FL Broward County - Black Female - 20-25 - "Loveland" white metal ring - 634UFFL - May 21, 1973

[PatLaurel]

634UFFL - Unidentified Female​

Date of Discovery: May 21, 1973
Location of Discovery: Broward County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Unknown
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 20-25 years old
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Height: 5'2" to 5'4"
Weight: 110 to 120 lbs.
Hair: Black, worn natural
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Dark blue blouse; light checkered skirt
Jewelry: "Loveland" white metal ring, size 6 1/4
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim was located at a rock pit, in the 4900 block of Southwest 36th Street (Oaks Road) in unincorporated Broward County near Davie.

Forensic Genealogy​

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: District 17 Medical Examiner's Office-Broward County
Agency Contact Person: Wendy Crane, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Agency Phone Number: 954-357-5200
Agency E-mail: Med_Exam_Trauma(at)Broward.org
Agency Case Number: 262-73
Agency Name: Broward County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Det. Dave Towsley
Agency Phone Number: 954-321-4225
Agency E-mail: David_Towsley(at)sheriff.org
Agency Case Number: 73-05-2302
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: Not Listed

Information Source(s)​

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Admin Notes​

Added: 12/18/08; Last Updated: 03/30/22

 

[PatLaurel]

"Bludgeoned body was fished from a rock-pit"

"Struck on the back of the head"

"In the water 24 to 30 hours"

"Wore a modified Afro hairdo"



634UFFL

 

[LunaInvidia]

It looks like the ring is from a New York jeweler, Joseph Berland Loveland, that was around between 1943 to 1950 (possibly others but those are the dates I'm finding.)
Not sure if that's anything.

 

[Richard]

Bumping this thread up. Could she be a victim of Joseph "Crazy Joe" Spaziano?

 

[HopeRains]

I'm not seeing this case in Namus. I am also not seeing her fluiidb.

The article posted above indicated death within 1-2 days. Maybe she was identified?

 

[The4TierBridge]

I'm not seeing this case in Namus. I am also not seeing her fluiidb.

The article posted above indicated death within 1-2 days. Maybe she was identified?

Broward County has quite a few bodies missing from NamUs.

This specific case was still active as of c. 2008 when it was included in their "Operation Found & Forgotten" initiative.

Found & Forgotten

One of the people on this list (BS73-08-2432 - incorrectly listed there as being found on the same day as the body this thread is about) was added to NamUs only last week under #UP156638 after somebody sent them an email, for reference. There's a couple others on that specific list missing from NamUs too, like BS67-05-2280, but I haven't looked through all of them (PB93-014026 was also never in NamUs, but the DN closed out his case "per Broward Co ME" in 2021).

This woman found in Coconut Creek in 1981, identified by prints last year as Barbara Overby, was also not in NamUs, and they only began reinvestigating her case after a Websleuth here sent several different agencies emails: Coconut Creek Police Department

 

[HopeRains]

Broward County has quite a few bodies missing from NamUs.

This specific case was still active as of c. 2008 when it was included in their "Operation Found & Forgotten" initiative.

Found & Forgotten

One of the people on this list (BS73-08-2432 - incorrectly listed there as being found on the same day as the body this thread is about) was added to NamUs only last week under #UP156638 after somebody sent them an email, for reference. There's a couple others on that specific list missing from NamUs too, like BS67-05-2280, but I haven't looked through all of them (PB93-014026 was also never in NamUs, but the DN closed out his case "per Broward Co ME" in 2021).

This woman found in Coconut Creek in 1981, identified by prints last year as Barbara Overby, was also not in NamUs, and they only began reinvestigating her case after a Websleuth here sent several different agencies emails: Coconut Creek Police Department

Thanks for the info! She is also not listed in the original source reference, which I believe to be the fluiddb, and what was likely used for her entry on DoeNetwork (?). Hoping she was identified. Appreciate your knowledge and response.