CA CA - Madera Co, UncFem Pre40, UP125443, Enamel Hypoplasia, recon, Found in a Vineyard, Sep'89

[ProudSuggestion3528]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
UID Uncertain Female
NamUs# UP125443
Madera Co, CA

Case Numbers​

ME/C Case Number: 89-2730

Demographics​

Biological Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 40
Height: 4' 8"-5' 2"(56-62 inches) , Estimated
Weight: 130-135 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: September 24, 1989
NamUs Case Created: July 8, 2024

Location Found Map​

Location: California
County: Madera County
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: Remains found in Vineyard in Madera County.

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Details of Recovery​

Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Unknown

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Distinctive Physical Features​

Other distinctive physical characteristic: Enamel hypoplasia

No Clothing and Accessories Info Entered​

Contacts​

Investigating Agencies​

Madera County Sheriff's Office, Coroner Division - Case Owner
Phone Number: (559) 675-7770
Case Number: 89-2730

0 Missing Person Exclusions/Rule Outs as of 7.12.2024

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[victoriarobinson642]

Major props to Madera County LE for showing her reconstruction with various hairstyles and at different ages.

 

[Lisbeth_S]

I've found a few bits of extra info that may help.

An extract of a newspaper article from 1989:


And a page from Unidentified Wiki which adds that she was found with a "silver-colored ring with a cluster of silver balls".

I've been looking for matches but so far I've got nothing.

ETA that it would appear that the location where the body was found from the coordinates in NAMUS is slightly different than what the article states (10mi southwest of Madera).

 

[clorenc]

Location Found Map

The map shows there’s no longer a vineyard there — it’s now basically the backyard of a house that was built in 2005.

I wonder if the vineyard back then was owned by a company or just someone’s personal vines?

I presume all employees would have been questioned.