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As “cartoonish” as the sketch was, it is amazingly accurate looking!

In retrospect, JMOO, the main reconstruction of the decedent was not really a good representation of what Diane looked like. Diane was 54 when she died and the reconstruction looks like someone in their 30’s. And to me it doesn’t resemble the PM photo either. After seeing photos of what Diane...

More photos here: Who was Diane Minor, the Leo Jane Doe pulled from Nashville's Cumberland River in 1998

I don’t see a scenario why this woman isn’t Therese Balsano. There may be a delay in announcing her ID due to LE not yet knowing who the father of the fetus was if they’re doing a homicide investigation.

Bumping. Is there any chance @othram can pick up this case?

It stands to reason that they will considering that it’s an open homicide investigation. Releasing her name could lead to people that knew her and potential case-cracking information.

I have zero idea why they refer the location the UID was found as Dateland when the spot is nowhere near Dateland. Besides, Dateland is in Yuma County, not Maricopa. The spot is much closer to Tonopah.

Since it’s “Sherri” on the headstone, doesn’t that once and for all settle how to spell her name?

Her hometown was Artesia, NM according to that article.

Wasn’t Kathy wanting to visit the Sugar Land prison, not Ellis?

The main resemblance to me was the dimples. They are so noticeable and distinctive.

Sherri or Sherry?

-Johnny was last seen in Maryland, this Doe was found off of I-95 in Massachusetts, which isn't terribly far considering I-95 runs from Canada to Florida and does go through He was last seen in Maryland Heights, Missouri, not the state of Maryland.

Out of all the reconstructions and PM photos available, this woman to me mostly resembles the original front-facing sketch from 1980. Looking at the photo, the hair length/style/color looks right, along with the round face and weak chin. The nose seems a bit big but that could be from the...

Identified as Kimberly Rena Jones of San Bernardino, California: https://www.abc15.com/news/state/remains-found-near-dolan-springs-in-2016-identified-as-missing-18-year-old-california-woman?fbclid=IwAR2g0gXu0_DJw49JMBHf5jpyLTQWmkHikqC11ABKFDvOuCNgFDgB4fxbqh8

Fantastic article on ESPN.com about the case: 'I found your mom': The mystery that led a college football coach on a 41-year search

If you read the circumstances regarding his disappearance it’s fairly certain that Heckle fell into the river and didn’t make it out. That makes a lot more sense than reappearing five years later in California and being this UID.

I agree with the pen pal theory, and I’ll add that there is the possibility that whomever her pen pal was may not have known what she looked like and would not recognize her sketch/PM image if shown to him.

If someone drinks nothing but Fiji Water, would isotopes indicate that the individual came from Fiji? If someone drank nothing but Foster’s Beer, would isotopes say that individual came from Australia? That’s one of the many problems with isotope analysis; having readings based on the makeup...

With the advent of forensic genealogy, which can tell us who a specific person is with certainty, there is zero need for a “science” that tells us a geographic region that the person MIGHT come from. Don’t be a bit surprised if it turns out that the Lake Panasoffkee doe isn’t from Greece at...