Motorists who broke down on I-75 provided a lot of business for Bill Major’s garage He told Glenn that Marlene took the children and left - but told a neighbor that she had gallivanted away with Glenn, according to court papers.īill informed LaLana, 4, and Donald, 8, that their mother was a prostitute who ran off and didn’t care about them. Like many other deadly Forensic Files spouses, Bill didn’t keep his story straight. Glenn stepped out for coffee, and never saw Marlene again. On October 15, 1980, Glenn overheard Marlene and Bill arguing.

Or perhaps Bill was planning to kill Marlene all along and wanted to set up Glenn as a suspect. Glenn, who had French Canadian roots, told Cold Case Files that Bill actually encouraged the affair.Īpparently, it gave Bill more time alone with the children, yikes.

Hilaire, a former welder who lived in his camper on the Majors’ property and did some work for Bill’s business. Marlene became romantically involved with Glenn St. 7, 1955, the daughter of Willie “Billy” Craig Oakes and Lorraine Mildred McQueary, according to Find a Grave.īy 1980, whatever luster the Majors’ marriage once had was gone. She came into the world in Lincoln County, Kentucky, on Dec. Only a few bits of intelligence on Marlene surfaced. His father, Jim Major, would later describe his son as a “charmer” who could “talk the pants off anybody” - but “you couldn’t believe a word he said,” according to South Coast Today. He had darkish hair and Marlboro Man eyes.īill, born on Jan. She had shoulder-length blond hair and pert features. Marlene and Bill Major lived in a trailer in the tiny Kentucky town of Verona and made a cute couple on the surface. So let’s get started on the recap of “A Daughter’s Journey,” along with extra information from online research: Second, two decades after her mother vanished, LaLana began investigating the cold case herself and helped to solve it.įor this week, I looked into whatever happened to Bill Major.

After Marlene, a 25-year-old mother of two, went missing, Bill Major gave the classic Forensic Files “my wife just got in her car and drove away forever” explanation ( Jack Boyle, Richard Nyhuis).Īnd sadly, a revelation toward the middle of the story isn’t out of the ordinary either: Bill was sexually abusing the couple’s kids ( John Schneeberger, Fred Grabbe).īut two other aspects of the case were unusual and uplifting.įirst of all, the stepmother whom LaLana and Donald Major acquired after Marlene disappeared was not only kind to them but also placed them ahead of her husband in importance.

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