Sometimes people from very warm climates are chilly and dress warmly in conditions that would make a native sweat. I used to work in New England with a guy from the Mississippi delta who wore flannel shirts to work all year around. The only time he was warm was the year we had the 100-degree heat wave.
So maybe she is from somewhere in the Caribbean like Puerto Rico, or central america??Yes this is exactly what I was going to say. I find that in our hot summers the tourists from hot countries are still dressed in sweaters, jeans, etc. I would definitely pick that this JD was from a warm climate where she is used to heat - rather than the other way around - and wasn't bothered by wearing a sweater in the Florida heat.
I noticed her Namus was updated on June 28 - I'm not familiar enough with the case to see what changed, another rule out added maybe? https://identifyus.org/cases/6182
Also, I'm now wondering whether someone from a non-English speaking country would have a tattoo with 'Love' in Ennglish? Just a thought.
Hi Guys,
I am at work [shhh! don't tell!] so I couldn't spend all the time to read this thread from start to finish... Yes, I'm cheating! ^_^
Anyways, does anyone know if TAVIA BAILEY has been submitted? *Not on NAMUS Ruleout List*
She went missing from Pensacola, FL 6 yrs before this UID died, but she was a frequent runaway at the time she went missing, it would not be the first time a runaway turned up years later.
There are slight variances in the descriptors, and of course Tavia's profile doesn't mention any tattoos, but again she was 15 when she disappeared, it would be possible she got tattoos in the 6 years between her disappearance and the discovery of UID.
Their hairstyles were generally the same, body type generally the same, and Tavia had multiple earring holes in each ear, like the UID.
UID: https://identifyus.org/en/cases/6182
Tavia: https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/5815/0/
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I found another match that is, to me, extremely close.
Eva Ridall (Charley Project)
She had similar face shape and structure.The closest nose shape I have seen so far. She disappeared from Manatee County, Florida. Her NamUs page says she was born with brown hair but dyed it blonde. Blue/hazel eyes; Valentine Doe is reported has having brown-green eyes. Her Charley Project page says police suspect she may have been a runaway. It makes my heart race every time I look at her picture. Right height and weight range for when she disappeared, as well.
There are a few discrepancies; a cousin reported that Eva had given herself a tattoo on her ankle when she was twelve; but I wonder how she did it and if it could have faded after a long time? There is also a gap of a little under 14 years between her disappearance and Valentine Doe's discovery, making her about 29 at the time that VD was found (VD age range 16-25). The eyebrow shape is also not quite the same.