Case Details
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- Missing Since:
- Missing Since 12/26/2009
- Missing From:
- Missing From Glenwood, Illinois
- Classification:
- Classification Endangered Missing
- Gender:
- Female
- Race:
- Race Black
- Date of Birth:
- Age:
- Age 56 years old
- Height and Weight:
- Height and Weight 5’0, 160 pounds
- Clothing/Jewelry Description:
- Distinguishing Characteristics:
- Distinguishing Characteristics African-American female. Light brown hair, brown eyes. Martin has a gap between her two front teeth. Her ears are both pierced in the lobes and one ear has an upper cartilage piercing.
- Details of Disappearance:
- Viola disappeared on December 26, 2009. She left her daughter Angela’s house in Glenwood, Illinois, saying she was going to visit her other daughter, Latrina, who lived nearby. Viola never arrived.
Her family reported her missing a few days later, after searching for her themselves. Her car, a tan 1999 Chrysler Cirrus, was found abandoned and illegally parked in Dixmoor, Illinois – far from Latrina’s home. Viola wasn’t there.
The case got extra attention because Angela, Viola’s daughter, was on the TV show *American Idol* at the time. The family had also faced other tough times recently, including a murder in the family.
Viola worked at a medical facility but never picked up her final paycheck. There have been some reported sightings of her in Chicago, but none have been confirmed. Her daughter Angela thinks Viola might have had a relapse with drugs or alcohol.
Viola’s disappearance remains a mystery.
- Agency:
- Glenwood Police Department 708-753-2420
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This person was missing Missing Since 12/26/2009