SleutherGirl
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The recreation's not half bad. Nose and eyes are spot on in my opinion.
Great to see!We have a photo now:
Rancho Cucamonga Jane Doe (1979) is now Identified
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department Teams with Othram to Identify 1979 Homicide Victimdnasolves.com
It could be that way, but maybe her missing persons report was lost in a filing cabinet somewhere or, as I'm fearing, police refused to take a missing persons report due to the fact that Karen was a runaway. The report may have also been purged when she turned 18, which was only months after the murder.I have a subscription to newspapers.com and there are no articles about her disappearance at all, and there are no info on Internet, looks like she wasnt even reported missing... Weird
Maybe not so weird in the '70s. Police may not even have been willing to take a report. And quite frankly, even if they had, who would look for a Pennsylvania kid in California?I have a subscription to newspapers.com and there are no articles about her disappearance at all, and there are no info on Internet, looks like she wasnt even reported missing... Weird
You're right, I forgot about how police operated in that time period.It could be that way, but maybe her missing persons report was lost in a filing cabinet somewhere or, as I'm fearing, police refused to take a missing persons report due to the fact that Karen was a runaway. The report may have also been purged when she turned 18, which was only months after the murder.
Of course, Karen having not been reported missing is still a possibility.
I was a bit surprised that this is what Karen looked like. Though her 2 front teeth are unmistakable; she seemed to have a small jaw which make her teeth crowded. The photo also looks like it was taken when Karen was younger.Great to see!
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The nose seems pretty close, but the facial expression is likely skewing my opinion about the similarity with the rest of the face.
The parents could have talked to medias to bring attention to their missing daughter, especially because she left under unknown circumstances. No need for an official police report.Maybe not so weird in the '70s. Police may not even have been willing to take a report. And quite frankly, even if they had, who would look for a Pennsylvania kid in California?
Edit: even if it had been sent in, Doe Network might have rejected it on distance alone, and I couldn't blame them.
The only girl I could find with the surname Heverly is Jersey Shore had a different first name. Maybe a relative, but I don't think Karen ever had a school photo taken.
There are a few schools in Jersey Shore, PA (relatively small area). The middle school has zero yearbooks available via Classmates, but the high school has several with the newest available being 1978. Depending on her birthdate, she was likely a freshman (9th grade) in 1978. Some schools consider 9th grade high school and some consider it junior high. I think I may have found the Heverly you found, but interestingly she is also listed as "not pictured."Maybe. There's bound to be a high school in the area without an available yearbook for c. 1978 (when Karen's yearbook photo would've been taken).
The media probably wouldnt have covered her caseThe parents could have talked to medias to bring attention to their missing daughter, especially because she left under unknown circumstances. No need for an official police report.
Edit : Grammar
Carl's recon:We have a photo now:
Rancho Cucamonga Jane Doe (1979) is now Identified
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department Teams with Othram to Identify 1979 Homicide Victimdnasolves.com
Actually it is the best recon
It's almost perfect
I dont think there would have necessarily been a yearbook photo. Sometimes students elected not to get one taken or werent available during photo taking. I recall that from my own school days years ago.There would surely be a yearbook photo somewhere (unless she was home schooled) but we don't know where she would've gone to school.
Again I just hope it's not too late for her to get justice.
A bit late, but thanks so much again for another case solved! She was found close to where I live, and looked quite familiar (though she definitely wasn't anyone I knew), so I had a high interest in her case. Hopefully justice will be brought some day.