7UFSC - Unidentified Female

Reconstructions of the victim by NCMEC

Date of Discovery: November 16, 1987
Location of Discovery: Eureka, Aiken County, South Carolina
Estimated Date of Death: 1-5 years prior
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 17-30 years old
Race: Biracial. Black and Asian, perhaps East Indian and/or Caribbean.
Sex: Female
Height: 5'8" to 5'10"
Weight: 120 to 160 lbs.
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Lean build. A healed fracture to the left side of her nose. An old healed injury to her right knee. Her hair tested positive for cocaine.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available. Pronounced overbite. First molar missing from the right lower jaw with well-healed socket; no dental restoration present; five teeth missing postmortem but have no damage to the sockets.
Fingerprints: Unknown.
DNA: Unknown.

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

The victim's remains were found in a heavily wooded area approximately 1 ½ miles south of the intersection of Highway 191 (Johnston Highway) and Highway 208 (Mt. Calvary Road) near Shaw’s Creek, close to the Edgefield County line. Officials speculate she might have come from a migrant camp in peach country.

Her murder may be related to several other unsolved cases of African-American women in Aiken County, including 46UFSC and Jackie Council (found in 1991 and identified in 1999). All three victims were located unclothed and approximately one-half mile from each other.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Aiken County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Coroner Darryl Ables
Agency Phone Number: 1-803-642-1740
Agency E-Mail: coroner(at)aikencountysc.gov
Agency Case Number: FA87-224

NCIC Case Number: U507474355
NamUs Case Number: 52626
NCMEC Case Number: 1184607

Information Source(s)

NamUs
NCMEC
SC Coroner's Association (archived)
The Augusta Chronicle News Archive

Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2005; Last Updated: 9/7/22