Artist's impression of how Bitter Creek Betty may have appeared during life
The nude body of a possibly white female was discovered on March 1, 1992, in
Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The decedent's body is believed to have been discarded at the location of her discovery approximately one month prior, although due to the cold weather, her body was well preserved. She was between 24 and 32 years of age, and between five feet six and five feet eight inches in height.
[219] She had a scar from a
Caesarean section on her abdomen as well as a tattoo of a rose beneath one of her breasts. At the crime scene, a golden-appearing necklace and ring, sweatpants, and pink underwear were found.
[220] After images of the victim's tattoo were published throughout the United States, a man came forward claiming that he had performed the tattoo on the woman. This man claimed that she was Hispanic, lacking any discernible accent, and was likely a drifter who hitchhiked frequently around the country.
Later
genetic testing would also determine the woman was of possible Hispanic and European descent.
[221] This unidentified decedent is also known as "Rose Doe".
The woman had died from being stabbed through one of the nostrils, having also been strangled and beaten, likely at another location.
[222][223] She had also been sexually assaulted both anally and vaginally prior to her murder.
Multiple missing persons have been ruled out as possible identities of Bitter Creek Betty. Apart from this victim, two other decedents from the area also remain unidentified. DNA from the scene has also matched another murder, indicating she was murdered by a serial killer.
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In May 2020, a long-haul trucker from Iowa, Clark Perry Baldwin, was arrested and charged with her killing, as well as those of two other women in Wyoming and Tennessee.
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