NC NC - Lewisville, NativeFem 23-25, UP2652, found near bank of Yadkin River, Jul'93

[aThousandYearsWide]

1553UFNC - Unidentified Female

Date of Discovery: July 3, 1993
Location of Discovery: Lewisville, North Carolina
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 23-25 years old
Race: Native American
Sex: Female
Height: 5' 4"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: None.
Jewelry: None.
Additional Personal Items: None.

Circumstances of Discovery
Found by a group of horseback riders adjacent to the banks of the Yadkin River. Discovered 7/3 but not reported until 7/7.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Forsyth County Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: Sergeant Gary Thomas
Agency Phone Number: Unknown
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: Unknown

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 2652
Former Hot Case Number: n/a

Information Source(s)
NamUs

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Is LE certain these aren't historical remains?

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

Is LE certain these aren't historical remains?

That is a good point. I am not sure if time of death has been determined.

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

The Doe Network:
Case File 1430DFME

Virginia Sue Pictou-Noyes
Missing since April 24, 1993 from Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine.
Classification: Missing





Vital Statistics

• • Date Of Birth: April 2, 1967
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 26 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5"; 125 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: Mi'kmaq Native female. Brown hair; brown eyes. High cheek bones.
  • Marks, Scars, Tattoos: Playboy Bunny tattoo on her left shoulder. A V shaped scar on her right forearm muscle, scar tissue on her left elbow.
  • Clothing: White T-Shirt, blue jeans and denim jacket.
  • Dentals/Fingerprints: A tooth indentation on one of her front teeth, left from center. Not available.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Virginia went missing on the evening of Sunday, April 24, 1993. She was last seen as a patient at the Bangor, ME Hospital.
Authorities believe she went missing from a truck stop in Houlton (which is about 2 hours away from Bangor) Her husband was in jail that night for assaulting Virginia, he did post bail but the authorities are unsure if he ever caught up with her.
Virginia is a Native American Indian of the Mi'kmaq Nation, mother of 5 children, and a resident of Easton, Maine. Her family is from Nova Scotia.





Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:

Maine State Police
Detective Darrin Crane
207-532-5462

Agency Case Number: FC9301969


Source Information:
Namus MP #6962
The Doe Network: Case File 1430DFME

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

The Doe Network:
Case File 597DFNC

Dollie Ann Thomas-Caulder
Missing since December 5, 1990 from Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
Classification: Endangered Missing

Vital Statistics

• • Date Of Birth: June 13, 1960
  • Age at Time of Disappearance: 30 years old
  • Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'4"; 120 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: Straight black hair; brown eyes.
  • Tattoos: She has a small tattoo of a rose on her breast.
  • Dentals: Available
  • DNA: Available

Circumstances of Disappearance
Thomas-Caulder was last seen in Charlotte, North Carolina on December 5, 1990. She called her mother late in the evening and said she would be home in one hour.

She was walking from a friends house. She has never been seen again.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Charlotte Police Department
Detective Donna L. Ring
704-336-2337
E-Mail

VICAP Number: 1996NC00021

NCIC Number: M491046042
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Missing Children Help Center
NamUs MP #2532


The Doe Network: Case File 597DFNC

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Dolly seems likely, even if she's out of the age range.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

1553UFNC

On July 3, 1993, the body of an American Indian/Alaska Native woman was found in Lewisville, North Carolina by a group of horseback riders along the banks of the Yadkin River. The deceased individuals is estimated to be between 23-25 years of age and is 5'4 inches tall.

If you or someone you know have information about who this individual might be, or how they ended up in this area please reach out to one of the following individuals:

Forsyth County Sheriff Department:
Sgt. Gary Thomas
(336) 917-7600

NAMUS Regional Program Specialist:
Carrie Sutherland
(817) 202-5931
carrie.sutherland@unthsc.edu

Office of the Chief Medical Examiner:
Clyde Gibbs
919-743-9000

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[Caring1]

2 Missing Person Exclusions

 

[ccmetro]

Is LE certain these aren't historical remains?

I honestly believe this is the case, in my personal opinion, but I am unsure how they would verify this, because of how well preserved these skeletal remains possibly are. My guess is that the remains looked "newer" because of how well preserved from the Yadkin River's sediment human burials are.

The Great Bend of the Yadkin River is an underrated trove of Native American Woodland sites dating thousands of years ago. The Native American remains found from #UP2652 were found in close proximity to the Yadkin River, where years of erosion and large rainfall can possibly provide intrusions into burial sites, particularly around banks where these sites were dominant. Most of these sites in this region date to the Uwharrie phase (700 - 1200 AD).

In 1957, when highway US-421 was being constructed, which is just upriver from Lewisville's Yadkin River banks, they excavated the area where the bridge would be located and over 28 human burials were found at this site. UNC Chapel-Hill keeps a collective NAGPRA inventory which catalogs many similar Yadkin River sites in this vicinity, such as the US-421 Huntsville Site (within a few of miles of where #UP2652 remains were found). (UNC-CH NAGPRA Inventory)

For more detail about a similar site and how the river both preserves and erodes into some of these burials on the Yadkin River, please check out this 1973 survey on the Donnaha site where more details about how burial preservation and intrusion occurs. (Archive.org) [WARNING: Human Burial images shown (archaeological remains but still PM warning)].

MOO, in summary, I think a possible explanation for these remains of #UP2652 is a possible intrusion into one of these historical burials, spurred possibly by the 1993 Storm of the Century rainfall, or long-term erosion. In the image below is historical water data within a few months leading to July 3rd, 1993 when these remains were found. (Water Data USGS)