AZ - Sahuarita, WhtFem, UP17121, 50-90, in desert at Santa Rita Experimental Range, Feb'00

[The4TierBridge]

This case was recently taken on for genetic genealogy by Ramapo College, but does not have a thread here.

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"Santa Rita Jane Doe 2000 (AZ)

The skeletal remains of Santa Rita Jane Doe were discovered by hunters in the Santa Rita experimental range near Sahuarita, Arizona in 2000. She was believed to have died between 1997-1999 and was likely 50-90 [y]ears of age at the time of her death, placing her year of birth at 1907-1949.
An orange bedspread and duct tape were found near Jane Doe’s remains.
Ramapo College IGG Center will collaborate with the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner to identify Santa Rita Jane Doe."

 

[The4TierBridge]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP17121
Female, White / Caucasian
Date Body Found: February 1, 2000
Location Found: Sahuarita, Arizona
Estimated Age Range: 50-90 Years

ME/C Case Number: ML00-0217

Biological Sex: Female
Race/Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years): 50-90
Estimated Year of Death: 1997-1999
Estimated PMI--
Height: 5' 1"(61 inches), Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: February 1, 2000
NamUs Case Created: October 11, 2017
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location: Sahuarita, Arizona
County: Pima County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped): N 31.54' 37.4", -110.54' oo.1"
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: Remains found in remote desert area by dove hunters within the Santa Rita Experimental Range.

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Accessories (near the body): orange-colored bedspread or thermal sheet with open weave, silver duct tape

Other - Uploaded: April 22, 2024
Red star indicates the approximate location of recovery

All other fields in NamUs were left blank.

 

[The4TierBridge]

This case does not appear to be in the Arizona Migrant Death Index (Arizona OpenGIS for Deceased Migrants), so I'm assuming that investigators think this person was from the USA.

Circumstances, like the bedsheet with duct tape, seem suspicious, but I could not find any indication of the cause/manner of death online. The case is only listed with the medical examiner and not any other law enforcement agency. If anybody finds anything else related to this woman, it would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Caring1]

Looks like this newspaper article dated Feb 2nd, 2000 may refer to this unidentified female. Not much more to go on but it does mention that an autopsy was scheduled for 2/3/2000 and a forensic anthropologist may have a reconstruction completed by that time.

Wonder if the recon was ever done.

Feb 02, 2000, page 22 - Tucson Citizen at Newspapers.com™

View the digital scanned newspaper from Tucson Citizen dated Feb 02, 2000, page 22.

www.newspapers.com