GA GA - Atlanta, WhtFem 172UFGA, 30-40, Jesus tattoo on hand, Jan'88

[carbuff]

I don't call often, but I have referred to myself as "an advocate for the missing."

 

[dorothyland]

Hahaha...Got an update. Response from investigator was "good find", and then proceeded to ask me do I work in LE or Missing Persons organization.
Rather left with the impression that because I'm just a nosey amateur sleuther, that I was wasting his time.
Oh well...

If necessary could there be a way to have the Doe Network submit it? Or another group that may help put pressure on LE to check this lead out?

I think she looks like a really good fit.

 

[Melt71]

It’s a short timeframe for LE to look into and confirm/deny a match. But if you were really sure LE didn’t take you seriously I would maybe look into the other contacts on Namus. Often there is a Namus contact as the primary reference but there will also be an ME or other person listed from the state investigative authority. Do that for both the MP and the UID. I’ve not tried reporting through Doe Network - maybe others can speak to this?

 

[MadMcGoo]

I’ve always sent my suggestions via email (containing a contact phone number if they wish to contact me) to both the UID agency and the MP investigating agency. If they list a medical examiner, especially for the UID, I try to make sure they are first to be emailed. Simply because I’ve had better experience getting a response from the ME/Coroners, but I don’t usually leave off anyone who lists an email address! If I can’t find email addresses anywhere, I send the suggestion to the NamUs Regional Contact. If I don’t forget, I usually try and CC the NamUs contact on all of them.

But to be honest, I’ve been discouraged in sending any suggestions to anyone lately because of the lack of interest or response I get. Some agencies are wonderful and gladly take help from the public, others aren’t so much interested. I don’t expect a reply from each one, I understand these agencies are extremely busy, but the responses I have gotten make me wonder why the others can’t be bothered to send a simple “thank you”; we put in a lot of work searching for potential matches, it would be nice to know our efforts are being taken seriously.

That turned into more of a rant lol, hopefully that helps

 

[vivienbee]

Did anyone send in Helen Ann Morgan as a suggestion? (I know she was discussed earlier in the threads). She looks the closest facially in my opinion, though the circumstances of her disappearance make it seem less likely.

 

[Melt71]

Did anyone send in Helen Ann Morgan as a suggestion? (I know she was discussed earlier in the threads). She looks the closest facially in my opinion, though the circumstances of her disappearance make it seem less likely.

Maybe someone with a Namus account can post the ruleouts, to see if she's been auto-excluded.

 

[coffeeandacig]

Maybe someone with a Namus account can post the ruleouts, to see if she's been auto-excluded.

1. MP24020 Frances Crownover 11/26/1987 Hamilton TN
2. -- Francis Crownover ----TN
3. MP5665 Charlotte Heimann 10/30/1981 Monroe NY
4. MP5192 Darline Vaughan 05/02/1986 Chesterfield VA
5. MP1100 Hazel Klug 05/20/1986 Henrico VA
6. MP7146 Kimberly Thompson 12/01/1986 Champaign IL
7. MP5815 Tavia Bailey 12/31/1985 Escambia FL
8. MP666 Nancy Williams 03/01/1988 Fulton GA
9. MP974 Patricia Schmidt 06/04/1985 Henrico VA
10. --Virginia Wilson----FL
11. --Josefina Mojica Gonzales----TX

 

[cherryzard]

Bumpin for this doe.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Fulton County Jane Doe on The Doe Network:

172UFGA

 

[DS2021]

 

[LordMo]

yeah, it's a beautiful song and brought this case to my attention. I've even kept it as a signature since shortly after I joined up here, it's just a great mantra to remember sympathy for the nameless.

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

Doe Network specifies that she was found on I-20, west of I-285, on the north side of the expressway. As I-285 is a loop/perimeter road around Atlanta, this could actually specify two different locations: one to the east, and the other to the west of the city, at the two places where I-285 intersects I-20. I suspect that they mean that she was found to the west of I-285 as a whole, which would be west of the city. If she was found on the north side, either location would indicate the eastbound lane. If west of the city, then she could have come from anywhere along I-20 going west all the way to Augusta and South Carolina, or from I-75 or I-85, both of which intersect I-20 in downtown Atlanta. In that case, she could really be from about anywhere.

Her NamUs specifies that basically all the clothing was found near her, while only a watch/bracelet and tennis shoes were found on her. It honestly may have been very difficult to determine any of that, as she was alive and taken by EMS--police may not have been involved at all at that point, and just have a pile of clothes that she had at the hospital or even just a report from EMS. I notice that none of them are photographed; they may well have been lost at some point in the process.

Perusing the Atlanta Journal on Newspapers.com reveals that there was a large winter storm the previous week on January 7, with schools closed through at least Tuesday. The forecast for January 13 predicted clear skies, with lows in the low twenties that night, which is quite cool for the Atlanta area. I would think that most unhoused would go to a warming center or shelter if at all possible in those conditions. Even the amount of layers she was wearing would be inadequate for the temperature. Depending on when she was found Wednesday, the temperatures did rise into the 40s, melting much of the ice and snow that afternoon.

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

Pardon me, I meant the westbound lane—coming from the east.