Reconstruction of the victim; white sheet with flowers and butterflies & blue sheet with flowers.
Reconstruction of the victim; white sheet with flowers and butterflies & blue sheet with flowers.
Date of Discovery: November 24, 1992
Location of Discovery: Petersburg, Petersburg County, Virginia
Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Estimated Age: 68-90 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 71 lbs.
Hair Color: Graying black.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: She had a prior surgery that revealed a 10.5" healed midline abdominal incision scar. Small, healed, scars on lower extremities ranging from 1/8" x 1/4" to 1/2" by 1/4". Scattered hyperpigmented patches and scars over the back from the nape of neck down to the buttocks.
Dentals: Not available. Victim had no teeth.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available. Insufficient DNA for profiling.
Clothing: Pink slip; peach socks.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: White sheet with flowers and butterflies, a blue sheet with flowers and a light brown blanket.
The victim was located in the 800 block of South Adams Street, on an access road used by ambulances traveling to the Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia on November 24, 1992.
She was wrapped carefully in a blanket. The body was abandoned with a note saying that no one could afford to bury her. The note said that the woman was 78 years old and that her name was Wilma, but did not provide a last name. It said that she lived in Mebane, North Carolina, near Durham, and had been visiting a sick friend in Petersburg.
The note claimed she had no family except a stepson, named Otis, somewhere in New Jersey. Police in Petersburg and North Carolina have had no luck in finding Otis or anyone who knows Wilma.
The note may have been an attempt to mislead authorities.
The state medical examiner ruled that the victim had died of a heart attack.
Agency Name: Central Disctict ME Office
Agency Contact Person: Kevin Whaley
Agency Phone Number: 804-786-3174
Agency E-Mail: kevin.whaley@vdh.virginia.gov
Agency Case Number: C0607-92
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 2227
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Added: Prior to 2012; Last Updated: 10/23/2016
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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