I have a theory on who she could be but feel I should clarify info first. It seems there is a lot of misinformation on this thread. Being a part of the LGBTQ community, this case hits home hard for me.
Firstly, I believe she may have gotten full gender reassignment surgery (also known as "bottom surgery") as her remains were found mummified, and there was no evidence of her having the genitalia she was born with, although she could have.
Secondly, just because she was on hormones does not mean she necessarily had bottom surgery but it doesn't mean she didn't either. You can be on hormone therapy and still possess your original hormone glands (i.e. testes or ovaries). This does not interfere with the transition process but the overall impacts of this in the long term is not known. It's also possible she never had her name legally changed and still used her name at birth on legal documents.
It seems to me that she could have possibly been a sex worker. Moreover, I considered the fact that if she were ever reported missing, it could have been before she transitioned. Using hormones through male to female transition takes years, I repeat YEARS to impact her bones like it did. Anyway, I wanted to start a discussion.
I started looking up missing persons reports from the early 1980s and came across a young man - Joseph Martin Schedler - who went missing in California in the 1980. A few things caught my eye. He appears to be around the right height and weight and has brown hair and hazel eyes. He wore his hair longer and had blonde highlights -- Julie Doe had naturally brown hair that was bleached.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Joseph's face and structure are similar to Julie. They have similar eye and lip shapes. While Julie had reconstructive surgery, they have the same slender bridge of their nose. and he was last reported to be staying at the Union Rescue Mission -- a homeless shelter -- in the spring and summer of 1980. It's worth noting that many LGBTQ youth are often kicked out of their homes and live either on the streets or in shelters.
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Obviously, there's no way to assume this applies to Schedler and I'm trying to rule this out by finding out more information on him but can't find
ANYTHING. Assistance?