LA – Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, W/F, 24-33, Skeleton (Port Allen Jane Doe), 20 Feb 1985
Date Discovered: February 20, 1985
Location Discovered: Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
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Physical/Clothing/Medical
Estimated Age: 25-33 Years Old
Height: 5’2” – 5’4” (62” – 64”
, Petite Frame
Estimated Weight: Estimated 115 lbs.
Hair: Dark Brown w/reddish highlights, 6” – 8” Inches Long
Eye: Unknown
Race: White
Sex: Female
Clothing:
Jewelry: Rope design bracelet worn on left arm, (4) rings; oval cut turquoise stone, double heart with stone in each heart, single dark colored pearl inset with flower petal, round cut clear stone
Medical/Scars: Left 2nd rib attached to the 1st rib by boney extension, bifurcated right 3rd rib (bifid or forked ribs are uncommon); deformities may have been a birth defect
Transportation:
Finger Print: Not Available
Postmortem Interval: 3 Months (Nov 1984)
Probable year of death: 0 to 1985 (NAMUS)
Dental Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered (04/19/18); Amalgam fillings in teeth # 2, 3, 14, 15, 19, 30 and 31.
DNA Status:Sample Submitted - Tests Complete (04/19/18)
Circumstances:
On the early evening hours of February 20th, 1985 (4:45 pm) a rabbit hunter found skeletal remains behind the Mississippi River levee, ½ mile south of the Mississippi River bridges. The skeleton had no clothing or even fibers were found only costume jewelry (1) bracelet on the left arm and (4) rings. The body had been covered very carefully with revetment limestone rocks (20lbs ea) from the levee area. The skeletal remains were examined, the woman had deformation of the upper left ribs and bifurcated right rib that may have been the result of a birth defect. She was very likely middle class due to her bones being healthy and has good dental care. In all after the examination a cause of death was not determined.
By June 1985 LE followed up on several leads however all resulted into dead ends. LE contacted Washington State authorities as that there were some similarities between the woman found and the Green River killer victims. The unidentified woman was in the same age bracket and some of the bodies found in Washington were buried under stones. At the time Washington authorities were still trying to locate (15) other women reported missing.
Investigating Agency:
West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office
850 8th Street, Port Allen, LA. 70767
Tele: 225.382.5245 / 225-343-9234
Web:
WBR Sheriff | Home
Information Resources:
NAMUS
NAMUS Case # 1872:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Case Manager: Ginesse Listi
Tele: 225.578.3906
LSU Faces
LSU Faces Case MP Case # 85-01:
Case #85-01 - LA Repository for Unidentified & Missing People
Teresa Wilson – Tele: 225.578.4761
Maria Allaire – Tele: 225.578.4775
General E-Mail:
faces@lsu.edu
General Web:
LSU FACES Laboratory
LSU Faces Laboratory FB:
LSU FACES Laboratory
Doe Network Case # 191UFLA:
The Doe Network: Case File 191UFLA
Porchlight # LAF850220:
LAF850220
News Sources:
02/21/85 – The Advocate
02/22/85 – The Advocate
02/22/85(b) – The Advocate
02/23/85 – The Advocate
06/05/85 – The Advocate
08/17/88 – The Advocate
NAMUS Rule Outs as of 04/19/18:
Ida Basco Louisiana
Susan Cappel Ohio
Paulette Jaster Michigan
Patricia Kelley Tennessee
Elizabeth Maggard Kentucky
Sharon McCully Texas
Eleanor Parker Louisiana
Babette Phillips Louisiana
Amber Scholz Wyoming
Mary Shinn Arkansas
Annette Vail Oklahoma