WV WV - Mazie Sigmon Palmer, 25, Sissonville, 14 July 1979

[dms]

When I was a little girl growing up in the Marting/Montgomery area (they are a few short miles away from eachother), I thought murders and finding bodies were normal. There were so many murders and bodies found close to home in the 80s. I was just talking to my dad today about Mark. There are also the Whitten and Nasby murders. Mark worked at the gas station (the Exxon in Smithers) and it was rumored that Mr. Whitten had some extra money/cash deal when he sold it. There was supposed to be money in that safe. Nasby also had ties to that gas station. Remember that both Nasby and Mazie's boyfriend's bodies were both found on Marting two years apart. Marting isn't that big. It is the stretch between Cannelton and Mt. Olive. When he was left out of the family will, he burned the family house down. He liked to take out life insurance policies on people he went into business with and they would end up dead. One of those people was my dad's first cousin. When he died, my great-aunt recieved nothing. Mark got everything from my dad's cousin and pretended to be the mourning "friend" next to his casket. If memory serves me right, that is when Mark put those big lion statues outside his house in Cannelton. He really revamped that place when my dad's cousin died. My dad also went to school with Cathy Carroll, who was also murdered. He also knew Gene pretty well. My dad believes that Mark was involved and was the one who committed the actual killing. If you wanted someone dead, you went to Mark...the story goes. He was a cold-hearted killer and would do anything to make some extra cash. He's in his 70s now and I'm pretty sure he's in prison in another state to molesting a child. Who really knows how many people he murdered in the 1970s and 80s. We will never know. Someone like that doesn't grow a conscious.

I grew up above Gauley Bridge and spent a lot of my time at my grandparents' place on Mt. Olive, but somehow I never heard about Mark until I'd moved away, so this is pretty fascinating. I remember the lions -- what an odd thing to see mentioned on WS! Great post.

 

[theshadow45]

Mazie has been missing for 44 years today.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping, today is Mazie’s birthday.

 

[Pennysmom2]

Mazie Mae Sigmon-Palmer – The Charley Project

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Sigmon-Palmer, circa 1979; John "Jay" Farley

 

[theshadow45]

Mazie has been missing for 45 years today.

 

[Pennysmom1]

May 19, 2020

https://www.wowktv.com/news/local/inside-the-investigation-40-years-later-what-happened-to-jay-farley-and-mazie-mae-palmer/

3951DFWV - Mazie Mae Sigmon-Palmer

<<Physical Description​

Date of Birth: November 24, 1954
Age: 25 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 6"
Weight: 115 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown, Straight, Shoulder Length
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Scar on bottom right foot from previous injury involving a nail. Surgical scar on breast. Small scar on wrist and chin.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Pink or orange blouse (size 10-medium), "Lee" blue jeans (size5-8) & sandals (size 6.5-7).
Jewelry: Long, Dangling Earrings
Additional Personal Items: Small blue purse with silver trim.>>

 

[theshadow45]

Today is Mazie’s birthday.

 

[carolinagirl81]

When I was a little girl growing up in the Marting/Montgomery area (they are a few short miles away from eachother), I thought murders and finding bodies were normal. There were so many murders and bodies found close to home in the 80s. I was just talking to my dad today about Mark. There are also the Whitten and Nasby murders. Mark worked at the gas station (the Exxon in Smithers) and it was rumored that Mr. Whitten had some extra money/cash deal when he sold it. There was supposed to be money in that safe. Nasby also had ties to that gas station. Remember that both Nasby and Mazie's boyfriend's bodies were both found on Marting two years apart. Marting isn't that big. It is the stretch between Cannelton and Mt. Olive. When he was left out of the family will, he burned the family house down. He liked to take out life insurance policies on people he went into business with and they would end up dead. One of those people was my dad's first cousin. When he died, my great-aunt recieved nothing. Mark got everything from my dad's cousin and pretended to be the mourning "friend" next to his casket. If memory serves me right, that is when Mark put those big lion statues outside his house in Cannelton. He really revamped that place when my dad's cousin died. My dad also went to school with Cathy Carroll, who was also murdered. He also knew Gene pretty well. My dad believes that Mark was involved and was the one who committed the actual killing. If you wanted someone dead, you went to Mark...the story goes. He was a cold-hearted killer and would do anything to make some extra cash. He's in his 70s now and I'm pretty sure he's in prison in another state to molesting a child. Who really knows how many people he murdered in the 1970s and 80s. We will never know. Someone like that doesn't grow a conscious.

I wish the minors at the time that he molested would come forward and press charges on Mark Legg. He's alive and well and has been living in Columbia, SC for the last 5/6 years, now living in section 8 housing.

 

[carolinagirl81]

From Charley Project there was a suspect

Sigmon-Palmer's loved ones describe her as friendly and outgoing, and one of her friends stated she had a naive, trusting nature. She had work experience in nursing homes and a a secretary and file clerk, and she had previously lived in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Seaside Park, New Jersey, and several small cities in Pennsylvania. She had no prior criminal record, and investigators don't believe she was responsible for Farley's murder. She did, however, associate with people who were in motorcycle gangs and involved with drugs.

Mark Legg is considered a person of interest in Farley's murder and Sigmon-Palmer's disappearance. He is a former West Virginia resident and has been a suspect and a person of interest in several unrelated crimes in West Virginia and North Carolina between 1983 and 2000, including sexual offenses against two teenage boys and the murder of two young men, but each time he was either not charged or the charges were dropped. Authorities have not been able to tie him to Farley and Sigmon-Palmer's cases, however.

Many members of the couple's families, including Farley's father and both of Sigmon-Palmer's parents, have died in the years since 1979. Foul play is suspected in her case, which remains unsolved.

Do you have any information on the person of interest, Mark Legg concerning the unrelated crimes in North Carolina? I can't find any information and it's my understanding that he had his records expunged at some point. I do know he is alive and well living in Columbia SC in section 8 housing. I wish the minors at the time would come forward and file charges for sexual assault. My understanding is that Mark threatened them and they dropped the charges. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

 

[theshadow45]

Mazie has been missing for 46 years today.

 

[Pennysmom1]

 

[methodwriter85]

I wish the minors at the time that he molested would come forward and press charges on Mark Legg. He's alive and well and has been living in Columbia, SC for the last 5/6 years, now living in section 8 housing.

Is Mark Legg a suspect in Jay's murder because Jay was considering testifying against him? I don't think Mysterious WV mentioned him. The only angle I've gotten has been pointing towards Mazzie's ex-husband or her possible organized crime connections.

 

[methodwriter85]

It worries me that she had so many aliases. What on earth were you up to, Mazie Mae?

I'm guessing she was doing it to get prescriptions for pills. Maybe quaaludes which were really popular at the time? It could have been something she started doing on the side but then it started snowballing and Mazie got in deeper than she expected.

Although if it really was just a simple drug hit, why not just kill her and leave her with Jay's remains?