Date of Discovery: July 13, 1979
Location of Discovery: Lemont Township, Cook County, Illinois
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Partially decomposed
Cause of Death: Strangulation
Estimated Age: Unknown
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: The name "Joe" followed by "64" beneath it was tattooed over her right breast, the letters "SWE" were also tattooed on her chest.
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Three young boys discovered the decedent's partially decomposed body in the Tampier Lake Forset Preserve near 131st Street and Will Cook Road in Lemont Township. According to a Chicago Tribune Article written in 1979, an investigator with the Sheriff's Office stated the decedent was possibly 35-45 years old.
Agency Name: Cook County Sheriff's Cold Case Homicide Unit
Agency Contact Person: Unknown
Agency Phone Number: 708-786-2586
Agency E-Mail: Sheriff.Coldcase(at)cookcountyil.gov
Agency Case Number: 79-854967
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: Not listed
Cook County Sheriff's Cold Case Unit
Chicago Tribune July 20, 1979
Added: 9/28/14; Last Updated: 2/1/21
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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