Alma Jean Octetree -- Missing Since May of 2012

Author: Shane Lambert
Original Time of Writing: December 28th, 2020
All articles are subject to editing after the original posting.

Missing person: Alma Jean Octetree
Date last seen: May 30th, 2012 but not reported missing until 2014
Where last seen: Asheville, North Carolina
NamUs # and Link: #MP26177
Ethnicity/Race: White
Sex: Female
Age at time of disappearance: 55 years old
Hair: Brown
Eye color: Hazel
Height and weight at the time of disappearance: 5'2" and 115 pounds
Other: Rose tattoo on her right calf

Commentary and opinion:

This case may be related to the missing person's case of Regenia Gail Hendrix. The last person to see her was allegedly Clarence Octetree in 2014. This individual was the husband of Alma Jean Octetree. Authorities have interviewed him in both cases but have not said whether he is a suspect in the case. 

According to Asheville's ABC affiliate, regarding Clarence Octetree: "An Asheville man accused of raping, beating and burning a woman — while holding her captive for three days — has also been connected to two missing local women" (January 22nd, 2018 article).

When I looked at Clarence Octetree, I found newspaper articles that chronicled brush-ins with the law over the decades and brush-ins with homelessness. They included a prison escape that was successful for a short time.

I also found legal notices in classified ads that were addressed to a Clarence Octetree of Asheville. These legal noticed had to do with storage lockers in delinquent status. 

Thu, Nov 3, 2016 – Page C4 · Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com
Alma Jean Octetree
Alma Jean Octetree Wed, Oct 14, 2015 – Page C6 · Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, North Carolina) · Newspapers.com

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