AL AL, Bessemer, WhtFem, 60-100, 1598UFAL/UP14998, near creek bank, Feb 1998

[DS2021]

1598UFAL - Unidentified Female​

Date of Discovery: February 19, 1998
Location of Discovery: Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama
Estimated Date of Death: Years prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 60-100 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'2", estimated
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: The decedent was found wearing a slip, the neckline had a lace boarder; near the body was a "wrap-around" style waist apron, designed with intersecting blue lines; one sock, color undetermined due to age and dirt staining.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

Two individuals fishing in Shades Creek discovered skeletal remains approximately 25 feet from the creek bank in an area of overgrow brush, across the street from a steel fabrication building.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Jefferson County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Bill Yates
Agency Phone Number: 205-930-3603
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 1998-0266

Agency Name:
Agency Contact Person: Bessemer Police Department
Agency Phone Number: 205-481-4350
Agency E-Mail: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 02198-0735

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 14998

Information Source(s)​

NamUs

Admin Notes​

Added: 10/10/20; Last Updated: 10/10/20

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Annie Sullivan seems to be a possible match:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Everything seems to match the age, height, and most importantly that she disappeared in Bessemer where they found the skeletal remains of the unidentified woman in 1998.

 

[DS2021]

Annie Sullivan seems to be a possible match:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Everything seems to match the age, height, and most importantly that she disappeared in Bessemer where they found the skeletal remains of the unidentified woman in 1998.

Good find. Strange case.

 

[DS2021]

0 Missing Person Exclusions​