Match! TX - Plainview, BlkFem 19-21, UP53955, nude and decapitated on dirt road, Feb'82 - Debra Denise Terrell Mackey

[MadMcGoo]

Refreshing the thread...

 

[leilarose68]

Plainview.jpg

Jane Doe's admixture ^

Doesn't have good matches overall but has one with very decent cM. Hoping for the best!

 

[MadMcGoo]

Sadly NamUs still lists her as being a white female.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

I keep thinking if Debra Mackey. Hopefully, in light of the new information, she’s been looked into. I honestly don’t know (but often wonder) if DDP, or the agencies associated with the cases they work, ever look into all/most of the missing people who have been reported. Debra is probably the most obvious.

Debra Denise Mackey – The Charley Project

 

[MadMcGoo]

I wonder how research is coming along of PJD?

 

[taramarie]

I wonder how research is coming along of PJD?

The recent change at GEDmatch of opting all users in for doe cases has given her a huge bump! Her highest match is now 183.9! Prior to this, her highest match on GEDmatch and FTDNA was 59.9.

 

[MadMcGoo]

The recent change at GEDmatch of opting all users in for doe cases has given her a huge bump! Her highest match is now 183.9! Prior to this, her highest match on GEDmatch and FTDNA was 59.9.

Thanks for sharing this!! That’s amazing news for her!

 

[djanga]

The recent change at GEDmatch of opting all users in for doe cases has given her a huge bump! Her highest match is now 183.9! Prior to this, her highest match on GEDmatch and FTDNA was 59.9.

I think it is Apache Junction Jane Doe (AR), not Plainview Jane Doe (TX)

 

[MadMcGoo]

I think it is Apache Junction Jane Doe (AR), not Plainview Jane Doe (TX)

I just noticed that. Well PJD’s is 94.1, that’s still pretty decent!

 

[djanga]

I just noticed that. Well PJD’s is 94.1, that’s still pretty decent!

She has 101.9 cM on both Gedmatch and FTDNA (it seams it is the same person), but after the recent changes on Gedmatch her number of matches over 40cM have grown from 3 to 13, also she now has 2 matches with family tree, before she had none...
I believe sometimes it can be enough to identify a person...

 

[taramarie]

I think it is Apache Junction Jane Doe (AR), not Plainview Jane Doe (TX)

Oops! You’re right. My apologies - it’s too late for me to edit my post and remove.

 

[GJKJR]

The recent change at GEDmatch of opting all users in for doe cases has given her a huge bump! Her highest match is now 183.9! Prior to this, her highest match on GEDmatch and FTDNA was 59.9.

Wait, what? I hadn't heard about this, but I'm also a tad out of the loop. If that's true then that's amazing news for all the cases in the pipeline, especially for those Does from underrepresented groups.

 

[taramarie]

Wait, what? I hadn't heard about this, but I'm also a tad out of the loop. If that's true then that's amazing news for all the cases in the pipeline, especially for those Does from underrepresented groups.

yes! as of last week, GEDMatch updated their terms of service to allow for full access for Doe identification only (no criminal investigation)!

 

[GJKJR]

yes! as of last week, GEDMatch updated their terms of service to allow for full access for Doe identification only (no criminal investigation)!

Oh man, this is nice to hear. I'm glad it's going back to the way it was before for Doe cases; without the criminal investigation aspect I imagine there's a lot less potential for all the legal tangle-ups too. All of the benefits of an expanded database with none of the debacles (hopefully?). I hadn't been checking the DNA Doe Project page much lately, so that's probably why I missed out on this.

 

[MadMcGoo]

18 Mar 1982, 31 - Fort Worth Star-Telegram at Newspapers.com


*this is the unrelated skull found in Arizona*
11 Dec 1982, 38 - The Odessa American at Newspapers.com


28 Dec 1982, 12 - Arizona Daily Sun at Newspapers.com

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Normally I don't suggest matches on DDP cases, but Debra Denise Terrell seems like almost a perfect match for Plainview Jane Doe.

 

[MadMcGoo]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Normally I don't suggest matches on DDP cases, but Debra Denise Terrell seems like almost a perfect match for Plainview Jane Doe.

The only reason I haven’t submitted this is because it’s a DDP case. It seems too obvious right? But then I can’t remember if she was determined to be black before or after they started on her case. Hopefully, if it was after, they’ve revisited the databases. Even then, she wasn’t in NamUs until this month.

 

[Diavola]

The only reason I haven’t submitted this is because it’s a DDP case. It seems too obvious right? But then I can’t remember if she was determined to be black before or after they started on her case. Hopefully, if it was after, they’ve revisited the databases. Even then, she wasn’t in NamUs until this month.

Her race was changed after DDP started working on her. Her NamUs still lists her as white though.
Maybe they didn't re-check since she is being worked on.

 

[MadMcGoo]

I’d really like to have an insider’s perspective. How does that work with these organizations? Do they have someone dedicated to checking and keeping up with the databases? Especially in instances like this. It was a huge revelation.

 

[MadMcGoo]

I wanted to pay this girl a visit sometime, but I’m unsure where exactly she is buried. I assume this has to be her...

Jane Doe - Find A Grave Memorial

 

[MadMcGoo]

I plan on visiting her gravesite very soon. I’ll definitely post pictures. I’m very eager to see her identified. She needs to know people are thinking of her!