I am copying an updated post I submitted to the AMW board last summer, but was never acknowledged by the New Orleans / Lake Pontchartrain investigator until November 2005, and I have heard nothing since then.
Please also see the attached picture of my freind Lisa & the LP Jane Doe.
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I am not sure if my missing friend is the Unknown Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe, but because of the extreme similarly in her features, I sent in the info.
I have a website with my missing friends info, including pictures. See:
http://techmom.homestead.com/lisa_search.html
I am concerned my freind Lisa may have met a violent end, as I last knew her to be living with her ex-step-father Robert Wilmot (aka Wilmont & Wilcox), who she may also have married, & was reported to be the father of her daughter, Angela. I have reason to beleive she may also have a son named Adam, possibly born about 1983.
History:
Lisa & I met when we were both in the 5th grade in North Platte, Neb. I was 11 & she was 13. Lisa was raised by her single mom, Helen, but because of many problems at home, she was in & out of foster care. As a result she wound up falling behind in school, and was 2 grades behind when we met. We became best freinds, doing almost everything together. We were as close as sisters. Lisa had many problems at home, and spent most of her time at our house.
When I was in the 6th grade, we had to move to Shreveport La. We kept in touch by letters. That's when we found out about Bob.
Bob was an ex-carnie worker & drifter who seduced Lisa's mother, Helen, into marriage in about 1976/1977 while Helen & Lisa were living still living in North Platte, Neb.
After they married, they followed us to Bossier City, Louisiana (kind of a twin city to Shreveport) in the late 70's. Bob had told us he had lived there previously, but I have no way to verify that. (I know he told us he was originally from Wisconsin and told us he had a son from a previous marriage.)
Lisa & I were glad to be close again, but I immediately got bad vibes from Bob. He was overweight, somewhat unkempt, and never had a steady job. He tried selling Shaklee, Fuller, and Bissel door-to-door, without much success. Helen had to try to support them on her waitresses salary.
After we moved from Louisiana in 1979, I got word that Helen found out Bob was sleeping with Lisa, she kicked him out & divorced him. Bob continued to communicate with Lisa secretly, and later convinced Lisa to run away from home with him when she was 16.
Lisa wrote me a couple of times after that, then I lost contact with her in 1983.
I heard 2nd hand from her mother (who I also have now lost contact with) that she moved to Reno, NV after she left Redding, Calf, my last confirmed address. That would have been approx 1984/1985. (My own life was in turmoil at the time, so dates & events from that time period are a bit vauge).
Lisa had a Milwaukee brace for scoliosis when she was young, and also had braces on her teeth when very young thru the Nebraska state Medicaid, so she had very straight teeth.
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A few things don't quite match up:
* The breast implants (she had very small breasts so it's possible she got breast enlargement after I lost touch with her in 1983, not to mention that it wouldn't surprise if Bob forced her into prostitution & maybe forced her to get breast implants to help business). A discussion about it possibly being reconstructive can also be found here:
http://forums.prospero.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=foxamw&msg=7828.1
* The hip fracture (Lisa & her mother did had an abusive history growing up, she was in & out of foster care, not to mention what Bob might have done to her - additionally a car accident is a distinct possibility). Bob was an abusive person, & I have no doubt of his capability for severe violence. He was a very big man & could have easily have overpowered her.
* The perfect nose (again, nose repair could have been due to accident reconstruction, or maybe may be forced into it).
* The height seems a bit short, but my memory could be off - it has been over 25 years since I saw her last. The height could be off for a couple of reasons. First, as forensics sciences go, it is very good, but not perfect, so the height estimate could be off. In the picture with her mom (Helen) on my website (1976), she & I were about 5 ft 5 inches. Her mom was about 3-4 inches taller than her, and I fully expected her to reach about her mom's height. Secondly, I remember that her & I were always about the same height, so I would have thought she topped out at 5 ft 7 inches to 5 ft 9 inches, as I topped out at 5 ft 8 inches. Also, she had scoliosis which I believe was treated when she was very young before I met her in 1975, but due to my work with connective tissue disorders, I know it may have reoccured in puberty & may may have needed a follow-up treatment. That might have stunted her growth a bit. That is just a thought.
Last seen: 1978 (I was 14, she was 16)
Last contact: 1983 (I was 18, she was 20)
Height: 5'5" to 5'7" (then)
Weight: 115 - 120 lbs (then)
Age: 43 (now, if still alive)
Eye color: I can't remember
Hair color: Brown
Other comments:
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I only met Bob a handfull of times, so I really know very little of him. As far as I know of Bob left the carnivals well before he met Helen, although it's possible he went back to it.
I have a fear that he may have forced her into prostitution, hence paying for the implants/ plastic surgery as hooking can be very lucrative $$$ wise. In addition, the last address I have for her is Reno, so gambling money paying for it is another possibility too.
After Bob & Helen married, they used her car, which was an early to mid 1960's white sedan like a Pontiac or Buick. I presume when they split up, she probably kept her car (assuming it was still running).
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Maybe it's Lisa, maybe not. If it is, then we need to make sure her kid(s) are ok, and get her a proper burial. I would like some reassurance it is not her, or at least have the chance to give her a proper marker & find out what happened to her child(ren).
If Bob were to be the killer, I would like to see him punished, and after all these years, justice done. At the very least, he was a child molester.
