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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP16197Female, Uncertain
Date Body Found
September 14, 2016
Location Found
Phippsburg, Maine

Case Information
Case Numbers
NCMEC Number
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ME/C Case Number
2016-2149

Demographics
Sex
Female
Race / Ethnicity
Uncertain
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Estimated Age Group
Adult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years)
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Estimated Year of Death
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Estimated PMI
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Height
Cannot Estimate
Weight
Cannot Estimate

Circumstances
Type
Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found
September 14, 2016
NamUs Case Created
January 6, 2017
ME/C QA Reviewed
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Location Found Map
Street Address
Seawall Beach Morse-Bates Preserve
Phippsburg, Maine
County
Sagadahoc County
GPS Coordinates
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Circumstances of Recovery
Partial skull found by a person walking along a beach.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains
Head not recovered
Torso not recovered
One or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains
Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Physical Description
Hair Color
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Head Hair Description
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Body Hair Description
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Facial Hair Description
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Left Eye Color
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Right Eye Color
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Eye Description
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Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Other distinctive physical characteristicCranial vault sutures may have fused prematurely. Noticeable anterior and posterior "pinching" along with side-to-side asymmetry. When viewed from above, the cranium has a distinct diamond shape. The right parietal bulge is slightly more anterior than the left. The right and left sides of the cruciform eminence are misaligned.

Case Contributors
Lindsey Chasteen, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Maine Office of Chief Medical Examiner
(207) 624-7180