Essie Hiett Missing from Oroville, California age 47

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Essie Margarette Hiett, a 47-year-old woman, disappeared on February 13, 1978, in Oroville, California. She was last seen leaving her shift as a bartender and hostess at a local cardroom, driving her brown 1975 Oldsmobile Toronado between 2:00 and 4:00 a.m. Essie was heading home, but she never arrived. Later that day, her vehicle was discovered abandoned and wrecked in a ditch along Palermo-Honeycut Road, about a mile from her residence. Her clothes and personal belongings were scattered near t ...Read More
Last Seen: Feb 13, 1978

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Essie Margarette Hiett - The Charley Project

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Victim Details

created

Feb 16, 2013

Case Added

Oct 25, 2021

firstname

Essie

lastname

Hiett

Current Age

93

Age at Disappearance

47

Height

65 inches

Weight

130 lbs

ethnicity

White / Caucasian

gender

Female

Last Seen

Feb 13, 1978

City

Oroville

State

California

County

Butte County

vehicles

199

Agency ID

13098

Agency Name

Butte County Sheriff-Coroner

Agency City

Oroville

Agency State

California

Agency County

Butte County

Agency Zip Code

95965

Agency Contact

Agency Address

5 Gillick Way, California

Agency Phone

5305387404

Agency Jurisdiction

County

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

http://www.buttecounty.net/sheriffcoroner/Home.aspx

Agency Case #

78-11872

Primary Agency

Butte County Sheriff-Coroner

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Green

Right Eye Color

Green

Last Updated

11/27/2025

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Essie Hiett
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