Reconstruction by Erin H. Kimmerle, previous clay rendering.
Reconstruction by Erin H. Kimmerle, previous clay rendering.
Date of Discovery: November 25, 1984
Location of Discovery: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Estimated Date of Death: 1 year prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 4-6 years old
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair: Black and curly; braided
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Available, x-rays
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Not available
Clothing: None.
Jewelry: None.
Additional Personal Items: None.
A family's dog, over a course of three months, had been bringing home bones it had discovered in nearby Wister's Woods. It was only when the dog came home carrying a human skull that the family notified police. Police were unsuccessful in getting the dog to lead them to the spot where the skull had been found but they were able to locate the mandible and three other bones. Unfortunately, the family did not keep the bones the dog brought home prior to the skull. The dog and played with the bones in the yard and then had buried or toted them away.
Her remains were later buried in an unmarked grave. Attempts made in 2018 to locate the burial site were unsucessful.
Agency Name: Philadelphia County Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Jamie Willer
Agency Phone Number: 215-685-7458 (Willer)
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 84-5583
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 17492
NamUs
University of South Florida
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Dec. 9, 1984
Added: 4/27/19; Last Updated: 3/27/22
Questions or comments? Please contact appropriate member of the Area Team
** Listed information may be estimated.
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