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Date of Discovery: February 3, 1962
Location of Discovery: Shepherd, TX
Estimated Date of Death: 5-8 days
State of Remains: Decomposed + partial (torso only)
Cause of Death: unk
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'8"-5'10"
Weight: 180-200lbs.
Hair Color: reddish-brown
Eye Color: unk
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Appendectomy scar. Possibly had borne children.
Fingerprints: Not available. No hands.
DNA: Not available. The burial site is unknown.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: a baby’s bib, a handkerchief, and a bra.
An autopsy was performed by Houston pathologist, Dr. Joseph A. Jachimczyk. He determined she had died about 5-8 days before she was found. He estimated the woman to be about 40-45 years old, 5'8"-5'10", 180-200lbs. She possibly had reddish-brown hair (hairs found on a dress with her body). No fatal wounds on the torso. She had an appendectomy scar and appeared to have borne children previously (1-2 possibly). Dr. Jachimczyk believed the "crude cuts" were made with anything from a hatchet to a dull pocket knife. The toxicology report showed a blood alcohol content equivalent to 8 beers.
She is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in an unmarked grave.
TIMELINE | Unsolved 1962 Housto
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Date of Discovery: February 3, 1962
Location of Discovery: Shepherd, TX
Estimated Date of Death: 5-8 days
State of Remains: Decomposed + partial (torso only)
Cause of Death: unk
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 40-50 years oldRace: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'8"-5'10"
Weight: 180-200lbs.
Hair Color: reddish-brown
Eye Color: unk
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Appendectomy scar. Possibly had borne children.
Identifiers
Dentals: Not available. No head.Fingerprints: Not available. No hands.
DNA: Not available. The burial site is unknown.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: A green dress that investigators described as a waitress’ dress but wasn’t, and a beige wool coat with a unique laundry mark “SS 66 GJ”.Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: a baby’s bib, a handkerchief, and a bra.
Circumstances of Discovery
On February 3, 1962, the dismembered body of a female was found on the side of Highway 59 South just south of Shepherd, TX (about an hour north of Houston). Her head, arms, and legs were missing. Her torso was cut in two and placed in two Borden Dairy cardboard boxes (traced back to a Houston dairy plant) and filled with cement. Close by a burlap sack was found containing her intestines, a baby’s bib, a handkerchief, and a bra. Also found in the boxes with her torso were some articles of clothing with the labels ripped off, a green dress that investigators described as a waitress’ dress but wasn’t, and a beige wool coat with a unique laundry mark “SS 66 GJ”.An autopsy was performed by Houston pathologist, Dr. Joseph A. Jachimczyk. He determined she had died about 5-8 days before she was found. He estimated the woman to be about 40-45 years old, 5'8"-5'10", 180-200lbs. She possibly had reddish-brown hair (hairs found on a dress with her body). No fatal wounds on the torso. She had an appendectomy scar and appeared to have borne children previously (1-2 possibly). Dr. Jachimczyk believed the "crude cuts" were made with anything from a hatchet to a dull pocket knife. The toxicology report showed a blood alcohol content equivalent to 8 beers.
She is buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery in an unmarked grave.