MS VANCLEAVE JANE DOE: WF, 25-60, found off Ward Bayou Road in Jackson County in Vancleave, MS - 1 Jan 1991 *KIMBERLY ANN FUNK*

1252UFMS - Unidentified Female

Reconstructions of the decedent (left by the FBI).

Date of Discovery: January 1, 1988 (approximate) for Namus 1 Feb 1991
Location of Discovery: Jackson County, Mississippi
Estimated Date of Death: 1980-1988
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 25-60 years old
Race: Unknown
Sex: Female
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Available. Metallic crown right incisor.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA:Sample submitted - tests not complete.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: A bathing suit (description unavailable)
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
The decedent's skull was found in Jackson County. Her case file was destroyed and many details about the case are unknown. There are two possible recovery locations and dates.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Mississippi State Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Mark LeVaughn
Agency Phone Number: 601-420-9140
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 2012060954

Agency Name: Pascagoula Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Darren Versiga
Agency Phone Number: 228-938-6654
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown

Agency Name: Harrison County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Kristi Johnson
Agency Phone Number: 228-896-3000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown

Agency Name: Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: Mike Byrd
Agency Phone Number: 228-769-3068
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 10335

Information Source(s)
NamUs
The Unidentified

1252UFMS

#JaneDoe's skull was found in Jackson County, #MISSISSIPPI in 1991. Her case file was destroyed and many details about the case are unknown.

Location of Discovery: Jackson County, Mississippi Estimated Date of Death: 1980-1988 State of Remains: Skeletal

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[kdg411]

Jackson County Jane Doe found in 1991 identified 30 years later

An unidentified woman whose body was found 30 years ago in Jackson County has finally been identified thanks to DNA evidence and the persistence of cold case investigators.

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Ex-Sharon resident ID'd as 1991 murder victim

PASCAGOULA, MISS. — The body of a woman found 30 years ago in a Mississippi bayou has been identified as a former Sharon resident.

www.meadvilletribune.com

The investigation bore fruit in March, when Othram's DNA tests indicated that the victim may have had a brother living in Sharon. Investigators spoke with the brother, who said his sister — Funk, who also used the name "Star" — had gone missing in 1990.

DNA testing on the brother, obtained with cooperation of Sharon police, confirmed that the body was that of Funk.

Hoggatt said Funk, who was born Feb. 7, 1969, had left Pennsylvania prior to 1989-90, when she lived in Houston. Sometime in 1990, Funk arrived in Biloxi, Miss.

Now that investigators have identified Funk as the victim, they are trying to fill in the blanks in the timeline of the final months of her life and, from there, discover the identity of her killer.

Hoggatt said he is looking for any information from anyone who knew about Funk's activities while she lived in Texas and Mississippi — and that could include people from Sharon.