CA CA - Orange, Wht/Fem, 45-60, UP7687, auto/pedestrian, Aug'98

[Coffee56]

WARNING - PM AT LINKS!!

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case Number98-05571-SM
Demographics
SexFemale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Possible Nickname--
Estimated Age GroupAdult
Estimated Age Range (Years)45-60
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height5' 6"(66 inches) , Measured
Weight97 lbs, Measured
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body FoundAugust 23, 1998
NamUs Case CreatedAugust 26, 2010
ME/C QA ReviewedDecember 28, 2011
Location Found Map
LocationSanta Ana, California 92703
CountyOrange County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Circumstances of RecoveryPedestrian vs pick-up Orange County Sheriff-Coroner website http://ocsd.org/divisions/prof/coroner/ud/jane/9805571sm
Details of Recovery

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of RemainsRecognizable face
Physical Description
Hair ColorGray or Partially Gray
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBlue
Right Eye ColorBlue
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Scar/mark
Diagonal abdominal scar, RUQ

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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[Melt71]

With a "transient appearance" (quote from the coroner's link above) one wonders if a local homeless shelter or food bank may have known this person. She's very distinctive looking.

 

[PayrollNerd]

She looks to have starved to death which is unbelievable, even back in 1998. She must have been so frail at 5' 6" and only 97 lbs. I agree with the possible homeless assessment. No mention of DNA.

A diagonal scar in the upper right quadrant and gall bladder missing. Regardless, she had medical treatment at some point.

She at some point had dental extractions. I wonder if the dental records were checked at the time.

 

[Melt71]

Barbara Jean Nunez missing since 1995 (3 years earlier) from only a few miles away.

Barbara Jean Nunez
Barbara Jean Nunez – The Charley Project
Very hard to compare photos due to the angle of the UID's pics, ears are covered in the Nunez photo, Nunez had drawn-in eyebrows. However they have a similar high hairline, strong square-ish chin. The UID appears to have sun-damaged skin and to be older, but hard living and a lack of make-up could perhaps do that. (Nunez has makeup on in the MP photo so some blemishes could be hidden.)

Their heights are v.similar - 5'5 vs 5'6 and Nunez was only 105lb at the time she went missing (UID was 97lb at time of death). Again, a couple of years hard living could cause a few pounds of weight loss.

Few details online about Nunez' disappearance to help establish whether it was considered foul play or she may have left for other reasons.

 

[digitective]

Yikes, that is a very graphic post-mortem.
27 ruleouts:

• Anne Kirrane
• Barbara Depriest
• Barbara Hoffman
• Barbara Johnson
• Billie Willard
• Bonnie Morrisseau
• Carolyn Gilman
• Dagmar Linton
• Diana Loewen
• Dolores Holms
• Jean Verien
• Linda Herman
• Linda Kehoe
• Margaret Warrington
• Maureen Murphee
• Mary Bachmann
• Nelda Hardwick
• Parley Pate
• Patrica Van Buskirk
• Patricia Action
• Patricia Schmidt
• Susan Price
• Theresa Rains
• Tina D'Ambrosio
• Virginia Mudgett
• Vivian Elliott

 

[imstilla.grandma]

98-05571-SM​

WARNING - Graphic Post-Mortem Photo at Link

98-05571-SM | Orange County California - Sheriff's Department

CORONER CASE NUMBER: 98-05571-SM SEX: FEMALE RACE: CAUCASIAN DATE of DEATH: 8/23/98 AGE Estimate. LOW: 45, HIGH: 60 EYES: Blue HAIR: Gray/Brown

www.ocsheriff.gov

 

[Beautiful_Psychic]

Barbara Jean Nunez missing since 1995 (3 years earlier) from only a few miles away.

Barbara Jean Nunez
Barbara Jean Nunez – The Charley Project
Very hard to compare photos due to the angle of the UID's pics, ears are covered in the Nunez photo, Nunez had drawn-in eyebrows. However they have a similar high hairline, strong square-ish chin. The UID appears to have sun-damaged skin and to be older, but hard living and a lack of make-up could perhaps do that. (Nunez has makeup on in the MP photo so some blemishes could be hidden.)

Their heights are v.similar - 5'5 vs 5'6 and Nunez was only 105lb at the time she went missing (UID was 97lb at time of death). Again, a couple of years hard living could cause a few pounds of weight loss.

Few details online about Nunez' disappearance to help establish whether it was considered foul play or she may have left for other reasons.

Barbara Jean Nunez went missing from her home in Fairfield California. This female was in Orange County which is in Southern Ca. Nowhere near Fairfield! I grew up with Barbara's daughters. They lived in my same neighborhood. She was murdered by her husband. Everyone knows this, yet he's never been charged. I don't even know if anyone has even bothered to look into this case further. It's always bothered me because I knew this lady and her family.

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[fozamo]

I'll never forget how impacted me seeing that PM photo years ago. Hope to see this poor woman's case solved someday.

 

[beavt]

How about MP30721 Helena Ann Negrete? She was born in California and attended high school in Los Angeles. She lived in Glendale, CA and went to visit a sister in Gwinn, MI for several weeks after the recent death of her husband. Helena was described as being despondent and had lost 100 pounds. She’d had a recent stroke and possibly early Alzheimer’s disease/dementia. She was a heavy smoker and had a stutter. She went missing from Gwinn, MI on 6/14/1997 at age 45 with a height of 5’5”-5’6” and weight of 100-110lbs. She had brown hair with blonde streaks and blue eyes.
UID age 45-60, height 5’6” and weight 97lbs
partially gray/brown hair with blue eyes
Noted to have “numerous caries suggesting recent poor dental care” with evidence of old restorations.
I don’t think it’s impossible that she decided to return to California in her state of grief and fragility, and once there quickly deteriorated physically and mentally and could have been unhoused. She looks similar to UID:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Thread 'MI – Helena Ann Negrete, 45, Gwinn, Upper Peninsula, 14 June 1997'

Feb 23, 2021

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• mothwings
• Replies: 11
• Forum: 1990's Missing

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[fozamo]

How about MP30721 Helena Ann Negrete? She was born in California and attended high school in Los Angeles. She lived in Glendale, CA and went to visit a sister in Gwinn, MI for several weeks after the recent death of her husband. Helena was described as being despondent and had lost 100 pounds. She’d had a recent stroke and possibly early Alzheimer’s disease/dementia. She was a heavy smoker and had a stutter. She went missing from Gwinn, MI on 6/14/1997 at age 45 with a height of 5’5”-5’6” and weight of 100-110lbs. She had brown hair with blonde streaks and blue eyes.
UID age 45-60, height 5’6” and weight 97lbs
partially gray/brown hair with blue eyes
Noted to have “numerous caries suggesting recent poor dental care” with evidence of old restorations.
I don’t think it’s impossible that she decided to return to California in her state of grief and fragility, and once there quickly deteriorated physically and mentally and could have been unhoused. She looks similar to UID:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Thread 'MI – Helena Ann Negrete, 45, Gwinn, Upper Peninsula, 14 June 1997'

Feb 23, 2021

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

• mothwings
• Replies: 11
• Forum: 1990's Missing

• 

That's interesting... I see some resemblance comparing that pic to the PM one

 

[beavt]

That's interesting... I see some resemblance comparing that pic to the PM one

Same. And just to clarify, Helena is not (as far as I could find) the amnesiac in the article shown above. She is still missing.