Identified! KS - Lincolnville, WhtFem UP2422, 20-30, Pachuco Cross tattoo, Sep'87 - Michelle Carnall Burton

[Roselvr]

Oh my gosh her Mother’s 2013 blog about her is just heartbreaking. Also interesting because it makes you think about the direction of any investigation. RIP M.

Her moms blog post ripped my heart out when I 1st found it back then. I'm so pissed NamUs failed her, thankful to DDP

Another thought, as Jane Doe had previously broken ribs and this is murder investigation maybe there is good reason why this identification has not been officially announced yet.

From reading on missing person's profile who was just few month newly wed, well, usual suspects comes to mind.

I always suspected him ever since I read her mom's blog.

 

[Roselvr]

Announcement on Kansas police fb page:

Today, with assistance from the DNA Doe Project, we have identified the remains of a previously unidentified homicide victim who was found in 1987 in Marion County, Kansas.

On September 21, 1987, a county road crew discovered human remains off 290th St., a rural road near Lincolnville, Kan. The investigation revealed the female victim had been murdered. Typical identification methods were unsuccessful since the remains were badly decomposed. At the time of the discovery, the Kansas State University Anthropology Department examined the remains and created a physical profile of the victim. It was determined she was a white female between 20-35 years, who had likely died two to three months prior to her discovery.

In February 2019, KBI agents and forensic scientists, with assistance from the DNA Doe Project, worked to identify the woman using DNA testing and forensic genetic genealogy searching. During this search, a distant cousin was identified who had submitted DNA to an online service. A family tree was constructed and it was determined that the victim was closely related to the Carnall family from Cherryvale, Kan.

KBI agents were then able to connect with Leonard (Bud) and Donna Carnall of Corpus Christi, Texas, who had a missing daughter, Michelle. In October, the Carnalls voluntarily submitted DNA so that we could test it against the woman’s DNA. That testing recently confirmed that the remains found in Marion County back in 1987 belonged to their missing daughter.

We have identified the victim as Michelle E. Carnall-Burton. At the time she was killed, Carnall-Burton was 22-years-old and lived in Wichita. In 1986, she had left her home in Cherryvale, and lost touch with her family.

Carnall-Burton was a white female, 5 ft. 7 in. tall, and weighed approximately 140 lbs. She had brown hair and hazel eyes. She had a small cross tattooed on her lower left forearm.

The KBI is pursuing leads in this case and asks anyone with knowledge of Carnall-Burton’s whereabouts in June or July of 1987 to contact the KBI at 1-800-KS-CRIME, or submit a tip to https://www.kbi.ks.gov/sar.

Kansas Bureau of Investigation

How do they say her hair was brown? Michelle is a redhead

I finally lost access to her NamUs profile. I guess her "rep" finally confirmed what I told him.

Three NamUs reps would not help me/her mom get an MP report. I even tried Shotgun Janes rep

 

[Roselvr]

She's been identified according to her mother but I'm not going to share her name just yet. I entered her in NamUs June 25, 2015. The NamUs rep refused to allow her mother to do DNA. This could have been solved years ago and not at Christmas!

I'm sure everyone can imagine how pissed off I am!!!!

She looks nothing like the "recon"

I'm still pissed off!