Resolved TX - Hockley, Remains on abandoned property, Hegar Rd, Harris Co Jan'20 - Name withheld

[Gardener1850]

...the remains were found on an abandoned property in the 18000 block of Hegar Road.

Possible human remains found in Hockley

 

[Al Ka]

Published April 3, 2020
Harris County forensic investigators need help identifying woman found dead near farm in Hockley

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The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences needs the public’s help identify a deceased woman whose body was found several months ago near a farm in Hockley.

The victim was found Jan. 24 in a wooded area in the 18500 block of Hegar Road.

Investigators described the victim as a white woman between 40 – 60 years of age and standing around 4 feet 11 inches to 5 feet 6 inches tall.

She was wearing a black jacket, “Iris” brand blue bodycon dress, Forever21 brand pink and white stripped sleeveless top and tan leather opened-toed wedge sandals with a zipper on the back. Her nails appeared to be manicured with red or pink tips and light-colored glitter at the base.

Harris County forensic investigators need help identifying woman found dead near farm in Hockley

 

[Al Ka]

Jane Doe Namus profile NamUs #UP70467 - The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Date Body Found - January 24, 2020
Sex - Female
Race / Ethnicity - White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Range (Years) - 40-60

Height 4' 11"-5' 6"(59-66 inches) , Estimated
Weight - Cannot Estimate

Location - Hockley, Texas 77447 Harris County

Circumstances of Recovery - Skeletonized remains were recovered in a wooded area on private farm property near 18518 Hegar Rd. in Hockley, TX.

Other distinctive physical characteristic -
Remote (healed) fractures are present on the nose, multiple ribs, lumbar vertebrae, left second metacarpal, and the right ankle. These injuries are in moderate to advanced stages of healing suggesting they occurred months to years prior to death from a minimum of one remote traumatic event affecting multiple areas of the skeleton.

Clothing
The skeletal remains of the decedent were found with clothing consisting of a black jacket, “Iris” brand blue bodycon dress size M, “Forever21” brand pink and white striped sleeveless top, bra and tan leather open-toed zipper back wedge sandals. The decedent also appeared to have manicured acrylic nails with red or dark pink tips with light colored glitter at the base of the nail.

 

[Al Ka]

Just to add someone has commented that missing Danielle Sleeper was last seen at her home on Turtle Dove Ln in Magnolia in 2015, 10 min away from the place of this remains. I don't know those locations so not sure how far they are from each other or if it is really that close.

Link to Danielle 's case - Danielle Marie Sleeper – The Charley Project
Her thread here on ws - TX - TX - Danielle Sleeper, 32, Magnolia, 22 March 2015

 

[Al Ka]

If anyone is able to see rule outs listed in NamUs, please be so kind to share it here x

 

[YaYa_521]

If anyone is able to see rule outs listed in NamUs, please be so kind to share it here x

There are no exclusions listed.

 

[YaYa_521]

Just to add someone has commented that missing Danielle Sleeper was last seen at her home on Turtle Dove Ln in Magnolia in 2015, 10 min away from the place of this remains. I don't know those locations so not sure how far they are from each other or if it is really that close.

Link to Danielle 's case - Danielle Marie Sleeper – The Charley Project
Her thread here on ws - TX - TX - Danielle Sleeper, 32, Magnolia, 22 March 2015

Google maps shows it's 17.5 miles (23 mins) from Magnolia to Hockley, TX.

 

[tfanny341]

Dress and glitter nails seem more teenager/early 20's than age 40-60...

 

[annemc2]

Danielle Sleeper apparently wore acrylic nails. I wonder if she usually dressed up a bit to go out? I don't think a cookout at a friend's house in Fields House, Tx (quite close to Magnolia and easy jaunt to Hockley) would merit such fancy dress though, and she was last seen in more casual clothes. Too bad the remains were skeletal so we can't match Daniells's tattoos. And yeah, I agree the clothes seem more on the younger end.

The only place besides Houston or its outskirts where there might be any action worth dressing up for out there might be in Prairie View, but I'd expect the UID to be younger and Black. It's so easy to zip up 290 out of Houston. Whoever dumped her didn't go too far off of the highway so maybe wasn't super familiar with the area. Just my two cents!

 

[Gardener1850]

The clothing, nails and height made me think of Donna Kay Cloud, but she was only 19 when she went missing. She supposedly disappeared after going on a blind date with someone she met on the internet. Those clothes look like "date" clothes. MOO.

Donna Kay Cloud – The Charley Project

Donna's thread: TX - TX - Donna Cloud, 19, Kingwood, 25 Oct 2016

(If anyone thinks she's a good possibility, feel free to submit her)

 

[Al Ka]

As per local comments abandoned property where she was found is not actualy property as such, meaning there is no house, just abandoned rural land.

 

[Laura Avery]

That was me re the distance the house she was last seen at is closer than measuring from the town. There was a lot I found out that matched (If you ignored the apparently abusive partners discription if last known clothing) Doe has been id . I know al and some others will know this. I don't know if it is Danielle, and I hope she is out there living her life still, but i'm glad doe has gone home and has been id.

 

[Al Ka]

That was me re the distance the house she was last seen at is closer than measuring from the town. There was a lot I found out that matched (If you ignored the apparently abusive partners discription if last known clothing) Doe has been id . I know al and some others will know this. I don't know if it is Danielle, and I hope she is out there living her life still, but i'm glad doe has gone home and has been id.

Family has informed me few days ago that police contacted them with sad news that DNA came as match to their missing daughter. They have met with police in person yesterday and I have mention it on FB that she has been identified but I have not released the name as it is not my place to do.

I have not seen any official announcement in the news yet and I am not sure if there will be one. But let's see, maybe in few days. Their daughter was reported missing and was/is listed also on Charley project. She is none of the above mentioned suggestions.

Jane Doe case is gone today from NamUs.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Family has informed me few days ago that police contacted them with sad news that DNA came as match to their missing daughter. They have met with police in person yesterday and I have mention it on FB that she has been identified but I have not released the name as it is not my place to do.

I have not seen any official announcement in the news yet and I am not sure if there will be one. But let's see, maybe in few days. Their daughter was reported missing and was/is listed also on Charley project. She is none of the above mentioned suggestions.

Jane Doe case is gone today from NamUs.

Any updates on this Al Ka? Do you know if they’ve released a name?

 

[Al Ka]

Any updates on this Al Ka? Do you know if they’ve released a name?

After your post I have double checked and I can't find any police press release or any news media reporting about it or her identification unfortunately.

Her profile as missing is also still up on Charley Project, very likely also due to no media realease and update on the case unfortunately.

I see there was also another unidentified woman in Hockley, found in 1984 and identified only in 2017. Also than there was no public release, press conference or media informed about identification after 34 years but there was ONE news article 3 years after identification. I am not sure what is happening in Harris county...

Here is the thread for that case - Identified! - TX - Hockley, Female UP4527, 25-35, in shallow grave, Apr'84

 

[MadMcGoo]

After your post I have double checked and I can't find any police press release or any news media reporting about it or her identification unfortunately.

Her profile as missing is also still up on Charley Project, very likely also due to no media realease and update on the case unfortunately.

I also see there was also another unidentified woman in Hockley, found in 1984 and identified only in 2017. Also than there was no public release, press conference or media informed about identification after 34 years but there was ONE news article 3 years after identication. I am not sure what is happening in Harris county...

Here is the thread for that case - Identified! - TX - Hockley, Female UP4527, 25-35, in shallow grave, Apr'84

Oh wow. That’s strange. Thanks for checking on it!

I’m always asking myself, “what’s going on in Harris County?” LOL

 

[ajwalker]

As per local comments abandoned property where she was found is not actualy property as such, meaning there is no house, just abandoned rural land.

There WAS a house. It had need reduced to a pile of rubble by that time, but it wasn't just a random field...