https://identifyus.org/cases/2196NamUs UP # 2196ME/C Case Number: 83-844
Northampton County, North Carolina
4 to 7 year old Black/African American Female
Case Report - NamUs UP # 2196Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 83-844
Date found December 26, 1983 00:00
Date created July 13, 2008 12:29
Date last modified July 22, 2015 15:04
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed July 14, 2008 05:21
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)Agency NC Ofc of the Chief Med Exmnr
Phone 919-743-9000
Case Manager
Name Clyde Gibbs
Phone 800.672.7024
DemographicsEstimated age PreAdolescent
Minimum age 4 years
Maximum age 7 years
Race Black/African American
Ethnicity Other
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) , Cannot Estimate
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
Torso not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Probable year of death 0 to 1983
CircumstancesLocation Found
State North Carolina
Zip code
County Northampton
Circumstances
The small skull of a young child, most likely a black or biracial (White & Black) female, was located in the woods by hunters. Postcranial skeleton recovered, but w/significant scavenging damage to most long bones, ribs, and vertebrae.
Physical
MedicalSkeletal findings
Left inferior border and right gonial area of mandible have bony remodeling, possible due to prior injury. Healed fracture of inferior left nasal. Possible otitis media of both external auditory meati.
FingerprintsStatus: Fingerprint information is currently not available
Clothing and AccessoriesNo clothing or accessories
DentalStatus: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNAStatus: Sample submitted - Tests complete