WA WA - Norma Jolene Madera, 27, Yakima, 1 July 1991

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Newly added to Namus

Norma Jolene Madera

Namus MP124251
Sex: Female
D.L.C: July 1, 1991
Location: Yakima, Yakima County, Washington
D.O.B: March 12, 1964
Race: American Indian / Alaska Native (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation)
Age: 27
Height: 5' 4" (64 Inches)
Weight: 110 lbs
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Clothing: Unknown
Circumstances: Norma was last seen at the Greyhound Bus Station in Yakima where she planned to travel to Seattle and then south on Pacific Hwy South to Tacoma. Norma never arrived at her destination and it was not confirmed if she ever made it on the bus in Yakima.

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She's been mentioned as a possible match to UP10449 and UP1868

WA - WA - Cowlitz Co, AmInd/NativeFem 20-29, UP10449, passngr in MVA, scoliosis, May'91

After this change, I now firmly believe this woman is Barbara Sterbinsky. She matches all the available information. Furthermore the S tattoo on this woman’s chest under the sternum is likely the initial for her family name. Barbara also has family ties to Tacoma. I am acutely aware that this...

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LA - LA - Vinton, Blk/Wht/Hisp/NtvFem 20-32, UP1868, in woods, turquoise bird ring, back probs, Dec'91

JMO, I think there is a very strong possibility that this Jane doe is Louisiana Creole and fairly local to the area.

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Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Norma Madera, Missing from Washington since 1991.

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Norma was 27 years old when she was last seen by her sister at the Greyhound Station in Yakima, Washington on July 1st, 1991. She had plans to travel to Seattle and then South on the Pacific Highway, South to Tacoma.
Tribal Information: Norma is enrolled with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

 

[UncoolNegated]

There was a spike in disappearances of Native American women in the 80s and 90s in the area. I wonder if the rapists and murderers who caused the Yakama Reservation disappearances had something to do with Norma's disappearance. A lot of them targeted the downtown area, where the Greyhound used to be. If she didn't get on the bus, maybe someone lured her into a fake ride.