CA CA - Imperial Beach, HispFem, 20-25, UP98119, recognizable face, jewelry, ring with "SINEN Y RENIA", Jan'76

[heartanium]

Newly added case to Namus, don't seem to see any previous threads for her.

Unidentified Female
Namus UP98119 (PM WARNING, not graphic though)
D.B.F: January 4, 1976
Estimated PMI: Not mentioned
Estimated year of death: 1976
Location Found: Imperial Beach, San Diego County, CA

Vital Information:
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Age: 20-25
Height: 5'3" (measured)
Weight: 130lbs (measured)
Hair: Brown, below shoulder blades
Eyes: Brown
Clothing: None mentioned
Jewelry: A white plastic type hair barrette was on the back of the hair. The ears were pierced, and a pair of yellow metal earrings with a black stone with white markings was present on the earlobes. A yellow metal religious medal attached to a yellow metal chain was found on the decedents upper chest just above the brassiere. There was a plain metal band on the third finger of the left hand. Scratches found on the inside of the ring appeared to be the letters, "SINEN Y RENIA".
Circumstances: The decedent was found washed up on the beach approximately 10 feet from the surf line in Border Field State Park.

Agency Information:
ME/C Case Number1976-00033

San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office - (858) 694-2895
Agency Case Number1976-00033
Kathy On, Medical Examiner Investigator

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I wonder if the ring said 'Reina'.

 

[heartanium]

I wonder if the ring said 'Reina'.

I was thinking Reina too or some variation. Wonder if "SINEN" could be another name too. Maybe the name of her husband/boyfriend?

 

[heartanium]

Tried my best to give her a reconstruction....

First time trying it out so hopefully it's not to uncanny valley...

Didn't know if she had straight or curly hair so tried out both

 

[heartanium]

Looks like she was found at a state park right on the Mex-American border, likely she may have been from Mexico.

 

[ifindedout]

I was thinking Reina too or some variation. Wonder if "SINEN" could be another name too. Maybe the name of her husband/boyfriend?

I looked up Sinen, and as a given name it's Arabic, meaning "from Mount Sinai" (fem. Sineen). Renia doesn't seem very common in Spanish, but it looks like it's a variant of Renata, a Spanish borrowing from Italian and of course meaning "reborn". So I'd say it's he + she, and her name may have indeed been Renia. MOO

ETA meaning of Renata. Also ignore the table header above this, I can't get rid of it.

 

[ohemgee.kay925]

Looking up the name/word "Sinén," I found multiple references to a farmhouse and vineyard in Spain, which led me further into references to Catalan, the language of the Catalonian region. Maybe the UID is Spanish/from Spain?

Edited to add: "Renia" is coming up for me as a nickname for Lorena/Lourena, as well as a diminutive for the name Teresa (mainly Greek).

 

[Nate_Bro]

Both Sinen and Renia seem to be (rare) names used in Colombia, not sure how to check their marriage records, but a girl Renia de Londes born Dec 1954 keeps popping up. Whoever they are, I wonder if they crossed together and she got into trouble and drowned, and due to his illegal status, he has never been able to claim her.

There was a John Doe found on the same beach a month apart, but he was younger and probably white. Either way, bump.

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