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# HOUGHLAND FAMILY - SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

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# HOUGHLAND FAMILY - SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA

July 11, 1978Sacramento, California

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Norma Louise Houghland

Richard Allen Houghland 

Thomas James Houghland

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### Details:

Norma Louise Houghland, age 27, and her two sons, 8-year-old Richard and 6-year-old Thomas, were last seen on the evening of July 11, 1978, at a relative’s house in Sacramento, California. They left the residence around 8:00 p.m. and were believed to be headed to their residence (also located in Sacramento). Norma drove a 1965 light blue Pontiac Lemans (CA Plate 254SBI, VIN: 237375K134785), which is also missing and has never been recovered. Family members, unable to contact Norma in the days following, responded to the family’s residence and found all of their belongings inside, including unopened mail and a welfare check. The Houghland family has not been seen or heard from since. Norma worked as a typist. She had cesarean scars on her abdomen and had a history of suicide attempts.

 

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