After Caleb arrived in town and found no one at home at the Bates house, he checked into a motel and when he said why he was in town, an unnamed desk clerk told him that Norma had committed suicide and that it was reported in the local newspapers.
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- As the final season takes place in November/December 2017, Caleb responding that he last spoke to Norma '18 months ago' would mean she died during the summer of 2016 instead of December 2015 as shown in the Season 4 finale. On one hand, it could be a writing error but on the other, it may not be as in the episode 'Marion' it is revealed by Emma that she died 'two years ago' after she and Dylan left town leading to the possibility that Caleb may have actually phoned again but was talking to 'Mother' rather than his own sister.