Vanished: What Happened to Kimberly Norwood?
Police think the 12-year-old ran away, but her parents believe she was abducted and are still trying to find her 30 years later
Kimberly Norwood was walking to her home near Hallsville, Texas when she went missing on Saturday, May 20, 1989. The 12-year-old had spent the first part of the weekend with a few of her friends, and she was reluctant to go home because she knew she had to clean her room. She was a responsible child, though, so she told her friends she had to leave and they walked part of the way home with her. She was within a half mile of her home in the Caney Creek Addition when she parted ways with her friends, telling them she would see them at school on Monday. They watched as she crossed the Caney Creek bridge, then headed in the opposite direction. They made it safely home. Kimberly was never seen again.
Kim was the daughter of Bobby and Janice Norwood, and she had been living in the Caney Creek area for about seven years. The subdivision had a network of twisting and winding roads; visitors to the area inevitably got lost. Kim was very familiar with all the streets, however, and felt safe walking around.
Kim was an excellent student who always got straight-As at school, and she especially liked science and social…