FL FL - Fort Lauderdale, WhtFem 398UFFL, 21-35, overdose, butterfly tattoo, Dec'88

[McSarahG]

She has been ruled out as
Tammy L. Fields?

The Doe Network:
Case File 398UFFL

Unidentified White Female


The victim was discovered on December 27, 1988 in Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: 12 hours prior

Vital Statistics

Estimated age: 25-40 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'4"; 108 lbs
Distinguishing Characteristics: Shoulder length, curly, reddish brown hair; grayish brown or hazel eyes.
Tattoos: A blue butterfly tattoo in the front pelvic area.
Clothing/Jewelry: Blue jeans and striped pink and white sweater. She wasn't wearing shoes, but her feet were clean. A yellow metal ring, with a clear stone and a yellow metal Seiko wrist watch.
Fingerprints: Available.

Tattoo

Case History
The victim was located behind a convenience store at 5190 South State Road 7, in unincorporated Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Her death was due to an accidental cocaine overdose. Her body was dumped at the location.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Broward County Medical Examiners Office
Investigator Edwina Johnson / Investigator Bob Keys
954-327-6500

You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Agency Case Number:
1988-01993

NCIC Number:
U-340576438
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.


DOENETWORK:www.doenetwork.org/cases/398uffl.html
NAMUS:The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[shannon woltz]

I've had Sharon Pinegar and this UID on my tentative possibles list for awhile, but was never too confident about it.

Her facial shape and placement of the facial features is spot-on . Her nose is spot-on (i.e., to the postmortem photo, not the recon). Her overall resemblance is OK, but not striking. It appears that she liked to change hairstyles.

Her vital stats are reasonably close. She is a couple of years over the upper age limit, her height is within an inch. The UID is not as heavy as her listed weight, but cocaine abuse (which was her cause of death) could explain the weight loss.

No mention of tattoos.

But her narrative says that she may have been headed for Florida after being last seen in Texas.

Sharon Kay Pinegar is my aunt I live in Ankeny Iowa I’m trying to find more information about her case.

 

[shannon woltz]

I've had Sharon Pinegar and this UID on my tentative possibles list for awhile, but was never too confident about it.

Her facial shape and placement of the facial features is spot-on . Her nose is spot-on (i.e., to the postmortem photo, not the recon). Her overall resemblance is OK, but not striking. It appears that she liked to change hairstyles.

Her vital stats are reasonably close. She is a couple of years over the upper age limit, her height is within an inch. The UID is not as heavy as her listed weight, but cocaine abuse (which was her cause of death) could explain the weight loss.

No mention of tattoos.

But her narrative says that she may have been headed for Florida after being last seen in Texas.

Sharon Kay Pinegar is my aunt I live in Ankeny Iowa I’m trying to find more information about her case.

I just got ahold of Wendy Crane of the Broward County Medical Examiner’s office. She says that the Jane Doe had "nearly" a “full mouth of teeth”, with no prosthetics. By "nearly", she said she was missing some wisdom teeth.

So if Sharon wore a denture (as her brother indicated), she would not be a match to this Jane Doe.

 

[ghostINshell]

Bumping. She has been unidentified for 33 years now...

 

[Melt71]

@shannon woltz welcome to Websleuths. Let us know if there are any questions you have about searches for your aunt. We are a pretty non-threatening bunch and here to help.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Broward County Jane Doe (1988)​

1988 Broward County Jane Doe
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Tattoo

A white female was located behind a store on December 27, 1988, in Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida. She had apparently died twelve hours before of a cocaine overdose, presumed to be accidental. The female had not died at the location, however, as her body was likely dumped by another individual. She was estimated to be between the ages of twenty-one and forty and had curly auburn hair and brown or gray-hazel eyes.[20] She was estimated to be at the height of five feet four inches (163 cm) tall and was about 108 pounds (49 kg). The woman had a distinct tattoo of a blue butterfly on her lower abdomen. She was clothed, except for shoes, as she was wearing jeans and a pink and white sweater. A ring and a watch were noted as jewelry.[21]

 

[chaddylex]

Fort Lauderdale Jane Does NamUs page was modified today.
She currently has 5 rule outs/exclusions

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Missing Person / NamUs #MP236 Tammy Fields
Date of Last Contact January 12, 1987
State MO
County Jackson

Missing Person / NamUs #MP4934 Rose Gayhart
Date of Last Contact March 14, 1985
State FL
County Lee

Missing Person / NamUs #MP5192 Darline Vaughan
Date of Last Contact May 02, 1986
State VA
County Chesterfield

Missing Person / NamUs #MP8385 Nadine Timm
Date of Last Contact November 16, 1965
State IL
County Will

Missing Person / NamUs #MP8253 Deborah McCall
Date of Last Contact November 05, 1979
State IL
County DuPage

 

[John/Jane Doe]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this Jane Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Caring1]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this Jane Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

No new exclusions, still 5.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping up Jane Doe's case.
NamUs UP1194

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Circumstances of Recovery
Other Details: Decedent was thought to be @ 30 years old.