Identified! MD - Woodlawn, WhtFem 279UFMD, 15-25, near cemetery, 'JP' Tattoo, Sep'76 - Margaret Fetterolf

[carbuff]

Caveat: I've only been there twice, at least ten years ago.

The arboretum is a large outdoor park (281 acres, according to the website linked below). It's owned by Harvard University and jointly managed by the city of Boston as a park. It's part of Boston's "Emerald Necklace" of parks. It's in Jamaica Plain; adjacent communities include Brookline, Chestnut Hill, Roxbury, Dorchester, Mission Hill, Franklin Park, Mattapan, Roslindale, maybe Chestnut Hill, Neponset, Hyde Park. I get the impression that they don't think that the pollens discovered with her are the kind that travel any distance.

The Orange Line goes to Forest Hills, ?directly across the street from the Arboretum. This link is to a photo from the Arborway; you should be able to look around with the little Googlemaps street person. The clock on the tall framework is the Arboretum entrance, I think. I don't know whether it was there in 1976. https://goo.gl/maps/sDnn7qQ1yj92

http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/about/our-history/

The Arboretum was established in 1872 when the trustees of the will of James Arnold (1781-1868), a whaling merchant of New Bedford, Massachusetts, transferred a portion of Arnold’s estate to the President and Fellows of Harvard College. In the deed of trust between the Arnold trustees and the College, income from the legacy was to be used “for the establishment and support of an arboretum, to be known as the Arnold Arboretum, which shall contain, as far as practicable, all the trees [and] shrubs . . . either indigenous or exotic, which can be raised in the open air.”

 

[carbuff]

While I do not know the size of the arboretum, grass seed is bought in bulk like that & used by landscapers or homeowners with a large enough yard & who would care to re-seed a lawn, therefore looking at workers at the arboretum or a nursery or a feed store might have helped. As to the clothing, it might give an indication of her associates' style/cultural habits. I see everything, no matter how insignificant, as a clue.

I hope they've checked out this guy. He would have been around 18 when our girl was killed. He was only tried for the one murder but there were stories that he had attacked at least one other young woman. I don't know how long he had worked in the lawn care business. http://www.upi.com/Archives/1984/02/08/Jury-convicts-caretaker-rejects-pesticide-plea/2407445064400/

 

[FiveFelines]

I live pretty close to the Arboretum. I don't know what it was like in 1976, but it is quite large. She could have picked up the pollen just from walking down the street right next to the Arboretum without being inside it. I could also see that it would be a good destinations for school field trips, both locally and a little farther out of Boston.

FWIW, these are photos I took a few years ago during a visit: https://picasaweb.google.com/103264125378404363092/ArnoldArboretum

 

[carbuff]

Nice photos. It's a beautiful, beautiful place.

Baby Bella, who also had the Arboretum pollens, lived in Dorchester, so it sounds like you don't have to be right next to it to collect pollen. And that's a good point about the field trips.

 

[Tony1902]

Thanks for the pics Five, & the landscaping guy, Carbuff. I'd start looking there. I see open swathes of grass in the field of fruit trees. In the coastal south we tend to use sod. Definitely worth a look into someone in the landscaping business &/or working at the arboretum. Was it ever established if the bandanas were her's? Can any of the clothing be tested for DNA after so long a time, or has LE considered it? Just random musings.

 

[Dionysia]

Honestly, I'm more interested in finding out who she is than who killed her.

 

[carbuff]

Yeah, me too, but sometimes knowing one leads to the other.

 

[Swamp Fox Trot]

I don't trust the pollen location theory. I found arboretums in Washington State, Texas and elsewhere, that have both mountain hemlock & cedar of Lebanon. Not sure how widespread they were in 1976, but the oldest mention I found was on the grounds of the California state capitol, ca. 1912, so they've been in cultivation a while. https://books.google.com/books?id=sw5LAAAAYAAJ&dq=%22mountain+hemlock%22+%22cedar+of+lebanon%22&source=gbs_navlinks_s

 

[carbuff]

The two arboretums (arboretae?) they identified were Boston and NYC. The article indicated that factors such as temperature, humidity, and latitude influence the pollen, so it's likely that they can ditinguish between Sacramento and Boston. But you're right that it is only another clue. We've had cases where it has turned out to be accurate and cases where it was misleading or unhelpful.


I suppose it could have come from the killer, too.





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[Dionysia]

Plus the clues of the keys (Fitchburg), the tattoo (JP), and the seed bags (only sold in MA) lead us to the Boston area.

 

[carbuff]

Plus the clues of the keys (Fitchburg), the tattoo (JP), and the seed bags (only sold in MA) lead us to the Boston area.

I suppose those could point to the killer rather than the victim too. Though the keys do seem to be hers.

 

[Dionysia]

I suppose those could point to the killer rather than the victim too. Though the keys do seem to be hers.

Yeah, LE is pretty certain the keys are hers.

 

[carbuff]

Okay, I just need to get this off my chest, because it's been bothering me ever since I noticed it a few months back. I imagine it's just coincidence; Baltimore and Boston were settled by people from the same part of England and many of the names overlap.

But.

The deceased woman was found on Dogwood Road near a cemetery in the Woodlawn area of Baltimore. And this location is next to a stream called, I kid you not, "Dead Run." https://goo.gl/maps/aP1bXqgd1kD2

In Boston, there's a cemetery a few blocks from the Arboretum. It has both Woodlawn Street and Dogwood Ave. nearby. Dogwood Ave. is actually in the cemetery. Woodlawn Street is in a neighborhood of what appears to be mostly triple-deckers and side-by-side duplexes.

This is the Googlemaps view of where Woodlawn Street makes a dead end (no kidding) at the rear fence of Forest Hills Cemetery. https://goo.gl/maps/QUPrDZ1Mh3m

As I said, it's probably just coincidence. But I do get a nasty feeling of a killer's sick sense of humor at play.

If she did live on Woodlawn Street, she would probably have gone to Roslindale High School, or one of the Catholic schools.

 

[Dionysia]

Freaky.

Off-topic, but my great-grandparents are both at rest in Forest Hills.

 

[carbuff]

Unfortunately the Google car didn't go into the cemetery. This is as close as I could get to Dogwood Avenue, somewhere back through those trees. https://goo.gl/maps/nbuMVDDbEtn

Here's a better view: https://goo.gl/maps/XzHbkuApzUt

Turn around, and you're looking at the Youth Detention Center, where "teens" (I've heard stories about kids as young as 6 or 7 being held) are held until they get a formal hearing. It used to be all boys. In 1976, it was a house of horrors. https://goo.gl/maps/u2gWYzoBsxG2

 

[Roselvr]

Okay, I just need to get this off my chest, because it's been bothering me ever since I noticed it a few months back. I imagine it's just coincidence; Baltimore and Boston were settled by people from the same part of England and many of the names overlap.

But.

The deceased woman was found on Dogwood Road near a cemetery in the Woodlawn area of Baltimore. And this location is next to a stream called, I kid you not, "Dead Run." https://goo.gl/maps/aP1bXqgd1kD2

In Boston, there's a cemetery a few blocks from the Arboretum. It has both Woodlawn Street and Dogwood Ave. nearby. Dogwood Ave. is actually in the cemetery. Woodlawn Street is in a neighborhood of what appears to be mostly triple-deckers and side-by-side duplexes.

This is the Googlemaps view of where Woodlawn Street makes a dead end (no kidding) at the rear fence of Forest Hills Cemetery. https://goo.gl/maps/QUPrDZ1Mh3m

As I said, it's probably just coincidence. But I do get a nasty feeling of a killer's sick sense of humor at play.

If she did live on Woodlawn Street, she would probably have gone to Roslindale High School, or one of the Catholic schools.

I get what you're saying and it's a possibility you're correct. You should call LE in case they haven't connected it yet. Google maps is freezing my Mac, I was able to bring up Forest Hills on the map; then zoom in you can see Dogwood

 

[Swamp Fox Trot]

Another picture of Mónica Mignone (left) has emerged from a new junta-related trial in Argentina. The ears are quite different and I don't think there's much chance she's Woodlawn Jane Doe.

It's Mónica Mignone's birthday, so I'm finally putting together a side-by-side comparison. Her photo is third from left ("C"). I can't say I'm overwhelmed by the resemblance, but the nose looks pretty good. I added her mother's pic too ("A") because the head shape & hair seemed so similar. Note: Monica Mignone did seem to have a little widow's peak in a childhood picture (which also shows teeth, which I have not looked at closely yet). Their family was very politically active and lived and worked in Washington DC at various points, but getting her there from detention in Buenos Aires would be a long story. "B" and "D" are both reconstructions of Woodlawn Jane Doe.

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[carbuff]

Monica appears to have attached earlobes. Somewhat unusual.

Does she have a thread in missing?


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[JusticeWillBeServed]

Here's an article from a few days ago that goes over the important aspects.

Pollen analysis helps renew interest in 1976 'Woodlawn Jane Doe' case

Four decades later, no one has identified the young woman found in September 1976. But Baltimore County detectives say they've received a potential break in the case of the "Woodlawn Jane Doe:" new forensic evidence culled from microscopic grains of pollen that clung to her clothing has bolstered a theory that she came from the Boston area.

Authorities say the blend of cedar and mountain hemlock pollen, identified by a scientist with U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, suggest a connection to the Arnold Arboretum in Boston.

The link has generated renewed attention to the case.

"There are people out there going through yearbooks from the high schools in Boston," said county Detective David Jacoby, the lead investigator on the case.

Clues found at the scene have long pointed to Massachusetts. The type of cloth seed bag pulled over the victim's head was sold only in Massachusetts. A key in her pocket was made by ILCO in Fitchburg, Mass. A crude tattoo of the letters "JP" could signify the Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain.

So detectives already believed there was a Boston connection, and the pollen hit reinforced their theory.

"It's huge," Jacoby said.

This article is about Maria Florence Anjiras. I think they are referring to this Jane Doe.

http://www.thehour.com/news/nw-police/npd-cold-case-investigator-lt-art-weisgerber-hopes-to-bring/article_be8042e2-92cd-5cae-967e-a39646e66199.html

Forty years after 14-year-old Maria Anjiras disappeared from her Midwood Road home, Norwalk Police Cold Case Unit investigator Lt. Art Weisgerber would like to bring closure to Maria's remaining family.

Maria's case, one of 24 unsolved Norwalk Cold Cases dating back to 1971, came to Weisgerber's immediate attention when he received an anonymous email last year with a possible lead from the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs).

"The email said that there was a (deceased) Jane Doe in Baltimore City, Maryland in 1976 from someone who thought there was a connection, " he said.

Following correspondence with Baltimore City detectives, it was determined that the Maryland victim was not Maria.

 

[Roselvr]

NamUs Case # 1895 has had changes made. You can view the case by clicking the url below

URL: https://identifyus.org/cases/1895

The following fields have been changed:
DNA : DNA Status changed from "available not submitted" to "entered"

Exclusions
The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent:
First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA
Jennifer Barton 1955 Texas
Thelma Cobb 1916 Indiana
Edna Kaminski 1921 New York
Rhonda Labbe 1956 Massachusetts
Olga Mauger 1913 Wyoming
Betty Roberts 1930 Maryland
Beverly Sharpman 1930 Pennsylvania
Bertha Smith 1913 Arizona
Helen Stark 1921 Wisconsin
Floradean Walker 1925 Texas