Sketch of Victim
Sketch of Victim
Date of Discovery: March 28, 1982
Location of Discovery: Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: 1-5 days prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Drowning
Estimated Age: 21-35 years old
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Height: 5'6", estimated
Weight: 126 lbs., estimated
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing: Dress; bra; panties; slip
Jewelry: 2 yellow metal band rings
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
The victim was located in Boca Raton, Florida on March 28, 1982 with 11 other victims.
The bodies of 12 Haitian refugees who drowned washed ashore in Boca Raton and northern Broward after their boat, the Esperancia, capsized off shore. Three of the dead were women, the other nine were men.
Agency Name: Broward County Medical Examiner's Office District 17
Agency Contact Person: Wendy Crane
Agency Phone Number: 954-357-5200
Agency E-Mail: Med_Exam_Trauma(at)Broward.org
Agency Case Number: 1982-0545
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 1279
Former Hot Case Number: 562
Added: 3/9/07; Last Updated: 11/11/20
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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