CA CA - Nipton, WhtFem 18-25, 778UFCA, GSW, in mine shaft, May'76

[MelmothTheLost]

i want to add, it mentioned upthread that this area is very desolate and bleak. i want to expound on that, i actually drove to Vegas a few weeks ago via 58 to the 15 and passed through barstow, newberry springs, etc on the 15. i actually told my husband that I couldnt believe people in the U.S. live like that... it is just appalling out there. there isn't ANYTHING.

I find Google maps and earth absolutely fascinating. I can spend hours "driving" along roads all over the US and what strikes me is the amount of poverty, nay destitution, behind the popular facade.

 

[rosesfromangels]

For some reason I am getting military wife vibe. I checked and there is a base in Barstow about 1.5 hrs away. If a military spouse was missing, would it get reported to the local authorities, or handled by the base? I know this is a long shot, but maybe worth exploring.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

I wonder if the pool was there in 1976.

I notice that the Desert Studies Center was "Established in 1976". I wonder what "established" meant. Was this the date of legal foundation, in which case the facilities could have been under construction for a year or so during 1976? Could she have been the girlfriend of one of the men working on the building project? "We've just finished the new pool. Let's go out there at the weekend and we can try it out. Nobody else will be there."

 

[killer Chaser]

I'm wondering if these could of started in California desert. They finally got some DNA on this Jane Doe found in Twenty Nine Palms at a mine claim she also has red hair. https://identifyus.org/cases/2467 I was also looking at this case in Las Vegas it's "Very Graphic" is it real or a hoax. http://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/16576951[/QUOTE I read Sarah Tokier went missing from Desert Hot Springs and not Montebello her family also lived in Yucca Valley this is next to Pioneer Town. http://www.zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=1275&p=13174#p13174 http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?196152-CA-Sharah-Tokier-16-Montebello-1976

 

[shadowdancer]

Perhaps she was wearing the swimsuit to sit in a Jacuzzi/Hot Tub or maybe she was just wearing it for sunbathing in.

 

[killer Chaser]

Here's a map of the area were Jane Doe 778UFCA was found in the B&B #1 mine shaft. http://thediggings.com/mines/camc118580 Just be very careful around these mines this story is really sad. http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2011/mar/06/nevada-mine-death-questions-on-called-off-rescue/

These two are near where this Jane Doe was found. http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/detectives-investigate-1979-cold-case-murder http://www.imaginechat.com/fiction/zodiacchap8b.html

 

[killer Chaser]

These two are near where this Jane Doe was found. http://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/detectives-investigate-1979-cold-case-murder http://www.imaginechat.com/fiction/zodiacchap8b.html

This is near the China Lake Naval Air Warfare Center near Trona. http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...12-Corona-5-June-1971&p=10122687#post10122687

 

[Finders]

Her namus link doesn't open. Could this mean she's about to be Identified?

 

[joeytes]

Her namus link doesn't open. Could this mean she's about to be Identified?

She is there. The link to the postmortem photos are gone.

https://identifyus.org/cases/2503

 

[Finders]

Dang. I was hoping...

 

[Dylgem22]

The Doe Network: Hot Case 1224 http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/778ufca.html
NamUs UP Case 2503 https://identifyus.org/cases/2503

WARNING POSTMORTEM PHOTOS AT LINK
https://identifyus.org/medias/full/6197

Unidentified White Female
* Located on May 30, 1976 in Nipton, San Bernadino County, California
* estimated date of death: 4-6 days prior

Vital Statistics

* Estimated age: 18-30 years old
* Approximate Height and Weight: 5'4" - 155 lbs
* Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian Female - Slightly obese- Red-Brown hair - Residual of orange or pink nail polish on fingernails. Probably never pregnant
* Dental: Wisdom teeth (3rd molars - #1, #16, #17, #32) were absent, but all of the other 28 teeth were present without dental restorations or cavities. The upper and lower central incisors slightly override the lateral incisors, which in turn slightly override the canines.

Case History
Jane Doe #02-76, is a White female adult found in a mine shaft (“BB#1 Mine, Clark Mt.”) near Nipton on May 30, 1976. Death had resulted from a shotgun wound. She was found clad only in a blue and white bathing suit.

The link bolded by me above, originally posted by Carl, is giving me a permission error .. it was noted as post-mortem by Carl?

 

[Dylgem22]

She is there. The link to the postmortem photos are gone.

https://identifyus.org/cases/2503

Ahhh, I see now .. I was confused as I thought they were both different, and then still see the PM photos

 

[MOTORUNNER]

Bump for this babe :heartbeat:

 

[paul1980]

Bumping for this lady.

 

[Al Ka]

I have just seen new reconstruction of her circulating online done by Carl, so just adding it here.

(Well, I tried for 30 min and WS keeps showing 404 errors instead of images). But here is a link.

https://www.facebook.com/carl.koppelman/posts/1640791715951587:0

Working link to original post mortem photo (Warning!!!) http://cms.sbcounty.gov/Portals/34/HomicideColdCase/1976/JaneDoe.pdf?ver=2011-01-24-142947-950

And all the pics together - Carl's reconstruction, her post mortem and her embalmed/retouched photos)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1721224807900265&set=pcb.1300818683340748&type=3

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...&set=pcb.1425512194204729&type=3&size=942,960

 

[Al Ka]

Someone on FB has asked how come she was found that fast and I think that is actually very brilliant question, also not asked here yet either.

It was mentioned here that area where she was found was desolate desert and there was absolutely nothing around there. She was found within 2 - 4 days, and not visible from distance, but wait for it, INSIDE of mine shaft. Remains found in mines are often skeletonized, or found after years or decades. I wonder if we are missing some part of the story.

It would be good to try to search for some old news articles for any extra information.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

Someone on FB has asked how come she was found that fast and I think that is actually very brilliant question, also not asked here yet either.

It was mentioned here that area where she was found is desolate desert and there is absolutely nothing around there. She was found within 2 - 4 days, and not visible from distance, but wait for it, INSIDE of mine shaft. Remains found in mines are often skeletonized, or found after years or decades. I wonder if we are missing some part of the story.

It's a question I've asked myself in relation to other cases. Given the vast distances in the SW and the extent of arid, remote areas, it seems amazing to me that so many murder victims are found at all, and even more so that so many are found quite quickly after death. Conversely there must be vast numbers who are never found. Is it purely down to chance that some are found and others not, or is there some sort of subtle difference as to how and where some bodies are disposed of compared to others.

It makes one wonder if there have been (and maybe still are) vastly more [serial] killers operating in the region than we imagine even taking into account what we know today about [serial] killers.

 

[Al Ka]

 

[Al Ka]

If anyone has any luck locating this article in full from day afer she was found I would really appreciate it. I found it posted somewhere else, but no link to original article was provided.

---
The Press Courier
June 1, 1976

BODY DISCOVERED

Barstow/ The body of an unidentified woman clad in shorts and a blue halter top has been recovered from a mineshaft near here, authorities say.

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputies said a family exploring the area Sunday found the woman at the 30-foot level of the 130-foot shaft.

The woman was described as being 20 to 22 years old, 5-foot-2 to 5-foot-4 and about 135 to 150 pounds. No identification was found with the body and trash had been dumped down the shaft as though to cover it, Deputies said.

http://mysterymachine.us/showthread.php?13779-Mojave-Jane-Doe-Located-May-30-1976-CA

 

[Bit of hope]

If anyone has any luck locating this article in full from day afer she was found I would really appreciate it. I found it posted somewhere else, but no link to original article was provided.

---
The Press Courier
June 1, 1976

BODY DISCOVERED

Barstow/ The body of an unidentified woman clad in shorts and a blue halter top has been recovered from a mineshaft near here, authorities say.

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Deputies said a family exploring the area Sunday found the woman at the 30-foot level of the 130-foot shaft.

The woman was described as being 20 to 22 years old, 5-foot-2 to 5-foot-4 and about 135 to 150 pounds. No identification was found with the body and trash had been dumped down the shaft as though to cover it, Deputies said.

http://mysterymachine.us/showthread.php?13779-Mojave-Jane-Doe-Located-May-30-1976-CA

Thanks Al Ka for your posts and refreshing everything.
I don't have any image in my head of how a mineshaft would look like, but it seems pretty deep for a family to go in....really amazing that she was found in this desolated place, that deep and covered with trash.....almost to coincidental imo.