NM NM - near Las Cruces, Indian/Ntv Female UP5549, 25 - 35, struck by vehicle, 17 March 2002

[ChatteringBirds]

Although I can't find more information about this case, I assume she's still unidentified, since she's still in NamUs.
I can't find a prior thread.
Please link anything else you can find on this case.

Photo & Info from:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)



UNIDENTIFIED
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP5549
Female, American Indian / Alaska Native

Date Body Found: March 17, 2002
Location Found: Rural area near Las Cruces, NM, New Mexico
ME/C Case Number: 2002-02140

Estimated Age Group:
Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years):
25-35
Estimated Year of Death:
2002
Estimated PMI: Minutes
Height: 5' 2"(62 inches) , Measured
Weight: 198 lbs, Measured

Circumstances
Type
Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found
March 17, 2002
NamUs Case Created
July 6, 2009
ME/C QA Reviewed
July 7, 2009

Circumstances of Recovery:
Pedestrian struck by motor vehicle

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains
All parts recovered
Condition of Remains
Not recognizable - Traumatic injuries

Physical Description
Hair Color: Black
Head Hair Description: Black
Eye Color: Brown

Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Clothing: Blue denim jeans, T-shirt, white bra, red underpants, gray sweater/shirt type jacket, On the Body
Footwear: Gray tennis shoes, white socks, On the Body
Jewelry: Blue/black wrist watch, On the Body

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I found this case because she was mentioned on page 6 of this Websleuths' thread:
NM - NM - Anthonette Cayedito, 9, Gallup, 6 April 1986

 

[Laughing]

Gallup & Las Cruces are not geographically close, even by Western standards, 5 or 6 hour drive per Google Maps.

Las Cruces to the border with Mexico is about an hour.

jmho ymmv lrr

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Gallup & Las Cruces are not geographically close, even by Western standards, 5 or 6 hour drive per Google Maps.

Las Cruces to the border with Mexico is about an hour.

jmho ymmv lrr

Yes, agree she isn't going to be Anthonette, because the timeline and ages don't match up.

So many Native American women go missing that I speculate she either wasn't formally reported missing or the report has been filed away or lost before she could be added to any national databases. (Just guessing.)

It's awful that she was just trying to cross a street (?) and no one knows who she is.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Still listed as unidentified. Bumping case up to the top of the forum.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

I wonder if Theresa Johnny could be a possible match:

2178DFAK - Theresa Johnny

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