NY IRONDEQUOIT JANE DOE: WF, 14-23, found in a shallow grave behind 130 Bay Knoll Drive in Irondequoit, NY - 31 Jul 1988

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122UFNY - Unidentified Female

Reconstructions of the victim; close up of teeth.

Date of Discovery: July 31, 1988
Location of Discovery: Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York
Estimated Date of Death: 10-30 years prior (1958-1978)
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Undetermined, considered suspicious

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 14-23 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 4'10" to 5'5"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: No signs of prior trauma or injury.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available. Significant dental restorations using gold foil at 7, 8, 9, 10. Front teeth overlapped.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: None.
Jewelry: None.
Additional Personal Items: Four white buttons were found at the time of recovery.

Circumstances of Discovery
The victim's skeletal remains were located in a shallow grave behind 130 Bay Knoll Drive. She was discovered by young boy who was digging at the rear of his property. The area is adjacent to Irondequoit Bay. The yard backs up to a steep hill overlooking a valley. She had been buried head-first in the grave. Authorities have classified her death as suspicious. Further testing is underway to estimate how long ago she died and where she possibly originated from.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Robert Zerby
Agency Phone Number: 585-753-5905 or 585-753-5914
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 88-01132

Agency Name: Irondequoit Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 585-336-6016
Agency E-Mail: crimetip(at)troopers.state.ny.us
Agency Case Number: 65539

NCIC Case Number: U340558028
NamUs Case Number: 2607
NCMEC Case Number: 110680

Information Source(s)
NamUs
NCMEC
New York State Troopers
WHEC
Democrat and Chronicle
Monroe County Medical Examiner

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On July 31, 1988, a skeleton was found in a shallow grave by a boy who was digging at the edge of his family's property in Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York. No signs of trauma were found, but the cause of death was ruled as a homicide

 

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 88-01132
Date found July 31, 1988 18:55
Date created September 02, 2008 16:11
Date last modified October 14, 2015 13:26
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed September 03, 2008 06:37

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Monroe Cnty Med Examiners Ofc
Phone 585-753-5905
Case Manager
Name Robert Zerby
Phone (585) 753-5914

Exclusions
The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent:
First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA
Barbara Aleksivich 1949 New York
Lynn Bandringa 1945 California
Bonita Bickwit 1958 New York
Marie Blee 1964 Colorado
Sandra Breed 1948 New York
Niki Britten 1953 Oregon
Linda Britton 1944 Ohio
Judith Brown 1957 New York
Barbara Bruno 1961 New York
Rosemary Buck 1953 New York
Cynthia Constantine 1954 New York
Charlotte Heimann 1954 New York
Lynn Luray 1948 California
Robyn Pettinato 1960 Montana
Mary Robinson 1953 New York
Mary Robinson 1953 New York
Denise Sheehy 1954 New York
Sheryl Tillinghast 1956 New York
Rebecca Triska 1943 Pennsylvania
Mary Wesolowski 1958 New York

 

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

NamUs UP # 2607

ME/C Case Number: 88-01132
Monroe County, New York
14 to 23 year old White Female

Case Report - NamUs UP # 2607
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 88-01132
Date found July 31, 1988 18:55
Date created September 02, 2008 16:11
Date last modified October 14, 2015 13:26
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed September 03, 2008 06:37

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Monroe Cnty Med Examiners Ofc
Phone 585-753-5905
Case Manager
Name Robert Zerby
Phone (585) 753-5914

Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 20
Minimum age 14 years
Maximum age 23 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) 62, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Probable year of death 0 to 1988
Estimated postmortem interval 15 Years

Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 130 Bay Knoll Drive
City Irondequoit
State New York
Zip code 14622
County Monroe
Circumstances
Remains discovered by young boy who was digging at the rear of his property.

Physical
Hair color Unknown or Completely Bald

Left eye color Unknown or Missing
Right eye color Unknown or Missing

Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available

Clothing and Accessories

Clothing with body
4 white buttons found during recovery of remains

Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered

DNA
Status: Complete - Insufficient DNA for profiling

 

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unidentified_murder_victims_in_New_York

Irondequoit Jane Doe
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On July 31, 1988, a skeleton was found in a shallow grave by a boy who was digging at the edge of his family's property in Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York. No signs of trauma were found, but the cause of death was ruled as a homicide.

The remains were those of a white female between 4 feet 10 inches and 5 feet 5 inches tall. Her weight, hair color, and eye color could not be determined. She had significant dental restoration, which included gold foil fillings.

The victim, who was between 15 and 19 years of age, may have been deceased for as long as 10 to 30 years before being found . No clothing was found at the scene. A single white button, which may have belonged to the victim, was found near the remains.

 

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http://unidentified.wikia.com/wiki/Irondequoit_Jane_Doe

Irondequoit Jane Doe

Irondequoit Jane Doe was a female found deceased in 1988 in New York. She had died several years before her discovery.

Irondequoit Jane Doe

Sex Female
Race White
Location Irondequoit, New York
Found July 31, 1988
Unidentified for 28 years
Postmortem interval 10 - 30 years
Body condition Skeletal
Age approximation 14 - 23
Height approximation 4'10 - 5'5
Weight approximation N/A
Cause of death Homicide

 

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http://z10.invisionfree.com/usedtobedoe/ar/t6881.htm

Name: NY - Jane Doe 0016

Classification: Unidentified
NCIC #: U-340558028
Dental Charts Available: Y
DNA Available: N
Skeletal Remains (y/n): Y
Located Date: 1988-07-31
Date of Death From: 1972-01-01
Area Found: NY - Jane Doe 0016
Area Found: Irondequoit, NY
Approximate Age: 17-20
Gender: Female
Height: 61 to 64 inches
Weight: 0 pounds
Race: White/Hispanic
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Identifying Characteristics: Gold fillings.
Circumstances: Unknown. Victim's remains were located on July 31, 1988 in a shallow grave in the vicinity of the 100 block of Bay Knoll Dr. in Irondequoit, NY. Cause of death has not been determined.
Primary Investigating Agency

Investigative Agency: Monroe County Medical Examiner
Phone: (716) 274-7978
http://www.theyaremissed.org/ncma/gallery/...php?U200500016S

 

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https://troopers.ny.gov/Wanted_and_...w.php?ID=6aa9b4ad-8e04-4ece-9f18-4c9fcb642d49


Unidentified: Town of Irondequoit, Monroe County, NY NIC #U340558028

Basic Information
Race: White
Sex: Female
Age: 17 to 20
Height: 5' 1" to 5' 4"
Additional Information
Remains Found: Date: 07/31/1988
Miscellaneous:
Skeletal remains were found on 7/31/88 in a shallow grave behind 130 Bay Knoll Dr, in Irondequoit, NY. Irondequoit is in Monroe County and to the northeast of the city of Rochester.
No clothing or other associated material was found in the grave along with the remains.
Subject believed to have deceased between 10 - 15 years before the time of discovery (Date of death: believed to be between 1972 and 1978).
NIC#: U340558028
NYS ViCAP#: 199200056
If you have any information, please call:

Agency: Monroe County Medical Examiner
Address: 740 E. Henrietta Rd.
Investigator Timothy Dubois
Rochester, New York 14623
Phone: (585) 753-5905
OR
Agency: Irondequoit Police Department
Address: 1300 Titus Avenue
Rochester, New York 14617
Phone: (585) 336-6000 Ext. 0
or e-mail the information to:
nysvicap@troopers.ny.gov
Please include your
name, address and telephone number.

 

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https://www.whec.com/news/inside-the-evidence-irondequoit-jane-doe/5327066/

April 24, 2019 03:11 PM

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (WHEC) — Skeletal remains were found buried in a quiet Irondequoit neighborhood on July 31, 1988. More than 30 years later, the young woman has never been identified.

News10NBC's Nikki Rudd found out new testing is being done that could identify the victim who has only been known as "Irondequoit Jane Doe."

A boy found the bones while playing in his backyard on Bay Knoll Drive. News10NBC interviewed him back in 1988.

"My dad was gardening, and he told me please stay out of the way. So to keep yourself occupied go dig a hole," said then-12-year-old Richard Pryzgoda. "So I was digging a hole and after I got down about two feet, I came across some bones."

Inside the Evidence: Irondequoit Jane Doe
The home backs up to Irondequoit Bay.

"It's just a place where the kids, I know they're safe, and I know they're occupying their time," said Richard's mother after the remains were found. "Little did we know that we could actually find parts of a human body back here."

Fast forward 31 years, we still don't know who this young woman was.

"It was ruled a suspicious death possibly a homicide," said Irondequoit Police Captain Mark Bean.

He says there were no signs of trauma. Bean also showed News10NBC pictures never released before from the scene.

"She was buried in a head down first type thing where her head was placed in first. Her back and legs were above her head," described Bean.

Investigators believe the body had been there for years. Possibly as early as the late 1950s to the late 1970s. The victim was estimated to be between 15 and 21 years old. She was about 5'1" to 5'4". Her teeth revealed some key details.

"There was gold foil restoration on the teeth as well as her two front teeth were somewhat crossed a little bit," said Bean.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released a new composite of the victim. Police hope someone will recognize her.

jane-doe-irondequoit-1

"We're really focusing on who she is," Bean said. "That's our main goal right now."

News10NBC found out new testing on the remains will be done at the University of Arizona.

"We're going to look to get carbon testing done on the teeth as well as mineral testing," Bean explained.

This will narrow down the time frame of when the victim was alive and could identify the area where she lived.

"We'd love to find out the truth of what happened and why she was put there," said Bean.

Through dental records and DNA, police have already ruled out more than 20 missing young women.

If you have any information on Irondequoit Jane Doe and who she could be, call Irondequoit Police at (585) 336-6016.

WEB EXTRA: Click here to see the skeletal remains found in Irondequoit.

 

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'Every child deserves a name': Revisiting a 1988 Irondequoit cold case

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. A decades-old cold case in Irondequoit is still open and authorities are still looking for answers.Skeletal remains were found almost 40 years ago behind a home on Bay Knoll Road in Irondequoit. Investigators are still trying to figure out who this person was and what happened...

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Bekka Fifield News10NBC
May 26, 2023 - 7:11 PM

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. A decades-old cold case in Irondequoit is still open and authorities are still looking for answers.

Skeletal remains were found almost 40 years ago behind a home on Bay Knoll Road in Irondequoit. Investigators are still trying to figure out who this person was and what happened to them.

“So it was July 1988,” Irondequoit Police Captain Jessica Franco said. “A 12-year-old boy was playing in his backyard when he discovered the skeletal remains that were buried in a shallow grave.”

These remains belonged to a girl or woman between the ages of 15 and 20 who stood about 5 feet tall.

“So I was digging a hole and after I got down about two feet, I came across some bones,” Rick, who found the bones, said.

She is believed to have died in the late fifties to early sixties, meaning she was most likely buried there before the housing development was even built.

“There was a lot of construction going on at the time and up until this area was developed, it was originally an orchard,” Franco said.

Authorities say there was no trauma found on the bones, but the way they found her remains was unusual.

“They deemed it to be suspicious,” Franco said. “At this point we believe it to be a homicide.”

She currently goes by the name Jane Doe, but the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, or NCMEC, is working to change that. It created this facial reconstruction back in 2019.

“One of the ways we can do that is working with a CT scan or photographs of the skull that our artist can use to then apply their skills and their techniques to create a face of what this child may have looked like in life,” NCMEC program manager Carol Schweitzer said.

Not only that, but Irondequoit Police have been working with the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s office and have loaded her DNA into a national database where it is compared to the DNA on file for other missing persons.

“Every child deserves a name,” Schweitzer said. “She deserves to be buried under her birth name and who she was and returned to her family, rightly.”

If you know who she may be or anything about this case, you can send tips to Irondequoit police at tips@irondequoit.gov. And if you’re looking for more information, you can visit the Irondequoit Jane Facebook page here.