The Lost and the Found

The decedent's skeletal remains were found adjacent to an apple orchard located on Route 610 in Frederick County, Virginia.
 

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Case File: 905UFVA
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Unidentified Female
Date of Discovery: December 30, 1979
Location of Discovery: Frederick County, Virginia
Estimated Date of Death: 3 months prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate

Estimated Age: 30-45 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1" to 5'5"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Unknown

Distinguishing Marks/Features: There are slight childbirth scars, but since the pelvis is very deep (a sign of good childhood nutrition) this probably means several births rather than just one or two. Solidly fused sterum (manubrium-corpus-xiphisternum one unit) with extra wide facet for rib #1.

Dentals: Available. Mandible not recovered. The teeth show no sign of dental care; 5 of 16 teeth were lost antemortem and each of the remaining 8 teeth have cavities. The lack of dental care suggests perhaps some local of protein in early childhood and poverty or other block on dental care in adulthood.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Remnants of a faded blue dress.

Jewelry: None listed.

Additional Personal Items: None listed.

Case History
The decedent's skeletal remains were found adjacent to an apple orchard located on Route 610 in Fredrick County, Virginia.

Investigating Agency(s)
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Agency Name: Northern District Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Shane Chittenden or David Baldwin
Agency Phone Number: 703-530-2600
Shane Chittenden Email or David Baldwin Email

Agency Case Number: N1979-15619
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP #6482
Former Hot Case Number: 2396
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Information Source(s)
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The decedent's skeletal remains were found adjacent to an apple orchard located on Route 610 in Fredrick County, Virginia.

State Route 610 (SR 610) in the U.S. state of Virginia is a secondary route designation applied to multiple discontinuous road segments among the many counties.

GARRISONVILLE ROAD - STATE ROUTE 610. - is a Public-Private Transportation Act (PPTA) and a 2008 Transportation Bond Referendum project.