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Rebecca Jean Dunn
Nickname/Alias Powers, Babbette/Long,Sandy
Clark County, Nevada
21 year old white female

Height (inches)69.0
Weight (pounds)179.0

Hair: Blond/Strawberry
Eyes: Blue

Large bump on bridge of nose

Ms. Dunn was a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. She used several assumed names I.E. Babette Powers or Sandy Long. In early 1979, Ms. Dunn traveled to California she was in the company of at least one female friend from Las Vegas, Nevada.

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/7870/
 
Rebecca Jean Dunn
  • rebecca_jean_dunn_1.jpg
Dunn, circa 1979

  • Missing Since04/01/1979
  • Missing FromSan Diego, California
  • ClassificationEndangered Missing
  • Date of Birth03/21/1958 (61)
  • Age21 years old
  • Height and Weight5'8 - 5'9, 150 - 179 pounds
  • Distinguishing CharacteristicsCaucasian female. Blonde hair, blue/green eyes. Dunn has a large bump on the bridge of her nose. She may use the alias names Sandy Long and/or Babette Powers.
Details of Disappearance
Dunn lived in Las Vegas, Nevada until 1979. Early that year, she and a female companion traveled to San Diego, California, about five and a half hours' drive away. The two women planned to be prostitutes and were accompanied by two men, one of whom was their pimp.

Dunn disappeared sometime in April 1979 and has never been heard from again. Her female friend later returned to Las Vegas without her.

Few details are available in her case, but Dunn is considered to be missing under suspicious circumstances and foul play is suspected.
 
@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for Rebecca Dunn? I would greatly appreciate it.
 
Rebecca Jean Dunn
  • rebecca_jean_dunn_1.jpg
Dunn, circa 1979

  • Missing Since04/01/1979
  • Missing FromSan Diego, California
  • ClassificationEndangered Missing
  • Date of Birth03/21/1958 (61)
  • Age21 years old
  • Height and Weight5'8 - 5'9, 150 - 179 pounds
  • Distinguishing CharacteristicsCaucasian female. Blonde hair, blue/green eyes. Dunn has a large bump on the bridge of her nose. She may use the alias names Sandy Long and/or Babette Powers.
Details of Disappearance
Dunn lived in Las Vegas, Nevada until 1979. Early that year, she and a female companion traveled to San Diego, California, about five and a half hours' drive away. The two women planned to be prostitutes and were accompanied by two men, one of whom was their pimp.

Dunn disappeared sometime in April 1979 and has never been heard from again. Her female friend later returned to Las Vegas without her.

Few details are available in her case, but Dunn is considered to be missing under suspicious circumstances and foul play is suspected.
Her friend returned home safely. She should know the names of the men they went with or at the very least their descriptions. I can't find any descriptive mention of the two men they were traveling with. The private investigator hired came up empty. Strange that there's no information on the men.
 
Thoughts on Rebecca being this doe? I'm finding a lot of similarities between the two, and to say that the girls stayed in the LA area for sex work for a year or two doesn't seem totally out of the question.
Rebecca Dunn is ruled out for this Jane Doe.
 
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Rebecca Dunn: Ages 16-19 - 1974-1975 Huntington Beach High School Yearbook photos from Ancestry.
 
#UP6942
Location Found: Jefferson Parish, LA
Date Body Found: September 11, 1979
Estimated Age: 18 - 25 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1978 - 1979 [MATCH]
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: Body found in Jefferson Parish, mandible and maxilla removed for future identification, location of body unknown. Age, sex, and race are estimated from the jaws only.

#UP67534
Location Found: Near Casa Grande, AZ
Date Body Found: May 19, 1980
Estimated Age: 22 - 27
Estimated PMI: 1 Day
Estimated Year of Death: 1980
Height: 5'2" - 5'4" (62 - 64 inches), Estimated
Weight: 120 - 140 lbs, Estimated
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry [MATCH]
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: Decomposing body found in desert

#UP10846
Location Found: Des Moines, IA
Date Body Found: May 26, 1980
Estimated Age: 19 - 25 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1980
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Possibly red or auburn
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: Found in the Des Moines River in southeast Des Moines on 5/26/1980.

#UP17549
Location Found: Philadelphia, PA
Date Body Found: June 2, 1980
Estimated Age: 20 - 40 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1978 - 1980 [MATCH]
Height: 5'8" (68 inches), Estimated [MATCH]
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: Uncertain
Circumstances: Severely decomposed body found in vacant house wrapped in trash bags and bound with electrical cord

#UP4369
Location Found: Malibu, CA
Date Body Found: August 28, 1980
Estimated Age: 22 - 32
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1980
Height: 5'3" (63 inches), Estimated
Weight: N/A
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry [MATCH]
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: On 08/28/1980 @1900 hours the decedent was found by a person who was walking in area.

#UP17572
Location Found: Placer County, CA
Date Body Found: October 30, 1980
Estimated Age: 18 - 27 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: 1 Year
Estimated Year of Death: 1979 [MATCH]
Height: 5'0" - 5'5" (60 - 65 inches), Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Reddish/brown/blonde [MATCH]
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: This unidentified female was found in the area of Colfax and Iowa Hill Road in Placer County.
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#UP724
Location Found: Daytona Beach, FL
Date Body Found: November 5, 1980
Estimated Age: 15 - 24 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1980
Height: 5'9" (69 inches), Estimated [MATCH]
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic/Latino, Uncertain
Circumstances: Remains found in the wooded median strip of I-95 in Daytona Beach, 4.5 miles north of Volusia-Brevard county line, by FL Dept. of Transportation workers. Evidence of multiple sharp force injuries.
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#UP100328
Location Found: Lacey Township, NJ
Date Body Found: February 6, 1981
Estimated Age: 18 - 25 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: N/A
Height: 5'0" - 5'3" (60 - 63 inches), Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Light brown/blonde [MATCH]
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: Unidentified remains were found in a wooded area.

#UP4348
Location Found: Green Valley, CA
Date Body Found: March 2, 1981
Estimated Age: 16 - 25 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1980 - 1981
Height: 5'3" (63 inches), Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: Skeletal remains found in and along a creek bed.

#UP12589
Location Found: Weeki Wachee, FL
Date Body Found: March 19, 1981
Estimated Age: 20 - 30 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: 2 Years
Estimated Year of Death: 1978 - 1980 [MATCH]
Height: 5'4" - 5'6" (64 - 66 inches), Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: This decedent was one of 4 decedents found in 1981. They were all found on the same property.
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#UP8886
Location Found: Olympia, WA
Date Body Found: October 19, 1981
Estimated Age: 20 - 30 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: 2 Years
Estimated Year of Death: 1966 - 1979 [MATCH]
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: Cranium plus 3 fragmentary bones found in wooded area used as a dump. Crudely constructed cross of sticks fastened with shoe string found in general area

#UP7138 ** best possible match
Location Found: Corona, CA
Date Body Found: December 18, 1981
Estimated Age: 17 - 21
Estimated PMI: 1 Month
Estimated Year of Death: 1981
Height: 5'8" (68 inches), Measured [MATCH]
Weight: 133 lbs, Estimated
Hair Color: Blond hair with reddish tints and she wore it above the shoulders about 4-8" in length [MATCH]
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: This young female was found in a shallow grave near the freeway. She was found nude and wrapped in gold bedspread. Serial Killer Henry Lee Lucas took credit for her death saying he picked her up at a bus stop in Riverside. No identification has been established.
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#UP4842
Location Found: Wayne County, IN
Date Body Found: December 26, 1982
Estimated Age: 18 - 22
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1982
Height: 5'3" - 5'7" (63 - 67 inches), Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: The victim was located in west/central Wayne County, by deer hunters in a remote woods, approximately two miles north of I-70 and approximately 15 miles west of the Indiana / Ohio line.
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#UP14964
Location Found: Castro Valley, CA
Date Body Found: January 4, 1983
Estimated Age: 20 - 30 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: N/A
Height: 5'6" (66 inches), Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: Uncertain
Circumstances: Human bones found in a creek bed. Possibly Asian.

#UP4273
Location Found: Angeles National Forest, CA
Date Body Found: June 26, 1983
Estimated Age: 16 - 28 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1983
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Long straight blond or reddish-blond hair [MATCH]
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: Decedent was found in a burning trailer on abandoned quarry property in Angeles National Forest on the morning of 6/26/1983. She had a small build but her height and weight were unable to be determined.

#UP85674
Location Found: Nevada City, CA
Date Body Found: July 8, 1984
Estimated Age: 18 - 30 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: 35 Days
Estimated Year of Death: 1984
Height: 5'0" - 5'8" (60 - 68 inches), Estimated [MATCH]
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: 10 to 12 inches in length, further described as light brown to blonde colored. [MATCH]
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Circumstances: Decomposing human remains were found by a hiker near the south fork of the Yuba River along CA Highway 49.
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#UP11892
Location Found: Detroit, MI
Date Body Found: May 14, 1985
Estimated Age: 16 - 25
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: N/A
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry [MATCH]
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: Uncertain
Circumstances: The torso of a female was found in the rafters of a garage located at 12770 Appoline by new tenants.

#UP4194
Location Found: Los Angeles, CA
Date Body Found: September 1, 1985
Estimated Age: 19 - 35 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1985
Height: 5'0" (60 inches), Estimated
Weight: 41 lbs, Estimated
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: On 9/1/1985 the decedent was found beneath an apartment building in an abandoned swimming pool.

#UP7132
Location Found: 29 Palms, CA
Date Body Found: October 23, 1985
Estimated Age: 17 - 30 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: 2 Years
Estimated Year of Death: 1983
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: Uncertain
Circumstances: Partial skull found in dry wash in desert inside of National Monument. Address is San Bernardino however part of the facility includes Riverside County and that is where the skull was located. No other bones were located and it is believed to have been washed down from a higher location during rains. No immediate trauma was determined.

#UP9880
Location Found: Clark County, NV
Date Body Found: October 1, 1985
Estimated Age: 20 - 35 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: 3 Months
Estimated Year of Death: 1984 - 1985
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Circumstances: An off-duty las enforcement officer running with his dog in a remote desert area when he discovered the decedent's shallow grave.
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#UP9027
Location Found: Clark County, NV
Date Body Found: September 27, 1986
Estimated Age: 20 - 35 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: 2 Weeks
Estimated Year of Death: 1986
Height: 5'7" (67 inches), Estimated [MATCH]
Weight: 91 lbs, Estimated
Hair Color: Light to medium brown, originally streaked
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: The decedent was found in a mine tunnel that was partitioned off with 2x4's and some plywood to form a rough living area. It is believed that the decedent gave birth to at least one child.
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#UP4117
Location Found: Van Nuys, CA
Date Body Found: July 21, 1987
Estimated Age: 24 - 33 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: 1987
Height: 5'3" - 5'7" (63 - 67 inches), Estimated
Weight: 120 - 150 lbs, Estimated
Hair Color: Shoulder length light brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian [MATCH]
Circumstances: SUBJ F0UND WRAPPED IN A PLASTIC TARP L0CATED IN THE BUSHES 0FF THE R0ADWAY AT BURBANK BLVD W 0F W00DLEY AVE IN VAN NUYS

#UP4002
Location Found: Glendora, CA
Date Body Found: January 20, 1989
Estimated Age: 15 - 28 [MATCH]
Estimated PMI: N/A
Estimated Year of Death: N/A
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Race/Ethnicity: Uncertain
Circumstances: Partial skeletal remains found on Glendora Mountain Road.
 

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