I wish she was posted in NAMUS.
Any possibility she is UI10217?
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I noticed in the photo of her in the swim suit, she has bracelets. While AK seems far for her to travel, it sounds like from the mothers post, she really had no address to go to. She could have tried to go to WA, but would really have no way to locate family. She easily could have made her way north as well with a companion.
On July 17, 1980, the remains of an unidentified female were discovered in a heavily wooded area, one mile south of South Eklutna Lake Road near mile post two in Eklutna, Alaska. Based on the condition of the remains, the decedent was likely deceased at least one year prior to discovery. The decedent was white with possible admixture of Native American. This unidentified female is a known victim of serial killer Robert Hansen, who murdered 17-21 women around Anchorage, Alaska between 1971-1983.