Date of Discovery: May 16, 1981
Location of Discovery: Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri
Estimated Date of Death: Two weeks prior to discovery
State of Remains: Partial Skeletal - one or both hands missing
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 33-45 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'5", Estimated.
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Bilateral depressed skull fractures. Fracture lines into occipital, frontal, sphenoid, maxillae and right palatine bones. Possible pre-mortem bleeding into the right sigmoid sinus. Degenerative osteoarthtritic changes of the right TMJ. Old periosteal reaction of left zygomatic. Moderate periodontic and alveolar resorbtion in maxillae and mandible. Slight to moderate osteoarthritic changes in the vertebral column: primarily as ossified ligamentum flavum attachments, well healed fractures of left ribs (8-9-10), anterior compression fracture of the tenth thoracic vertebra. Nasal septum deviation to left probably causing some nasal assymetry, assymetry in heights of orbits - the right being 1-2 mm higher than the left.
Dentals: Available. Reparative work noted. All first premolars and third molars absent.
Fingerprints: Not Available.
DNA: Not available at the Medical Examiner's Office. Remains were buried. Police may have a specimen for DNA sampling.
Clothing: None
Jewelry: None
Additional Personal Items: None
A person looking for firewood in a desolate area discovered the remains of the victim on George Road, just north of South Noland Road. Afraid that dogs would carry off the remains, the person put the remains in a box and took them home and called police. No one was seen at or near the recovery site when the remains were found.
Agency Name: Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office (MO)
Agency Phone Number: 816-881-6600
Agency E-Mail: medexaminer@jacksongov.org
Agency Case Number: 81-ME-148
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: 5310
Former Hot Case Number: 2287
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The Kansas City Star - May 19, 1981
Added:Prior to 2012; Last Updated:6/15/22
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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