Reconstructions by NCMEC, Carl Koppelman and PSP Forensic Artist Trooper Mike Davis; sketches from 1973
Reconstructions by NCMEC, Carl Koppelman and PSP Forensic Artist Trooper Mike Davis; sketches from 1973
Date of Discovery: October 10, 1973
Location of Discovery: Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Estimated Date of Death: 1 to 3 weeks prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 12-19 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'5" to 5'8"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Light brown to strawberry blonde
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Thin nose with the bridge swayed slightly left and the tip to the right; high forehead; strong, tilted chin; no previous fractures
Dentals: Available; extensive dental work
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available
Clothing: None
Jewelry: None
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
The decedent's decomposing remains were discovered by Lebanon County deputy game protectors in a wooded area off Moonshine Road, or Route 443. The remains were not buried but covered with tree branches, brush, and a 48"x32.5" piece of green plastic. A white seal on the plastic read "National Sanitation Foundation, Testing Laboratory 8505." According to records, such a testing laboratory did not exist.
In May 2019, the decedent's remains were exhumed. Based on chemical isotope testing, the decedent did not grow up in Lebanon County. She likely grew up in the southeastern region of the United States including Central-Eastern Texas, eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, southern Missouri, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, central and southern West Virginia, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, southern and eastern Virginia into southern Maryland and Delaware shores. She is possibly of southeastern European descent and 14 to 19 years old.
Agency Name: Pennsylvania State Police
Agency Contact Person: Trooper Nathan Trate
Agency Phone Number: 717-865-3647
Agency E-Mail: ntrate(at)pa.gov
Agency Case Number: L02-12591
NCIC Case Number: U853401149
NamUs Case Number: 12689
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Lebanon Daily News (Lebanon, PA) - Mar. 25, 2017
The Patriot-News (Harrisburg, PA) - Jan. 5, 2019
Added: 3/25/08; Last Updated: 11/21/21
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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