CT CT - New Britain, B & M RR Tracks, Wht/HispFem 25-35, UP8821, Skeletal, unique teeth, white sun dress w/ panda bear pattern, Oct'91

[CarlK90245]

Carl those dentals... that's a match. any news?

The New Britain detective said that Christina Chandler was ruled out, but he didn't know the basis for the rule-out, and was copping a bit of attitude when I talked to him on the phone. I'm not sure I believe that he actually looked. I also submitted this possible match to Alice Buchanan of TXDPS, but they have been very slow to respond to any of the submissions that I have called in to them.

 

[bugaboo]

Here's a new story with new reconstruction images. These look quite different than the original, especially since they are saying that her hair was 10-12 inches long. Hopefully this new image produces better leads.

http://www.courant.com/community/new-britain/hc-new-britain-jane-doe-1230-20111229,0,6950017.story

 

[Sleuthnewbie]

I believe this is the same person's UID on NamUs.

https://identifyus.org/cases/8821

Here's the rule out list.

DAWN AMLO 1949 Connecticut
Ida Anderson 1937 Michigan
Audrey Backeberg 1942 Wisconsin
Gloria Baird 1946 Georgia
Lynn Bandringa 1945 California
Althea Blankinship 1949 Washington
Joyce Brewer 1955 Texas
Niki Britten 1953 Oregon
Charlotte Brown 1944 Ohio
Darcy Brown 1943 Ohio
Peggy Byars-Baisden 1941 Florida
Rosemary Calandriello 1952 New Jersey
Ilonka Cann 1948 Pennsylvania
Jane Clement 1941 Louisiana
Dorothy Clitheroe 1959 Arizona
Rose Cole 1956 California
Cynthia Constantine 1954 New York
Cynthia Coon 1956 Michigan
Jan Cotta 1954 New Jersey
Lois Darnopuk 1956 New York
Christine Eastin 1952 California
Megan Emerick 1956 Alaska
Debbie Escalante 1960 New Mexico
Denise *advertiser censored* 1966 California
Laura Flink 1947 Washington
Joanne Garr 1940 Michigan
Brenda Green 1972 Alabama
APRIL GRISANTI 1964 Connecticut
Jamie Grissim 1955 Washington
Evelyn Hartley 1937 Wisconsin
Barbara Hilton 1949 Illinois
Pamela Jackson 1954 South Dakota
Rita Jolly 1955 Oregon
Terry Kelley 1953 California
ELIZABETH KOVALIK 1959 Connecticut
Penny Lease 1965 Illinois
Mary Little 1940 Georgia
Debora Lowe 1958 Florida
Deborah McCall 1963 Illinois
Mary Mclaughlin 1938 Michigan
Cindy Mellin 1950 California
Kathleen Meyers 1962 Delaware
Cheryl Miller 1953 South Dakota
Elizabeth Mondelli 1958 New York
Linda Moore 1960 Washington
Cathy Moulton 1955 Maine
Pamela Nater 1946 Florida
Sherry Pickle 1956 California
Debra Pscholka 1958 California
Donnis Redman 1943 California
Betty Roberts 1930 Maryland
Doris SCANDALIS 1930 California
Patricia Schmidt 1964 Virginia
Beverly Sharpman 1930 Pennsylvania
Denise Sheehy 1954 New York
Martha Shelton 1944 Kentucky
Debra Spickler 1955 Connecticut
Sheryl Tillinghast 1956 New York
Sheryl Tillinghast 1956 New York
Nadine Timm 1935 Illinois
Floradean Walker 1925 Texas
Darci Warde 1973 Washington
Rochelle White 1951 California
Sheri White 1964 Alaska
Heide Wilbur 1974 Vermont
Kathy Wilcox 1956 Michigan
Mildred Zentner 1936 Michigan

No DNA on file yet.

 

[Sleuthnewbie]

Pamela Dalton: https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/10520/25/

I understand that this one is probably unlikely given that she is missing from Sikeston, MO on May 1, 1991. Her estimates are wide but they are within the range of the UID. The images of her and this reconstruction have similar facial shapes, but she has curly hair versus the straight hair the UID had. She was 33, which is in the NamUs age range of 25-35.

Mary Plavnick: https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/7983/32?current_page=case_information

Missing from Pensacola, FL and last seen alive in 1987. Again, time frame puts a 4 year gap between her and UID. Her missing profile describes "extreme buck teeth" so I thought perhaps she may be worth a look given this. Her height and weight are both close as well. She has straight black hair.

 

[Houston Mom]

Jaunice Kouroumalis, 5'5", 130 LBS, BLACK HAIR. MISSING CA JAN 1,1990.

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/16980/8?current_page=photos

 

[CarlK90245]

I was just looking at this case again, and realized that Carolyn Lawson's teeth look very close to those on this facial reconstruction, and she is not listed as a rule-out.

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/lawson_carrie.html

In addition:

* Carolyn was last seen only 30 days before these remains were found (11-Sep-91 to 11-Oct-91). The postmortem interval was estimated to be 3 weeks to 4 months.
* Carolyn's height (5 feet 6 inches) is only an inch off from the Jane Doe's height (5 feet 5 inches)
* Carolyn's age 25 is within the Jane Doe's age range (23-28)

The only problem is the distance. But it is not unthinkable that a victim in a kidnapping for ransom would be transported far from where she was kidnapped. Also, being that the Jane Doe was a gunshot victim, that would not be inconsistent to the circumstances either.

BTW, from what I understand, the state of Connecticut is not allowed to use CODIS because of some violations of CODIS' procedures. So we would probably not have a CODIS rule out on this.

 

[rats]

Bumping for Jane Doe!

Also, Carl, I think Carolyn looks like a really good match!

(Also, what did you mean about CT and CODIS?)

 

[CarlK90245]

(Also, what did you mean about CT and CODIS?)

Their forensic lab lost its accreditation in 2011, but apparently, the accreditation was restored in 2012.

http://www.middletownpress.com/opin...nnecticut-forensic-lab-finally-on-right-track

 

[rats]

Their forensic lab lost its accreditation in 2011, but apparently, the accreditation was restored in 2012.

http://www.middletownpress.com/opin...nnecticut-forensic-lab-finally-on-right-track

Oh, okay! Thank you for linking that -- I had no idea it had lost accreditation at all.

 

[AnnieOakley]

Christina Chandler is not listed as a rule-out. Her teeth are so similar to the JD, it would be nice to have the rule-out specifically listed. (Especially so no one ends up duplicating work that Carl already spent time doing to inquire about her!)

(And I'd love to know what the rule-out is based on, just out of curiosity. Christina's personal description of liking "Harley" and "biker-style" clothes didn't seem to match the JD's jumper of colorful panda bears, so I wouldn't be shocked if it's not her... But the teeth are so similar!)

 

[rats]

Looks like a new image was just added to NamUs yesterday/today! Looks a lot like the one Carl linked upthread... is it the same recon?

 

[digitective]

Some possibilities who aren't on the list of exclusions...

Denise Beaudin
23 years old, 5'4" - 5'6", 120 - 140 lbs
Looks sort of Latina and looks like she has a protruding tooth situation
Missing from Goffstown, NH (152 miles away) since 11/26/81
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/36410/

Edith LaRiviere
31 years old, 5'6" - 5'7", 135 lbs
Sort of resembles the recon, can't tell if she has a protruding tooth or not
Missing from North Brookfield, MA since 5/18/81
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/17211/

Isabel Rizzo
34 years old, 5'3", 160 lbs, Latina
Missing from New Rochelle, NY (89 miles away) since 11/23/87
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/12256/

Arlene Ryan
31 years old, 5'5", 125 lbs
Missing from Old Saybrook, CT (38 miles away) since 1/1/83
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/3280/

 

[taramarie]

She may become a DNA Doe Project case! Her DNA is at the lab for extraction. Fingers crossed they’re able to secure a usable sample so she can have her name back soon.

 

[digitective]

Just contacted James Wardwell of of New Britain PD. Brenda Condon was ruled out on Dentals.

I forwarded him an e-mail summarizing the case for Christina Chandler. He wasn't able to tell me if she had looked at her yet because he doesn't keep a concise listing of people whom has looked at. The names are scattered through his case file.

But he will look at it, and I will call back in a couple of weeks for follow-up.

Brenda Condon still isn't listed as a ruleout on NamUs, they should update! Unidentified Person Case

 

[digitective]

The following people mentioned in this thread still aren't listed as ruleouts on NamUs:

• Lorraine Light
• Denise Beaudin
• Edith LaRiviere
• Isabel Rizzo
• Arlene Ryan

Thinking of submitting Denise, Edith, Isabel and Arlene...

 

[digitective]

I believe this is the same person's UID on NamUs.

Unidentified Person Case

Here's the rule out list.

DAWN AMLO 1949 Connecticut
Ida Anderson 1937 Michigan
Audrey Backeberg 1942 Wisconsin
Gloria Baird 1946 Georgia
Lynn Bandringa 1945 California
Althea Blankinship 1949 Washington
Joyce Brewer 1955 Texas
Niki Britten 1953 Oregon
Charlotte Brown 1944 Ohio
Darcy Brown 1943 Ohio
Peggy Byars-Baisden 1941 Florida
Rosemary Calandriello 1952 New Jersey
Ilonka Cann 1948 Pennsylvania
Jane Clement 1941 Louisiana
Dorothy Clitheroe 1959 Arizona
Rose Cole 1956 California
Cynthia Constantine 1954 New York
Cynthia Coon 1956 Michigan
Jan Cotta 1954 New Jersey
Lois Darnopuk 1956 New York
Christine Eastin 1952 California
Megan Emerick 1956 Alaska
Debbie Escalante 1960 New Mexico
Denise *advertiser censored* 1966 California
Laura Flink 1947 Washington
Joanne Garr 1940 Michigan
Brenda Green 1972 Alabama
APRIL GRISANTI 1964 Connecticut
Jamie Grissim 1955 Washington
Evelyn Hartley 1937 Wisconsin
Barbara Hilton 1949 Illinois
Pamela Jackson 1954 South Dakota
Rita Jolly 1955 Oregon
Terry Kelley 1953 California
ELIZABETH KOVALIK 1959 Connecticut
Penny Lease 1965 Illinois
Mary Little 1940 Georgia
Debora Lowe 1958 Florida
Deborah McCall 1963 Illinois
Mary Mclaughlin 1938 Michigan
Cindy Mellin 1950 California
Kathleen Meyers 1962 Delaware
Cheryl Miller 1953 South Dakota
Elizabeth Mondelli 1958 New York
Linda Moore 1960 Washington
Cathy Moulton 1955 Maine
Pamela Nater 1946 Florida
Sherry Pickle 1956 California
Debra Pscholka 1958 California
Donnis Redman 1943 California
Betty Roberts 1930 Maryland
Doris SCANDALIS 1930 California
Patricia Schmidt 1964 Virginia
Beverly Sharpman 1930 Pennsylvania
Denise Sheehy 1954 New York
Martha Shelton 1944 Kentucky
Debra Spickler 1955 Connecticut
Sheryl Tillinghast 1956 New York
Sheryl Tillinghast 1956 New York
Nadine Timm 1935 Illinois
Floradean Walker 1925 Texas
Darci Warde 1973 Washington
Rochelle White 1951 California
Sheri White 1964 Alaska
Heide Wilbur 1974 Vermont
Kathy Wilcox 1956 Michigan
Mildred Zentner 1936 Michigan

No DNA on file yet.

Some new ruleouts:

• Timothy Case
• Hazel Klug
• Geraldine Lisbon
• Nadine Mendonca
• Sydney Montanez
• Frances Morales
• Tiffany Sessions
• Patricia Vaughan

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

Per today's update:

New Britain Jane Doe 1991 (CT) - First round of extraction complete. additional bone being sent for further extraction.

 

[leilarose68]

Per the pinned post it looks like genealogical analysis on her will begin on the 22nd.

 

[digitective]

New article from October: New Britain Herald - Cold case revisited: 1991 Jane Doe had gunshot wound to head

NEW BRITAIN - While in the Criminal Investigation Division, Detective James Wardwell, now the police chief, took the extraordinary step of personally driving the remains of an unidentified gunshot victim to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner so that she could receive a proper burial.

“I wanted to give her dignity and let her rest in peace,” Wardwell said last week.

The woman, called “Jane Doe” by the police department for nearly three decades, is now again at the center of a new push to learn her identity and who killed her.

Capt. Jeanette Portalatin, the commander of the CID, is seeking a re-examination of the woman’s DNA in the hope that new techniques may finally solve the case. “I figured it was worth a shot,” said Portalatin, who in the past six years has been involved in the identification of at least five other crime victims leading to the arrests of their killers. “Technology is much better than when we tried previously. It’s about determination.”

The woman’s badly decomposed body was found near the railroad tracks in the area of Myrtle Street between Grove and Booth streets on Oct. 11, 1991. She died of a gunshot wound to the head. Investigators estimate she was dead for three weeks to four months before she was found. She is believed to be white or Hispanic and to have been in her late 20s. She was approximately five-feet, five-inches tall, weighed between 130 and 135 pounds and was wearing a jumper-style dress with a panda bear print with umbrellas.

She had straight black hair, about 10 to 12 inches long. Due to her state of decomposition police were not able to tell how she wore her hair. No one reported her missing in New Britain. From the start, police were vexed by the lack of information on who she was and who killed her.

Detectives were able to get a likeness of the woman in the months following her death that was created by shaping clay on her skull. While considered state-of-the-art at the time, the results were crude with a black curly wig placed on her head to approximate what her hair may have looked like.

As the years went on and the department was still investigating, Wardwell realized that the woman had never been buried. “I had conversations with my captain to determine if there was any more evidence to be gleaned from her remains,” Wardwell said.

When he was given the go-ahead, Wardwell contacted the Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner to arrange to have her buried in 2003. She was exhumed by court order in 2011 so that the FBI could use her skull to make an updated likeness that was released to the public that same year.

The new rendition received back from the FBI Visual Arts Unit shows a woman with a smile and clearly defined facial features. But the 2011 likenesses didn’t generate any leads that led to her identity.

After the exhumation, she was laid to rest a final time in an unmarked grave. “She deserves that dignity,” Wardwell said of her burial. “She deserves to be identified and she deserves to have her killer brought to justice.”

Anyone who may have information on the woman or the case is asked to call Portalatin at 860-826-3120. Anonymous tips can be left on the Community Tip Line at 860-826-3199 or emailed to www.newbritainpolice.org/anonymous-tips . Tips can be left in Spanish or English.​

 

[Xyklone]

Some of her facial features are hard to discern due to the nature of clay recons being mono-colored. So I made a colored version FBI recon.
Please note that the eye color, hair style, and clothing are/might be inaccurate.