CA CA - Los Angeles, Wht/HispFem UP4459, 17-21, jumped off 710 Fwy bridge, Aug'75

[CarlK90245]

The fingers seem to be one of the few identifiable factors of this Doe - her NamUs profile lists them as being "crippled" so they must have had some significant deformity.

Speaking of the NamUs profile - can someone answer a DNA storage related question? NamUs rated this case a "medium" chance of being solved, but states there is no DNA available. Does this just mean that the DNA isn't in CODIS, or does it mean that there is no DNA and there will never be an opportunity to compare DNA? In other words, are tissues preserved to extract a sample at a later date?

Los Angeles county frequently cremated unidentified remains in the old days. And since this appears to be a suicide (not a murder), they probably didn't retain any biological samples either.

At this point, I would guess that they won't be able to get any DNA for this UID.

 

[Ambercat]

:bump: Its been 37 years this month since this young woman jumped to her death. Hopefully, she will be identified soon (I know, I said something like this last year at this time, but she is someone I would really like to see identified).

 

[JayFletcher6493]

This case is so sad, I hope she will be identified soon.

 

[CarlK90245]

Interesting. I was running possibles on 1970's cases again. While running this Jane Doe case, Except for the fingers issue (which is not something typically mentioned in a MP listing) and her weight range being above the Jane Doe's measured weight, this recently listed missing girl seems to tie in pretty well to the Jane Doe's particulars.

The Date of Last Contact is obviously a guess, so the time frame might be much less than indicated here.

Note that the Jane Doe's hair length ("below shoulder length - as opposed to "below shoulders") is slightly misleading.

Ana Daisy Guevara Valdez

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/39536/0

*****	Ana Daisy Guevara Valdez	Jane Doe UP4459	Comparison
Race:​	Hispanic	White (w/Black hair)	Inconclusive
Age:​	21	17-21	Within Range
Height:​	60 - 65 inches	61 inches	Within Range
Weight:​	120-140 lbs	103 lbs	Below Range
Hair Color:​	Black	Black	Match
Hair Length:​	Above Shoulders	"Below Shoulder Length"	Match
Date LKA/Discovery Date:​	1-Jan-1974 (estimated)	2-Aug-1975	Up to 20 Months (likely less)
Loc LKA/Discovery Loc:​	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	Match

 

[Melt71]

45 years this month since this young woman died
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[victoriarobinson642]

This Jane Doe now has a NCMEC reconstruction.

 

[azure]

Until recently, I had assumed no one had seen this UID until after she jumped onto the freeway. I was really surprised when Daniel Machain told me via e-mail that there were witnesses who had seen her on the bridge prior to jumping. The people who had seen her at this time said that she was Hispanic or possibly Caucasian. He writes --



Her identification potential has been recently upgraded from very low to medium on NamUs. While there isn't DNA or dental records for her, the LA Coroner has a set of her fingerprints in her file. The congenital defect of her index fingers is something that Inv. Machain says could also be used to identify her.

I wish we knew if she spoke with any sort of accent.

 

[kelsie]

Lorelee Sue Lhotka – The Charley Project

 

[MadMcGoo]

From her NamUs link:

 

[MadMcGoo]

Lorelee Sue Lhotka – The Charley Project

I do see a resemblance. I wonder if they’d have been able to determine she was Native American?

 

[theshadow45]

This Jane Doe has been unidentified for 46 years today.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Lorelee Sue Lhotka – The Charley Project

I csme across Lorelee's case randomly today and it brought me here. I think it's an unlikely match, but both are sad cases, unsolved for far too long.
Lorelee's thread:
WA - WA - Lorelee Sue Lhotka, 19, Seattle, 1975

 

[theshadow45]

As of yesterday, Los Angeles Jane Doe has been unidentified for 47 years. Her new NamUs link: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).

 

[Autumn Aware]

I know there is an old thread about this, but since then a reconstruction has been released. This young woman/girl was found deceased after having died by suicide. (She jumped into oncoming vehicles.) She was most likely between 17 & 21 and her weight was measured to be 103lbs, with her height being 5ft 1in. She was probably white/caucasian, but there is a possibility she might have been Hispanic. The only identifier currently available for her is fingerprints. So no dentals or DNA. Therefore visual identification with this new reconstruction is probably her best chance at getting identified.

 

[theshadow45]

Unidentified for 48 years today.

 

[theshadow45]

Los Angeles Jane Doe has been unidentified for 49 years today.