CA CA - Julie Elizabeth Soracco, 15, Placerville, 1 Aug 1977

[Beekarina]

This unidentified also seems a possible match for Julie. She was found near San Diego in Feb of 1978. It's rather gruesome. I can see several similarities. The young girl is thinner, but drugs were suspected. Thoughts?
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[Beekarina]

Julie is prettier than the sketch, but all 3 of the sketches differ quite a bit in terms of features too? Also if she was a runaway, involved in a rough lifestyle (?) could explain the drop in weight & coarser looks. Hmmm.

 

[SAMS]

Julie is prettier than the sketch, but all 3 of the sketches differ quite a bit in terms of features too? Also if she was a runaway, involved in a rough lifestyle (?) could explain the drop in weight & coarser looks. Hmmm.


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Noses are diff & Julie’s lips are full in comparison IMO

 

[Beekarina]

Noses are diff & Julie’s lips are full in comparison IMO

I agree, but if you look at the other two sketches of the UID the noses in both are finer tipped? I think the lips are too? I also noticed Julie's nose appears a bit different in each of the photos shared of her. I actually wondered if she might have had a nose job, but then thought the last photo of her, the one I used above, was an angle. Do you see what I mean? Her nose is broader in the first few.

I wish we could see Julie 's ears, learn if she had any dental records, etc. I wonder how much her sister knows about her?

 

[Beekarina]

I posted in the thread for the UID as well, but here is a comparison of a younger Julie (i.e. perhaps closer in weight) & another of the sketches:

 

[Beekarina]

I found more information about Julie. Her surviving sister has a post about Julie on a social media site for people who grew up in Placerville. I'm not sure what can be shared within terms of service, since I've seen a variety on other threads, but it's not too difficult to find if people are interested. There are a few other photos as well. I

I feel really bad for her sister after reading.

 

[marsyao]

I found more information about Julie. Her surviving sister has a post about Julie on a social media site for people who grew up in Placerville. I'm not sure what can be shared within terms of service, since I've seen a variety on other threads, but it's not too difficult to find if people are interested. There are a few other photos as well. I

I feel really bad for her sister after reading.

A link please ?

 

[sloane7777]

This case raises SO many red flags...

Why was Julie being passed around from family member to family member, then to foster care? Why was the family wanting to keep her disappearance hushed up?

She was likely a difficult teen its sounds like me , and I was difficult (technically Bipolar w rage issues) Passing me around happened a lot foster homes , group homes , finally Catholic Boarding School

 

[sloane7777]

A link please ?

cant use SM links

 

[Beekarina]

I don't believe we are allowed to link, even though her sister posted it in a public forum. I believe we can discuss though, since the post directly pertains to the missing person and is in a public forum?

I did not post on the forum as it is for people who grew up in that location. It is open for all to read, however, and gives a clearer picture of Julie and her friends and family life at the time she disappeared.

I get the impression more of an ordinary teen, maybe a bit in a "party" phase, but not especially troubled based on what I read. My theory is she trusted the wrong person(s), or someone related knew more than they let on. I'm more confused now about the grandfather...

 

[marsyao]

I get the impression more of an ordinary teen, maybe a bit in a "party" phase, but not especially troubled based on what I read.

Well, I am kind of not convinced, why "an ordinary teen" was sent to live with her grandparents, and then was sent to foster care ?

 

[Beekarina]

Well, I am kind of not convinced, why "an ordinary teen" was sent to live with her grandparents, and then was sent to foster care ?[/QUO

A single mom in a city with limited resources, two much younger daughters? I could absolutely see sending your older child to go to high school in a small town where her grandparents lived.

My guess would be by the time she landed in Placerville, or shortly after, she probably had behaviors or attitudes that her grandparents did not allow in their household. if Julie was born in 1962, her grandparents were probably not from a permissive generation.

When I say "ordinary teen/party phase", I'm including things like cigarettes (I've read she smoked, unknown if true), underage drinking, maybe some pot, that sort of thing, BUT still goes to school, works a part time job, has friends, etc.

I'm not saying I condone those things. I'm just making the observation that I got the sense from sleuthing that she was hanging out with fairly "typical" teenagers at the time, rather than being waaaaay out there with really unsavory people, or doing anything craxy, at least not openly.

 

[marsyao]

Well, it was sixties, in a small town, people usually did not send kids to foster care if they have other option, and I would guess her mother would not take her back before the decision was made to send her to foster care. I guess her sister knew some of background stories

 

[marsyao]

My guess would be by the time she landed in Placerville, or shortly after, she probably had behaviors or attitudes that her grandparents did not allow in their household. if Julie was born in 1962, her grandparents were probably not from a permissive generation.
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I think you are blaming her grandparents for not being permissive persons, I don't think this is fair, we don't know anything about why they cannot get along

 

[Beekarina]

I'm not blaming anyone, or judging anyone's parenting or grandparenting. That would be really bizarre? Only trying to reply to your post about kids ending up not with family. Older generations (adults prior to the 1960s)= more likely to have traditional attitudes, i.e. less permissive.

 

[Fede]

I wonder who is this woman. Her picture was in Julie's wallet

 

[marsyao]

Older generations (adults prior to the 1960s)= more likely to have traditional attitudes, i.e. less permissive.

You know absolutely nothing about her parents, you already assume they were "more likely to have traditional attitudes, i.e. less permissive. " just because they were older generations

 

[marsyao]

I wonder who is this woman. Her picture was in Julie's wallet

Interesting, where do you got this information ?

 

[Fede]

Interesting, where do you got this information ?

Hi. Here on this link. It says that Julie's sister is trying to identify this woman: Julie Soracco

 

[Beekarina]

Mary, I think you're reading something into my explanation that isn't jntended?

Let me try one more time: there were really sweeping cultural changes in the US in the 60s, 70s. So my theory was grandparents being older probably would not have been comfortable with teens partying. Especially not girls. It was offered as a *possible* explanation for why she left her grandparents home. Kids end up in foster care for lots of reasons.

I think we shouldn't assume Julie was in foster care because she was exceptionally difficult. She might have been. Again, she obviously had some problems. But from sleuthing, I'm getting more a picture of a fairly ordinary teen for the times.