Edith Margaret Claver, known to friends as Margaret or Maggie, was last seen at the United Pentecostal Church in Renton, Washington, at about 7:00 p.m. on November 27, 2009. She was 47, an American Indian / Alaska Native woman about 5 feet 4 inches to 5 feet 5 inches tall, with black hair and brown eyes. At the time she wore blue jeans, a blue pullover fleece and tennis shoes, and wore a gold ring engraved with the word ’LOVE. She has a scar through her left eyebrow, a scar on her right forearm and scars on both lower legs.

The day after she disappeared a church employee found a neatly arranged pile of her personal items next to a dumpster on the north side of the building, including her union ID, keys, wallet and a small amount of money. All of her vehicles were at her Des Moines residence. Police opened a missing persons investigation on November 30, 2009, and detectives later began treating the case as a possible homicide; warrants were obtained for her email and phone records. It was also noted she may have been living with schizophrenia.

Edith’s disappearance remains unsolved. Does anyone who knew Edith, attended that church, or saw her in Renton or Des Moines around late November 2009 have information that could help?