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Nita Mayo
Missing

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Nita Mary Mayo, a 64-year-old nurse from Hawthorne, Nevada, went missing on August 8, 2005. That morning, she had breakfast with a friend and mentioned her plans to take a day trip to the Sonora Pass area in California. She never returned. Two days later, her vehicle, a silver 1997 Mercury Sable station wagon, was found abandoned at Donnell Vista Point, a scenic overlook in the Stanislaus National Forest. Inside the car were her purse, wallet, and cell phone, but her camera was missing. Despite ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 08, 2005

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Nita Mary Mayo | State of California - Department of Justice - CA.gov

No answers 15 years after Hawthorne woman disappears - KOLO

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Victim Details

created

Dec 12, 2008

Case Added

Aug 25, 2014

firstname

Nita

lastname

Mayo

Current Age

Age at Disappearance

Height

62 inches

Height To

63 inches

Weight

140 lbs

Weight To

150 lbs

ethnicity

White / Caucasian

gender

Female

Last Seen

Aug 08, 2005

City

Hawthorne

State

Nevada

County

Mineral County

vehicles

141

Agency ID

6202

Agency Name

Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office

Agency City

Sonora

Agency State

California

Agency Contact

Agency Address

Agency Case #

05-2406

Primary Agency

Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office

caseContributors

5762

Hair Color

Brown

Left Eye Color

Hazel

Right Eye Color

Hazel

Last Updated

11/22/2025

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Nita Mayo
Missing

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Nita Mayo
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