Author Topic: WILMINGTON JANE DOE: WF, 25-70, partial remains found in New Castle County, DE - 4 June 2011  (Read 184 times)

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Partial human skeletal remains were found in an area of thick underbrush and woods near Colony Ct Apts, off Lea Blvd in Wilmington, Delaware. Photography and radiography have been completed.

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Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 2011-N-1029
Date found June 04, 2011 23:30
Date created June 09, 2011 13:15
Date last modified July 17, 2015 12:10
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed August 30, 2011 11:09

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Delaware Division of Forensic Science
Phone 302-577-3420
Case Manager
Name James Schaeffer-Patton
Phone 302-407-4633

Exclusions
The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent:
First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA
Katherine Anderson 1954 Maryland
Barbara Bruno 1961 New York
Zita Gutierrez 1955 Maryland
Katherine Heckel - NIC M504775967 Unknown Pennsylvania
Gene Kimmel 1951 Oregon
Mary Ann Knightly 1969 Delaware
Anne Manchester 1954 Delaware
Christopher Milam 1959 Washington
Barbara Monaco 1960 Virginia
Judith ODonnell 1961 New York
Barbara Shumac 1953 Pennsylvania
Venus Stewart 1977 Michigan
Doris Wood 1954 Delaware

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NamUs UP # 8827

ME/C Case Number: 2011-N-1029
New Castle County, Delaware
25 to 70 year old White Female

Case Report - NamUs UP # 8827
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 2011-N-1029
Date found June 04, 2011 23:30
Date created June 09, 2011 13:15
Date last modified July 17, 2015 12:10
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed August 30, 2011 11:09

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)

Agency Delaware Division of Forensic Science
Phone 302-577-3420
Case Manager
Name James Schaeffer-Patton
Phone 302-407-4633

Demographics

Estimated age Adult
Minimum age 25 years
Maximum age 70 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) , Cannot Estimate
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
One or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Estimated postmortem interval Years

Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates N 39- 45.582 W 75-30.918
Address 1 Colony Ct Apts off Lea Blvd in wooded area behind building 15A
Address 2
City Wilmington
State Delaware
Zip code 19801
County New Castle
Circumstances
Partial human skeletal remains found in area of thick underbrush and heavily wooded area near Colony Ct Apts off Lea Blvd in wooded area behind buildings, Wilmington, DE. Photography and radiography completed. Examinations completed by a forensic anthropologist Dr. Marcella Sorg and forensic odontologist Dr. Richard Scanlon.

Physical
Hair color Unknown or Completely Bald
Head hair
Long, fairly thick, dark brown hair, arranged in a single, loose braid, about 13 inches in length.

Left eye color Unknown or Missing
Right eye color Unknown or Missing
Eye description
No eyes, unknown.
No other distinctive body features

Medical
Female, based on pelvic morphology: wide sciatic notch, preauricular
sulcus, and subpubic concavity. The cranial morphology is consistent with that assessment.

This is an adult. The spheno-occipital synchondrosis is fused as well as all of the sacral elements. One probable third molar is fully erupted. The hair has no evidence of grey or artificial coloring.

Severe atrophy of the right mandibular condyle and inflammation of the right temporal-mandibular joint..

Discrete traits and anomalies (inherited and acquired); Several wormian bones, including a small Inca bone.

Other medical
information

Gold-colored dental restorations (small, round) in the maxillary dentition, specifically the labial surface of the right and left canines and right lateral incisor. These may have been decorative inlays. They were located high on the crowns near the gumline.

Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available

Clothing and Accessories
Clothing and accessories are described below

Clothing with body
Blue men's shorts several feet away from remains. (may not be associated)

Dental

Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered

DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete

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Partial human skeletal remains were found in an area of thick underbrush and woods near Colony Ct Apts, off Lea Blvd in Wilmington, Delaware. [Colony North Apts]






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New Castle County, Delaware
25 to 50 year old White Female
Partial human skeletal remains found in area of thick underbrush and heavily wooded area near Colony Ct Apts off Lea Blvd in wooded area behind buildings, Wilmington, DE.
Long, fairly thick, dark brown hair, arranged in a single, loose braid, about 13 inches in length.
Blue men's shorts several feet away from remains. (may not be associated)

Dental radiographs and photographs are available in Images section. Teeth #8, #9, and #5 were separate from the skull and placed in appropriate sockets for the examination and radiographs.
Root tips present in area of # 12, and #14.
Appearance and type of dental treatment suggests that the dental treatment was completed prior to 1960, before the common usage of dental composite material. (Comment from original dental report) Unable to determine if mandibular molars are 17 or 18 after consult with two other odontologists. Also could not determine if 31 or 32, therefore all are coded as / for default code in NCIC.
DNA tests are not complete.

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I don't understand why the information about this Jane Doe is so sparse and with many errors. The name of the apartment complex was also incorrect. I was unable to find even the most basic information about her. I think they are saying her dental fillings were done before dentists started using the new fillings that match tooth color. It's very possible she colored her hair to hide grey hair.

Namus is the only place where she seems to be registered. Their website information doesn't give an estimate of the length of time the remains were at the location. They simply say "years".



"Appearance and type of dental treatment suggests that the dental treatment was completed prior to 1960, before the common usage of dental composite material."

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