this reconstruction does look vastly different, doesnt it? I agree that Simone resembles this new recon of Eklutna Annie, and the jewelry seems to fit her personal style.
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/r/ridinger_simone.html
Here is Simone's CP profile. Interesting tidbit about the elderly man who came forward as having given Simone a lift at the request of a state trooper.
Do you suppose that was normal practice back then? After the tip came in, I wonder if investigators asked around to any troopers to see if they remember sending a young girl off in a car with an elderly gentleman. But with nearly 10 years between the event and the tip, it could have been a dead end.