Hi everyone,
according to buttercup72's post on page 2 in this thread, Myriam Kniaz has already been ruled out as being Racine Jane Doe. Here is the post:
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I am not sure if law enforcement here as ever contacted offiicials concerning Nyleen as a possible match for Racine Jane Doe. But I did contact the lead investigator about one match, and what a match it was--at least I thought it was. I copied and pasted below my original email to the detective--
Dear Mr. Knaus,
I am emailing you in regards to the unidentified female victim found in Raymond July '99.
First let me say, I am not part of law enforcement--I am just a normal everyday person who has been bothered by this case since day one. I lived in Racine for 20 years and now reside in Kenosha County and I am married and have three children. Recently, and I don't know what provoked me to do so, I started looking at missing persons websites trying to find Jane Doe a match. I even went as far as creating a myspace page for her just to get her face out there. I have literally viewed thousands of possible matches, without much luck. There are a few that I think possibly fit her description but not so much as one that I stumbled upon today.
The picture can be viewed at the Doenetwork
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/510dfqc.html The picture gave me goose bumps. The Doe Network:
Case File 510DFQC
Left 2: Kniaz at age 16 & 12; Right: Age-Progressed images
Myriam Isabella Kniaz
Missing since November 15, 1981 from Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada.
Classification: Missing
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Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: October 20, 1965
Age at Time of Disappearance: 16 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'5" - 165 cm; 112 lbs - 51 kg
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown eyes; brown hair.
Clothing: She was last seen wearing blue jeans, brown shoes, a blue/white vest and a short green coat
Dentals: Not available
AKA: Mirriam Isabella Kniaz
Other: She speaks French and English. DNA available
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Circumstances of Disappearance
Myriam was last seen at her foster home in 1981.
She is a habitual runaway from group and foster homes.
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Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police
877-318-3576
NCIC Number:
M-850705772
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
Source Information:
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Below are pics of Jane Doe just to refresh your memory.
I know Myriam is a little older than Jane Doe was first thought to be, and the height is a little shorter than stated but I know that can't always be a determining factor when matching. I think the first description described Jane Doe as being 18-35, then I think I read she was between the ages of 13-25. So Myriam does fit into the ages described. I wasn't sure which investigator/detective to send this to, so I sent it to the both of you.
I hope this is her, not that I want to wish anybody dead. But it would be nice to give the girl a name and maybe catch the monster that did this to her. If this is not her, I am going to continue my search for her. Please contact me if this is a match.
Thank you,
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I emailed this to the investigator a week or so prior to my vacation and when I returned home just last week, there was a reply in my inbox from the investigator.
Unfortunately, Jane Doe is not Myriam. At one time or another and I am not sure how long ago this was, the investigating officials also thought Jane doe was Myraim, but DNA did not make a match.