TX TX - Dallas, WhtFem, 20-30, UP104545, found at foot of stairs in parking lot of Palomino Hotel, recognizable face, Jan 1987 (POST MORTEM WARNING)

[ralyla]

This case was added to NamUs on June 14th, 2023.

POST MORTEM WARNING
UP104545

Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 30
Estimated Age: 25
Date Body Found: 1987
Hair Color/Description: Red/Auburn, wavy, 18 inches in length
Eye Color: Brown
Height: 5'5" (measured)
Weight: 220lbs (measured)
Location Found: Dallas, Texas
Circumstances: this unidentified female was found at the foot of the stairs in the parking lot of the Palemino Hotel.
Clothing: grey and blue long-sleeved pullover, size XL. "Rustler" blue jeans, size 42x30. blue panties. blue windbreaker, inscribed "Daytona Tires"-back, "Our Tires" -front. white socks and grey sneakers.

There are currently no rule outs.

The only Palemino/Palomino Hotel I can find in Dallas is the Palomino Motel: Palomino Motel · 1318 Fort Worth Ave, Dallas, TX 75208

Searches through the newspapers.com database haven't yielded any articles regarding the body being found or the hotel. I'll keep digging!

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

The only match I could find was Vickie Lynn Dahl, and the timeline is kind of iffy.

 

[Soulmagent]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

The only match I could find was Vickie Lynn Dahl, and the timeline is kind of iffy.

So this is interesting . The motel is also listed as a trailer park. So in another jane doe case from AZ in 1991 Eldorado Jane doe. The man arrested in her case mentions her having been in Dallas with another girl when the pimp picked them up . I think it was said to be a sister who the other girl was but could this doe be that doe's unknown sister?

 

[CCJD]

So this is interesting . The motel is also listed as a trailer park. So in another jane doe case from AZ in 1991 Eldorado Jane doe. The man arrested in her case mentions her having been in Dallas with another girl when the pimp picked them up . I think it was said to be a sister who the other girl was but could this doe be that doe's unknown sister?

BBM

Arkansas not Arizona. She was ID'd.

Identified! - AR - El Dorado, Whitehall Motel, WhtFem 18-21, 81UFAR, Jul'91 #4 - Kelly from VA

Wow! I can’t believe I missed this. Such a sad story. :( Rest peacefully now Kelly from VA.

www.websleuths.com

 

[HopeRains]

Assuming this is the motel in question, directly off of I-30. Also noting if this is the motel, it is a 2 story older motel. January 2, 1987 was a Friday.



Publicly Listed Exclusions on Namus:

 

[ralyla]

Rule out just added:

Missing Person / NamUs # MP2914
Viola Findley, Female, White / Caucasian
Date of Last ContactSeptember 6, 1983
StateFL
CountyFlagler

 

[Caring1]

Bump

 

[ChatteringBirds]

How sad this case hasn't had more attention.

Any opinions about this missing girl as a possible match? Not a lot is known about her case. No height/weight. She went missing in 1984 in Ohio at age 16, so she would have been approximately 19-years-old in 1987. She has brown wavy hair that looks like it has some red, IMO. More photos are at Charley Project, but I don't want to link her name, because it's probably not a match. Her NamUs profile:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[Caring1]

I was looking at Patty Volansky (29) missing from Mims, FL in March 1985. Her hair is long and appears dark brown with auburn. The only thing is the timeline of a little less than 2 years is hard to explain unless she was taken and forced into trafficking.

Her physical characteristics appear similar. Height is within range and weight was reported as 155-165 at the time she went missing and JD is listed at 220. Both have brown eyes.

Interesting that her photo shows her wearing a t-shirt with Daytona Beach and JD had a windbreaker with Daytona on it.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[Dylgem22]

I wish there was more info on the JD: how long do they estimate she was there when found? did it look like foul play, health/natural issue? an accident? (fall down the stairs) ... If that was in the NamUS I missed it

 

[Earth]

Has Kimberly King been ruled out?

 

[DS2021]

Has Kimberly King been ruled out?

No

 

[cheemsg]

What happened to her face in the pic? Was she already decomposing or was she beaten up?

 

[forensicsdropout]

Has this match been ruled out?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[beavt]

This is the best I could come up with!
Please note that Date of Last Contact is stated to be an approximation.

Missing Person / NamUs #MP57188Maria Guadalupe Laureano, Female, Hispanic / Latino
Date of Last ContactJanuary 1, 1989
Missing FromGarden Grove, California

Demographics
Missing Age23 Years
Current Age58 Years
Legal First Name Maria
Middle NameGuadalupe
Legal Last NameLaureano
Chosen Name/Nickname/AliasLaureano Pacheco

Biological SexFemale
Height5' 3" (63 Inches)
Weight175 lbs
Race / EthnicityHispanic / Latino

Circumstances​

Date of Last ContactJanuary 1, 1989
NamUs Case CreatedMay 8, 2019

Last Known Location​

LocationGarden Grove, California
CountyOrange County
Missing From Tribal LandNo
Primary Residence on Tribal LandNo
Circumstances of DisappearanceMaria Laureano was last known in Southern California but has not had contact with her family since approximately January 1989.

Physical Description​

Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown

---

 

[iamshadow21]

This is the best I could come up with!
Please note that Date of Last Contact is stated to be an approximation.

Missing Person / NamUs #MP57188Maria Guadalupe Laureano, Female, Hispanic / Latino
Date of Last ContactJanuary 1, 1989
Missing FromGarden Grove, California

Demographics
Missing Age23 Years
Current Age58 Years
Legal First Name Maria
Middle NameGuadalupe
Legal Last NameLaureano
Chosen Name/Nickname/AliasLaureano Pacheco

Biological SexFemale
Height5' 3" (63 Inches)
Weight175 lbs
Race / EthnicityHispanic / Latino

Circumstances​

Date of Last ContactJanuary 1, 1989
NamUs Case CreatedMay 8, 2019

Last Known Location​

LocationGarden Grove, California
CountyOrange County
Missing From Tribal LandNo
Primary Residence on Tribal LandNo
Circumstances of DisappearanceMaria Laureano was last known in Southern California but has not had contact with her family since approximately January 1989.

Physical Description​

Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown

---

It's a great resemblance, but this Doe died in 1987. That's quite a difference.

 

[HmmMysterious]

It's a great resemblance, but this Doe died in 1987. That's quite a difference.

Maria Laureano’s date of disappearance is just an estimate. Her family probably don’t remember when she was exactly last seen.

 

[beavt]

It's a great resemblance, but this Doe died in 1987. That's quite a difference.

From another thread posted by her family in 2019, they hadn’t actually heard from her in 29 years;

“She is my sister - the youngest of the family. She came to the United States 30 years ago, and it has been 29 years that we don't know anything about her.

The last time we knew where she was, she lived in Azusa CA. We ask please, if anyone knows her, or has seen her, to communicate it to me. We want to know if she is OK. We don't know if she is married, or has family, or what has happened with her.”