Author Topic: DONA ANA COUNTY JANE DOE (1985): WF, 16-20, found near Dona Ana, NM - 10 March 1985 *Dorothy Harrison*  (Read 294 times)

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Three men hunting came across skeletal remains off of County Rd E73. This road was known to be frequented and traveled by ranchers, hunters, that led to Hatch NM. The remains were found covered/buried by thin black plastic, with bones scattered in the same area.

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Case Information

Status Unidentified
Case number 1985-1861
Date found March 10, 1985 16:14
Date created December 22, 2010 17:38
Date last modified February 27, 2018 12:35
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed December 23, 2010 06:44

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency NM OMI
Phone 505-925-0524
Case Manager
Name Wendy Honeyfield
Phone 505-925-0537

Exclusions
The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent:
First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA
Jackie Kay Boyer 1980 California
Pollyanne Carter 1969 Washington
Mindi Chambers 1982 Arizona
Melinda Karen Creech 1979 Indiana
Lisa Dickinson 1976 California
Jennifer Douglas 1967 Colorado
Jennifer Douglas 1967 Colorado
Michelle Duncan 1966 California
Diane Genice Dye 1979 California
Debra Frost 1967 Utah
Terry Gayton 1959 Michigan
Clara Grunst 1963 Missouri
Mary Ann Hogland 1981 California
Kim Marie Larrow 1981 Michigan
Kase Ann Lee 1982 Arizona
Tammy Leppert 1965 Florida
Cynthia Leslie 1959 Arizona
Jackie Leslie 1961 Arizona
Katherine Mary Lyon 1975 Maryland
Jonelle Mathews 1972 Colorado
Angela Mae Meeker 1979 Washington
Elizabeth Miller 1969 New Mexico
Julie Ann Moseley 1974 Texas
Lori Mae Peugeot 1985 Maryland
Janice K Pockett 1973 Connecticut
Sandy Rae 1966 Oklahoma
Sandy Panthresa Rae 1984 Oklahoma
Lisa Marie Sexton 1981 Ohio
Cynthia Lynne Sumpter 1974 California
Anna Christain Waters 1973 California
Tammie Wilkinson 1965 Missouri
Tammie Wilkinson 1965 Missouri
Rachel Hanna Ziselman 1977 California

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NamUs UP # 8314

ME/C Case Number: 1985-1861
Dona Ana County, New Mexico
16 to 20 year old White Female

Case Report - NamUs UP # 8314
Case Information

Status Unidentified
Case number 1985-1861
Date found March 10, 1985 16:14
Date created December 22, 2010 17:38
Date last modified February 27, 2018 12:35
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed December 23, 2010 06:44

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency NM OMI
Phone 505-925-0524
Case Manager
Name Wendy Honeyfield
Phone 505-925-0537

Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 20
Minimum age 16 years
Maximum age 20 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) 110, Estimated
Height (inches) 62, Cannot Estimate
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
One or more limbs not recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Probable year of death to 1985
Estimated postmortem interval Months

Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 North of Upham exit, off I-25
Address 2
City Dona Ana
State New Mexico
Zip code
County Dona Ana
Circumstances
Three men hunting came across skeletal remains off of County Rd E73. This road was known to be frequented and traveled by ranchers, hunters, that led to Hatch NM. The remains were found covered/buried by thin black plastic, with bones scattered in the same area.

Physical

Hair color Brown
Head hair
Light brown/blonde
Body hair
Blonde pubic hair
Facial hair

Left eye color Unknown or Missing
Right eye color Unknown or Missing

finger and toe nails
Two fingernails painted pink

Skeletal findings
Possible healed basal fracture (right nasal); Non-specific porosity found on posterior pareitals and upper occipital, 2-3rd lumbar showed 'dished' or 'wasted' which is noted in the anthro report to be unusual for a person so young.

Clothing with body
Pink bra with two snaps present; Pink panties; Sweatshirt with 3/4 length sleeves and a large "W" ('Wilson' sporting goods brand); two underwire bra supports, thought to have come out of the bra

Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered

DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete

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779UFNM - Unidentified Female



Reconstructions of the victim.

Date of Discovery: March 10, 1985
Location of Discovery: Upham, Doña Ana County, New Mexico
Estimated Date of Death: 3-6 months
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 16-20 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'0" to 5'4"
Weight: Unknown, but had a slim build.
Hair Color: Light brown to blond. Pubic hair described as blond.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Two fingernails painted pink. Possible healed basal fracture, nonspecific porosity found on posterior parietals and upper occipital, 2-3rd lumbar showed to be "dished" or "wasted," noted in anthropology report to be unusual for a person of this age.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Not available
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Pink bra with two snaps present, pink panties, baseball shirt with Wilson sporting goods name, two under wire bra supports, thought to have come out of the bra.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
Three men hunting, came across skeletal remains off of County Road E73. This road was known to be frequented and traveled by ranchers, hunters, that led to Hatch NM.

Based on her clothing, investigators believe she was not a transient.

The remains were found covered/buried by thin black plastic, with bones scattered in the same area.

Authorities are investigating the case as a homicide but declined to release the exact cause of the victim's death due to the fact that the case is still an open investigation.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator
Agency Contact Person: Wendy Honeyfield
Agency Phone Number: 505-272-3053, 505-925-0524 or 505-925-0537
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 1985-1861

Agency Name: Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: (575) 525-1911 or 575-526-0795
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 8613853

NCIC Case Number: U540024303
NamUs Case Number: 8314
NCMEC Case Number: 1184548

Information Source(s)
NamUs
NCMEC
KFox TV
LC Sun

Admin Notes
Added: 1/7/10; Last Updated: 1/16/18

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Doña Ana County Jane Doe

Dona Ana County Jane Doe was a female found deceased in New Mexico in 1985.

Contents
Case
The young woman's remains were found, on a road leading to Hatch, New Mexico by hunters, and were scattered underneath pieces of black plastic. The area where she was found was stated to be frequented by both "ranchers and hunters." Twenty-four have been ruled out as possible identities.

Physical characteristics
She had naturally blond or light brown hair.
She had pained at least two of her fingernails pink.
Her weight is unknown but she likely had a slim build.
She may have suffered an injury to the right side of her nose, which appeared to have healed.
Clothing
She wore pink undergarments.
She wore a sweatshirt or a white sports jersey.



Doña Ana County Jane Doe



Sex Female
Race White
Location Doña Ana County,
New Mexico
Found March 10, 1985
Unidentified for 32 years
Postmortem interval 3 - 6 months
Body condition Skeletal
Age approximation 16 - 19
Height approximation N/A
Weight approximation N/A
Cause of death Homicide

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NamUs UP # Found March off of County Rd north of Upham exit


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New Mexico

Doña Ana County Jane Doe


On March 10, 1985, the skeleton of a female aged sixteen to twenty was discovered by a group of hunters, hidden under plastic, in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. The subject was estimated to have been white and had blonde or light brown hair, which was likely her natural color, as the presence of pubic hair of the same color indicated. She had painted at least two of her fingernails pink and had some evidence of skeletal abnormalities, some specific conditions were noted by a forensic anthropologist to be unusual to occur in someone of the subject's age. The remains were clothed in pink undergarments and a white jersey with the letter "W." Some of the supports in the Jane Doe's bra were noted to have separated from the product.[226] She also appeared to have possibly suffered injury to the right side of her nose, which had healed. Her height was believed to be between five feet and five feet four inches tall (152–162 cm). Her weight could not be determined, although she was most likely of "slim build." She had died about three to six months before her body was discovered. Authorities determined the girl was a victim of homicide but declined to release how she was murdered, as the case is currently open.

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Found March off of County Rd north of Upham exit


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The young woman's remains were found, on a road leading to Hatch, New Mexico by hunters, and were scattered underneath pieces of black plastic. The area where she was found was stated to be frequented by both "ranchers and hunters."

HATCH, NM




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Dona Ana County Investigators Hope Sketch Helps Identify Victim

By Ashley Meeks / Las Cruces Sun-News
Published: Monday, December 12th, 2011 at 10:00am



LAS CRUCES — A new composite sketch of an unidentified girl whose remains were found in the desert north of Las Cruces nearly 27 years ago has renewed hope among investigators that the victim may finally be identified, according to the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s Office.



Rabbit hunters stumbled upon the shallow grave of human remains on March 10, 1985, at a location off Interstate 25 near Upham. Through autopsy, the New Mexico Office of the Medical Examiner determined the body was that of a white female, between 16 and 19 years old, with a slight build and blonde or light brown hair, who had likely been buried three to six months prior to being discovered.

In recent years, several local cold cases have been solved: Ronald Ralph King was sentenced this year to 12 years in prison for killing 24-year-old Heather Lynn Eiche in 2001. King admitted to the killing in 2009. And in 2007, after DNA from a burglary matched him to the crime, Gabriel Avila was sentenced to 69 years in prison for the 2003 killing of New Mexico State University student Katie Sepich, who had been ****, strangled and partially burned near the old city dump.

In the “Jane Doe” case, a clay reconstruction was initially created using the skeletal remains of her face, including a lower human jaw bone. Images of that reconstruction were made public, but did not result in any solid leads. But recently, an in-house sketch artist at the Office of the Medical Examiner created a newer, hand-drawn image of the girl, and while it’s not an exact likeness, Cold Case Investigator Ben Venable says it’s a significant step forward.

“There are several possibilities that could explain why we haven’t been able to match this girl with other missing people matching her description,” Venable said. “But this person was someone’s child, and somewhere, a family deserves to have closure.”

The case is one of several dozen murders, suspicious deaths and missing persons cases — including the still-unsolved 1896 disappearance of Albert and Henry Fountain — that the sheriff’s Cold Case Unit is currently working to solve.

Authorities have not released how the teen was killed or what condition her body is in because the case is still open, but Venable, who has been close to the missing teen’s case since 1987, says based on the clothes she was wearing, she was likely not a transient.

“We have compared all reported missing persons of similar description, but would like to encourage anyone with knowledge of a missing person matching this description to contact us,” Venable said. “There is always the possibility that a missing person has not been reported up until now.”

Anyone who might recognize the person in the sketch or has information on where her family may be located is asked to call the Dona Ana County sheriff’s Cold Case Unit at 575-525-1911.

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Distributed by MCT Information Services

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Dona Ana County Jane Doe (1985) has been identified as 16-year-old Dorothy Harrison of Wichita, Kansas.



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Remains found 37 years ago in New Mexico identified as missing Wichita teen

By KWCH Staff
Published: Aug. 10, 2022 at 7:23 AM AEST

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A sheriff’s office in New Mexico on Tuesday, Aug. 9, identified remains found 37 years ago as those of a 16-year-old reported missing from Wichita. A news release from the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office identified the teen as Dorothy Harrison, last heard from in late August or early September 1984.

The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office said Harrison was last seen about 5 p.m. July 25,1984 when she left her home in Wichita. She got into a car with two unknown girls and her family reported her missing at that time, the sheriff’s office said.

“Dorothy would frequently leave and be gone weeks on end during the summer. Law enforcement would always locate her and bring her home, but she would inevitably leave again, always staying in Kansas,” the news release from the sheriff’s office said. “Approximately a week and a half after Dorothy ran away her family received a phone call from her saying she was in Los Angeles. During this time, we know that the 1984 Summer Olympic Games (XXIII) were happening between July 6 – August 12, 1984. A few weeks later her family received another phone call from Dorothy saying that she was in El Paso, Texas and that she was on her way home. That was the last time the family heard from her.”

Fast forward nearly four decades. A breakthrough in the case came in March 2021 when the case of “Jane Doe” was assigned to a detective “with the hope that new technology and investigative tools could lead to the answers that had long eluded this case.”

In collaboration with the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office and the New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator, DNA was extracted from the left femur bone of “Jane Doe.”

“The process as successful and DNA results were then submitted to Innovative Forensics Investigations to build out a genealogical family tree. The collaborative work led to answers and after more than three decades Jane Doe was identified as 16-year-old, Dorothy Harrison,” the sheriff’s office said.

A timeline laid out in the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office news release said Harrison left home about 5 p.m. on July 25, 1984. About a week later, “sometime in the beginning of August 1984, she called her family to say she was in Los Angeles. Weeks later, in late August or early September, Harrison called home to say she was in El Paso, Texas and was on her way home to Wichita.

“No one hears form Dorothy after this last phone call,” the sheriff’s office reported “Dorothy was likely killed between September 10, 1984, and January 10, 1985.”

On March 10, 1985, hunters in Doña Ana County, about 50 miles north of El Paso, reported finding possible human remains, ultimately confirmed to be Harrison, decades later.

“Dorothy was approximately 5′1 in height and weighed 95 pounds. She had light brown hair, green eyes and a medium complexion. Her nostrils aren’t even and were considered lopsided. She had a small scar on the bow of her mouth. She often wore heavy eye makeup,” the sheriff’s office said. “When she was last seen she was getting into a vehicle that was described as a big, tan, long car. Dorothy was picked up by two unknown females, described as white female and a black female, both older.”

Anyone with information about Harrison or anyone who believes they encountered her between July 25, 1984, and the time of her death, ruled a homicide, should call the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office at 575-525-1911.

The sheriff’s office also released the following statement on behalf of Harrison’s family:

“Dorothy was a typical teenager; she was only 16 years old when this horrific crime happened to her. Like most teens she was sometimes unhappy at home and easily influenced. She left home with some people she thought were her friends and we never saw her again. The news of her death is devastating and even though this crime happened over 30 years ago, to our family, it is new and incredibly difficult information to process. We have so many unanswered questions and are hopeful that the continued investigation will be able to provide some of those answers. We ask that you give us this time to grieve and request any questions or information about Dorothy’s murder be sent to Doña Ana County Sheriff Kim Stewart.”

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