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97UFWA - Unidentified Female

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Date of Discovery: March 21, 1984
Location of Discovery: Seattle, King County, Washington
Estimated Date of Death: 1983
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Homicide by strangulation

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 12-18 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2" to 5'8"
Weight: 110-130 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: She was probably left-handed, and she had a healed skull fracture on her left temple.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: None
Jewelry: None
Additional Personal Items: None

Circumstances of Discovery

The victim was located west of a ball field at South 146th Street and 16th Avenue South in what is now SeaTac on March 21, 1984. She may be a runaway from somewhere else in the country. The remains of another victim, Cheryl Wims, were found at the same time.

On the first day of interviews with Task Force detectives, Gary Ridgeway, the Green River Killer, admitted killing a woman near the baseball fields off Des Moines Way.

He thought she was Caucasian, in her early 20's (although examination indicated she was a teenager), and had brown hair. He thought he picked her up in the Riverton (Tukwila) area.

Ridgeway is serving a life sentence for her murder.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: King County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 206-296-7530
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 84054800

NCIC Case Number: U498018078
NamUs Case Number: 9927
NCMEC Case Number: 1151977

Information Source(s)

NamUs
NCMEC
The Green River Killer Home Page
Seattle Times
WASPC

Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 12/6/16


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** Listed information may be estimated.

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