MOHAVE COUNTY, Ariz. — The Mohave County Sheriff's Office is seeking new information that may finally identify the people responsible for killing the 25-year-old heiress to a large fortune.
The body of Marion Berry Ouma was located on Jan. 3, 1979 near Hoover Dam down an embankment on Highway 93. She had been dead for less than 12 hours.
Ouma had died from a gunshot wound to her abdomen with a .38 caliber weapon, the sheriff's office said.
The victim was last seen alive on Dec. 13, 1978 when she withdrew money out of her savings account at a Las Vegas bank located near 4th Street and Carson Avenue.
During the investigation, MCSO learned the victim's grandfather was Loren Berry, better known as "Mr. Yellow Pages" for his work in the telephone directory business. Berry had left $40 million to his granddaughter.
More than 40 years later, MCSO is still trying to determine what happened to Ouma and possibly identify who killed her.
The night before her body was found, a witness reported seeing a suspicious 1976-1977 Chevrolet Blazer or Ford Bronco backed up against the guardrail near the location where the victim's body was later found. At the time of her death, Ouma was wearing green sweatpants and a dark blue short-sleeve blouse.
Anyone with new information about the case is asked to call MCSO at 928-753-0753 ext. 4408.
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