Identified

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882UFMO - Unidentified Female Date of Discovery: April 6, 1979 Location of Discovery: Jackson County, Missouri Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior to discovery State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description Estimated Age: 35-50 years old Race: White Sex: Female Height: 5'4", Estimated. Weight: 100 lbs, Estimated. Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Hazel Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Identifiers Dentals: Not available. Upper and lower dentures. Fingerprints: Available. RT: PM PM 10 18 20; LT: 12 55 52 55 16. DNA: Unknown Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Bra (size 38), Miss Kay sweater, and a gold/brown Glennbrook blouse. Jewelry: Gold ring with brown rectangle and...

NamUs UP 772 Unidentified Body/Remains (White Female) Found January 18, 1979 in Palm Beach County, FL Body Condition: Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues Probable year of death: 1978 to 1979 Vital Statistics Estimated age: 20-25 (Adult - Pre 30) Approximate Height: 64 estimate Approximate Weight: cannot estimate Hair Color: Unknown Eye Color: Unknown Scars and marks: female, @23 yoa, Clothing & Accessories Clothing: nothing Jewerly: nothing Footwear: nothing Accessories: nothing Case History: Buried skeletal remains

370UMWA - Unidentified Male Reconstruction of the decedent. Date of Discovery: December 8, 1985 Location of Discovery: Kirkland, King County, Washington. Estimated Date of Death: 1985 State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Exposure - hypothermia Physical Description Estimated Age: 25-35 years old Race: White Sex: Male Height: 5' 11" Weight: 160 lbs. Hair: Brown and wavy. Brown beard with the same texture and light reddish-brown mustache. Eye Color: Brown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Four-inch abdominal scar. Identifiers Dentals: Unknown. Fingerprints: Unknown. DNA: Unknown. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Gray sweatpants, a Nike windbreaker, a long-sleeve navy hooded sweatshirt with a picture of an apple and the...

439UFCA - Unidentified Female Reconstruction of the victim. To view postmortem photographs, please click photo 1 and photo 2. Date of Discovery: January 11, 1987 Location of Discovery: Daly City, San Mateo County, California Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Homicided by strangulation and forced overdose Physical Description Estimated Age: 25-30 years old Race: White Sex: Female Height: 5'2" to 5'4" Weight: 95 to 105 lbs. Hair: Brown and straight, shoulder length. Eye Color: Brown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Appendectomy scar (2 inches long). Evidence of childbirth. Smoker. Hands worn from some kind of hard work. Underarms and legs were unshaven. Dandruff on scalp, possible...

693UFFL - Unidentified Female Reconstruction of the decedent. Date of Discovery: November 27, 1996 Location of Discovery: Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida Estimated Date of Death: 1-5 days prior State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Suicide by hanging Physical Description Estimated Age: 20-35 years old Race: White Sex: Female Height: 5'10" Weight: 174 lbs. Hair Color: Brown, cut short Eye Color: Blue Distinguishing Marks/Features: Acne scars on face. Identifiers Dentals: Available. Extensive dental restorations. Fingerprints: Available. DNA: Not available. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Blue shorts and a long-sleeve, button-front, blue/green and white shirt with a small plaid print, pink bra. Jewelry...

1405UFCA - Unidentified Female Date of Discovery: July 12, 1993 Location of Discovery: Three Rocks, Fresno County, California Estimated Date of Death: 2 or more months prior State of Remains: Decomposed Cause of Death: Homicide Physical Description Estimated Age: 35-40 years old Race: White Sex: Female Height: 5'4" Weight: 120-130 lbs. Hair Color: Dark to medium brown. 10-18" long Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Identifiers Dentals: Available. Gold cap on an upper right molar. Fingerprints: Unknown (sources differ). DNA: Not available. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: She was wearing a tan-colored T-shirt with "California" and three rats on the front and back of the shirt; a white long-sleeved shirt...

1056UMFL - Unidentified Male Reconstruction of the decedent by the University of South Florida and Wesley Neville; reconstruciton of shirt. Date of Discovery: January 2, 2006 Location of Discovery: Ruskin, Hillsborough County, Florida Estimated Date of Death: Years prior State of Remains: Skeletal Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description Estimated Age: 30-50 years old Race: White Sex: Male Height: 6'0" Weight: Unknown Hair Color: Unknown Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Healed fracture of the left femur, left thumb and nose. Analysis revealed that the man suffered from fractures to several body parts during the course of his life including the chest, left arm, and left leg. His nose was broken and may have...

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...

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. *CLICK THE REPORT BUTTON IF YOU'D LIKE THIS CASE MOVED TO THE GENERAL DISCUSSION AREA TO BE OPENED FOR COMMENTING.

918UFWA - Unidentified Female Reconstructions of the victim (clay rendering by the Central Washington University in Ellensburg). Date of Discovery: February 16, 1988 Location of Discovery: Union Gap, Yakima County, Washington Estimated Date of Death: 2-10 months prior State of Remains: Skeletal Cause of Death: Presumed homicide Physical Description Estimated Age: 26-40 years old Race: Native American Sex: Female Height: 4'11" - 5'1" Weight: Unknown Hair Color: Black or dark brown. Bleached a lighter brown in front. Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: High cheekbones. Petite build. Identifiers Dentals: Available Fingerprints: Not available. DNA: Not available. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Lavender pants and a...

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...

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...

1098UFNY - Unidentified Female Artistic renderings of the decedent by the New York Academy of Art; Digital reconstruction of the decedent's sneakers. Date of Discovery: March 29, 1993 Location of Discovery: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York Estimated Date of Death: At least 6 months prior State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description Estimated Age: 18-25 years old Race: White Gender: Female Height: 5'5" to 5'7" Weight: Unknown Hair Color: Unknown Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Lumbarized first sacral vertebra with bifurcated spinous process. Identifiers Dentals: Available. Teeth #1, 16, 17 and 32 - antemortem loss or never formed. Tooth #9 -...

263UFOK - Unidentified Female Reconstructions of the victim; image and sketch of ring; clothing label and belt. Date of Discovery: January 5, 1990 Location of Discovery: Geary/El Reno Canadian County, Oklahoma Estimated Date of Death: 1985-1989 State of Remains: Skeletal Cause of Death: Blunt trauma to the head Physical Description Estimated Age: 18-40 years old Race: White with possible Native American and/or Hispanic admixture. Sex: Female Height: 5'3" to 5'7" Weight: Unknown Hair Color: Possibly brown. Eye Color: Unknown. Distinguishing Marks/Features: Probably right handed. Identifiers Dentals: Available. Fingerprints: Not available. DNA: Available. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Fragments of a pair of Chaus light tan...

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP60166 Male, White / Caucasian Date Body Found: February 2, 1981 Location Found: Ojai, California Estimated Age Range: 20-29 Years https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/60166?nav Circumstances of Recovery: This skeleton was found on hwy 33 near post marker 43.82. Numerous bones were found and some clothing. Also found were two pairs of glasses, one was prescription sunglasses. These were all found in a 30 foot range. Media: https://www.crimewatchers.net/media/johndoe-was-found-on-hwy-33-in-ojai-california-in-1981-he-is-still-unidentified.1745/

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...

474UFNC - Unidentified Female Reconstruction of the victim as it appeared in May 1968 paper; Photo taken at the coroner's office after plastic surgeon's reconstruction in May 1968; Cosmetics and shoes found at the scene. Date of Discovery: April 28, 1968 Location of Discovery: McCullers, Fuquay Varina, Wake County, North Carolina Estimated Date of Death: 1 day prior State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description Estimated Age: 35-45 years old Race: White with a very slight possibility of Native American mixture. Sex: Female Height: 5'2" to 5'4" Weight: 130 lbs. Hair Color: Black with some dark brown and occasional gray. Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: She had small ears. She had a...

344UFCA - Unidentified Female Reconstructions by Wesley Neville. Date of Discovery: August 13, 1998 Location of Discovery: El Cajon, San Diego County, California Estimated Date of Death: 6 weeks prior State of Remains: Unknown Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description Estimated Age: Mid 30s Race: White with possible Asian or Hispanic admixture. Sex: Female Height: 5'2" Weight: 120 lbs. Hair Color: Light brown Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: She gave birth at least once. Identifiers Dentals: Unknown. Fingerprints: Unknown. DNA: Unknown. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Beige floral patterned bra and three pairs of pants. The outer pair of pants were black Docker-type pants with pleats, middle pair were...

Miss Lake Panasoffkee or Little Miss Panasoffkee is the name given to an unidentified young woman found on February 19, 1971, in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida. https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/6040 https://www.crimewatchers.net/media/janedoe-was-dressed-in-a-green-shirt-green-plaid-pants-and-a-green-floral-poncho-when-found-in-lake-panasoffkee-florida-in-1971.238/

273UFIL - Unidentified Female Reconstructions of the victim by Carl Koppelman, Illinois Department of Law Enforcement and Charles E. Holt. To view a postmortem photo of the victim, click here. Date of Discovery: February 2, 1982 Location of Discovery: Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Suicide by hanging Physical Description Estimated Age: 25-50 years old (most likely 35-45). Race: White Gender: Female Height: 5'10" Weight: 140 lbs. Hair Color: Black, graying, shoulder-length. Eye Color: Light brown or hazel Distinguishing Marks/Features: Olive complexion. She was a smoker. Prior to death people having contact with the victim indicated that...