CA CA - Compton, BlkFem, UP4458, 14-17, Dumped in Industrial Area, 13 September 1975

[Aurora90]

I have always wondered if she was a runaway, escaping from or avoiding being sent to Maclaren Hall. A number of black teens especially from Compton and surrounding areas were sent there.

Reading about the rampant abuse that took place there disgusts me.

All About MacLaren Hall | Mayfair Legal Funding
MacLaren Hall, once a beacon of hope for many, has become synonymous with some of the darkest chapters in Los Angeles' child protection history.

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-17/abuse-allegations-maclaren

Decades later, former foster children allege abuse at MacLaren Children’s Center
James Lewis, an attorney representing the former foster children, called MacLaren “virtually a child prison.”

“It was a house of horrors for the children that lived there,” he said.

The facility was taken over by DCFS in 1976, but lax oversight of staff created an environment ripe for abuse, Lewis said.

According to lawsuits and the report, children frequently ran away and fought with one another, creating a chaotic and violent atmosphere.

 

[Caring1]

 

[digitective]

The location where she was found is right by Compton College. I wonder if she was a student there?

 

[youngsleuth95]

Bump!Can anyone explain why all the reconstructions show her hair as bright red or auburn, but the description says her hair is black?

 

[The4TierBridge]

Bump!Can anyone explain why all the reconstructions show her hair as bright red or auburn, but the description says her hair is black?

Hair was dyed reddish-brown but naturally black in color.

Spoiler: Photo for #UP4458 showing dyed hair

 

[youngsleuth95]

Hair was dyed reddish-brown but naturally black in color.

Spoiler: Photo for #UP4458 showing dyed hair

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Thanks for the explanation! I completely forgot about the postmortem photo.