PA PA- marsh north of Hanover Township, skeletal remains, Female, black, 35-45, 12 May 2004, *DNA profile & sketch*

[dotr]

Cold case: State police seek information on skeletal remains found in Washington County

State police responded to a marsh north of Hanover Township, Washington County, on May 12, 2004, for the discovery of skeletal human remains.

www.wpxi.com

May 12, 2023

(PA Crime Stoppers)

''State police in Pittsburgh are looking for information on a cold case out of Washington County.
State police responded to a marsh north of Hanover Township on May 12, 2004, for the discovery of skeletal human remains. It was determined that the remains were of a black female 35 to 45 years old who was killed sometime after 2001 and who had been dead for about one year.
An artist’s sketch was created and a DNA profile was developed.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 412-787-2000 or Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers at 1-800-4PA-TIPS or online. All callers remain anonymous and could be eligible for a cash reward.''

 

[CCJD]

I could've sworn she had a thread here but I searched thru every PA UID and couldn't find her. Here are her NamUs, Doe Network and Crime Stoppers links:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

366UFPA

CASE: COLD CASE - SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN 2004 - HANOVER TOWNSHIP - WASHINGTON COUNTY

Pennsylvania State Police Troop B – Pittsburgh Barracks responded on May 12, 2004, for the discovery of skeletal human remains.A mushroom hunter discovered a set of skeletonized human remains in a marsh north of Hanover Township, Washington...

www.crimewatchpa.com

edited to add Crime Stoppers link

 

[dotr]

I could've sworn she had a thread here but I searched thru every PA UID and couldn't find her. Here are her NamUs, Doe Network and Crime Stoppers links:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

366UFPA

CASE: COLD CASE - SKELETAL REMAINS FOUND IN 2004 - HANOVER TOWNSHIP - WASHINGTON COUNTY

Pennsylvania State Police Troop B – Pittsburgh Barracks responded on May 12, 2004, for the discovery of skeletal human remains.A mushroom hunter discovered a set of skeletonized human remains in a marsh north of Hanover Township, Washington...

www.crimewatchpa.com

edited to add Crime Stoppers link

Thank you for the links!

366UFPA

366UFPA - Unidentified Female​

Reconstructions of Victim

Date of Discovery: May 12, 2004
Location of Discovery: Paris, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Estimated Date of Death: Between spring of 2001 to spring of 2003
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 23-35 years old
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Height: 5'8" to 5'10"
Weight: Unknown, medium build
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Levi's 912 jeans, size 9, medium length, slim; Ralph Lauren thong underwear; Klueless black halter top
Jewelry: 3-mm gold herringbone necklace
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

The decedent was located in a marsh on Whippoorwill Road and Route 22, which is the main east/west roadway in Hanover Township, Washington County. The location is in the northern section of Washington County and immediately south of Beaver County, near to the West Virginia state line.

The black Klueless halter top was not distributed in the United States before spring of 2001

 

[CCJD]

News-Press 14 May 2004, page Page 6 - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from News-Press dated 14 May 2004, page Page 6.

www.newspapers.com

 

[CCJD]

From the Observer-Reporter 7/3/2010

http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=list&p_topdoc=31&d_sources=location

(subscription required - I printed it out the day it was published.)

The other body in the article was identified as Steven Coleman.

Only attaching the 1st page. The 2nd page says re: releasing cause of her death:
"it is something only investigators and the killer know", the Corporal said. "At first, we didn't even know the cause".

 

[John/Jane Doe]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this Jane Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Caring1]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this Jane Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

1 Missing Person Exclusion

 

[CCJD]

Just as an FYI, some possible matches that were sent in to PSP pre-NamUs:
(I still have the emails with old links for NCMA, MPCCN, NAMPN, PPDonline - none of which would work today)

Submitted 6/1/2004
Edna Bland

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Submitted 6/9/2004
Kimberly Dixon

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Michelle Eason

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Submitted 8/20/2004
Aesha Muhammed

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Submitted 4/13/2005
Irene Kouame

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Yolanda Baker

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Stefanie Mills

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

It was PSP who, in 2004, actually told me about Connie Wooten (I wasn't aware of her case prior to him telling me). So editing to add her to this list.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[CCJD]

In Washington and Fayette counties, officials continue to seek the identities of women whose remains are still unidentified decades after their deaths.

In Washington County, Coroner Timothy Warco said his office still hopes to identify skeletal remains that were discovered May 12, 2004, in a swampy area near The Pavilion at Star Lake in Hanover Township.

“Before I go see Jesus, I would like to see her remains get to their final resting place,” Warco said.

Because the Star Lake remains are skeletal, Warco said they have been entrusted to Dennis Dirkmaat, a forensic anthropologist from Mercyhurst University in Erie.

Investigators continue efforts to identify remains

In Washington and Fayette counties, officials continue to seek the identities of women whose remains are still unidentified decades after their deaths. Last month state police in Uniontown issued a fresh plea for tips in identifying a woman who was killed in a tractor-trailer crash in Springhill...

www.observer-reporter.com