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Meaghan of the Charley Project reminded me of this case by posting recently on her blog about Teresa Marie Barbusca, a 5' 1", 100-lb Caucasian female 16-year-old who disappeared from the Sacramento–Stockton region in 1999. I've had Miss Barbusca filed with Sacramento Jane Doe for a while, long enough that I think there was a specific reason I never posted her here, but I can't remember what it was , so here she is.
The Doe Network: Case File 2598DFCA
http://doenetwork.org/cases/2598dfca.html
The Charley Project: Teresa Marie Barbusca
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/barbusca_teresa.html
Teresa Barbusca: NamUs MP # 20
https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/20
North American Missing Persons Network: Teresa Marie Barbusca
http://nampn.org/cases/barbusca_teresa.html
California Department of Justice Missing Persons: Teresa Barbusca
http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/detail.asp?FCN=4300200900316
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Teresa Barbusca
http://www.missingkids.com/poster/NCMC/864049
The biodata and circumstances are consistent enough. To my (not very able) eyes, there is a gross facial resemblance between the sketch of SJD and Miss Barbusca's photo. Beyond that, I notice that Miss Barbusca's smile might have shadowy gaps; SJD had all of her bicuspids removed.
However: the NamUs entries say that both SJD and Miss Barbusca have DNA samples available. If they are of consistent type and quality (not guaranteed), they ought to have already indicated a possible match or rule-out. Also, there is no dental information for Miss Barbusca, while SJD's teeth have the bicuspid extractions and other evidence of orthodontic prep. Furthermore, I'm not sure that the closeup image of SJD's teeth closely matches what I can see of Miss Barbusca's smile. I would call these facts 2 strikes against the match, but not a total rule-out.
The new URL for SJD at the Sacramento County Coroner's Office is here (forensic sketches and images linked at page):
Sacramento County Coroner's Office: Unidentified Person # 01-03041
http://www.coroner.saccounty.net/Lists/UnidentifiedPersons/DispForm.aspx?ID=67
Attached image on this post is of Teresa Marie Barbusca.
Thoughts welcomed as usual.
The Doe Network: Case File 2598DFCA
http://doenetwork.org/cases/2598dfca.html
The Charley Project: Teresa Marie Barbusca
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/barbusca_teresa.html
Teresa Barbusca: NamUs MP # 20
https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/20
North American Missing Persons Network: Teresa Marie Barbusca
http://nampn.org/cases/barbusca_teresa.html
California Department of Justice Missing Persons: Teresa Barbusca
http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/detail.asp?FCN=4300200900316
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: Teresa Barbusca
http://www.missingkids.com/poster/NCMC/864049
The biodata and circumstances are consistent enough. To my (not very able) eyes, there is a gross facial resemblance between the sketch of SJD and Miss Barbusca's photo. Beyond that, I notice that Miss Barbusca's smile might have shadowy gaps; SJD had all of her bicuspids removed.
However: the NamUs entries say that both SJD and Miss Barbusca have DNA samples available. If they are of consistent type and quality (not guaranteed), they ought to have already indicated a possible match or rule-out. Also, there is no dental information for Miss Barbusca, while SJD's teeth have the bicuspid extractions and other evidence of orthodontic prep. Furthermore, I'm not sure that the closeup image of SJD's teeth closely matches what I can see of Miss Barbusca's smile. I would call these facts 2 strikes against the match, but not a total rule-out.
The new URL for SJD at the Sacramento County Coroner's Office is here (forensic sketches and images linked at page):
Sacramento County Coroner's Office: Unidentified Person # 01-03041
http://www.coroner.saccounty.net/Lists/UnidentifiedPersons/DispForm.aspx?ID=67
Attached image on this post is of Teresa Marie Barbusca.
Thoughts welcomed as usual.