Identified! NC - Durham Co., UP15960, 25-35, in plastic storage container, Oct'16 - Melissa “Missy” Ann Poitra

[Curious_in_NC]

There are 16 exclusions now on Namus.

MP806 Danielle Imbo 02/19/2005 Philadelphia PA
MP73318 Toasha Rice 05/26/2014 Lincoln NC
MP1299 Deborah Key 12/01/1997 Orange NC
MP12467 Terry Tersak 06/01/2009 Buncombe NC
MP24768 Ashley Morris –Mullis 09/19/2013 Delaware IN
MP1232 Renee LaManna 01/08/1994 Cape May NJ
MP14127 Lillian Mathis 03/01/2010 Forsyth NC
MP1610 Cheryl Cunha 08/28/2001 Northampton PA
MP9167 Elizabeth Pratt 11/15/1980 Davidson NC
MP1301 Angela Hudson 09/20/2001 Rockingham NC
MP2482 Sandra Ross 01/08/1984 Wake NC
MP7584 Parley Pate 02/09/1993 Wake NC
MP17268 Crystal Prentice 08/23/2012 Cabarrus NC
MP18496 Zoe Hope 04/20/2006 Wake NC
MP24995 Zulma Pabon 06/06/2014 Chesterfield VA
MP9034 Cynthia Robison 10/11/2007 San Joaquin CA

 

[dotr]

Link courtesy of poster,djanga..
Othram - General Discussion

May 4 2021

Missy Poitra (right) with her daughter Brittani, in 2000. (Photo courtesy Jessica Poitra
Remains Found in North Carolina Storage Unit Identified as Turtle Mountain Chippewa Woman Missing for 15 Years | Currents

 

[Countem]

Link courtesy of poster,djanga..
Othram - General Discussion

May 4 2021

Missy Poitra (right) with her daughter Brittani, in 2000. (Photo courtesy Jessica Poitra
Remains Found in North Carolina Storage Unit Identified as Turtle Mountain Chippewa Woman Missing for 15 Years | Currents

Thank goodness that she has been identified!

Hopefully justice will be served now that connections can be made between her and those surrounding the storage unit. There should be a clear paper trail of who would have had access to the unit over the years (owners, renters, and staff).

It is very frustrating to know that the family had been fighting for a DNA comparison with the Jane Doe for years only to be denied because of an erroneous profile of the victim. Only when the profile was updated (from a Caucasian person with red hair to a person of Native American descent) does it seem like they gave the family the time of day based on the article.

ETA: Good on her daughter for continuing the fight to solve her mother’s disappearance all of these years later. Without her persistence, her mother’s case may never have been solved.

 

[othram]

Thank goodness that she has been identified!

Hopefully justice will be served now that connections can be made between her and those surrounding the storage unit. There should be a clear paper trail of who would have had access to the unit over the years (owners, renters, and staff).

It is very frustrating to know that the family had been fighting for a DNA comparison with the Jane Doe for years only to be denied because of an erroneous profile of the victim. Only when the profile was updated (from a Caucasian person with red hair to a person of Native American descent) does it seem like they gave the family the time of day based on the article.

ETA: Good on her daughter for continuing the fight to solve her mother’s disappearance all of these years later. Without her persistence, her mother’s case may never have been solved.

There are inherent limitations in what you can learn using anthropological analysis alone. This is why we advocate for advanced DNA testing for the unidentified. It can reveal more precise information and provide clues to identity.

 

[cvaldez1975]

Link courtesy of poster,djanga..
Othram - General Discussion

May 4 2021

Missy Poitra (right) with her daughter Brittani, in 2000. (Photo courtesy Jessica Poitra
Remains Found in North Carolina Storage Unit Identified as Turtle Mountain Chippewa Woman Missing for 15 Years | Currents

wowww!!!

 

[MadMcGoo]

WOW! What a story. So glad her family never gave up. Rest peacefully now Missy.

 

[MadMcGoo]

When she was still missing.
Durham, NC

Police looking for woman last seen in Durham in 2005 :: WRAL.com

 

[othram]

Here is our update to the crowdfunding we did. Its very important to note that Websleuths played a big part in helping with the crowdfunding for this case. Thanks to @Tricia and everyone at Websleuths. You all made this happen: Durham Jane Doe (2016) has been identified

 

[carbuff]

Wow. I'm glad she's going home at last.

 

[cvaldez1975]

When she was still missing.
Durham, NC

Police looking for woman last seen in Durham in 2005 :: WRAL.com

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interesting, this is when they had an idea who she was.

 

[Otterly]

Link courtesy of poster,djanga..
Othram - General Discussion

May 4 2021

Missy Poitra (right) with her daughter Brittani, in 2000. (Photo courtesy Jessica Poitra
Remains Found in North Carolina Storage Unit Identified as Turtle Mountain Chippewa Woman Missing for 15 Years | Currents

"She had been missing since 2005 and was living with her boyfriend in the Durham area at the time of her disappearance. "

"It is unclear how long the remains may have been hidden in the storage unit in Durham County, but the unit was rented by the same person since 2010. "

I'd bet the police are going to give her boyfriend a visit quite soon. I wonder if he's the person who rented to storage room.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Rest in peace, Melissa.

 

[Curious_in_NC]

I'm glad she has a name now. Interesting that Missy Poitra came up as a possible match for a different UID case in Durham a couple of months ago: NC - NC - Durham, WhtFem UP64095, UnkAge, bones in abandoned house in Durham, Dec'19

 

[SweetClover]

This is amazing!

 

[KJ's Mamu]

So happy to hear she was identified! May you now RIP Missy....prayers for healing for her family.

 

[othram]

Thanks again to everyone on Websleuths that helped fund this case. Also -- time to update the title of this thread now that she is identified!

 

[Susikatze]

Amother murdered indigenous woman. Very sad. But happy, she has her name back. Nobody deserves to end up like that.

 

[LanadelNay]

I’ve been following this case for years, and it is an indescribable feeling seeing Missy now identified. In the same article linked above is a fundraiser created by her sister to bring her remains home.

 

[Sneaker33]

Rest in peace Melissa. My condolences to the family. May justice be served

 

[othram]

Full press conference: Durham remains are those of woman missing since 2005