Reconstructions of the victim.
Reconstructions of the victim.
Date of Discovery: August 29, 2002
Location of Discovery: Huron, Wayne County, New York
Estimated Date of Death: 1-5 months prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death: Homicide
Estimated Age: 25-40 years old
Race: Primarily Black with possible Hispanic or White admixture.
Sex: Female
Height: 5'3"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Possibly brown-reddish, wavy hair that may have been dyed.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: The victim was 7-8 months pregnant.
Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Partial available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing: None.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: She was wrapped in a tan shower curtain with royal blue shower rings.
Skeletal remains of an adult female and fetus were located 10 feet from a roadway in a wooded area north of a state fishing access and boat launch road in the Town of Huron, NY. This area is midway between Rochester and Syracuse, NY. There is access to Lake Ontario from this location. Police believe the assailant dumped the body in the location, most likely in June or early July of 2002.
This case is one of six unsolved homicides of woman in the area over the previous two years, but no confirmed connection has been made. Investigators have interviewed residents in the area as well as doctors who might have treated the woman during her pregnancy.
She may have been a migrant worker.
Agency Name: Monroe County Office of the Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Robert Zerby, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Agency Phone Number: (585) 233-3460
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 02-01744
Agency Name: New York State Police
Agency Contact Person: Eric Fuenfstueck, Investigator
Agency Phone Number: (585) 398-4123
Agency E-Mail: nysvicap@troopers.ny.gov
Agency Case Number: EWOL 02-290
NCIC Case Number: U640003708
NamUs Case Number: 6879
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Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 10/08/2022
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information may be estimated.
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