CA CA - Contra Costa Co., WhtFem 2UFCA, 20-30, turquoise jewelry, Aug'75

[Richard]

Unidentified White Female
The victim was discovered on August 23, 1975 in Tilden Regional Park, California
Estimated Date of Death: 4 days prior to discovery
She had sustained blunt-force trauma to the head

Artist sketch of victim can be seen in link below.

Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 20 - 30 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'3"; 166 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown hair; brown eyes. Slightly rounded face and shoulder length hair. Well-tanned. Manicured nails.
Clothing/Jewelry: Turquoise blue T-shirt with clouds and sunrays behind a bi-plane, label Outrageous Devil - distributed solely in California. A white Playtex Freespirit bra, size 36D. A thin chain with 4 turquoise stones hung around her neck. She wore a matching ring with 4 turquoise stones, Native style.

Photo of Turquoise Ring can be seen in below link

Case History

The victim was located in the bushes along a pathway in Tilden Regional Park on Saturday, August 23, 1975.

She had been dead for about four days when a hiker discovered her. She had been dumped in the bushes after being killed elsewhere.

This case is still active as of July 2007.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:

East Bay Regional Parks Police Department
Contra Costa County Coroner's Office
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

NCIC Number: U-759829435


Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Inside Bay Area
The Doe Network: Case File 2UFCA

LINK:

http://doenetwork.org/cases/2ufca.html

 

[Richard]

bumping case up...

 

[Lady Stardust]

What a strange reconstruction! Rather looks like a man than a woman.
Did the 'woman' wear glasses? On the reconstruction it looks like that ...
No wonder that so many bodies remain unidentified when such bad reconstructions are published.

 

[Wanting2Help]

I don't see a Namus profile for this Jane Doe...

 

[rainwater]

Bump. Since she was wearing a T-shirt distributed only in CA and turquoise necklace and ring, this seems like it should be solvable.

 

[Babyslims]

Here's another link, wish they had real images of the necklace too.... according to Porchlight the little ad at this LP says "WANTED
Contra Costa County sheriff coroner Harry D. Ramsay is seeking identification of Jane Doe, a homicide victim who was located at Tilden Park near Berkeley, California,
August 23, 1975. Jane Doe is described as being a Caucasian female, 22 to 28 years old 5’ 3” tall, weighing 166 lbs. Medium brown hair, brown eyes. The body is well tanned and indicates the victim wore a bikini type bathing suit. Victim’s fingernails and toenails are well manicured. Victim exhibits extensive and excellent dental care. The only clothing worn was a turquoise blue t shirt with a silk screen type painting on the front depicting clouds and sun rays behind a bi plane."
http://canyouidentifyme.org/ContraCostaCaliforniaJaneDoeAugust1975

 

[Jigoku Dayu]

On NamUs, there is a much clearer image of the sketch. Oddly, the sketch shows five beads on her necklace, instead of the four listed in the description. It also says her hair was streaked, but not what color the streaks were. https://identifyus.org/en/cases/12922

 

[rats]

That pic of the reconstruction is horrible! I'm glad NamUs has a clearer image, but still...

 

[Moonwalker9]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Case Information


Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case Number75-0804
Demographics
SexFemale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Possible Nickname--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 30
Estimated Age Range (Years)18-29
Estimated Year of Death1975
Estimated PMI4 Days
Height5' 3"(63 inches) , Measured
Weight166 lbs, Measured
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date FoundAugust 23, 1975
NamUs Case CreatedSeptember 18, 2014
ME/C QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
Street AddressLake Anza area of Tilden Regional Park Upper Aux. Lot, above Main Entrance GateOrinda, California
CountyContra Costa County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of RecoveryA female homicide victim was found in Tilden Park, Contra Costa County on August 23, 1975. The victim had been killed by blunt force injury to the head. Pathological investgation revealed she had been dead four to seven days prior to discovery.
Details of Recovery


Inventory of RemainsAll parts recovered
Condition of RemainsRecognizable face
Physical Description
Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair DescriptionHair is streaked and combed back.
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
No Information Entered

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Accessories
None
Near the Body

Clothing
White Playtex Freespirit bra, underwire cut, size 36D and a turquoise blue T-shirt. Shirt has silk-screen type painting on the front, depicting clouds and sunrays behind a bi-plane. The T-shirt was manufactured by "International Key" of Miami, Florida (went out of business end of 1975). Label name brand is "Outrageous Devil". 50,000 of these T-shirts were distributed solely in California.
On the Body

Clothing
None
Near the Body

Eyewear
None
On the Body

Footwear
None
On the Body

Jewelry
(1) Indian-type Liquid silver necklace with four 5mm X 7mm turquoise stones. (1) Indian-type Sterling Silver channel work ring with four turquoise stones, size 8 1/2 to 9.
On the Body

 

[MadMcGoo]

UP12922

 

[devertere]

I just looked at a bmi simulator. In the sketch she looks really overweight, but in the simulator she looks just a bit chubby.

edit: on a related note: 1970s serial killers sowed fear in Contra Costa – East Bay Times

 

[Onfortuneswheel]

I just looked at a bmi simulator. In the sketch she looks really overweight, but in the simulator she looks just a bit chubby.

edit: on a related note: 1970s serial killers sowed fear in Contra Costa – East Bay Times

5' 3" and 166lbs is teetering on the edge of obese. That said, how it looks really depends more on your body type. Here is a site where people post themselves for height/weight.

 

[cvaldez1975]

5' 3" and 166lbs is teetering on the edge of obese. That said, how it looks really depends more on your body type. Here is a site where people post themselves for height/weight.

idk man, it is according to the traditional BMI but i think the traditional BMI is outdated and inaccurate because it doesnt take build into account. i am in a cosmetic surgery group and near nude photos posted all day comparing results and i see women who are 5"1 and 170 looking like curvy barbie dolls.

that gallery gives a more realistic look at womens bodies. it seem like men think most women must weigh 120.

 

[creepedout]

There are some discrepancies here (eye color, weight, etc), but considering if any records have been lost to time, this case is interesting; just wish we had better images:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Onfortuneswheel]

There are some discrepancies here (eye color, weight, etc), but considering if any records have been lost to time, this case is interesting; just wish we had better images:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

I think it's believed that Tanya was buried on the ranch her husband worked at. Here is a link to his case regarding Tanya and his fourth wife's murder.

 

[DS2021]

This is one of Doe Network's featured cases for this month.

 

[heartanium]

24 Aug 1975, The Oakland Tribune, pg 14


25 August 1975, The Berkeley Gazette, pg 1


26 August 1975, The Concord Transcript, pg 6

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Mercedes Lodge - #MP33025
Missing From: Castro Valley, CA (only a 30-minute drive from Tilden Regional Park)
Missing Age: 40
DLC: December 14, 1974
Height: 4'10" - 5'2" (58 - 62 inches)
Weight: 140 - 150 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: Left leg slightly shorter than right. Walks with a limp.
Circumstances: Lodge was last seen at her home in Castro Valley, California on December 14, 1974. She was attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Hayward, California at the time of her disappearance. She has never been heard from again. Lodge is considered to be missing under suspicious circumstances. Her case remains unsolved. (per Charley Project)


Ana Daisy Guevara Valdez - #MP39536
Missing From: Los Angeles, CA
Missing Age: 20
DLC: 1974
Height: 5'0" - 5'5" (60 - 65 inches)
Weight: 120 - 140 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: No known information
Circumstances: Anna was working in Los Angeles, California. Her family was in regular contact with her up until 1974 and has not heard from her since. No additional details available.


Rose Lena Cole - #MP5959
Missing From: Oakland, CA (only a 20-minute drive from Tilden Regional Park)
Missing Age: 16
DLC: Fall 1972 - Summer 1973
Height: 5'3" (63 inches)
Weight: 120 - 130 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: Freckles
Circumstances: Rose was enrolled in the Synanon Foundation, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Oakland, California, at the time of her disappearance. She had been court-ordered there after running away repeatedly and telling a judge she used and sold drugs. Accounts of exactly when she went missing vary considerably; it may have been anytime between the fall of 1972 and the summer of 1973.

Rose apparently ran away from the Synanon and sent two letters to her family after leaving, assuring them that she was fine. In one of the letters she said she was living on the streets in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco and added that she was sick with a kidney infection.

Rose wrote she would not write to her family again until she was 18, because she was worried the Synanon officials would find her and bring her back to the treatment center against her will.

She promised to contact her loved ones after she became a legal adult. However, Rose's family never heard from her again. (per Charley Project)


Pamela Burrows - #MP14106
Missing From: Seattle, WA
Missing Age: 23
DLC: 1972/1973
Height: 5'4" (64 inches)
Weight: 150 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Distinctive Physical Features: No known information.
Circumstances: Pamela Burrows grew up in Snohomish County. She was married in about 1966 and they were only married for about one year. Family members stated that she then moved and they heard that she lived in both King County and Pierce County. The last contact family members had with Burrows was when she called her sister, probably in either 1972 or 1973. That sister, at the time, was living in Minnesota and Burrows told her that she was coming out to visit with her boyfriend. Sherburne stated that she received a call a short time later from the boyfirend who told her that Burrows had been killed in Seattle. No family member has had contact with Burrows since that time.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Mercedes Lodge - #MP33025
Missing From: Castro Valley, CA (only a 30-minute drive from Tilden Regional Park)
Missing Age: 40
DLC: December 14, 1974
Height: 4'10" - 5'2" (58 - 62 inches)
Weight: 140 - 150 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: Left leg slightly shorter than right. Walks with a limp.
Circumstances: Lodge was last seen at her home in Castro Valley, California on December 14, 1974. She was attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings in Hayward, California at the time of her disappearance. She has never been heard from again. Lodge is considered to be missing under suspicious circumstances. Her case remains unsolved. (per Charley Project)
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Ana Daisy Guevara Valdez - #MP39536
Missing From: Los Angeles, CA
Missing Age: 20
DLC: 1974
Height: 5'0" - 5'5" (60 - 65 inches)
Weight: 120 - 140 lbs
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: No known information
Circumstances: Anna was working in Los Angeles, California. Her family was in regular contact with her up until 1974 and has not heard from her since. No additional details available.
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Rose Lena Cole - #MP5959
Missing From: Oakland, CA (only a 20-minute drive from Tilden Regional Park)
Missing Age: 16
DLC: Fall 1972 - Summer 1973
Height: 5'3" (63 inches)
Weight: 120 - 130 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinctive Physical Features: Freckles
Circumstances: Rose was enrolled in the Synanon Foundation, a drug and alcohol treatment center in Oakland, California, at the time of her disappearance. She had been court-ordered there after running away repeatedly and telling a judge she used and sold drugs. Accounts of exactly when she went missing vary considerably; it may have been anytime between the fall of 1972 and the summer of 1973.

Rose apparently ran away from the Synanon and sent two letters to her family after leaving, assuring them that she was fine. In one of the letters she said she was living on the streets in the Chinatown neighborhood of San Francisco and added that she was sick with a kidney infection.

Rose wrote she would not write to her family again until she was 18, because she was worried the Synanon officials would find her and bring her back to the treatment center against her will.

She promised to contact her loved ones after she became a legal adult. However, Rose's family never heard from her again. (per Charley Project)
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Pamela Burrows - #MP14106
Missing From: Seattle, WA
Missing Age: 23
DLC: 1972/1973
Height: 5'4" (64 inches)
Weight: 150 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Distinctive Physical Features: No known information.
Circumstances: Pamela Burrows grew up in Snohomish County. She was married in about 1966 and they were only married for about one year. Family members stated that she then moved and they heard that she lived in both King County and Pierce County. The last contact family members had with Burrows was when she called her sister, probably in either 1972 or 1973. That sister, at the time, was living in Minnesota and Burrows told her that she was coming out to visit with her boyfriend. Sherburne stated that she received a call a short time later from the boyfirend who told her that Burrows had been killed in Seattle. No family member has had contact with Burrows since that time.
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Ana Guevara Valdez has been located deceased. She died on May 25, 1995 in a car crash after dropping off her husband at work. Her daughter on social media confirmed this.

 

[Caring1]

I realize not a lot fits with MP Bonnie Repinski missing 11 days earlier from Wisconsin but there are a few things that stand out so wanted to note it here.

PMI timeline is up to a week for UID. Bonnie’s DLC was 8/12/75.

Brown hair and Brown eyes.

Defined widows peak.

Style of necklace MP is wearing in the second photo appears very similar to the one UID was wearing, although it’s longer, it may have been adjustable.

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