MS MS - Wiggins, 'Ms. Wiggins', WhtFem 32-46, UP11583, likely muscular & physically active, Oct'80

[iamshadow21]

I guess we can now presume Ms. Wiggins was likely not local to the area, which we already knew was likely as nobody has recognized her. It's also always possible the newspaper didn't belong to her.

Unless it was found somehow wrapped with her, or directly under the remains... I think the likelihood of it being relevant is low. Paper can be very durable, but it's also very easy for it to be blown in from anywhere. It's not a solid heavy thing that stays put. A sheet of newspaper can blow in the wind for miles.

MOO

 

[beavt]

Karen Lee Koppel hasn’t been ruled out

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[Himako14]

Cold Case: Who is Miss Wiggins

Article from a local news station about this UID

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“Two hunters found the deceased body in the woods. She was a female, likely 34 to 46 years old. She had brown or auburn hair, and had a lot of dental work,” explained Captain Austin Barnett, Stone County Sheriff’s Office lead investigator. “She was found with a pamphlet -- kind of an advertisement paper -- called the Las Vegas Mirror. It was dated March of 1980.”

In January, Barnett and his team decided to tackle cold cases that left victims without names and criminals without charges. The Miss Wiggins case stood out.

“This is the only cold case that we have involving an active homicide investigation,” he said. “We took a look at it and decided to run with it, especially since the DNA profile was already being built up.”

Cold Case: Who is Miss Wiggins?

In 1980, the skeletal remains of a woman were found in the woods of Stone County. However, what officials could not determine was her identity.

www.wlox.com

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

“Othram Labs handled the DNA profile and genealogy data,” Barnett said. “They have decided that the unidentified human remains are likely half Brazilian and half Syrian or Lebanese. Miss Wiggins is likely going to be an immigrant or the first children of an immigrant to the country -- or a traveler.”

Sounds like this case has been very challenging from a genealogy perspective. I can't think of anyone we've considered that fits that ethnic background.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Sounds like this case has been very challenging from a genealogy perspective. I can't think of anyone we've considered that fits that ethnic background.

Lebanese-Brazilian maybe? There are at least 6 million Brazilians of Lebanese origins

How the Lebanese conquered Brazil

 

[Nate_Bro]

“Two hunters found the deceased body in the woods. She was a female, likely 34 to 46 years old. She had brown or auburn hair, and had a lot of dental work,” explained Captain Austin Barnett, Stone County Sheriff’s Office lead investigator. “She was found with a pamphlet -- kind of an advertisement paper -- called the Las Vegas Mirror. It was dated March of 1980.”

In January, Barnett and his team decided to tackle cold cases that left victims without names and criminals without charges. The Miss Wiggins case stood out.

“This is the only cold case that we have involving an active homicide investigation,” he said. “We took a look at it and decided to run with it, especially since the DNA profile was already being built up.”

Cold Case: Who is Miss Wiggins?

In 1980, the skeletal remains of a woman were found in the woods of Stone County. However, what officials could not determine was her identity.

www.wlox.com

That's a long way for a pamphlet to travel. Someone conscientiously carried it with them. I wonder if the date of publication is known so it can be looked up to see what was in it?

Licelia D’Costa (common name in Brazil, supposed to be blonde but no photo)

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Is Lucille Marie Stuckert on the ruleout list?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[carbuff]

She's not, but the list doesn't appear to have been updated recently.

-- UP2175 Unknown Female 05/09/2000 Merrimack NH
MP42455 Ingrid Anderson 05/20/1971 Contra Costa CA
MP13006 Janis Bullock 05/28/1977 Pearl River MS
MP8297 Colleen Burgess 08/31/1974 Arapahoe CO
MP14829 Peggy Decoteau 07/04/1979 Mineral MT
MP17213 Delores Griffin 10/24/1975 Will IL
MP24430 Barbara Jackson 09/01/1979 Fairbanks North Star AK
MP12791 Mary Levitz 11/18/1995 Warren MS
MP51376 Marie Morgan 05/10/1980 Clark NV
MP51376 Marie Morgan 05/10/1980 Clark NV
MP14115 Mary Ann Perez 03/25/1976 St. Bernard LA
MP6635 Suzanne Schultz 12/01/1978 Hillsborough FL
MP9418 Mary Thompson 08/24/1980 Angelina TX
MP13785 Adelaida Vargas 01/31/1980 Miami-Dade FL
MP8814 Beatrice Villela 09/28/1980 Bexar TX
MP21402 Cherry Weaver 02/23/1976 Okaloosa FL
MP11 Jennifer Wyant 06/28/1980 Davidson TN