The Lost and the Found

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP682 Female, White / Caucasian
Date Body Found
February 19, 1982
Location Found
Nine Mile Board on La Highway 70, Louisiana
Estimated Age Range
40-55 Years

Case Information
Case Numbers
NCMEC Number
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ME/C Case Number
LSU 07-26

Demographics
Sex
Female
Race / Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Estimated Age Group
Adult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years)
40-55
Estimated Year of Death
1982
Estimated PMI
3 Months
Height
5' 4"(64 inches) , Measured
Weight
Cannot Estimate

Circumstances
Type
Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found
February 19, 1982
NamUs Case Created
November 12, 2007
ME/C QA Reviewed
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Location Found Map
General Location
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Nine Mile Board on La Highway 70, Louisiana near Belle Rive
County
St. Martin Parish
GPS Coordinates
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Circumstances of Recovery
A partially skeleteonized set of human remains was found on the river side (Belle River)of the levee.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains
All parts recovered
Condition of Remains
Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Physical Description
Hair Color
Unknown
Head Hair Description
unknown
Body Hair Description
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Facial Hair Description
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Left Eye Color
Unknown
Right Eye Color
Unknown
Eye Description
unknown
Distinctive Physical Features
No Information Entered

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Clothing
western style green plaid shirt, size 12.On the Body

Investigating Agencies
St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office
(337) 394-3071

Agency Case Number
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Case Contributors
Ginesse Listi, Law Enforcement
LSU FACES Laboratory
(225) 578-3906

http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=5238453

We told you on Tuesday that Saint Martin Parish sheriff's officials are revisiting a 1982 cold case, after learning that convicted killer Robert Charles Browne claimed to have killed more than a dozen people in Louisiana.

"We are hoping that we are able to identify this female victim," says Captain Ginny Higgins of the Saint Martin Parish Sheriff's Department.

The department says they are hoping to maybe identify a suspect.

Investigators have a sketch of the unidentified woman who's skeletal remains were found by hunters in a wooded area off Highway 70 near Stephensville.

The sheriff's department also tells TV-3, there was jewelry found with the remains. Two rings, one a 3 stone engagement ring and the other a gold ring with an emerald stone, an intersting pendent with a bull and a star and a medical id necklace showing that "Jane Doe" was a diabetic was also found. She was wearing a western style green plaid shirt.

Investigators say, there aren't very many details in the case file but they remain hopeful.

"With all of the forensic technology available, we'll be able to utilize that to try to help solve this case," Higgins says.

The Saint Martin sheriff's office says the victim suffered a severe facial injury shortly before her death.

The department never received a missing persons report and says she may have been visiting the area.

Bottomline, the Saint Martin Parish Sheriff's Department says, whether this homicide is connected to Robert Charles Browne or someone in the area remembers any details, they are hoping to close this case so the victim can finally rest.

Investigators say they are attempting to get the skeletal remains, which were originally sent to a New Orleans lab, returned to Saint Martin parish. If and when they do, those remains could be sent to the face lab at LSU to get a more accurate composite.