191UFLA - Unidentified Female

Reconstructions of victim; Bracelet and four rings found on the victim.

Date of Discovery: February 20, 1985
Location of Discovery: Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Estimated Date of Death: 3 months prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 25-33 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'3"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Brown - 6-8" long
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Petite build. Two ribs on the upper left side were deformed, probably the result of a birth defect.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available. Amalgam fillings on teeth #2,3,14,15,19,30 and 31.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Four turquoise & silver rings and a bracelet were found with the remains. The bracelet was on the left arm.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

The victim was found behind the levee on the banks of the Mississippi River in West Baton Rouge Parish.

She had been placed under a pile of large rocks that weighed approximately 20 lbs. each and most likely had been there since at least November of the previous year. The pile of rocks covering her body had been arranged very carefully. Her body was directly across from a small church. No signs of injury were found on the skeleton.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: LCU FACES Labratory
Agency Contact Person: Ginesse Listi
Agency Phone Number: (225) 578-4761
Agency E-Mail: glisti1@lsu.edu
Agency Case Number: 85-01

Agency Name: West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: (225) 343-9234
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: N/A

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP1872

Information Source(s)

LSU Faces Lab
NamUs
The Slate