VA VA - Hillsboro, WhtFem 15-18, UP84926, Blue Corduroy Pants, Dec'61

[victoriarobinson642]

Old case added to NAMUS today:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Curious if there are news articles about this young woman, I couldn't find any myself.

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Demographics
Sex - Female
Race / Ethnicity - White / Caucasian
Estimated Age GroupLate Teen/Young Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years) - 15-18
Estimated Year of Death - 1961
Estimated PMI - 2 Hours
Height - 5' 1"(61 inches) , Measured
Weight - 95 lbs, Measured

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Circumstances
Type - Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found - December 16, 1961
NamUs Case Created - October 6, 2021

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Location Found Map
Location - Hillsboro, Virginia

County - Loudoun County
Found On Tribal Land - No
Circumstances of Recovery - Remains found off the side of a rural highway in a ditch. Believed to have been dumped there late 12/15/61 or early 12/16/61. Multiple injuries consistent with being beaten [were] noted.

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Details of Recovery
Condition of Remains - Recognizable face

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Physical Description
Hair Color - Brown
Head Hair Description - Short cut slightly curly dark brown in color
Body Hair Description - Axillary hair is dark brown and sparse
Eye Color - Brown

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Clothing and Accessories
Item
Clothing - On the body
-pullover navy blue cotton t-shirt type short sleeve shirt with elastic neck and sleeve ends, label in the neckband "Jamie."
-white cloth brassiere with a safety pin on the posterior portion near the elastic hooks, label "Habson Creation, 100% cotton, Sanforized, size 36-B"
-turquoise blue corduroy pedal-pusher female pants with back zipper and button and a right rear pocket; imitation leopard skin corduroy cloth black and white design running down the lateral seam margins as well as the cuffs

Near the Body
-hip length white coat with a back one-half belt with brass type buttons; the material is herring-bone type weave in the pockets of the coat
-2 white cotton socks

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Reconstruction:

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Vintage 1950's Corduroy Pedal Pushers - High Waist Capris Bright Blue Straight Leg Cigarette Waist-28"
I imagine her pants looked something like this, I can't find any with the fur trim, but given the description, I presume it was in this style.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

This poor young woman. I wonder why it took so long for her case to appear in NamUs.

 

[BrownBear]

No shoes listed and socks in the coat pockets is odd.

 

[MadMcGoo]

17 Dec 1961, Page 3 - The Progress-Index at Newspapers.com


18 Dec 1961, Page 25 - The Bee at Newspapers.com

 

[BrownBear]

17 Dec 1961, Page 3 - The Progress-Index at Newspapers.com
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18 Dec 1961, Page 25 - The Bee at Newspapers.com
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The bottom of the article from the 17th says a small empty pocketbook was found nearby. Any idea why that's not in NamUs? Also both articles say there were no labels on her clothing but NamUs lists labels on her shirt and bra?

 

[MadMcGoo]

What about Henrietta? Physical description and age match. She disappeared from California in June of 1960. There were some potential sightings and evidence she could possibly be alive after she was last seen. And the following would have occurred right around the time the UID was found: The week before Christmas in 1961, Henrietta's father went outside to his driveway and found, sitting on the trunk of his car, a belt and some underclothing belonging to Henrietta.

 

[HopeRains]

 

[carbuff]

That kind of repeated beating sounds more like domestic abuse (parent?) than kidnapping.

 

[apearn]

bump

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[Palisades]

Any rule outs?

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Any rule outs?

No

 

[DS2021]

Unfortunately I doubt shes in NamUs

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I wonder if she's in any of those missing person FBI bulletins.

 

[EmiliaRT007]

She’s been unidentified for 60-odd years and I am just now seeing this case. She just got put in. 60 years after her discovery. This’ll be a hard one to crack. She’s described as 5’1”-5’2” and just 85-95 lbs, appears to be a teenager, is she being starved or abused? 85 pounds is thin even for someone who’s 5’2”. Source: I myself am 5’2” and 110 pounds and rather thin. My friend is 4’8” and even she looks small at 85 pounds. Bumping for our girl here. She’s getting her name back, I know it!

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Has Dennise Jeannette Sullivan been considered a possible match by any chance? she looks like this Jane Doe:

2986DFUT - Dennise Jeannette Sullivan

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[DS2021]

Has Dennise Jeannette Sullivan been considered a possible match by any chance?

Given the circumstances, I doubt Dennise wouldve still been alive when jane doe died. IMO, Dennise likely died before the suspect killed himself. His suicide occured 2 days after her abduction

 

[victoriarobinson642]

@HopeRains Any newspaper articles for missing girls/women around that time? I'm no good at navigating newspapers.com otherwise I'd look further myself.

 

[Oakie]

Is the location of her grave known? This sounds like a case for Othram, but I suspect a disinterment would be required to obtain DNA.