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Artistic rendering and sketches of the victim (Barbara Martin); Victim's jewelry and clothing
Unidentified Female
Date of Discovery: November 16, 1969
Location of Discovery: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Estimated Date of Death: November 14, 1969
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Homicide by stabbing
Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate
Estimated Age: 20-23 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'8" to 5'10"
Weight: 110-115 lbs.
Hair Color: Dark brown, tinted.
Eye Color: Green
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Vaccination scars on her left arm and outer left thigh. A one-quarter-inch horizontal scar underneath her right breast. A light brown birthmark on her right buttock.
Dentals: Available. She had 16 silver amalgam fillings in upper teeth #2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, and 15; and lower teeth #18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, 30 and 31.
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Available at the state lab.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Blue corduroy jacket (size 9-10; made in Canada), blue Levi hip-hugger jeans (made in Boston, MA), tan knee-length riding boots (possibly made in Spain) that were well-worn and re-soled, tan long sleeved sweater with perpindicular ribbing (size 32), and a 2" wide leather belt (Thom 38 or Tham 38, with one-inch leather strips which go through a brass ring.
Jewelry: Yellow metal ring with a red oval stone worn on the right ring finger. A white metal ring with Indian designs worn on the left middle finger, made in Mexico.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Case History
A hiker found the victim's body down an embankment on Mulholland Drive and Skyline Drive near Laurel Canyon. She had been stabbed over 100 times, indicating overkill.
A witness remembered seeing the girl with the Manson Family at Spahn and thought her name was "Sherry." Because of the labels in her clothing, detectives suspect she may have come from Canada or the east coast, possibly Europe.
Investigating Agency(s)
If you have any information about this case please contact;
Agency Name: Los Angeles Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Cold Case Homicide Unit
Agency Phone Number: 213-847-0970
Agency Name: Los Angeles County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Daniel Machian
Agency Phone Number: 323-343-0512
Agency Case Number: ME: 1969-12644; LE: 69-668-376; Jane Doe No. 59
NCIC Case Number: U393785300
NamUs Case Number: UP #2997
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
Information Source(s)
NamUs
Manson's Back Porch
Los Angeles Police Department
Helter Skelter
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