CA CA - Khymbrly Scruggs, 23, Sacramento, 12 Jan 1980

[Suglo]

Bumping for Khymbrly!

 

[Ginger21]

Bump

 

[MadMcGoo]

Unidentified Person Exclusions:
UP4273 06/26/1983 Los Angeles CA
UP8419 01/16/2001 Isle of Wight VA
UP7690 09/11/2005 Orange CA
UP11582 11/10/1980 Harrison MS
UP6629 02/03/1991 Frederick VA
UP8579 01/25/1981 Hanover VA
UP12683 06/06/2014 Newport News VA
UP3153 04/19/1981 Will IL
UP6796 11/18/1985 Alleghany VA
UP6642 08/07/1986 Chesterfield VA
UP1567 06/01/1987 Knox TN
UP6665 05/14/2007 Petersburg VA
UP10647 06/07/2006 San Mateo CA
UP9938 01/11/1987 San Mateo CA
UP6259 04/22/1981 Lawrence OH
UP6150 11/07/1998 Stafford VA
UP8427 07/17/1982 Washoe NV
UP6298 01/06/1985 Placer CA

 

[MadMcGoo]

Refreshing the thread…

 

[adeline2]

I was friends with her mother and stepfather. Met them long after her disappearance. They spent the rest of their lives with a deep deep sadness hoping for closure. All of her parents are now deceased as is her brother Tom. I know at some point her parents were informed of DNA testing of the incarcerated in CA. and they had hoped to find her killer and her remains. Nothing ever came of it, they too believed the neighbor was her killer.
Every year they would attend a sunset ceremony on the pier to honor Khym and to try and find some peace. They were beautiful people and I can only hope that they have all been reunited in the great beyond.

 

[Bit of hope]

I was friends with her mother and stepfather. Met them long after her disappearance. They spent the rest of their lives with a deep deep sadness hoping for closure. All of her parents are now deceased as is her brother Tom. I know at some point her parents were informed of DNA testing of the incarcerated in CA. and they had hoped to find her killer and her remains. Nothing ever came of it, they too believed the neighbor was her killer.
Every year they would attend a sunset ceremony on the pier to honor Khym and to try and find some peace. They were beautiful people and I can only hope that they have all been reunited in the great beyond.

Thank you for your kind words.

 

[spartanx]

I have the impression that she was deceived to some place perhaps known to her entertaining being outraged and murdered... such a beautiful and young girl did not deserve that ending...
wherever you are beautiful rest in peace

 

[DS2021]

Guys, could this be her? There's not a lot of information since the remains are skeletal, but some children found a partial skeleton in September 1981 at Gristmill Recreation Area, which is only about six miles downriver on the American River from Khymberly's apartment. It's not listed in NamUs, so I don't know if she's been ruled out, and they don't have any details beyond knowning that Jane Doe was female, so the location is really the only thing that connects the two, but I still think it's worth checking out. Should I contact the coroner?

http://www.coroner.saccounty.net/Lists/UnidentifiedPersons/DispForm.aspx?ID=14&Source=http://www.coroner.saccounty.net/Pages/Unidentified-Persons.aspx#InplviewHashaf64261b-0548-4416-b81e-980bc751f875=SortField%3DGender-SortDir%3DAsc&ContentTypeId=0x0100E110048E8D184C48B947C183B06CF12D

If that doesn't work, she's case 81-01564 found Sept. 14, 1981 on the listing at http://www.coroner.saccounty.net/Pages/Unidentified-Persons.aspx

Does anyone have any info on this doe? Shes not in NamUs, the above link is broken AND there is no wayback machine link either.

Edit
Just kidding, I found it!

UnidentifiedPersons - 81-01564

web.archive.org

Edit #2

I found a current link

Case #81-01564

coroner.saccounty.gov

 

[Leprikawn]

Bump

 

[HopeRains]

Excerpt from larger article, The Sacramento Union, Sun, Nov 25, 1984 ·Page 18

And excerpt from an earlier article, The Sacramento Bee, Tue, Sep 30, 1980 ·Page 4

 

[HopeRains]

The neighbor's name was Gerald Richard Orth, he worked construction jobs. There are both 1980 articles on him re: Ms. Scruggs disappearance, and since 1980 articles on him and extremely dangerous criminal activity.

Detailed Sacramento Bee, March 26, 1980 article below:

Article clipped from The Sacramento Bee

Clipping found in The Sacramento Bee published in Sacramento, California on 3/26/1980.

www.newspapers.com