FL FL - Martha Lambert, 12, Elkton, 27 Nov 1985

[Mysteries1974]

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I wonder if this could be Martha? The height is almost exact (Martha was 4’5” and the bone is believed to be 4’6”). I know distance is decently far but still. The age range is off but this Jane Doe was compared to Maribel Oquendo-Carrero who was younger than Martha.

 

[SimsGuy67]

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I wonder if this could be Martha? The height is almost exact (Martha was 4’5” and the bone is believed to be 4’6”). I know distance is decently far but still. The age range is off but this Jane Doe was compared to Maribel Oquendo-Carrero who was younger than Martha.

I find it possible. I doubt they can get an accurate age from just a femur, only estimates. Also, based on Maribel's exclusion, it seems like younger girls are on the table. I also think this because Maribel is the ONLY exclusion. For this, I put it as possible but I'm not sure if I'm convinced it's her.

 

[Mysteries1974]

I find it possible. I doubt they can get an accurate age from just a femur, only estimates. Also, based on Maribel's exclusion, it seems like younger girls are on the table. I also think this because Maribel is the ONLY exclusion. For this, I put it as possible but I'm not sure if I'm convinced it's her.

Of course. I myself have seen this Jane Doe many times as I routinely go through Florida Does for possible matches to Martha Jean and I also doubted it was her due to distance. I suspect or more so believe that Martha’s body is somewhere near her home, in St. Augustine/St. John’s County, or Jacksonville.

The height always catches my eye as most Jane Does found in Florida with heights are normally taller than Martha. I wanted to put the possibility on the table to just rule it out maybe. If Martha was abducted, the possibility she was removed from the area of Florida she lived in altogether isn’t foreign from the list of possibilities

 

[chaddylex]

Could it be a Possible Match?

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They are saying this Jane Doe is Hispanic and had spina bifida.

 

[mlhenn]

MISSING - Martha Jean Lambert | Solve the Case

Martha Lambert, a 7th grade student at Ketterlinus Junior High, was last seen at her family's mobile home on Kerri-Lynn Road in St. Augustine, Florida on November 27, 1985. She spent time at a neighbor's residence after school, then returned to her home to have a small dinner with her brother...

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Circumstances of Disappearance:
Martha was last seen walking west on Kerri-Lynn Road after 7:30 pm on November 27th 1985 in St. Augustine, Florida. She never returned home that night. Her family reported her missing at 3:00 am.

Additional Details:
Martha's family life was troubled, she had spent much of her life in different foster homes. Her brothers had also ran away previously from their home. Due to this, police speculated Martha also ran away from home to avoid her unstable family life. In 2009 Martha's brother confessed to accidentally killing her during an argument, then panicked and buried her in a 3-foot grave, at the old Florida Memorial College site near their home. Lambert led police to the site, but no remains were found. Police dug up the area and brought in dogs during an extensive search in September 2009, but they couldn’t find Martha’s remains. The overgrown, wooded property had been cleared of buildings in the years since her disappearance. Because authorities believe it was an accident, because Lambert was 15 at the time and because manslaughter charges had a statute of limitations in 1985, he will not be charged. Martha’s mother does not believe his confession and instead believes her daughter was abducted.

Case Last Updated:
Jul 22, 2024

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[Megsleuths97]

There's a Jane Doe near me that looks so similar to her, but the case near me doesn't fit the time line I don't think. With the different confessions, I don't even know what to think or how likely it would be that her brother didn't do it at this point. Hoping for answers in this case, but I'm struggling to find any details on dental work she may have had?