AZ CASTLEBERRY KATE JANE DOE: WF, 17-19, found in shallow grave on Castleberry Lane in Bullhead City, AZ - 15 May 1989 *SONYA LANGAN*

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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 buried in a vacant lot.

#JaneDoe was found at 1943 Castleberry Lane, Bullhead City, AZ (Mohave County) by a construction crew digging a trench for a gas line in 1989

Estimated Age: 17-19 years old Weight: cannot estimate Height (inches): 67, Estimated Hair color: Brown, up to 12 inches in length, some bleached. Her purse was also found, without ID.

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Unidentified victim known as 'Castleberry Kate' in Bullhead City identified from familial DNA

On Thursday, the Bullhead City Police Department announced that an unidentified woman whose remains were discovered in 1989, known as "Castleberry Kate," has been positively identified as Sonya Alice Langan.

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Unidentified victim known as 'Castleberry Kate' in Bullhead City identified from familial DNA​

Police have identified a victim in a decades-long cold case in Bullhead City, Arizona.

On Thursday, the Bullhead City Police Department announced that an unidentified woman whose remains were discovered in 1989, known as "Castleberry Kate," has been positively identified as Sonya Alice Langan.


Bullhead City detectives made contact with surviving relatives and learned Sonya was never formally reported missing to law enforcement.

According to family, Sonya was about 17-18 years old when she left home around 1982. Detectives also learned that strained family relationships and extended periods without contact among relatives were not uncommon, leading family members to believe she had voluntarily left due to unhappiness at home.

Family members cooperated with detectives and provided DNA samples to help confirm Sonya's identity.

The homicide case regarding Sonya remains open.

 

[Kimster]

She looks so pretty and happy in that picture! But it sounds like she had some problems at home. I wonder if this was a family issue? It’s hard to tell with the little bit of information we have.