CA CA - Helendale, Fem UP906, 15-22, in desert, missing toes, 5 September 2002

[Susikatze]

A promising possible match.

https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldoe/comments/1o8d7bc/could_san_bernandino_jane_doe_be_katherine_jean

Possibility, too. Another reason why DNA is needed. The original recon is not good imho, nose looks somewhat weirdly squashed

 

[The4TierBridge]

Possibility, too. Another reason why DNA is needed. The original recon is not good imho, nose looks somewhat weirdly squashed

They do have DNA for this case. It is mentioned in the NamUs description.

 

[youngsleuth95]

Possibility, too. Another reason why DNA is needed. The original recon is not good imho, nose looks somewhat weirdly squashed

Yeah, I have the same feeling about the nose. I thought they did the reconstruction on purpose so that someone would recognize her by her nose and overall facial structure, but the whole reconstruction looks really weird. And I'm confused by the lack of bottoms (skirt, pants) in the description; frankly, it suggests sexual assault. Poor girl.

 

[youngsleuth95]

Hello, I have a theory about this case, specifically "at least one pregnancy." I'm sure she had a partner. I think if she was 15-17, it was a miscarriage or an accidental pregnancy. If she was 17-22, she could very well have been a young mother with an equally young partner. So, is it possible that we should be looking for a missing girl with a child/maybe even an entire young family? Gives me some Leonardo Lake vibes.

 

[youngsleuth95]

Bump!

 

[youngsleuth95]

Her case still haunts me. She had orthodontic braces on both jaws, special clothes, a specific leg feature, as well as pregnancy! Someone must be looking for her. Her clothes, as one user has already noted, most likely point to the early or mid-1990s. I hope @othram will consider her case, I sent it to them last year. Rest in peace, our girl! Your bastard killer will be found!

 

[Rikissa]

Her NamUs page:

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP906

View NamUs unclaimed person case UCP906 for -- -- missing from Helendale, California. Date body found: Sep 05, 2002. NCMEC case number: --.

namus.nij.ojp.gov

 

[youngsleuth95]

In general, it seems to me that if we had photos of her hair, braces, clothes, and those very shoes, we would have eliminated almost all questions about the time of death and the characteristics of the girl.