AZ AZ- Pima County, WhtFem, 50-80, UP17814, passed out at bus stop & later died, poss name 'Dorothy Peterson" had 8 IDs. Nov’99 - Charlotte Mae Petreikis

[cheemsg]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)​

Demographics​

Biological Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Possible First Name: Dorothy
Possible Middle Name: Railla
Possible Last Name: Peterson
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years): 50-80
Estimated Year of Death: 1999
Estimated PMI: 1 Hours
Height: 5' 5"(65 inches) , Estimated
Weight: 263 lbs, Measured

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: November 20, 1999
NamUs Case Created: April 25, 2018
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found Map​

Location: Arizona
County: Pima County
Circumstances of Recovery: This individual fell at a local bus station and medical assistance was called. She gave the name 'Dorothy Railla Peterson' and claimed to live in Casa Grande. This individual had several forms of identification and cards with a total 8 different names. It is unknown if any of these names was her true identity.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Gray or Partially Gray
Head Hair Description: black and gray, up to 11 centimeters
Eye Color: Unknown

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories​

Accessories
green fanny pack; 8 keys; bank card; coins
Near the Body

Clothing
Plaid coat;
Near the Body

Footwear
yellow socks; white socks; brown shoes
On the Body

Jewelry
yellow metal watch; yellow metal ring; white metal ring with flower; 7 stone (clear) necklace

 

[GatorFL]

Maybe it’s just my connection but I’m surprised there aren’t more photos on the NamUs page.

 

[iulia]

Her NamUs page has been removed.

 

[MarziPanda]

I wonder if any of those 8 names were her true identity.

 

[iulia]

She has been identified as Charlotte Mae Petreikis.

[Case Resolution] Tucson Bus Station Jane Doe identified as Charlotte Mae Petreikis

Intermountain Forensics is proud to join the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner and a talented group of Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogists in announcing the identification of a woman who collapsed at a Tucson bus station in 1999. Thanks to the efforts of the investigative team...

www.intermountainforensics.com

 

[FromGermany1]

Her age would be known, since she was identified.
Her name Petreikis may originate from Lithuania.

Vague thoughts of Audrey Gleave, her birthname, her changed name, her secrets, her LW incl decendants may appear on the surface (diff. wording) and so on ..... The yearbook pic of Charlotte reminds of a pic of AG, IMO.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Her age would be known, since she was identified.
Her name Petreikis may originate from Lithuania.

She would've been about 49 at the time of her death.

 

[HopeRains]

How lovely she was in life.

 

[Mfleish]

Doing some genealogy research and I believe I found her and her family in 1950 census. Her mother was Dorothy and father was Charles. She had 3 brothers, but at least 2 seemed to have already passed away. I then found a WWII Draft Card for her father and her mother's middle name was Railla, so it seems she gave her mother's first and middle name as her alias.

 

[FromGermany1]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)​

Demographics​

Biological Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Possible First Name: Dorothy
Possible Middle Name: Railla
Possible Last Name: Peterson
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 60
Estimated Age Range (Years): 50-80
Estimated Year of Death: 1999
Estimated PMI: 1 Hours
Height: 5' 5"(65 inches) , Estimated
Weight: 263 lbs, Measured

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: November 20, 1999
NamUs Case Created: April 25, 2018
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found Map​

Location: Arizona
County: Pima County
Circumstances of Recovery: This individual fell at a local bus station and medical assistance was called. She gave the name 'Dorothy Railla Peterson' and claimed to live in Casa Grande. This individual had several forms of identification and cards with a total 8 different names. It is unknown if any of these names was her true identity.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Recognizable face

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Gray or Partially Gray
Head Hair Description: black and gray, up to 11 centimeters
Eye Color: Unknown

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories​

Accessories
green fanny pack; 8 keys; bank card; coins
Near the Body

Clothing
Plaid coat;
Near the Body

Footwear
yellow socks; white socks; brown shoes
On the Body

Jewelry
yellow metal watch; yellow metal ring; white metal ring with flower; 7 stone (clear) necklace

8 keys and 8 aliases ....

 

[Susikatze]

Why did she have 8 fake IDs? What did she need them for? Was she involved in crime or sexwork? Wish we knew more about her

 

[FromGermany1]

Doing some genealogy research and I believe I found her and her family in 1950 census. Her mother was Dorothy and father was Charles. She had 3 brothers, but at least 2 seemed to have already passed away. I then found a WWII Draft Card for her father and her mother's middle name was Railla, so it seems she gave her mother's first and middle name as her alias.

Found someone with the name of CP, who used also Chuck Burgess as his name (Constructing/Used Cars).
Wonder, what aliases the ex unidentified woman (now Petreikis) used.

 

[Blurgle]

Doing some genealogy research and I believe I found her and her family in 1950 census. Her mother was Dorothy and father was Charles. She had 3 brothers, but at least 2 seemed to have already passed away. I then found a WWII Draft Card for her father and her mother's middle name was Railla, so it seems she gave her mother's first and middle name as her alias.

And an English translation of her surname as her surname. "Petreikis" means "Peterson".

 

[FromGermany1]

Doing some genealogy research and I believe I found her and her family in 1950 census. Her mother was Dorothy and father was Charles. She had 3 brothers, but at least 2 seemed to have already passed away. I then found a WWII Draft Card for her father and her mother's middle name was Railla, so it seems she gave her mother's first and middle name as her alias.

Father Charles and daughter's first name Charlotte makes sense.

 

[Oiseaux]

Another article with more details on the case.

 

[Melt71]

According to the article posted above, the match was made to Hezekiah Israel (born Timothy Petreikis) of Indiana, the son of Charlotte’s brother Charles. The name and DOB she provided to authorities were those of her mother.

snip... The only things Israel heard about his Aunt Charlotte are what his father — who died in 2020 — had told him: she had issues with theft, disappeared in the late 1980s, and was never heard from again.

A relative who asked not to be named for privacy concerns said she’d heard a story that Charlotte had stolen money and taken off in Charles’ car. Charles got a call from police that his car was left at the airport in Chicago, and that was the last anyone had heard of her.


Fantastic to read that the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office has another 30 or 40 cases in progress with various investigative genetic genealogy organizations.