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NamUs UP # 10708
ME/C Case Number: OA12-137
Cameron County, Texas
43 to 55 year old White Hispanic/Latino Female
Case Report - NamUs UP # 10708
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number OA12-137
Date found October 10, 2012 00:00
Date created October 24, 2012 10:11
Date last modified December 01, 2014 12:36
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed October 25, 2012 04:39
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Ofc Of The Cameron Cnty JP
Phone 956-427-8057
Case Manager
Name Elizabeth Miller
Phone 956-389-1956
Demographics
Estimated age Adult
Minimum age 43 years
Maximum age 55 years
Race White
Ethnicity Hispanic/Latino
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) 95, Estimated
Height (inches) 60, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
One or both hands not recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Probable year of death 2012 to 2012
Estimated postmortem interval Weeks
Probable year of death 2012 to 2012
Estimated postmortem interval Weeks
Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 5.3 miles north of beach access #6
Address 2
City South Padre Island
State Texas
Zip code 78597
County Cameron
Circumstances
covered in lime, buried on beach between sandhills and shore, partially unearthed recently due to weather-associated high tides.
Physical
Hair color Black
Head hair
coarse, straight to wavy, approximately 17 inches long.
Left eye color Unknown or Missing
Right eye color Unknown or Missing
Eye description
Distinctive features as described below
Tattoos
Black tattooed eyebrows.
Red tattooed lips (entire lips).
Piercings
Each earlobe pierced once.
Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is available elsewhere
Clothing and Accessories
No clothing or accessories
Clothing and accessories are described below
Clothing on body
1. Dark color tank top, "Paris Blues" brand, size M.
2. Blue, green, and white plaid shorts, labeled as part of two-piece girls sleepwear set, "Komar Kids" brand, size L/G 10/12.
3. Red bikini panties with sanitary pad in crotch.
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete