Identified! AR - West Memphis, BlkFem 20-50, UP2845 in MS river, bullets/condom/crack pipe, Jul'90 - Zena Marie Jones

[Moonwalker9]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case Number392-90
Demographics
SexFemale
Race / EthnicityBlack / African American
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Possible Nickname--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years)20-50
Estimated Year of Death1990
Estimated PMI--
Height5' 2"(62 inches) , Measured
Weight83 lbs, Estimated
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date FoundJuly 28, 1990
NamUs Case CreatedDecember 3, 2008
ME/C QA ReviewedDecember 19, 2011
Location Found Map
General Location--West Memphis, Arkansas
CountyCrittenden County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of RecoveryThis victim was found on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi river at river mile marker 722.2. The victim was found approximately 8 feet from the bank.
Details of Recovery


Inventory of RemainsAll parts recovered
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Physical Description
Hair ColorBlack
Head Hair DescriptionBlack and very curly.
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color--
Right Eye Color--
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Piercing
Ears. Unknown how many piercings.


Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Clothing
1 short sleeve maroon shirt with a ruffled collar and angled side cut, and 1 pair blue jeans.
On the Body

Clothing
Under pants found in pocket of jeans.
Near the Body

Jewelry
64 bullets found in pockets of jeans-36 are NR .25 Auto brand, 25 federal with jacketed base, and 3 Remington Peter. 2 packages of condoms and 1 crack pipe.
On the Body

 

[iulia]

The Doe Network: 944UFAR

Unidentified Female

• Date of Discovery: July 28, 1990

• Location of Discovery: West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas

• Estimated Date of Death: 1990

• State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

• Cause of Death: Unknown

• Dentals: Available. A dental chart was established through a visual of a picture of teeth. #18 occlusal restoration and #31 occlusal restoration.

• Fingerprints: Not available.

• DNA: mtDNA and nucDNA available with UNT (ref #08-7706).

Case History
The victim was found lying face down on a log 8 feet from the river bank on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River at river mile marker 722.2 in West Memphis, Arkansas on July 28, 1990. Her pants were undone and off her waist. Her shirt was around her neck.

 

[RookieInvestigator]

1 R/O:
MP18 Alice Sulliva

She was probably picked up in the Memphis area...

 

[RookieInvestigator]

Crittenden Cty Jane Doe
(Samuel Little victim)

- Found in the Mississippi River near West Memphis, AR
- Per the FBI, Little's Confession matches this UID

AR ties to serial killer’s confessions, suspect provides portraits of victims to FBI

One confession has been matched to a Jane Doe in West Memphis, Arkansas. The FBI has identified the body as a black female between 28-29 years-old killed in 1984. And say the victim was picked up in Memphis, Tennessee. She is depicted in the illustration above.


DISCOVERED
July 28, 1990

LOCATION
West Memphis, Arkansas
AGE: 20 - 50
RACE: Black
HEIGHT: 5'2
WEIGHT: 83 lbs

BODY CONDITION
Decomposed
POSTMORTEM INTERVAL
Weeks
CAUSE OF DEATH
Strangulation

The victim was found by a fisherman on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River at about eight feet near the bank and near the river mile marker 722.2. In 2018, Samuel Little confessed to her murder. He told authorities she was a prostitute around 28-29 years old and he picked her up from a motel in Memphis, Tennessee. He strangled her in his car as a Memphis Police car drove by them. He then drove into Arkansas and parked at a bridge where he then dumped the victim into the river.

WIKI

 

[iulia]

The NamUs page for this UID is down.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The NamUs page for this UID is down.

‘Oh my God. That’s her.’ Daughter finds out a serial killer murdered her mom

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — After more than 30 years of questions, a family says they now know the nation’s most prolific serial killer murdered their loved one. Bernice Talley said the news sent chills…

wreg.com

“We got a call that the DNA came back 98.99% that it was Zena,” Weddington said. “I just want to thank Channel 3 News, because if it wasn’t for you all, we wouldn’t know where to begin. We would still be stuck.”
Zena Marie Jones

 

[YaYa_521]

Rest peacefully now, Zena. Finally you've got your name back and your family has the answers they've sought for 32 long years. May God fill their hearts with comfort and peace.

 

[Melt71]

RIP Zena and for note that the article says the DNA test results (which seems to be a one-to-one comparison) took a year to come back.

 

[taramarie]

Rest peacefully, Zena. My love and thoughts are with her family.