Identified! NY - Staten Island, WhtFem 16-27, UP2689, scorpion tattoo, ring watch, dress, sneakers, Sep'91 - Christine Belusko

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FancyBotwin said:
Thank you for doing all that you do.

I have a question, is there a person to contact in regards to an "estimate" ie, to find out how much it would cost for a specific dna test, or if it's possible to get a dna reconstruction for a cold case that's got some various restrictions to it? I wasn't sure if it's a situation where we contact Othram to "get a quote" or how that works? If the persons family would like to get a specific DNA profile or item ran and the detectives don't have the budget but allow us to privately fund it? Has that ever been done? Thank you so much!
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Othram can't work outside of law enforcement. We can help law enforcement find funding, but we have to onboard the case from law enforcement.
 
I remember this case and haven't looked until now to see if she was ever identified. My folks have liked in SI since the 80s, my father in particular traveled a lot and from what he told me, this part of the island you just had to know well enough to dump a body. Other than the people working in that area, most folks didn't go there and transportation was almost non-existent. Whoever dumped her body there knew she wouldn't be found for a while, knew what area to dump her in. Even today, you'd have no business being in that area unless you lived nearby or worked in those places.

Her body was found here: Seaview Ave/East Psych Center Entrance · Staten Island, NY 10305
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Seaview Ave/Olympia Blvd · Staten Island, NY 10305

Bus stop
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Right off the S52 bus stop Seaview Ave/Olympia Blvd
Even today, that area is all woods/trees. The houses next to it weren't built until 2004+ but the houses in the corner existed prior to 1991. Further down, most of those houses are new and were built after 1991. So aside from those3-4 houses, no one lived in that area.

- Was the person who found her mentioned to be a worker or someone who lived nearby?
- What time was the body found? it would be obvious she was dumped there in the night or near dawn. Again, no one lived in that area aside from those houses in the corner, no one would have seen someone setting her on fire.
- For how long did the fire burn? how much of her body was burned?

Whoever dumped her was either from SI or knew the area well enough to have dumped her there. But they way she was killed seems personal. Maybe she had someone who disagreed with her up and moving away to Florida? the father or her child? How awfully convenient that she finds out she's adopted and she up and decides to move to Florida. Whoever killed her might have been someone close to her that knew this information and took advantage that she might not even be reported missing, her and her daughter.
 
Mictecacihuatl said:
I remember this case and haven't looked until now to see if she was ever identified. My folks have liked in SI since the 80s, my father in particular traveled a lot and from what he told me, this part of the island you just had to know well enough to dump a body. Other than the people working in that area, most folks didn't go there and transportation was almost non-existent. Whoever dumped her body there knew she wouldn't be found for a while, knew what area to dump her in. Even today, you'd have no business being in that area unless you lived nearby or worked in those places.

Her body was found here: Seaview Ave/East Psych Center Entrance · Staten Island, NY 10305
maps.app.goo.gl

Seaview Ave/Olympia Blvd · Staten Island, NY 10305

Bus stop
maps.app.goo.gl maps.app.goo.gl

Right off the S52 bus stop Seaview Ave/Olympia Blvd
Even today, that area is all woods/trees. The houses next to it weren't built until 2004+ but the houses in the corner existed prior to 1991. Further down, most of those houses are new and were built after 1991. So aside from those3-4 houses, no one lived in that area.

- Was the person who found her mentioned to be a worker or someone who lived nearby?
- What time was the body found? it would be obvious she was dumped there in the night or near dawn. Again, no one lived in that area aside from those houses in the corner, no one would have seen someone setting her on fire.
- For how long did the fire burn? how much of her body was burned?

Whoever dumped her was either from SI or knew the area well enough to have dumped her there. But they way she was killed seems personal. Maybe she had someone who disagreed with her up and moving away to Florida? the father or her child? How awfully convenient that she finds out she's adopted and she up and decides to move to Florida. Whoever killed her might have been someone close to her that knew this information and took advantage that she might not even be reported missing, her and her daughter.
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The body was "Still smoldering" when they got to her...as in, it had only been a few hours tops, between her death (which was suspected to be at the location), and when she was found (Early AM)...simultaneously, it was in the brush but very close to the road, it was likely done quickly and due to the amount of evidence, carelessly. They think she likely was transported to the spot from what I can remember. I believe it was a child/children playing who found her, but I could be wrong on that last part. There are some pretty candid photos of the area/scene from back then available online that show a better perspective.
She was staying in the poconos at the Mt. Aery lodge right before this, and after leaving her job in new jersey, for the summer.
 
FancyBotwin said:
The body was "Still smoldering" when they got to her...as in, it had only been a few hours tops, between her death (which was suspected to be at the location), and when she was found (Early AM)...simultaneously, it was in the brush but very close to the road, it was likely done quickly and due to the amount of evidence, carelessly. They think she likely was transported to the spot from what I can remember. I believe it was a child/children playing who found her, but I could be wrong on that last part. There are some pretty candid photos of the area/scene from back then available online that show a better perspective.
She was staying in the poconos at the Mt. Aery lodge right before this, and after leaving her job in new jersey, for the summer.
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I've heard this, too, with the smoldering and having been transported. And about her staying at that lodge. I think initially they were positive it was an angry bf or associate of some kind, but I think if that were the case, they'd have had him by now.

They're swarming Heuermann's house right now, there's a very strong police presence as they search his home again. Weirdly, I've heard "Staten Island" come up in some of these interviews when they're discussing the home search and an earlier related search of the Manorville woods. I've wondered for a very long time if one of these area SKs wasn't connected to this case. I'm finding it really interesting that Staten Island's making its way into some of these discussions.
 
snooptroop88 said:
I've heard this, too, with the smoldering and having been transported. And about her staying at that lodge. I think initially they were positive it was an angry bf or associate of some kind, but I think if that were the case, they'd have had him by now.

They're swarming Heuermann's house right now, there's a very strong police presence as they search his home again. Weirdly, I've heard "Staten Island" come up in some of these interviews when they're discussing the home search and an earlier related search of the Manorville woods. I've wondered for a very long time if one of these area SKs wasn't connected to this case. I'm finding it really interesting that Staten Island's making its way into some of these discussions.
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Yup! Agreed he's someone to look at esp. considering the hammer element. There were several known SK's operating around that time in the area/region (I've counted 9/10) that literally ALL could have easily been responsible for SI JD= and Rex is on the list for sure. I'm working on mapping it for an OSINT project and I'll post here- but I've found a few interesting/odd things recently I'll post rn ---- for example- Belusko had an old unclaimed property record and an address in NJ that was listed back to a beautiful home and her daughter is listed as well:

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Oct 7 2024
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Beyond the scorpion tattoo: ‘Christine’s Story’ to explore woman at center of Staten Island cold case

A year and a half after the district attorney's bombshell revelations, key questions in her case remain.
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''The mystery woman wore a black sweater dress with pink trim, two gold chains, a ring watch and white, low-cut sneakers. In her pockets were a pack of Newport cigarettes and 30 cents in loose change. She had on black, flowered underwear. On her right buttock was a tattoo of a red and blue scorpion.
What happened to her was horrific.
A medical examiner would determine the victim was strangled and struck 17 times in the back of the head with a hammer. Her hands were cuffed behind her back. She was doused in turpentine and set on fire.'

''To access the entire series, you’ll need to be an SILive.com subscriber. If you aren’t already, we hope that you will consider going to silive.com/subscribe to join us on this journey.''
 
Per CNN: "Prior to her death, Belusko lived in Clifton, New Jersey, and worked for a clothing store, McMahon and Nilsen said. Belusko was placed for adoption when she was an infant and was raised by a New Jersey couple, James Clinton, a spokesperson for the Richmond County DA’s office said.

After she found out she was adopted, she left home in July 1991 and briefly stayed at the Mount Airy Lodge in the Poconos in Pennsylvania, Clinton confirmed.

None of Belusko’s family members knew she was murdered, assuming she was safely living in Florida, according to The Charley Project, an organization that tracks missing people."

She'd evidently been in a state of flux when this happened and was considering moving down to Florida, so nobody in Christine's family ever knew anything had happened to her. She was working at a store in the Rainbow Shops chain and the dress she was found wearing was a product of that same shop.
 
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Nov 4 2024
www.silive.com

The significance of the tattoo at center of Staten Island cold case

It was a crudely etched, red and blue scorpion, and for three decades it's all that was known of the unidentified victim.
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By Kyle Lawson | klawson@siadvance.com
'EDITOR’S NOTE: This is part of “BEYOND THE SCORPION TATTOO: CHRISTINE’S STORY,” an ongoing series examining the life and cold-case murder of Christine Belusko. She was found dead on Seaview Avenue in Ocean Breeze on Sept. 20, 1991.

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