CA CA - San Jose, WhtFem Pre 30, UP125213, in wooded area, clothes, fingernails and toenails polished white a bright pink or fuchsia, Oct'85

[DS2021]

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Estimated Age Group Adult - Pre 30

Height 5' 2"(62 inches) Measured

Weight 135 lbs, Measured

The unidentified female was found deceased in a wooded area.
Condition of Remains- Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

Hair Color Black

Clothing
White tank top with mesh pattern rolled over the shoulders and lower portion of neck and white bra (size small)- On the Body
Blue 501's Levi jeans-Near the Body
Backless sandals with clear plastic webbed material over instep, cork heel insert, and rubber ribbed soles.-Near the Body Fingernails and toenails polished white a bright pink or fuchsia.

 

[DS2021]

Newspaper article from Namus

https://www.namus.gov/api/CaseSets/NamUs/UnidentifiedPersons/Cases/125213/Documents/22137

 

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP125213
Female, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: October 27, 1985
Location Found: San Jose, California

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

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Estimated Age Range--
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 30
Estimated Age Range (Years)--
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height: 5' 2"(62 inches) , Measured
Weight: 135 lbs, Measured

Location Found Map​

Location: San Jose, California
County: Santa Clara County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land: Unknown
Circumstances of Recovery: The unidentified female was found deceased in a wooded area.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Black
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color: Unknown
Right Eye Color: Unknown
Eye Description--

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Information Entered​

Clothing and Accessories​

Item
Description
Clothing: White tank top with mesh pattern rolled over the shoulders and lower portion of neck and white bra (size small)
On the Body

Clothing: Blue 501's Levi jeans
Near the Body

Footwear: Backless sandals with clear plastic webbed material over instep, cork heel insert, and rubber ribbed soles.
Near the Body

Other: Fingernails and toenails polished white a bright pink or fuchsia.
On the Body

Circumstances of Recovery: The unidentified female was found deceased in a wooded area.

 

[UncoolNegated]

October 28th, 1985 edition of the San Francisco Examiner. Marginal/blurb.

 

[AliceInPain]

From the article on NamUs:

-- she had long, straight, black hair
-- the reconstruction artist believed (from studying the skull) she was either Hispanic, Asian, or South American Indian
-- detectives said she'd never been to a dentist
-- she had been strangled

jmo: Not sure why she's listed as white/ caucasian when she had black hair and the artist thought the profile of the skull looked "Hispanic, Asian, or South American Indian". Could be caucasian but imo more likely one of those.