Thirty-six documents, 1979 to 1999
Nothing on this site rests on recollection alone. These are the police reports and letters Sidney Louis received over twenty years, from Boone to Washington, D.C. Each is reproduced word for word, with its letterhead, signature and stamps, and can be downloaded.
Readers are encouraged to judge the record for themselves.
Key documents
Boone Police Department
“***Left for L.A. on Greyhound yesterday at 7:15 pm.”
Don Hart
“Mrs. Maynard bought a bus ticket for Los Angeles and did board the bus at that time.”
Harold Young
“…this office does not have investigative resources…”
Steven J. Oeth
“…frankly, based on his comments, I agreed with his conclusion.”
J. C. Lane for Chief Daryl F. Gates
“We have been unable to locate her in the City of Los Angeles.”
Paula S. Dierenfeld
“…it has to in fact been concluded that Norma Mae Maynard was the victim of homicide.”
Alan C. Schroeder
“…I would suggest that you hire a private investigator at your own expense…”
Des Moines Police Department
“At this time, there is an open Missing Person Investigation concerning Norma Maynard.”
All documents, by chapter
Each is grouped under the chapter of the book it supports.
Chapter 10 · 3 documents
Chapter 13 · 1 document
Chapter 18 · 5 documents
Don Hart, Chief of Police, Boone
Letter to the Grand Prairie, Texas, police
Don Hart, Chief of Police, Boone
Letter to the Grand Prairie police
Don Hart, Chief of Police, Boone
Letter to the Grand Prairie City Manager
C.R. Sager, Deputy Chief, Grand Prairie Police
Letter to Sidney Louis
C.R. Sager, Deputy Chief, Grand Prairie Police
Letter to Sidney Louis
Chapter 21 · 5 documents
Edgar F. Hansell, Iowa State Bar Association
Letter to Sidney Louis
Sidney S. Louis
Iowa State Bar Association complaint form
Norman G. Bastemeyer, Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct
Letter to Sidney Louis
Norman G. Bastemeyer, Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct
Letter to Michael F. Mahoney
Norman G. Bastemeyer, Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct
Letter to Sidney Louis
Chapter 22 · 2 documents
Chapter 24 · 1 document
Chapter 28 · 8 documents
Steven J. Oeth, Boone County Attorney
Letter to Sidney Louis
Senator Charles E. Grassley
Letter to Sidney Louis
Steven J. Oeth, Boone County Attorney
Letter to Sidney Louis
Harold Young, Iowa Department of Justice
Letter to Sidney Louis
Darwin E. Chapman, Director, Iowa DCI
Letter to Senator Grassley
Senator Charles E. Grassley
Letter to Sidney Louis
Donald J. Paulin, Office of the Governor
Letter to Sidney Louis
Paul H. Wieck II, Commissioner of Public Safety
Letter to Sidney Louis
Chapter 34 · 1 document
Chapter 35 · 3 documents
Chapter 41 · 1 document
Chapter 42 · 1 document
Chapter 43 · 2 documents
Chapter 54 · 1 document
Chapter 66 · 1 document
A note on what is claimed here
This site sets out a documentary record and the author’s conclusions drawn from it. Where an individual’s conduct is described, it is described as the documents show it, and any judgement upon it is the author’s own.
No one has been charged in connection with Norma Maynard’s disappearance. The case remains unsolved.