Identified

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https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/11087 Unidentified White Female Case number: ML89-0539 Estimated Age: 17-19 years old Weight: cannot estimate Height (inches): 67, Estimated Hair color: Brown, up to 12 inches in length, some bleached Distinctive features: Upper partial plate replaces two missing teeth Clothing: Per Bullhead City PD report, a purse and woman's clothing were also found Jewelry: one earring for pierced ear Body conditions: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton Probable year of death: 1979 - 1987 DNA is available - Not yet submitted She was found at 1943 Castleberry Lane, Bullhead City, AZ (Mohave County) by a construction crew digging a trench for a gas line who located the skeleton...

Jane Doe Portland was found newly deceased on May 22, 2015 on the rocks on a beach a short distance from Fore Street in Portland, Maine. A female 30-50 years old of Asian descent, it is believed she committed suicide by drowning in the ocean. She was dressed in nice clothes and had expensive dental work, as well as tattooed eyebrows. DNA Doe Project Status Research in progress. https://dnadoeproject.org/case/jane-doe-portland-maine/ NamUs - https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/15135/ A passer-by discovered the body of a woman in the water, a short distance from Fore Street. Piercing: Pierced ears Scar/mark: Lower abdomen in the midline there is a slightly curved, well-healed horizontal scar about six inches in...

125UFNV - Unidentified Female Reconstructions of the victim. Date of Discovery: November 16, 1993 Location of Discovery: Elko County, Nevada Estimated Date of Death: 6 days prior State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction Cause of Death: Homicide - shot twice in the chest and beaten Physical Description Estimated Age: 20-35 years old Race: White Gender: Female Height: 5'7" to 5'8" Weight: 144 lbs. Hair Color: Blond Eye Color: Brown Distinguishing Marks/Features: She had a scar on her right calf area. She may have previously gone through childbirth. A single pierce mark in each earlobe (no earrings present). A nodular 0.3 to 0.5 cm. nevus-like lesion on the preauricular scalp, above the tragus of the right ear - a...

123UFMN - Unidentified Female Reconstruction of the victim Date of Discovery: June 12, 1993 Location of Discovery: New Scandia Township, Washington County, Minnesota Estimated Date of Death: Days prior State of Remains: Decomposed Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description Estimated Age: 30-65 years old Race: White Sex: Female Height: Unknown Weight: Unknown Hair: Dark brown to black hair, possibly worn in a "spiked" pattern Eye Color: Brown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Each earlobe had three holes pierced for earrings, Small amount of red nail polish on nails of the 4-5th toe nails. Identifiers Dentals: Available Fingerprints: Not Available DNA: Available Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: None Jewelry: None Additional...

166UFIL - Unidentified Female Artistic renderings of the victim (sketch by Charles Holt) Date of Discovery: January 27, 1993 Location of Discovery: Ina, Jefferson County, Estimated Date of Death: 1993 State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description Estimated Age: 30-50 years old Race: White Gender: Female Height: Unknown Weight: Unknown Hair Color: Reddish-brown, shoulder-length. Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unusual skeletal characteristics of the skull and upper front cervical vertebrae indicate the victim suffered from chronic spasmodic torticollis or wry neck syndrome. Wry Neck syndrome is a condition which causes stress on the muscles which are responsible for maintaining...

72UMCO - Unidentified Male Reconstruction of the victim by Dan Marion; previous 1987 reconstruction. Date of Discovery: November 3, 1986 Location of Discovery: Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado Estimated Date of Death: 1982-1986 State of Remains: Not recognizable - Traumatic injuries Cause of Death: Homicide - Shot once in the head and also suffered blunt-force trauma to the head. Physical Description Estimated Age: 30 - 40 years old Race: White Gender: Male Height: 5'4" to 5'8" Weight: Unknown Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Identifiers Dentals: Available. No dental restorations. Several broken and/or fractured teeth. Missing teeth # 8, 10, and 32. Deep overbite...

72UFTX - Unidentified Female Reconstructions of the victim by Karen T. Taylor (please note: hair was shorter than depicted). Date of Discovery: January 1, 1984 Location of Discovery: Vidor, Orange County, Texas Estimated Date of Death: 1983 or prior State of Remains: Partial remains with soft tissues Cause of Death: Possible decapitation Physical Description Estimated Age: 12-20 years old Race: White Sex: Female Height: 4'6" to 5'2" Weight: Unknown Hair: Brown, fine and 2" in length. Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Identifiers Dentals: Available. Several fillings. Evidence suggests that she previously wore braces although none were present. Mandible not recovered. Fingerprints: Not available. DNA...

79UMFL - Unidentified Male Reconstructions of the victim by J. McMillan; victim's possessions. Date of Discovery: January 20, 1990 Location of Discovery: Little Talbot Island, Duval County, Florida Estimated Date of Death: 3-6 months prior State of Remains: Skeletal Cause of Death: Homicide by gunshot Physical Description Estimated Age: 40-60 years old Race: White Sex: Male Height: 6'2" to 6'4" Weight: Unknown Hair Color: Blond to light brown Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Possible old laminectomy L4-L5; styloid process on right ulna was very short or broken away and remaining stump eburnated; perforation through left maxillary sinus with fistulous tract from chronic sinus infection; one or more healed fractures...

1084UFNY - Unidentified Female Date of Discovery: January 24, 1991 Location of Discovery: Bronx, Bronx County, New York Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior State of Remains: Charred/burned Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description Estimated Age: 20-30 years old Race: White and/or Hispanic Gender: Female Height: 5'5" Weight: 90 to 110 lbs. Hair Color: Red or auburn, wavy and about 2" long. Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Identifiers Dentals: Available. Fingerprints: Not available. Left hand missing and right hand charred. DNA: Unknown. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Jewelry: Unknown. Additional Personal Items: Unknown. Circumstances of Discovery The decedent's body was found in a suitcase which...

2518UMVT - Unidentified Male Date of Discovery: January 3, 2011 Location of Discovery: Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermonta Estimated Date of Death: 1975-2011 State of Remains: Partial skull fragment Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description Estimated Age: 18-99 years old Race: White Sex: Male Height: Unknown Weight: Unknown Hair Color: Unknown Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Identifiers Dentals: Not available. Fingerprints: Not available. DNA: Available. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Unknown. Jewelry: Unknown. Additional Personal Items: Unknown. Circumstances of Discovery A partial, quarter-sized skull fragment was located in Oakledge Park in Burlington on January 3, 2011. Investigating...

600UFCA - Unidentified Female Reconstruction of the victim. To view a postmortem photograph, please click here. Date of Discovery: February 16, 1980 Location of Discovery: Palm Desert Estimated Date of Death: 1-2 days prior State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Homicide Physical Description Estimated Age: 20-25 years old Race: White Sex: Female Height: 5'4" Weight: 120 lbs. Hair Color: Light brown and wavy. 3-4" and recently cut. Eye Color: Hazel Distinguishing Marks/Features: Well groomed with manicured fingernails. 5" scar on her right forearm and a 1" scar on her upper right arm. Identifiers Dentals: Not available. Fingerprints: Available. DNA: Not available. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Tan-colored long...

Skeletal remains of a little girl were found on January 28, 2012 at a trailer park on Hurst Street in Opelika, Alabama which falls in Lee County. It’s estimated the child had been deceased between 8 months and 2 years placing date of death between 2010 – 2012. She is estimated to be 3-7 years old and had medium length black hair styled in small tight curls. Her height, weight, and eye color cannot be determined. An anthropological assessment of her bones suggest she had likely been abused and malnourished in life. A long-sleeve pink shirt with heart buttons and small ruffles near the neckline was recovered near the skeletal remains but it is unknown if it belonged to the child. Chemical isotope testing on her bones suggest she was born...

640UFCA - Unidentified Female Reconstructions of the victim. Date of Discovery: December 17, 1977 Location of Discovery: Emigrant Gap, Placer County, California Estimated Date of Death: 2 - 6 days State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Homicide by strangulation Physical Description Estimated Age: 25-35 years old Race: White Sex: Female Height: 5'8" Weight: 145 lbs. Hair: Dark brown, about 5" long. Eye Color: Brown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Her toenails were painted with orange nail polish and trimmed nearly to the base. Stretch marks on abdomen and breasts. She showed evidence of recent weight loss, possibly due to recent childbirth. Identifiers Dentals: Available. Fingerprints: Available. DNA: Available...

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP11387 Male, White / Caucasian Date Body Found: April 15, 1982 Location Found: Unincorporated Arapahoe County, Colorado Estimated Age Range: 50 Years https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/11387?nav Circumstances of Recovery: The skeletal remains of an unknown male were located by a rancher in eastern Arapahoe County near I-70 and Peoria Street.

Case File: 1257UFOR Artistic renderings of the victim Unidentified Female Date of Discovery: May 9, 1978 Location of Discovery: Williams, Josephine County, Oregon Estimated Date of Death: Years prior State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description ** Listed information is approximate Estimated Age: 14-18 years old Race: Unknown Gender: Female Height: Unknown Weight: Unknown Hair Color: Unknown Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Dentals: Available. Fingerprints: Not available. DNA: Available. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Brown sweater. Jewelry: Unknown Additional Personal Items: Unknown Case History Loggers...

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/16681 Victim's body was found nude, headless and handless on the side of a dirt road in Andover, New York on March 20, 1970.

Warning: postmortem photo as main picture on NamUs page The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Date Body Found: December 6, 2017 Location Found: Hampton, Virginia 23669 ME/C Case Number: T2017-81932 Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Sex: Male Possible First Name: Yulgen Possible Last Name: Bestmann Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 60 Estimated Age Range (Years): 56-58 Estimated Year of Death: 2017 Estimated PMI: Hours Estimated Height: 5' 7" (67 inches), Measured Weight: 131 lbs, Measured Hair Color: Gray or Partially Gray Eye Color: Blue Distinctive Physical Features: UP had no surgical scars and no tattoos. Clothing: burgundy "Red Skins" jacket with brown gloves in pocket; gray sweat pants; black sweat...

NamUs UP14744 https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/14774 Unidentified Human remains (Female) Date of Discovery: January 19, 2016 Location of Discovery: Clayton County, Georgia Body Condition: Not recognizable - near complete or complete skeleton Probable year of death: to Vital Statistics Estimated age: 1-99 Approximate Height: cannot estimate. Approximate Weight: cannot estimate. Hair Color: Unknown Eye Color: Unknown Clothing & Accessories Clothing: blue striped shirt; black leather-like jacket; black pants Footwear: nothing Accessories and Jewerly: blue/yellow sleeping bag; gray quilt; eyeglasses; broken metal bracelet; yellow metal earring; yellow metal bracelet with brown beads; cooper-colored hoop earring; yellow...

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP102485 Female, White/Caucasian Date Body Found: January 11, 1979 Location Found: Whiteville, North Carolina Estimated Age Range -- The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Circumstances of Recovery: Found in a plastic bag in landfill of Columbus County.

644UFNM - Unidentified Female Artistic rendering of the victim by Detective Mary Brazas; Victim's personal effects and photo Date of Discovery: June 5, 1991 Location of Discovery: Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico Estimated Date of Death: 2 days prior State of Remains: Decomposing/putrefaction Cause of Death: Hanging Physical Description Estimated Age: 25-35 years old Race: White Sex: Female Height: 5'7" Weight: 140 lbs. Hair Color: Strawberry blond, 18cm in length Eye Color: Hazel Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Identifiers Dentals: Available; natural teeth, impacted wisdom teeth Fingerprints: Available DNA: Unavailable Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Multi-colored bikini underwear, size M/6; multi-colored...