Identified! IN - Wayne Co., WhtFem Skeletal 491UFIN, 18-22, in woods, opal ring, Dec'82 - Connie Christensen

[chaddylex]

So, Sharon Emery's NamUs Profile was modified yesterday and this Jane Doe's profile was modified today (I track both cases) - they ARE NOT ruled out against each other as of yet. Maybe they are looking more into both of these cases

I never did get an email back from when I submitted Sharon and Peggy Diaovsky

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Linda Stull as been ruled out as this jane doe.

 

[snowgoose]

I didn't see this posted yet - a photo of Jane Doe's opal ring has been added to NamUs.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Wayne County Jane Doe is now on the DDP spreadsheet with a pretty high match.

 

[HmmMysterious]

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Wayne County Jane Doe is now on the DDP spreadsheet with a pretty high match.

That's a second cousin twice removed I believe. Impressive.

 

[MarziPanda]

416cM is a Great-Great-Aunt/Uncle, Half Great-Aunt/Uncle, Half 1C, 1C1R, Half Great-Niece/Nephew, Great-Great-Niece/Nephew, 2C, Half 1C1R, or 1C2R.

I think we can probably rule out great-great aunt/uncle/niece/nephew because of the age of the case and her age at the time.

 

[Cryptic]

This young woman was murdered some time around April 1982. Any thoughts on who she might be? After six months, and 99 views, no other posts have been made, so I thought I would bump it up.

In say, 1994 I knew a man who owned a jewelry shop specializing in them. He would fly to Australia to buy raw stones at whole sale prices. He would then finish them and set them when he returned to his shop. By 1994, however, opals had been "discovered" and prices were soaring. I don't know if that is still true today.

But in the early 1980s, I only remember one relative (aunt) who had opal jewelry. But.... she was relatively wealthy, lived in Chicago, and travelled internationally on vacations. I think her husband bought her the ring on one of them.

Anyways, family memories aside.....

In the early 1980s, opals may of needed to be sought out by the purchaser as they had not yet been discovered by the larger public. This could imply travel Or, perhaps being gifted the ring by a more jewelry experienced relative.

The opal ring with two diamonds aside, her other articles of clothing seem modest (man made materials- common in the 1970s, but still no mention of designer labels, wooden clogs). This could increase the chances of the ring being a gift.

 

[Richard]

The opal is a birthstone for the month of October. It is therefore possible that this young woman had an October birthday.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Wayne Co Jane Doe 1982 - DNA Doe Project

Description While hiking along Martindale Creek north of Jacksonburg, Indiana, on December 26, 1982, hunters discovered the skeletal remains of a woman in the fork of a tree. Clothing found with the woman did not indicate she was out for a walk–she wore high-heeled wooden soled clogs. She was...

dnadoeproject.org

 

[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.

8 Missing Person Exclusions

 

[victoriarobinson642]

WAYNE COUNTY REMAINS IDENTIFIED 41 YEARS AFTER BEING DISCOVERED

(Wayne County, IN)--Through the hard work and determination of the Wayne County Coroner’s Office and a little bit of luck, a Michigan woman now has answers about her mother’s life. ...

kicks96.com

Through the hard work and determination of the Wayne County Coroner’s Office and a little bit of luck, a Michigan woman now has answers about her mother’s life. Around Christmas of 1982, hunters found the remains of a young mother just north of Jacksonburg in Wayne County
On Monday afternoon, the remains were publically identified as those of Connie Christensen of Wisconsin.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Rest in peace Connie. I honestly don't see a resemblance between Connie and her clay bust

 

[HmmMysterious]

Connie would have been only 20 years old at the time of her discovery. She was identified last year in November 2022 and was laid to rest on April 15, 2023.

(April 16, 1962 - December 26, 1982)

Obituary for Connie L. Christensen | Farber Funeral Home

 

[djanga]

Rest in peace Connie. I honestly don't see a resemblance between Connie and her clay bust

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I agree. No resemblance at all, but I think there was a few years when all clay busts of unidentified individuals looked the same, since then the clay technique definitely evolved. Connie was a beautiful girl. Do we know if Connie actually lived in Wisconsin?

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I agree. No resemblance at all, but I think there was a few years when all clay busts of unidentified individuals looked the same, since then the clay technique definitely evolved. Connie was a beautiful girl. Do we know if Connie actually lived in Wisconsin?

Marital records seem to suggest that she did, yes.

 

[Richard]

Connie L. Christensen​

BIRTH 16 Apr 1962 Beetown, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
DEATH 26 Dec 1982 (aged 20)
BURIAL: Beetown Cemetery, Beetown, Grant County, Wisconsin, USA
LINKS:

https:///wiki/Connie_Christensen

Connie L. Christensen (1962-1982) - Find a Grave...

Name Jeffery A Holpin Sex Male Age 23 Event Type Marriage Event Date 17 May 1980 Event Place Dane, Wisconsin Residence County Dane Birth Year (Estimated) 1957 Spouse's Name Connie L Christensen ---- Name Jeffery Allen Holpin Event Type Divorce Event Date 23 Dec 1983 Event Place Dane, Wisconsin

www.findagrave.com

 

[Richard]

Connie has been identified after more than 40 years and laid to rest with other family members.

However, this case remains an unsolved and open murder investigation.

 

[Nancy Drew RN]

The man who is suspected of killing Christensen died in September.

WOMAN VISITS SITE WHERE HER MOTHER'S REMAINS WERE FOUND 41 YEARS AGO

(Wayne County, IN)--On Tuesday, for the first time, a Michigan woman visited the exact Wayne County spot where her mother’s remains were found 41 years ago. It was the culmination of effo...

kicks96.com

Ancestry indicates she married in May 1980. (Husband has not been listed as POI/Etc, so I will not link). This was in Madison, WI. Today, Madison is about six hours from where she was found, and it is by no means a straight shot..

Newspapers.com indicates her daughter was born in March 1981, with her and her husband residing at 1029 Fiedler Lane in Madison, WI (this is the address of her husband’s parents, as listed in their marriage announcement—it’s apartments today). The recent-ish birth probably explains the maternity pants she was found in.

It looks like her divorce was finalized from her then-husband on 23 Dec 1983. Dane County court records show her husband filed for divorce on 2/24/82.

Her daughter made a very sweet post on Facebook about her mother’s identification, which is public, with some non-mainstream media info from which one can extrapolate roughly when Connie left, and that the identification wasn’t made public until this year because of the existence of a strong suspect, who unfortunately (as stated in the linked article) passed away earlier this year. So I’m wondering if Connie left with a known someone and went to Indiana with them, which unfortunately ended very badly for her.

 

[summergirl1]

It's interesting that her opal ring turned to have nothing to do with her birthdate. It's too bad they couldn't develop enough evidence to charge the suspect before he died.