https://identifyus.org/en/cases/2159NamUs UP # 2159ME/C Case Number: WV-2001-283
Greenbrier County, West Virginia
37 to 47 year old White Female
Case Report - NamUs UP # 2159Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number WV-2001-283
Date found May 09, 2001 00:00
Date created June 27, 2008 09:26
Date last modified May 04, 2017 15:50
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed June 28, 2008 14:52
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)There is currently no local contact for this case.
Case Manager
Name Lisa Sadler
Phone 304-558-6921
DemographicsEstimated age Adult
Minimum age 37 years
Maximum age 47 years
Race White
Ethnicity Other
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) 60, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Probable year of death 1998 to 2001
Estimated postmortem interval 3 Years
CircumstancesLocation Found
GPS coordinates N 3752.77 W 8033.72
Address 1 1 mi West of Rt 60/from I 64 Alta Exit
Address 2
City Alta
State West Virginia
Zip code
County Greenbrier
Circumstances
A WV Paving employee came across human skull while scavaging through a road-side "dump" for mason jars. Remains were scattered over an area approximately the size of a football field.
PhysicalHair color Unknown or Completely Bald
Head hair
none
Body hair
n/a
Facial hair
n/a
Left eye color Unknown or Missing
Right eye color Unknown or Missing
Eye description
unavailable
Skeletal findingsLeft Humerus evidence of healed Fracture.
Clothing and AccessoriesClothing on body
None
Clothing with body
None
Footwear
unavailable
Jewelry
none
Eyewear
none
DentalStatus: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNAStatus: Sample submitted - Tests complete
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