Unidentified Female

Date of Discovery: May 29, 1982

Location of Discovery: Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County, Florida

Estimated Date of Death: 1 to 3 years prior

State of Remains: Skeletal

Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

** Listed information is approximate

Estimated Age: 17-22 years old

Race: White or Hispanic (possibly Colombian)

Gender: Female

Height: 5'0" to 5'3"

Weight: 100 lbs.

Hair Color: Dark, shoulder-length.

Eye Color: eye color here

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Petite build. A cervical rib is present. The 5th lumbar vertebra is completely sacralized. Facial asymmetry is present; left side slants downward. Wormian bone present. Schmorl's nodes and depressions on 6th and 7th thoracic vertebrae. Small fracture of nasal bone.

Dentals: Available. Dental work performed on six teeth. Third molars unerupted. Tooth #19 is misaligned. Carabelli's cusp on tooth #3.

Fingerprints: Not available.

DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: None.

Jewelry: A digital watch. A pair of handmade post-type earrings, made from United States pennies minted in 1979 were located at the scene.

Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Case History

The victim's skeletal remains were found in a green nylon bag in a shallow grave in the vicinity of the 300 block off of "F" Road, just north of Southern Boulevard.

It's unclear how she was slain, but the killer sliced off her fingerprints. That led investigators to believe that the killer knew the victim well and worried that he or she could easily be linked to the crime if the body is ever identified.

Investigators compared the skeleton to more than a thousand missing persons cases from across the country but could not find a match.

In July 2013, she was identified as 17-year-old Tina Marie Beebe via a dental comparison.

Investigating Agency(s)

If you have any information about this case please contact;

Agency Name: Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Agency Contact Person: Lt. Mike Wingate

Agency Phone Number: 561-688-4092

E-Mail

Agency Name: C.A. Pound Human Identification Lab

Agency Contact Person: Anthony Falsetti

Agency Phone Number: 352-273-8320

Agency Case Number: ME-P-203; 1982-82-P

NCIC Case Number: N/A

NamUs Case Number: Not listed

Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Information Source(s)

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

The Sun Senitel News Archive

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