Reconstruction of the victim by NCMEC and Sandy Martin. To view a postmortem photo of the victim's birthmark, please click here.
Identified...Identified...Identified
Reconstruction of the victim by NCMEC and Sandy Martin. To view a postmortem photo of the victim's birthmark, please click here.
Date of Discovery: June 13, 1973
Location of Discovery: San Diego Bay, San Diego County, California
Estimated Date of Death: Recent
State of Remains: Traumatic injuries
Cause of Death: Homicide by stabbing
Estimated Age: 20-40 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'1" to 5'6"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hair: Brown to black, medium length.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Well-kept nails. There was a 1/2 inch birthmark on her left outer thigh. Two smallpox-type vaccination marks on her right shoulder and possibly a small round scar on her left cheek or below her mouth. A blood type.
Dentals: Unknown. "Perfect teeth."
Fingerprints: Not available. Her fingertips had been amputated.
DNA: Unknown.
Clothing: Unknown.
Jewelry: Unknown.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.
On June 13, 1973 San Diego police discovered the body of a woman underneath the pier at the foot of Laurel Street.
The woman's body had been dismembered and placed into a reddish-orange suitcase and several green plastic garbage bags.
Although the woman's remains were found in San Diego, investigators at the time thought she might have been from the Los Angeles area.
She was possibly of Portuguese or Italian descent.
In June 1998, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children created a facial reconstruction. A sketch of the victim was also created earlier in the investigation.
Agency Name: San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Tessa Lee
Agency Phone Number: 858-694-2895
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 1973-00149
Agency Name: San Diego Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Det. Lori Adams
Agency Phone Number: 619-531-2000, 619-531-2293 (Homicide Unit), or 888-580-TIPS (Crimestoppers)
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 73-27728
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 58950
Added: 12/16/2007; Last Updated: 4/10/22
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information may be estimated.
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