Alma Jean Octetree, also known as Alma Edmonds Octetree and Alma Edmonds Bumgarner, vanished from Asheville, North Carolina, in the summer of 2012. She was 55 at the time, with brown hair, hazel eyes and a rose tattoo on her right calf. Alma was experiencing homelessness and was known to camp near Chunns Cove Road and Town Mountain Road.

The last confirmed contact with Alma was on May 30, 2012, but her family did not report her missing until May 2014. That two-year reporting gap and her transient lifestyle have made it difficult to reconstruct her last movements and gather timely evidence or witness recollections. Clarence Octetree, whom Alma married in 2012 and who has a history of felony convictions, has been interviewed by authorities; he has not been officially named a suspect. The investigation remains open and unsolved, and Alma’s family continues to seek answers.

If anyone knew Alma, saw her in Asheville around May 2012, or has information about her campsites near Chunns Cove Road or Town Mountain Road, please come forward.