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Bit of Hope, did you submit? Please do.
Was she called in?
wow that resemblance is uncanny
Although I still have doubts, I did send Amy Dobbs and Carrie Sutherland from NAMUS an Email about a possible match between Keri L. Williams and this UP.
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/33303/
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/14642
Race is determined by evaluating several different markers, including the following (among others):
* Orbits (eye sockets): Asians - circular; Blacks - rectangular, Caucasians - like a downward-facing Capital "D"
* Nasal Aperture: Asians - like an upside-down heart shape; blacks - circular and broad; Caucasians - tall and narrow.
* Nasal bone: Asians - broad and flat - doesn't protrude more than slightly beyond the plane of the cheekbones; blacks - broad and slightly protruding; caucasians - narrow and sharply protruding.
* Hard Palate: Native Americans - Elliptical and angling inward at molars; Blacks - "U" shaped with parallel lines; Caucasians - Parabolic and angling outward at molars.
* Incisors: Asians and Native Americans tend to have a scooped shaped posterior of the incisors
* Maxillary protrusion - Caucasians and Asians tend to have upper front teeth on an even plane with the orbits. Blacks upper front teeth tend to be positioned forward of the orbits.
(Not all persons of a given race have these characteristics, and persons of one race may have characteristics typical of a different race. All characteristics are all considered in total.):
Just read through this entire thread...so sad that this woman has yet to be identified.
I just checked and Keri Williams has been ruled out:
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/14642
Some more ideas:
Denise Bafta
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/19697/57
Jamie Peterson
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/12519/93
Bumping this excellent post about height estimates and matches from one of our most experienced members.I used to do +/-4 inches on the height estimate when trying to match UIDs to MPs, but I don't do it anymore because height isn't as reliable as we previously thought. For one, a body will shrink after death and may appear several inches shorter than the person was in life. Two, in case of partial remains, the height estimate may come from only one or two specific bones, which leaves more room for error since the medical examiner/forensic anthropologist didn't have much to work with. The height listed on a MP report is probably an estimate that came from a family member, and that's not really something you should rely on, especially if they haven't seen the MP in years.
It's a plus if the height is consistent, but you definitely shouldn't rule out a potential match just because the height is off.
Can you elaborate? I'm not familiar with Indiana/Iowa girls.
Anyone think of Christina Crespo?? Similarities on Namus are eerily similar