Author Topic: TWIN FALLS JANE DOE: WF, 45-50, found in Snake River - 9 September 2014 *GRAPHIC* *Cynthia Gunnerson*  (Read 1665 times)

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On the afternoon of Sept. 9, 2014, the body of a woman was found in the Snake River below the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. She had been in the water for approx. one hour.

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Case Information

Status Unidentified
Case number 14-001198
Date found September 09, 2014 14:15
Date created September 19, 2014 13:20
Date last modified November 22, 2016 10:45
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Name Dennis Chambers
Agency Twin Falls Cnty Coroners Ofc
Phone 208-733-7610 ext 24
Case Manager
Name Todd Matthews
Phone 931-397-3893

Exclusions
The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent:
First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA
Lisa Adcock 1966 Kentucky
Mardelle Carmickle 1954 Washington
Tracy Haight 1963 Idaho
Amiee Huff 1973 Oklahoma
Christine Lott 1970 Idaho
Kim Remmel 1965 Colorado
Catherine Shaw 1970 Nevada
Molly Waddington 1968 Washington
Stephanie Warner 1970 Oregon
Christina White 1967 Washington
Christina White 1967 Washington

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NamUs UP # 12926

ME/C Case Number: 14-001198
Twin Falls County, Idaho
45 to 50 year old White Female

Case Report - NamUs UP # 12926
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 14-001198
Date found September 09, 2014 14:15
Date created September 19, 2014 13:20
Date last modified November 22, 2016 10:45
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)

Name Dennis Chambers
Agency Twin Falls Cnty Coroners Ofc
Phone 208-733-7610 ext 24
Case Manager
Name Todd Matthews
Phone 931-397-3893

Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 60
Minimum age 45 years
Maximum age 50 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) 140, Estimated
Height (inches) 65, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Recognizable face

Probable year of death 2014 to
Estimated postmortem interval Days

Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1
Address 2
City Twin Falls
State Idaho
Zip code
County Twin Falls
Circumstances
body found floating in the Snake River

Physical

Hair color Brown

Left eye color Hazel
Right eye color Hazel
Eye description

Other distinctive
physical characteristics
recognizable face

Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is available and entered

Clothing and Accessories
No clothing or accessories
Clothing and accessories are described below
Clothing on body
black clothing
Clothing with body

Footwear
men's tennis shoes, size 11

Dental

Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered

DNA

Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete

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http://eastidahocoldcasesinc.com/unidentified-persons/

Jane Doe Recovered Sept. 2014 - Twin Falls, Idaho



On the afternoon of Sept. 9, 2014, the body of a woman was found in the Snake River below the Perrine Bridge in Twin Falls. She had been in the water for approx. one hour. She wore black clothing and men’s shoes, and is described as 45-50 years old, 5’5″, 140 lbs, Caucasian or mixed ethnicity. She had veneer work on her front teeth. Her identity is still unknown.

Widespread media coverage and efforts by the Twin Falls County Sheriff and Twin Falls Coroner’s Office have not resulted in her identification.

The community came together to honor Jane Doe 0909 in a funeral.

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http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2014/09/18/body-found-in-snake-river-still-unidentified

Body Found In Snake River Still Unidentified
POSTED BY GEORGE PRENTICE ON THU, SEP 18, 2014 AT 9:46 AM

A full week has come and gone since the body of a woman was discovered in the Snake River and she remains unidentified.

The woman's body was pulled from the water between the Perrine Bridge and the Centennial Park boat ramp, according to the Twin Falls Times-News, on the afternoon of Sept. 9. Officials said at the time that her body had not been in the water long.

But according to the Times-News, "investigators are beginning to run out of options."

"There's nothing," Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office investigator Dave Benefiel told the Times-News, referring to a lack of scars or tattoos on the woman's body. "And that's the whole problem."

Twin Falls law enforcement say they've compared notes with seven agencies from Idaho and surrounding states, but nothing matches missing persons reports.

"I just wish there was something," Benefiel told the Times-News. "This is fairly odd."

The woman was dressed in black clothing but no identification was found. Officials theorized that she jumped from the Perrine Bridge.

Investigators are running the woman's fingerprints through a nationwide database.

She's described as 45-50 years old; five foot, seven inches tall; 177 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes.

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http://magicvalley.com/news/local/p...cle_9aae6a38-3fb2-11e4-9bbb-db5e184db771.html

Police Release Photo in Unidentified Body Case

By Alison Gene Smith alismith@magicvalley.com
Sep 19, 2014

TWIN FALLS • Divers spent hours Thursday sifting through the murky Snake River for any clues that might help identify the body of a woman found floating floating west of the I.B. Perrine Bridge.

Just after 12 p.m. the divers went in, making meticulous passes over the spot where investigators believe the woman went in the water, on the north side of the bridge.

Then at 12:53 p.m., one of the divers called toward the boat. “Evidence container, I need an evidence container.”


Sheriff’s deputies and members of the media all whipped their heads around toward the divers. Sgt. Jeff Haskell and Lt. Daron Brown retrieved the white plastic tube, about 12 inches long and 6 inches wide and handed it to the divers.

“Are you sure it’s related to the case?” Brown asked.

“No,” dive captain Kim Shelley yelled back.

“Is it media-sensitive?”

“No.”

“Is it alive?”

“No,” she yelled back, laughing. “It’s a piece of clothing.”

Haskell opened the container and pulled the item out : A pair of dark blue parachute pants covered in mud. The unidentified woman had been found fully clothed. As he dug in the pockets, Haskell shook his head.

“They’re from a BASE jumper,” he said, pulling out a rubber band used to pack parachutes.

After changing tanks, the divers went back under the near-zero-visibility water and continued to search by touch around shopping cards, bowling balls and other debris thrown from the bridge.

Brown was pulling for a wallet with identification. Even a piece of jewelry could bring the investigators closer to finding who the woman was.

Later in the day the divers found a jacket, but it appeared to have been in the water for too long to have belonged to Jane Doe, said sheriff’s office spokeswoman Lori Stewart.

Thursday, the sheriff’s office decided to release a photo of the woman. The photo of the woman’s face was put through a filter to make it look like a sketch, Stewart said.

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This is the unidentified woman found in Twin Falls Sept 9, 2014.This is all current as of today. I am in a group called EastIdaho ColdCases and together we have collected information. We have a running post. And I have done a current update today with all the new info and pictures. Yes, this woman is deceased in these pictures. These ARE all there is to identify her, so if the picture's bother you, I am sorry , BUT this woman deserves to be identified so she can be laid to rest.

UPDATED 9-26-14 After Cindy spoke to the coroner. , I have reread thru all comment's as well as the news stories and now.have added Cindys information. This is what I have. If I miss something please tell me and I will add.
Coroner does say she looks very similiar to picture of her. He also is going to release pictures to major media outlets

1- this woman was recovered from the Snake River in/near Twin Falls, Idaho on September 9, 2014. She is thought to have been in the water approx an hour or so prior to recovery. Cause of death is trauma from fall, cause of fall unclear at this time.
2- she is as of this time unidentified and does not match any missing person's report's, and does not have fingerprints on file.
3- she is approx 40 to 55 year's old
4- Teeth in perfect shape, with 3 veneers in the front
5- she does NOT have any tattoo's, BUT has a scar on left arm, brown mole on right cheek, and a non colored mole under her lip towards the left, and a non colored mole on forehead
6- nails not done
7- brows freshly plucked. Top and bottom lips are full, but top lip does not appear full in picture possibility related to biting at time of fall.
8- 5 foot 6 inches tall
9- weight 160
10- is not a full figured woman, breasts of average size
11- she is described as Caucasian. BUT may be of mixed ethnicity as her features do to some of us look like she may have some Hispanic in her. Has short dark brown hair, and blue green OR hazel eyes. (I too am Hispanic and Caucasian with dark brown hair and hazel eyes) They are running DNA to find out what her ethnicity is.
12- her eye color is difficult to really see due to cloudiness that occurs with death.
13- In the picture her skin tone appears slightly grayish and mild amount of yellowing which also occours with death
14- her face does appear to have some bloating, also normal with death.
15- per coroner does NOT appear to have ever given birth
16- When recovered was wearing black clothing and men's tennis shoes size 11 and 1/2 which according to a more recent media report were too big for her feet (her feet were smaller). One shoe was on the woman, the other one near by her in the water. Also found money (2 five dollar bills and a twenty dollar bill ) folded together near where she was found. Is believed to have belonged to the woman. She was also wearing black cargo pants two sizes to large and had them cinched up with a webbed belt. Also was carrying a hat in the pocket. Clothes all appear to be from Walmart
17- per coroner she appears to be a tomboy
18-- through earlier conversations we have realized she resembles others AND looks familiar to many in different areas of Southeast Idaho (Twin, Poky, IF)
19- no personal belongings found near or around area (purse, phone, car, etc.)
20- We need to work together to help this lady.
21- We are all sharing this post to hopefully get it out there and someone will recognize her so she may be laid to rest and her loved one's know what has happened.

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http://www.ktvb.com/news/local/unidentified-body-of-woman-buried-in-twin-falls/273513922

Unidentified body of woman buried in Twin Falls

Associated Press , KTVB 11:24 AM. MDT October 08, 2014

Body found in Snake River still unidentified

The 5-foot-7, 177-pound woman with hazel eyes was dressed in black, had no identification and lacked distinguishing features such as scars or tattoos. Her estimated age is 45 to 50.

Investigators say she likely jumped to her death from Perrine Bridge, but they have not ruled out other possibilities.

The woman's fingerprints have been placed in national databases.

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http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1460ufid.html

1460UFID - Unidentified Female



To view postmortem photographs, please click here and here.

Date of Discovery: September 9, 2014
Location of Discovery: Twin Falls, Twin Falls County, Idaho
Estimated Date of Death: Days prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Possible suicide

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 45-50 years old
Race: White with possibly mixed ancestry
Sex: Female
Height: 5'5" to 5'7"
Weight: 140 to 177 lbs.
Hair: Brown and cut short. Eyebrows recently plucked.
Eye Color: Hazel
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Three moles on face. One on the forehead, one on the left cheek and one below the lip. Possibly had a scar on the left arm.

Identifiers

Dentals: Available. Teeth well cared for. Three veneers present in the front.
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Black clothing (further description unavailable). Size 11.5 men's shoes that did not fit her feet.
Jewelry: Unknown.
Additional Personal Items: Two $5 and one $20 bill near the body that may have been folded and placed in her pocket.

Circumstances of Discovery

The decedent was discovered in the Snake River on September 9, 2014 near the I.B. Perrine Bridge at 2:15 PM by kyakers.

The woman may have jumped from the bridge.

She was buried on October 3, 2014.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Travis DeBie
Agency Phone Number: 208-736-4110
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 14-001198

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 12926

Information Source(s)
NamUs
Magic Valley
Boise Weekly
KTVB (10/3/14)
KTVB (10/8/14)
Missing Persons of America

Admin Notes

Added: 12/7/18; Last Updated: 12/7/18

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https://magicvalley.com/news/local/...cle_2c27d3c3-5a71-518f-884e-c3ef06311935.html

Identity still unknown for woman found dead in Snake River 5 years ago this week

TWIN FALLS — A five-year-old cold case remains unsolved, with no new leads. A woman who died after falling from the Perrine Bridge on Sept. 9, 2014, has never been identified, according to authorities.

“It’s basically a waiting game,” Twin Falls County Coroner Gene Turley said Tuesday.

At the time of the incident, investigators estimated the woman’s age to be in her late 40s. She was 5 feet, 5 inches tall, had short brown hair, hazel or blue-green eyes, scars on her left arm, and weighed about 140 pounds.

Kayakers found her body that afternoon between the bridge and the boat ramp at Centennial Park. She was wearing a black shirt, black cargo pants two sizes too large with a webbed belt. Men’s size 11.5 tennis shoes were on her feet, also too large.

The woman’s fingerprints were placed in national databases. Her DNA and dental impressions were taken, as well.

No missing person reports matched her description. As DNA databases continue to grow, there may eventually be a match which will help with identification, Tara Ortmann of the Coroner’s office said. The woman was buried at Sunset Memorial Park weeks after her death with more than two dozen members of the community in attendance.

“The case is still open,” said Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Lori Stewart. “There’s no new information at this time.”

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Twin Falls Jane Doe has been identified as Cynthia Gunnerson (a.k.a Sasha Ergateage) from San Diego, CA.


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https://www.kmvt.com/2022/10/13/identity-2014-jane-doe-twin-falls-has-finally-been-uncovered/

The identity of 2014 Jane Doe in Twin Falls has been uncovered
By Zach Bruhl
Published: Oct. 13, 2022 at 11:14 AM AEDT

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) —A 2014 cold case of Jane Doe, whose body was found in the water below the Perrine Bridge, has been solved.

The Jane Doe has been identified as Cynthia Gunnerson, also known as Sasha Ergateage, of San Diego, California.

The case had been considered inactive since august of 2020.

The case was picked up by Idaho Cold Case Advanced DNA Methods Working Group, who sent a DNA sample to Othram, Inc Labs in Texas. There, through genetic sequencing, Gunnerson’s identity was confirmed.

“In the end run, we knew that Jane Doe had a family somewhere, we knew that she had a life and a family and that there were people that were missing her, that’s really hard to walk away from. Wow, we couldn’t be happier that we have this and can provide some closure to them,” said Lori Stewart from the Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office.

On October of 2014, Gunnerson was laid to rest in Sunset Memorial Park, with a Jane Doe headstone. What happens to her body now will be left up to her family. The Gunnersons have asked for privacy in their time of mourning.

On Wednesday, the Twin Falls County Sheriff’s office released the following press release outlining the details of the investigation.