Identified...Identified...Identified
Date of Discovery: July 20, 1999
Location of Discovery: Dunn, Sampson County, North Carolina
Estimated Date of Death: 2 months prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Undetermined, considered suspicious
Estimated Age: 17-24 years old
Race: White and/or Hispanic
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4 to 5'7"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Red or auburn, curly and long.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Slim build. Remnants of bluish-green iridescent polish on fingers and some toes.
Dentals: Available. She had good dental health and never had a cavity. No sign of stain, calculus or bone loss. Posterior mandibular teeth show extensive occlusal wear. Teeth #17 and 32 missing antemortem.
Fingerprints Not available.
DNA: Available
Clothing: Black tank top with spaghetti straps, green Calvin Kline jeans, lavender panties with lace borders, and a dark blue bra with lace and padding. A pair of beige or white flip-flops were located in the appropriate position to her body, It is unknown if they are hers, but they likely are.
Jewelry: Wearing an Elleanalog watch with a yellow metal band on her left wrist.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
A man riding his all-terrain vehicle in a wooded area in the Timothy community near Newton Grove discovered the victim's decomposed remains 100 yards from the Eugene Roberts or Inez Labor Camp on Easy Street.
Women were known to traffic at this camp.
The discovery year listed on the LE source is 1990, however, it has been verified that the correct year is 1999.
Agency Name: North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Clyde Gibbs, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Agency Phone Number: (919) 743-9000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 99-5394/B99-1386
Agency Name: Sampson County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 919-592-4141 or 910-564-5261
Agency E-Mail: sheriff@sampsonsheriff.com
Agency Case Number: 1999-2241
NCIC Case Number: U270000482
NamUs Case Number: 6183
NCMEC Case Number: 1107394
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NCMEC
Sampson County Sheriff's Office
Added:Prior to 2014; Last Updated:8/14/2022
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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