Marjorie Ann Cain, 33, was last seen at her Navy Point home on Gilliland Street the evening of May 11, 1990. Her 10-year-old son went to bed around 9:00 p.m.; he woke the next morning to find his mother gone and her purse left behind. She was reported missing at 1:30 p.m. on May 12.

Investigators found a violent scene at the residence: bloodstains and drag marks on the porch and walkway, bloody boot prints, and signs someone had tried to clean inside the house. Cain’s car was found about 2:40 p.m. the same day near the Navy Point bridge and Bayou Grande, a few blocks from home; small drops of her blood were in the trunk and the driver’s seat was pushed back, suggesting a taller person had last driven the vehicle.

Suspicion focused on ex-husband Gary Bernard Breeze; his ex-wife and a cousin described violent behavior and an alleged rape two months before the disappearance. Breeze was charged in 1992 and convicted of second-degree murder in 1993. Foul play is strongly suspected in Cain’s disappearance and presumed death.