NV NV - Venita Holzman, 22, Las Vegas, 1963

[victoriarobinson642]

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Name: Venita Gale Bowers Holzman
Missing Since: 1963
Location Last Seen: Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada

Physical Description​

Date of Birth: 19 Jul 1940
Age: 22 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 120 lbs
Hair Color: Red/Auburn
Eye Color: Green

Circumstances of Disappearance​

The missing person disappeared after working her shift at the Flamingo Hotel in 1963.

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Verita married Z Holzman on 3 Jan 1957 in Fresno. The only photo I can find is from her courthouse wedding. The article suggests they'd been together for a year and a half, around her 15th birthday.

They divorced after two months, with her citing 'extreme cruelty'. I can't find anything about their child, though there's a birth record for a stillborn child that may have been hers. She was born in Texas and had 3 siblings, at least two of whom appear to still be alive.

The Fresno Bee from Fresno, California

Get this The Fresno Bee page for free from Thursday, January 3, 1957 THE FRESNO BEE 67, NO.. Edition of The Fresno Bee

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The Modesto Bee from Modesto, California

Get this The Modesto Bee page for free from Friday, August 2, 1957 MODESTO BEE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2.. Edition of The Modesto Bee

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[victoriarobinson642]

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[Diavola]

No other marriages besides that one?

 

[victoriarobinson642]

No other marriages besides that one?

Not that I'm aware of.

 

[UncoolNegated]

It looks like the divorce proceedings were documented in the July 9th, 1957 edition of the Reno Gazette. But that's still a long time before 1963, the time of her disappearance.

 

[UncoolNegated]

Also, it looks like Zel Holzman was getting his second divorce in a pretty short time period. I found a Zel Holzman who divorced a Joyce Marguerite Holzman in 1956. Attached is from July 31st, 1956 Nevada State Journal.

 

[UncoolNegated]

Also, he was in a third divorce in 1966 (Beatrice Holzman).

 

[mlhenn]

Venita Holzman – The Charley Project

Details of Disappearance​

Holzman was last seen in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 1, 1963. She disappeared after working her shift at the Flamingo Hotel in the 3500 block of South Las Vegas Boulevard. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.