Reconstructions of the victim.
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Reconstructions of the victim.
Date of Discovery: December 6, 1995
Location of Discovery: Jacksonville, Onslow County, North Carolina
Estimated Date of Death: 1994-1995
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Unknown, suspected homicide
Estimated Age: 25-40 years old (most likely 32-38)
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'5" to 5'8"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Possibly reddish-brown, short and curly. One strand of brown hair was found near the skeleton.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Appeared to have a bifurcated right fifth rib. Effects of this neuroskeletal anomaly can include respiratory difficulties, neurological difficulties, limitations, limited energies from the stress of needing to compensate for the neurophysiological difficulties. Skull and bones showed no obvious sign of injury.
Dentals: Available. Expensive and extensive dental work. Tooth #19 had a root canal and had been cut for a crown, but the crown was missing. Protruding teeth. Tooth #1 missing ante-mortem. Teeth #2, #15, #18, #30, and #31 had amalgam restorations. Tooth #7 missing post-mortem. Third molars extracted.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing: Black Lee jeans, black panties; yellow Xtrovert short sleeve shirt with shoulder pads, black bra, one white left Nike shoe (size 9), red No Speed Limit OSC shirt with shoulder pads, and a fragment of a red long sleeved sweatshirt.
Jewelry: Thin 18k gold necklace, two gold bangle bracelets, two gold hoop earrings, and a black Casio analog watch.
Additional Personal Items: Two New York Transit Authority tokens, two keys with a partially burned key tag, a pair of broken glasses, and several coins.
A surveyor attempting to locate marking stakes found the victim's skeletal remains in the wooded area adjacent to Courts Plus health club on Marine Boulevard, US Highway 17 in Jacksonville.
The date of death estimation is corroborated by the Nike shoe manufacturing date. Investigators checked hotels in the area before finding the match to the key found. No one was registered to the room at the time she would have gone missing and nothing was recorded as being left behind in the room at the time.
Agency Name: North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Clyde Gibbs
Agency Phone Number: 800-672-7042
Agency E-Mail: [email protected]
Agency Case Number: 96-600
Agency Name: Jacksonville Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 910-455-1472 OR 910-455-4000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 957000
Agency Name: Crime Stoppers
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 910-938-3273
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: U919073791
NamUs Case Number: 2824
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Added: Prior to 2013; Last Updated: 1/10/17
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