GUILTY TX - Kilgore, 'Lavender Doe' WhtFem 483UFTX, 17-25, in woods, burned, Oct'06 - Dana Dodd

[outofthedark]

The Doe Network:
Case File 483UFTX

Unidentified White Female

• The victim was discovered on October 29, 2006 in Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas
• Estimated Date of Death: October 29, 2006
• State of Remains: She had been severely burned

Vital Statistics

• Estimated age: 13-22 years old
• Approximate Height and Weight: 5'3"-5'5" (64" measured); 96- 120 lbs. (96 lbs measured)
• Distinguishing Characteristics: May have had blonde hair with red highlights or red hair with blonde highlights.
• Clothing: "One Tuff Babe" brand name, slightly faded jeans (size 7/8), with possibly brown/orange embroidery and stitching, a purple or mauve/purple shirt, light sweater, size medium.
• Fingerprints: Not Available
• Dentals: Available
• DNA: Available

Case History
The victim was located in a wooded lease area near Highway 31 off Fritz Swanson Road near Kilgore, Texas on October 29, 2006.
Positive identification of this deceased person can only be made through DNA or dental comparison.
The pictures of this person is only the artist's conception and should not be considered an exact likeness.


Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Dallas County Medical Examiner
Kelly Maguire
214-920-5936
Email
Gregg County Sheriff's Office
1-800-765-2189
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
Agency Case Number:
TXDPS U0611002
ME U270019617
NCIC Number:
U-270019617
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Source Information:
Texas Department of Public Safety
UDRS

and

Ranara Lorrane Alves De Melo:
http://www.missingkids.com/missingk...BRBR&seqNum=1&caseLang=pt_BR&searchLang=en_US

She does look a bit like Jane Doe

 

[Taximom]

They look alike to me, but the years between make me wonder.

Both very sad cases.

 

[LionRun]

Outofthedark, the unidentified remains that you posted is whom we call Princess Lavender. Here is a link to her thread.

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47950&highlight=Lavender

I notice that in The Doe Network poster you posted the estimated age now read 13-22, whereas IIRC it was originally estimated at 17-22. I will research this further to try and make sense of it. It could be a typo, a mistake in my recollection or perhaps the estimate was changed by forensics specialists.

Thank you for posting this. I think it is s a long shot, but once in a while long shots are the right shots. Princess Lavender was said to have had perfect, straight, white teeth with no cavities. I wish we knew whether or not there are dentals for Ranara.

ETA: Here is her info on the Texas DPS site. It still reads that she was estimated to be between 17-22 at time of death.

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/mpch/UnidentifiedDetails.asp?id=U0611002

ETA: The hot case page where Princes Lavender once was not longer works. This could be because it is no longer a hot case. It could also be that her age at TOD was changed. I will email the good folks at The Doe Network and ask them if her info has changed.

 

[Hope4Lost]

Just a heads up: I clicked on the link to the thread here about Princess Lavender. Then I clicked on the link to the Tx Debt. of Public Safety. I got 3 AVG virus warnings when I closed the thread.

 

[Taximom]

Hope4Lost, that happened to me too!!! I didn't say anything here because I was also doing 3 other things and wasn't sure what caused the virus alert... It took me forever to get my pc back to normal last night.

 

[outofthedark]

I don't know how good that photo is of Ranara but her dentals might actually be good

UPDATE: Found a better photo quality photo of Ranara and you can see her teeth better here:
http://www.geocities.com/acheivocebr/image14.html

 

[sloane]

Hi Angel4Alpha (and eveyone) -
I know I haven't been on in awhile, but I have been following. Thank you for continuing to search for the match to lovely Princess Lavender...
I hesitate about Kellie because of the age difference. Yes, you're right, jodierenee, that the ages are sometimes off, but in these remains, they were giving a range of 17-22, LIKELY ON THE YOUNG END OF THAT. So I just don't know if they would be a decade off. In her case, the body was complete. Many times the age range may be more of an estimate when they only have partial remains to examine. There are so many places on the body to examine to aid in determining the age range part of the profile, I would think they would only be able to be MORE accurate the more of the body that was present. Does that make sense?
warmly, sloane

 

[Angel4Alpha]

Thanks sloane and nice to see you. I just wouldnt rule that one out because the resemblence is striking.

Here are a few more - wonder if they have been considered?

http://www.nampn.org/cases/engelbrecht_jennifer.html

http://www.nampn.org/cases/reid_lajuana.html

http://www.nampn.org/cases/jacobs_ashley_m.html

http://www.nampn.org/cases/lee_alicia_renee.html

 

[Angel4Alpha]

The link in the OP to the UID has changed - the new link is http://doenetwork.org/cases/483uftx.html its no longer listed as a hot case so the link has been changed.

 

[Earthbound Misfit I]

It looks like they have updated Princess Lavender's information some:

The Doe Network:
Case File 483UFTX

Reconstructed image
Unidentified White Female

• The victim was discovered on October 29, 2006 in Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas
• Estimated Date of Death: October 29, 2006
• State of Remains: She had been severely burned

Vital Statistics

• Estimated age: 13-22 years old
• Approximate Height and Weight: 5'3"-5'5" (64" measured); 96- 120 lbs. (96 lbs measured)
• Distinguishing Characteristics: May have had blonde hair with red highlights or red hair with blonde highlights.
• Clothing: "One Tuff Babe" brand name, slightly faded jeans (size 7/8), with possibly brown/orange embroidery and stitching, a purple or mauve/purple shirt, light sweater, size medium.
• Fingerprints: Not Available
• Dentals: Available
• DNA: Available
  
  
  
  Dentals
  
  
  
  
  
  Clothing

• Case History
  The victim was located in a wooded lease area near Highway 31 off Fritz Swanson Road near Kilgore, Texas on October 29, 2006.
  Positive identification of this deceased person can only be made through DNA or dental comparison.
  The pictures of this person is only the artist's conception and should not be considered an exact likeness.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Dallas County Medical Examiner
Kelly Maguire
214-920-5936
Email
Gregg County Sheriff's Office
1-800-765-2189
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
Agency Case Number:
TXDPS U0611002
ME U270019617
NCIC Number:
U-270019617
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Source Information:
Texas Department of Public Safety
UDRS

 

[christine2448]

I am closing this thread, it's getting too long. Please continue discussions here:
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2339288#post2339288

 

[LionRun]

This is a continuation from thread one located here http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47950

I brought this over from thread one, post 404 by RKnowley.
The Doe Network:
Case File 483UFTX

Reconstructed image
Unidentified White Female

• The victim was discovered on October 29, 2006 in Kilgore, Gregg County, Texas
• Estimated Date of Death: October 29, 2006
• State of Remains: She had been severely burned

Vital Statistics

• Estimated age: 13-22 years old
• Approximate Height and Weight: 5'3"-5'5" (64" measured); 96- 120 lbs. (96 lbs measured)
• Distinguishing Characteristics: May have had blonde hair with red highlights or red hair with blonde highlights.
• Clothing: "One Tuff Babe" brand name, slightly faded jeans (size 7/8), with possibly brown/orange embroidery and stitching, a purple or mauve/purple shirt, light sweater, size medium.
• Fingerprints: Not Available
• Dentals: Available
• DNA: Available

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  Dentals
  
  
  
  
  
  Clothing

• Case History
  The victim was located in a wooded lease area near Highway 31 off Fritz Swanson Road near Kilgore, Texas on October 29, 2006.
  Positive identification of this deceased person can only be made through DNA or dental comparison.
  The pictures of this person is only the artist's conception and should not be considered an exact likeness.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Dallas County Medical Examiner
Kelly Maguire
214-920-5936
Email
Gregg County Sheriff's Office
1-800-765-2189
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
Agency Case Number:
TXDPS U0611002
ME U270019617
NCIC Number:
U-270019617
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Source Information:
Texas Department of Public Safety
UDRS

 

[Lucy's mom]

This is the first time I've tried to come up with a match. Let me know your thoughts:

Found Deceased Joanna Rogers, 16, Lubbock, Texas - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community

compared to this UID

http://doenetwork.org/cases/483uftx.html

Lubbock, TX is about 7 hours from Kilgore, TX

 

[mere]

It does look like a really good match, but I know that Joanna Rogers' remains were already found. They were found in a landfill.

 

[Spazkat9696]

http://www.amw.com/Missing_Children/brief.cfm?id=26853 here is a link about Joanna

 

[Angel4Alpha]

I wonder if this one has been looked into:

http://www.nampn.org/cases/jacobs_ashley_m.html

Ashley Marie Jacobs

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: October 16, 2006 from Ocoee, Orange, Florida
Classification: Runaway
Date Of Birth: Feburary 12, 1992
Age: 14
Height: 5'2"-5'3"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race: White
Gender: Female
Clothing: A short sleeved green t-shirt,
jean capri pants, a navy blue hoodie, and black flip flops. Case Number: 2006031308
​

 

[Kiki]

It's creepy how they have her head on a stick. It seems somehow disrespectful.

 

[Lucy's mom]

That is so sad! Well, I'm glad they found her! RIP Joann.

 

[sloane]

Well, they have to have some way of supporting the skull, upon which the facial reconstruction is developed... but I agree with you, Kiki, it would look better if it didn't show/was covered up somehow.
btw, welcome!

-sloane

 

[barb0301]

It's creepy how they have her head on a stick. It seems somehow disrespectful.

I agree with you on this.. I would rather it have been placed on a flat surface or something.