WA WA - Cowlitz Co, AmInd/NativeFem 20-29, UP10449, passngr in MVA, scoliosis, May'91

[imstilla.grandma]

Poss?

ND - ND - Barbara Cotton, 15, Williston, 11 Apr 1981

25 Years Ago: ------------------------------------------------------------ Barbara Louise Cotton Missing Since April 11, 1981 from Williston, Williams County, North Dakota Classification: Endangered Missing Vital Statistics Date Of Birth: November 10, 1965 Age at Time of Disappearance: 15...

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Do y’all wanna try my system for easy access to “scoliosis” or any other variant wildcard WS search criteria? I’ve found this formula very useful & I’m willing to help all I can. Copy/paste entire string into Google search bar… don’t click WS Hyperlink showing up below here: we can further narrow these findings but it’s a down and dirty for starters.

site:www.websleuths.com "scoliosis"

I’m surprised so many connections pop up… I have extremely severe scoliosis so I know a lot about the condition. My doc first called me at home years ago and said the only patient he had heard of with my scores was a marathon runner from Kenya.

 

[carbuff]

Ruleouts as of 5 February 2022
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/10449

The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent. Names added since last update are in bold.

First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA

Emily Ballantyne 1966 Washington
Barbara Cotton 1965 North Dakota
Martha Evans 1957 Oregon
MP9768 Tina Finley 03/07/1988 Benewah ID
Angela Hammond 1971 Missouri
Nguyet Phung 1971 Washington
Kelly Sims 1963 Washington
Barbara Sterbinsky 1959 Washington
MP33197 Andrea White 07/31/1991 Humboldt CA

Barbara Cotton is on the exclusions list.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The semi tractor-trailer was southbound on Interstate 5 along Washington's west side when it rear-ended another semi stopped in traffic near Kalama.
That explosive collision on May 14, 1991, killed two people — the driver of the semi that rear-ended the other and the young Native woman traveling with him. He was identified as 26-year-old Lester Dean Harvel, a long-haul trucker who left Missouri on May 7. But the real name of his unauthorized female passenger, who was severely burned, is still unknown.

Investigators with the Washington State Patrol call her Helen Doe, after Mount St. Helens in the distance. She is among 145 unidentified persons cases in Washington state on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, known as NamUs. The public database features missing, unidentified and unclaimed persons cases throughout the United States.

Authorities traced Harvel's route using fuel receipts. He left Villa Ridge, Mo., on May 7, 1991. On May 8, he possibly was in Concordia, Mo.. Harvel was in Limon, Colo., on May 9, fueled up in Rock Springs, Wyo., just after noon on May 10 and reached Boise late that day. On May 12, he reached Baker City, Ore., and dropped off his load in Tacoma on May 14. The crash happened mid-afternoon that day, according to information provided by the State Patrol.
Initially buried in an unmarked grave at a cemetery in Cowlitz County, Doe was exhumed in 2014 for her DNA. She was likely a Native woman in her 20s, was 5 feet 1 inches to 5 feet 4 inches tall, is estimated to have weighed around 110 to 130 pounds and had high cheekbones, dark hair, a dark complexion and a gap in her lower front teeth. She had a lot of dental work done. Doe had severe scoliosis and probably walked with a limp.

She was last seen wearing Levis, a gray shirt under a black cowboy vest, a feather earring and several rings.

Helen Doe is at the Cowlitz County Coroner's Office until she is identified and can be returned to her family. DNA, dental records and X-rays are available. Those with information about her case should call the State Patrol's cold case team at 425-401-7740 or email Stacy.Moate@wsp.wa.gov, reference case number 00-004956.

Native Woman Known as Helen Doe Among 145 Unidentified Human Remains in Washington - The Daily Chronicle

The semi tractor-trailer was southbound on Interstate 5 along Washington's west side when it rear-ended another semi stopped in traffic near Kalama. That explosive collision on May 14, 1991, …

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New sketch released of unidentified woman who died in Kalama crash over 30 years ago

In May 1991, Washington State Patrol said the woman was riding in a tractor-trailer that crashed and then caught on fire in Kalama. The driver and passenger died.

www.kgw.com

WSP asks public for help in identifying woman in 1991 fatal crash

KALAMA, Wash. – More than 30 years after a crash in Kalama killed a woman, the Washington State Patrol (WSP) is asking the public to help identify her. The woman,

www.yaktrinews.com

She Caught a Ride with a Trucker and Died in Fiery Crash in 1991; Can New Sketch ID Her? - The Daily Chronicle

Sometime in the morning or early afternoon of May 14, 1991, a tractor-trailer driver made his last delivery in Tacoma after a cross-country trip from Missouri. Unknown to his employer, a passenger …

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Investigators release new sketch of Indigenous woman killed in Cowlitz County crash in 1991

Washington State Patrol detectives have released an updated sketch of an Indigenous woman who died in a fiery interstate crash on May 14, 1991.

www.yakimaherald.com

 

[carbuff]

Hm. If he fueled at Rock Springs, she could be from the Wind River Reservation, maybe.

 

[homecooked]

Maybe these two woman could be a match? No mention if they had scoliosis though.

Karen Louise Johnley Wallahee (Namus #MP52233), missing 1987 out of Yakima, Washington.

Information	Missing Person	Unidentified Person	Match?
Name	Karen Louise Johnley Wallahee	Cowlitz County Jane Doe
NAMUS/Case ID	#MP52233	#UP10449
Location	Harrah, Washington	Cowlitz County near Kalama, Washington	~3 hour drive, possible
Date Missing/Found	November 7, 1987	May 14, 1991	~4 year difference
Estimated PMI	N/A	1991	N/A
Race	American Indian	American Indian	Yes
Age	28 (32 in 1991)	20-29	Possibly
Height	5'0"	5'0"	Yes
Weight	100	115	Yes
Hair	Black	Unknown	N/A
Eye	Brown	Unknown	N/A
Clothing	Pink barrettes in hair, levi demin jacket, pink t-shirt, white tennis shoes	Black cowboy vest, gray top with pink in it	N/A
Other Physical Features	None Mentioned	None Mentioned	N/A
Agency	Yakama National Tribal Police - (509)-865-2933	Washington State Patrol - (360)-596-4000

Karen Dean Evans (#MP17535)- Missing 1980 out of Anchorage, Alaska

Name	Karen Dean Evan	Cowlitz County Jane Doe
NAMUS/Case ID	#MP17535	#UP10449
Location	Anchorage, Alaska	Cowlitz County near Kalama, Washington	~44 hr drive, unlikely
Date Missing/Found	May 14th, 1980	May 14, 1991	~11 year difference, unlikely
Estimated PMI	N/A	1991	N/A
Race	American Indian	American Indian	Yes
Age	18 (29 in 1991)	20-29	Yes
Height	5'2	5'0"	Yes
Weight	125	115	Yes
Hair	Brown	Unknown	N/A
Eye	Brown	Unknown	N/A
Clothing	None mentioned	Black cowboy vest, gray top with pink in it	N/A
Other Physical Features	None mentioned	None Mentioned	N/A
Agency	Alaska State Troopers (907-269-5058)	Washington State Patrol - (360)-596-4000

Notes: Family living in Canada

Wallahee seems a more likely match for me but I still wanted to bring in Evans because her vital statistics also somewhat match. If the truck was heading up to Seattle, WA and continuing into Canada or Alaska I could see why a world in where Evans may have hitch a ride with the trucker. However, she went missing a decade earlier so this is all speculation.

 

[subaw0067]

Hm. If he fueled at Rock Springs, she could be from the Wind River Reservation, maybe.

This was exactly my thought. She could also be from the Fort Hall reservation in the Pocatello area. That's on the way from Wind River to Boise. Additionally, the Warm Springs Reservation is close to where you get off 84 to get onto I-5. From there the crash site is only an hour or so. His route took him through or in close proximity to several reservations. It wasn't uncommon for people in Washington to use hitchhiking to get to and from Seattle. Maybe she died close to home.

 

[DS2021]

Has IGG ever been used to identify unidentified indigenous people? I'm not sure what level of record keeping is done on reservations.

 

[CarlK90245]

Has IGG ever been used to identify unidentified indigenous people? I'm not sure what level of record keeping is done on reservations.

Shirley Soosay (1980 Kern County Jane Doe) was an indigenous (Cree) woman from Alberta Canada who was ID'd using IGG. The public availability of records in the reservations is very sparse. DNA Doe Project was able to narrow it down to the specific reservation using IGG, and then sent targeted facebook ads all over that specific region. A friend of Shirley's niece alerted her to the ad, and she contacted DDP to say she believed KCJD was her aunt.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

The non age progressed pic. of the mp looks more like the UID female, imo.
Sharon Baldeagle, Female, American Indian / Alaska Native
Date of Last ContactSeptember 18, 1984
Missing FromEagle Butte, South Dakota
Missing Age12 Years

Did you submit this? Sharon really does look like a Jane Doe.

 

[dotr]

Did you submit this? Sharon really does look like a Jane Doe.

No, generally i just post any suggestions here on Ws.

 

[heartanium]

Her case file was last modified July 7th, I don't remember this detail being there before:

 

[MissMendo]

Andrea Jerri White is listed as missing since July 31, 1991, after the UID's car accident on May 14, 1991. However, very little information is available on her disappearance. It's plausible that she was reported missing on July 31 with a true date of last contact prior to July 31.

The Charley Project: Andrea Jerri White
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/white_andrea.html
Native American female
Missing since July 31, 1991 from Humboldt County, California
Age: 22 years old
Height: 60 in (152.4 cm)
Weight: 115 lb (52.2 kg)
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Brown
White has a five-inch scar on the left side of her temple.

The Doe Network: Case File: Andrea Jerri White - 3068DFCA
3068DFCA - Andrea Jerri White

California Missing Persons Clearinghouse: Andrea Jerri White
http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/detail.asp?FCN=1889122631448

I do not find her in NamUs. CMPC reports dental X-rays available.

as per the given date for Andrea, she was supposedly witnessed to have been conversing with or getting into a vehicle so I believe that date was likely fairly accurate if not exact.

 

[carbuff]

I had this long shot that I stumbled across a while back. She's 10 years older than the age estimate, no mention of scoliosis and her hair is described as blonde. Does not look blonde to me but coloring and complexion are hard to tell in a black and white photo. She wasn't reported missing until ten years after she was last seen. She's described as white but I found her on a list of missing indigenous women from Canada, and I thought the facial resemblance was pretty strong.

Too many discrepancies?

Debra Deane Richardson 2330DFMB - Debra Deane Richardson​

CANADA - Canada - Debra Richardson, 17, pregnant, Gimli, MB, Oct 1972

2330DFMB - Debra Deane Richardson Name: Debra Deane Richardson Case Classification: Endangered Missing Missing Since: October 1972 Location Last Seen: Gimli, Manitoba, Canada Physical DescriptionDate of Birth: May 24, 1955 Age: 17 years old Race: White Gender: Female Height: 162.56 cm...

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[Melt71]

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9 Missing Person Exclusions
Andrea White
Angela Hammond
Barbara Sterbinsky
Barbara Cotton
Emily Ballantyne
Kelly Sims
Martha Evans
Nguyet Phung
Tina Finley

Since the r/o list was last published here 4 years ago, one further ruleout has been added:

MP6759 Esther Valdez