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Norma Jane Cavilee, 43, was last seen in Salem, Oregon, on September 3, 2015. She was reportedly planning to move to Grants Pass, Oregon, but never arrived and has not been heard from since. Norma may have boarded a bus from Eugene around the time of her disappearance, although no ticket was confirmed in her name. Witnesses recall that she may have been carrying a backpack and a large black duffel bag.

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Last Seen: Sep 03, 2015

Victim Details

Mar 14, 2016

Jan 12, 2024

Norma

Cavilee

52

43

60 inches

61 inches

115 lbs

135 lbs

White / Caucasian

Female

In the late summer of 2015, a 43-year-old woman named Norma Jane Cavilee vanished from her life in Salem, Oregon. Known to some by the nickname "Stormy," Norma was last seen in the city in early September of that year. At the time of her disappearance, she stood between five feet and five feet one inch tall, with a slender build, weighing between 115 and 135 pounds. Her appearance was distinctive, with shoulder-length, thin black hair that would show gray roots if not regularly colored, and striking blue eyes. The circumstances surrounding the day she was last seen are vague, leaving her loved ones with few answers and a profound sense of uncertainty. The last traces of her known plans and movements have become the starting point of a long and frustrating search for what happened to her. Norma had reportedly told people she was planning to move to Grants Pass, Oregon. This intended relocation provides a possible, yet unconfirmed, direction for her travels after she left Salem. However, there is no evidence to suggest that she ever reached her destination. She has not been seen or heard from since she was last seen in Salem, and her plans to start a new chapter in a different city seemingly never came to fruition. A potential lead suggested she may have boarded a bus in Eugene, Oregon, sometime between September 1st and September 4th, 2015. It was claimed she had a backpack and a large black duffle bag that was big enough to require checking. Despite this tip, no bus ticket was ever found to be purchased under her name, leaving this thread of the investigation unverified and adding to the mystery of her last known movements. The lack of a confirmed departure from either Salem or Eugene has left a void in the timeline of her disappearance. Norma's physical appearance included several unique and identifying features. She had arthritis in her fingers and toes and bore a long scar on her left leg from a previous car accident. Her body was adorned with several tattoos, including two black ravens on her chest; one was completely colored in, while the other was just an outline. She also had a rose tattooed on her left breast and other unknown tattoos. Both of her nipples were pierced, and she typically wore silver hoops in them. She was also known to always wear a Thor's hammer necklace and a red ruby ring, pieces of jewelry that were a constant part of her daily attire. The investigation into her disappearance, handled by the Salem Police Department, has remained open, a quiet but persistent effort to uncover the truth. With no confirmed sightings and her supposed travel plans leading to a dead end, the case of Norma Cavilee is a somber collection of last-known details and unanswered questions, a story of a woman who intended to make a change in her life but instead disappeared without a trace.

Sep 03, 2015

Salem

Oregon

Marion County

97302

No

24641

Salem Police Department

Salem

Oregon

Marion County

97301

Jake Burke

Detective

555 Liberty Street Southeast, Oregon

5035886123

Local

Law Enforcement

15051477

Salem Police Department

Black

Blue

Blue

05/31/2026


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