AZ PHOENIX JANE DOE: N/HF, 19-30, found in a ditch near Ahwatukee, AZ - 15 Aug 1983 - Retainer on teeth

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796UFAZ - Unidentified Female​

Reconstructions of the victim by the Parabon Nanolabs and Stephen Missal.

Date of Discovery: August 15, 1983
Location of Discovery: Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
Estimated Date of Death: Days prior
State of Remains: Decomposed
Cause of Death: Homicide by suffocation

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 19-30 years old
Race: Native American/Hispanic
Sex: Female
Height: 5'5", Measured
Weight: 140 lbs, Estimated
Hair: Brown, dark; short and wavy.
Eye Color: Brown or black.
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Likely had little or no freckles, according to DNA phenotyping.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. Had braces in the past, still had retainer in place.
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

This woman was found deceased in a ditch at 4300 East Williams Field Rd, in the desert south of Ahwatukee.

Her race was initially unknown until DNA phenotyping performed by the Parabon Nanolabs confirmed she was of mostly Native and Central American descent.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Maricopa County Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Christen Eggers or Suzi Dodt
Agency Phone Number: 602-506-3322
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 83-1480

Agency Name: Phoenix Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 602-262-6151
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 83079312

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 984
Former Hot Case Number: 779

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
Maricopa County Unidentified
East Valley Tribune

796UFAZ

www.doenetwork.org

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Lori Megan Longchase – The Charley Project

• Missing Since07/21/1983
• Missing FromPhoenix, Arizona
• ClassificationEndangered Missing
• SexFemale
• RaceNative American
• Date of Birth10/01/1965 (57)
• Age17 years old
• Height and Weight5'5, 142 pounds
• Distinguishing CharacteristicsNative American female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Lori's date of birth is an approximation.

Details of Disappearance​

Lori was last seen in Phoenix, Arizona on July 21, 1983. She has never been heard from again. Few details are available in her case.

Investigators and Lori's family believe Lori could be an unidentified woman whose body was found on the banks of an irrigation ditch in the 4300 block of East Williams Field Road in the Ahwatukee Foothills neighborhood of Phoenix. This was around the same time Lori disappeared. DNA tests indicate the dead woman could have been a member of the San Carlos Apache Tribe.

Lori was adopted, and authorities do not know the whereabouts of her biological family, so they cannot get a DNA sample from them to compare with the unidentified murder victim's. Lori's case remains unsolved.