating and burning a woman — while holding her captive for three days — has also been connected to two missing local women.

Last week, News 13 reported that Clarence Octetree, 55, may have been the last known person to see Regenia Hendrix, 55, before she went missing in April 2014. This week, News 13 discovered his wife, Alma Octetree, 61, was reported missing in 2014.

NamUs: https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/26177

Charley: http://charleyproject.org/case/alma-jean-octetree

 

[mlhenn]

Alma Jean Octetree – The Charley Project

Last updated November 28, 2020; details of disappearance updated.

Details of Disappearance
Alma was last seen in Asheville, North Carolina sometime in the summer of 2012. She was homeless and camped in the area of Chunns Cove Road, and also near Town Mountain Road. She has never been heard from again. She wasn't reported missing until May 30, 2014, nearly two years after she disappeared.

Alma was married to Clarence Octetree in 2012. He has numerous felony convictions, and was reportedly the last person known to have seen Regina Hendrix, an Asheville woman who disappeared in 2014 and was never found. Authorities have interviewed him in both women's disappearances, but haven't said whether he is a suspect in either case.

A photo of Clarence is posted with this case summary. In 2018, he was arrested on charges that he held a woman captive in his apartment for three days, raped her, beat her and burned her with cigarettes, leaving her with burns and bruises on her face and bruises on her arms. While awaiting trial on kidnap, rape, and assault charges, he was charged with witness intimidation after he wrote a letter to the victim, telling her not to cooperate in the case and threatening to harm her family.

In 2019, Clarence was convicted of felony assault in the 2018 case and sentenced as a habitual felony offender to seven and a half to ten years in prison. Both missing women's cases remain unsolved and it's unclear whether Clarence was involved in their cases.

 

[UncoolNegated]

I wonder if the authorities know about Clarence Octetree's storage lockers. It might not do any good now as they seem to have been the kind that got sold due to delinquency, however, maybe there's a record of what was in them.

 

[mlhenn]

Rape suspect connected to 2 missing local women, including his wife

News 13 reported that Clarence Octetree, 55, may have been the last known person to see Regenia Hendrix, 55, before she went missing in April 2014. This week, News 13 discovered his wife, Alma Octetree, 61, was reported missing in 2014.

 

[mlhenn]

Alma Edmonds Octetree - North Carolina Missing Person Directory

Last seen alive: May 30, 2012

Circumstances: Last contact with daughter in 2012,
First Name: Alma Edmonds
Middle Name: Edmonds
Last Name: Octetree
Details
Age When Last Known Alive: 55
Race: White
Ethnicity: Other
Sex: Female
Height: 61.0 to
Weight: 110.0 to
Location
City: Asheville
State: North Carolina
County: Buncombe
Appearance
Hair: Brown
Eye: Hazel
Tattoos: rose on right calf
Clothing and Accessories
Transportation

 

[Atombudd]

lma Jean Octetree​

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Alma, circa 2012; Clarence Octetree, circa 2018

• Missing Since 06/01/2012
• Missing From Asheville, North Carolina
• Classification Missing
• Sex Female
• Race White
• Date of Birth 04/11/1957 (67)
• Age 55 years old
• Height and Weight 5'1 - 5'2, 110 - 120 pounds
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Some agencies refer to Alma as Alma Edmonds Octetree. She may use the name Alma Edmonds Bumgarner. She has a tattoo of a rose on her right calf.

Details of Disappearance​

Alma was last seen in Asheville, North Carolina sometime in the summer of 2012. She was homeless and camped in the area of Chunns Cove Road, and also near Town Mountain Road. She has never been heard from again. She wasn't reported missing until May 30, 2014, nearly two years after she disappeared.

Alma was married to Clarence Octetree in 2012. He has numerous felony convictions, and was reportedly the last person known to have seen Regina Hendrix, an Asheville woman who disappeared in 2014 and was never found. Authorities have interviewed him in both women's disappearances, but haven't said whether he is a suspect in either case.

A photo of Clarence is posted with this case summary. In 2018, he was arrested on charges that he held a woman captive in his apartment for three days, raped her, beat her and burned her with cigarettes, leaving her with burns and bruises on her face and bruises on her arms. While awaiting trial on kidnap, rape, and assault charges, he was charged with witness intimidation after he wrote a letter to the victim, telling her not to cooperate in the case and threatening to harm her family.

In 2019, Clarence was convicted of felony assault in the 2018 case and sentenced as a habitual felony offender to seven and a half to ten years in prison. Both missing women's cases remain unsolved and it's unclear whether Clarence was involved in their cases.

Alma Jean Octetree – The Charley Project

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Clarence Octetree is set to be released from prison July 2025

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