475UFTX - Unidentified Female

Reconstruction of Victim

Date of Discovery: August 7, 1981
Location of Discovery: Houston, Harris County, Texas
Estimated Date of Death: 3 days prior
State of Remains: Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 20-35 years old
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Height: 5'4" to 5'7"
Weight: 125 to 135 lbs.
Hair Color: Black, 4" in length
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Available at HCIFS; space between top front incisors
Fingerprints: Available at HCIFS
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: None
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

The decedent's nude body was discovered by a passerby at the 10000 block of Peach Street.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
Agency Contact Person: Julie Fleischman, Forensic Anthropologist
Agency Phone Number: 832-927-5000
Agency E-Mail: meoidunit(at)ifs.hctx.net
Agency Case Number: ML81-4603

Agency Name: Houston Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Detective Darrin Buse
Agency Phone Number: 832-394-1872
Agency E-Mail: darrin.buse(at)houstonpolice.org
Agency Case Number: Unknown

NCIC Case Number: U-280005302
NamUs Case Number: 4620

Information Source(s)

NamUs
TXDPS
HCIFS

Admin Notes

Added: 1/25/06; Last Updated: 6/27/21