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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) UP52274
Date Body Found: March 7, 1974
Location Found: 2 miles east of Illmo, Scott County, Missouri
Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian, Uncertain
Estimated Age: Adult, 50-60 years old
Height: 5’2” - 5’6”
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Clothing: None. Remnants of oilcloth were found.
Distinguishing Characteristics: The woman had a healed break and arthritis in her right leg causing her to walk with a limp. She had very bad teeth and had been in bad health. She wore an upper dental plate, probably since the age of 16.
Details of Discovery: A man walking along the bank of the Mississippi River came across a wooden box approximately 5 feet long covered in mud. Inside the box was a partial skeleton. The area was 150 yards north of Old Grays Point, which was formerly a landing for the Thebes, Illinois ferry.
After studying the bones, it was determined the skeleton belonged to a white female who was born in 1906 and buried in 1966 (or approximately 10-15 years prior). She had been buried nude and wrapped in oilcloth. Indentations in the skull led investigators to believe she’d been struck with a heavy object.
The wooden crate she was found stuffed inside of had nails that weren’t very old, indicating it was not an old grave. A leaf discovered in the box might suggest she was buried during the fall months. The box is not believed to have floated down the river from some place else. She had various injuries that may have been sustained when she was being placed inside the box.
Investigating Agency: Scott County Coroner’s Office (573) 427-1563
ME/C Case Number: C 2018 0913 1200A
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Date Body Found: March 7, 1974
Location Found: 2 miles east of Illmo, Scott County, Missouri
Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian, Uncertain
Estimated Age: Adult, 50-60 years old
Height: 5’2” - 5’6”
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Clothing: None. Remnants of oilcloth were found.
Distinguishing Characteristics: The woman had a healed break and arthritis in her right leg causing her to walk with a limp. She had very bad teeth and had been in bad health. She wore an upper dental plate, probably since the age of 16.
Details of Discovery: A man walking along the bank of the Mississippi River came across a wooden box approximately 5 feet long covered in mud. Inside the box was a partial skeleton. The area was 150 yards north of Old Grays Point, which was formerly a landing for the Thebes, Illinois ferry.
After studying the bones, it was determined the skeleton belonged to a white female who was born in 1906 and buried in 1966 (or approximately 10-15 years prior). She had been buried nude and wrapped in oilcloth. Indentations in the skull led investigators to believe she’d been struck with a heavy object.
The wooden crate she was found stuffed inside of had nails that weren’t very old, indicating it was not an old grave. A leaf discovered in the box might suggest she was buried during the fall months. The box is not believed to have floated down the river from some place else. She had various injuries that may have been sustained when she was being placed inside the box.
Investigating Agency: Scott County Coroner’s Office (573) 427-1563
ME/C Case Number: C 2018 0913 1200A
UP52284 Unidentified female 1974 MO
Clipping found in The Daily Standard published in Sikeston, Missouri on 9/25/1974. UP52284 Unidentified female 1974 MO
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UP52284 Unidentified female 1974 MO (1)
Clipping found in The Daily Standard published in Sikeston, Missouri on 9/12/1974. UP52284 Unidentified female 1974 MO (1)
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UP52284 Unidentified female 1974 MO (2)
Clipping found in The Daily Standard published in Sikeston, Missouri on 9/12/1974. UP52284 Unidentified female 1974 MO (2)
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UP52284 Unidentified female 1974 MO
Clipping found in The Springfield News-Leader published in Springfield, Missouri on 9/17/1974. UP52284 Unidentified female 1974 MO
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