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Case File: 61UFLA

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Left to right: Artistic rendering of the victim; Victim's belt buckle; Older reconstructions of the victim (mouse over images to enlarge)

Unidentified Female

  • Date of Discovery: January 28, 1981
  • Location of Discovery: Bellevue, Bossier Parish, Louisiana
  • Estimated Date of Death: 4-6 weeks prior
  • State of Remains: Unknown
  • Cause of Death: Homicide by stabbing
  • Physical Description
    ** Listed information is approximate

  • Estimated Age: 15-21 years old
  • Race: White, possibly Native.
  • Gender: Female
  • Height: 5'5" to 5'7"
  • Weight: 125-140 lbs.
  • Hair Color: Blonde, straight and shoulder-length.
  • Eye Color: Unknown
  • Distinguishing Marks/Features: Medium build.
  • Dentals: Available. At one time she had braces on teeth, but not when found. It appears that she may have removed them herself.
  • Fingerprints: Available - thumbprints.
  • DNA: Available.
  • Clothing & Personal Items
  • Clothing: Blue Levi jeans, white Hatari long sleeved shirt with small stripes of pink/blue/yellow, beige Sunflower hooded long-sleeved button-up sweater, white Evonne Goolagong deck shoes (size 7) made by Sears with the names "Michael Brisco, David; Resha and D. Davies" written on the sides, white athletic socks with blue and yellow stripes, white Men's Fruit of the Loom cotton briefs, a white bra, and a brown leather belt with a large silver "Buffalo Nickel" belt buckle (3 to 4" in diameter).
  • Jewelry: Unknown
  • Additional Personal Items: Unknown
  • Case History

    The victim was located at an old logging road off of Louisiana Highway 157 in northeast Bossier Parish. She had been stabbed in the chest several times. A kitchen knife, believed to be the murder weapon, was found plunged into the ground near her body.

    She was identified as 17-year-old Carol Ann Cole of Kalamazoo, Michigan in February 2015. She had been missing since 1980.

    Investigating Agency(s)
    If you have any information about this case please contact;

  • Agency Name: Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office
  • Agency Contact Person: Sgt. Dave Faulk
  • Agency Phone Number: 318-965-2203
  • E-Mail
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  • Agency Name: LSU FACES Lab
  • Agency Contact Person: Teresa Wilson
  • Agency Phone Number: 225-578-4761
  • E-Mail


  • Agency Case Number: LE: 84-018329; ME: 84-04/06-17-B
  • NCIC Case Number: N/A
  • NamUs Case Number: UP# 13283
  • Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

    Information Source(s)
  • LSU FACES Lab
  • NamUs
  • Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office
  • FDLE
  • KSLA News Archive

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    Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 3/5/15 - By: DD / Unidentified Persons Coordinator

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