OR OR - Linn Co, Hwy 20, GRAPHIC, WhtFem 18-99, UP7776, Partial skeletal, Apr'78

[Onfortuneswheel]

Did we ever find out why the profile is so sparse? The Ghosts of Highway 20 article included images of a complete skull. Not sure why they put together reconstructions for Swamp Mountain Jane Doe but not for Snow Creek?

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

Snow Creek Jane Doe's NamUs page was recently updated with her first exclusion:

MP7780
Rita Jolly
06/29/1973
Clackamas
OR

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping for Snow Creek Jane Doe.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I wonder if a reconstruction could be made from the photos of her skull.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I wonder if a reconstruction could be made from the photos of her skull.

@Hochman I think you have a bit more ability than me in the realm of reconstructing from a skull - would this case be up your alley?

 

[Hochman]

@Hochman I think you have a bit more ability than me in the realm of reconstructing from a skull - would this case be up your alley?

Yeah, i have a book with instructions for placing tissue depth markers on skulls. However if i attempt a reconstruction, it'll very likely be inaccurate since...
1. No ruler in the image for scale
2. Im an amateur
Maybe tomorrow i might give it a shot.

EDIT: Also, the age estimation is 18-99.

 

[carbuff]

Looking at the skull pictures, I can see why the estimate of her age is so wide. The teeth look young but the skull sutures, where the various plates that make up the cranium grow together, seem to be very smooth, which is usually a sign of age.

 

[theshadow45]

Snow Creek Jane Doe has been unidentified for 44 years today.

 

[Hochman]

This is pretty inaccurate. This will likely look NOTHING like the individual in life. Perspective has also been fixed.

Compare with HEAVY caution.
(EDIT: fixed misspelling )

 

[Hochman]

This is pretty inaccurate. This will likely look NOTHING like the individual in life. Perspective has also been fixed.
View attachment 341666
Compare with HEAVY caution.
(EDIT: fixed misspelling )

Note that her head is slight turned to the left, not facing forwards.

Outline of her head since the shading can be confusing.

 

[LucyOso]

Bump

 

[Hochman]

This is pretty inaccurate. This will likely look NOTHING like the individual in life. Perspective has also been fixed.
View attachment 341666
Compare with HEAVY caution.
(EDIT: fixed misspelling )

I dislike this recon, might improve it tomorrow.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

865UFOR

 

[carbuff]

I dislike this recon, might improve it tomorrow.

Speaking as an artist, not a forensic scientist--Nice job. The nose and cheekbones look pretty close. I think her chin is more pointed.

 

[Hochman]

Speaking as an artist, not a forensic scientist--Nice job. The nose and cheekbones look pretty close. I think her chin is more pointed.

The shading is really weird, but for a recon with estimated tissue depth I feel it's somewhat enough to make a comparison. Eventually I'll get around to fixing the shading and doing etc features.

 

[carbuff]

The shading is really weird, but for a recon with estimated tissue depth I feel it's somewhat enough to make a comparison. Eventually I'll get around to fixing the shading and doing etc features.

The way you've done her, she looks fiftyish and a bit overweight. I think that's what gives her the real-life look despite the flaws.

 

[Hochman]

Improved version of previous recon i did.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

865UFOR

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Could someone name the current exclusion list for this Jane Doe? I'm not from the US so I can't see the exclusions by NamUs.

 

[carbuff]

Could someone name the current exclusion list for this Jane Doe? I'm not from the US so I can't see the exclusions by NamUs.

One exclusion:

MP7780 Rita Jolly The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Last seen 06/29/1973
Clackamas OR

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