CA CA - Riverside Co, WhtFem UP7144, 20-50, in shallow grave in desert, Jan'74

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person Case

UNIDENTIFIED
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP7144
Female, White / Caucasian
Date Found
January 19, 1974
Location Found
Desert Hot Springs, California
Estimated Age Range
20-50 Years

Street Address
Open desert off dirt road west of Mountain View and 1/2 mile south of Ave. 20Desert Hot Springs, California
County
Riverside County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of Recovery
Body found buried in shallow grave which was covered with a large piece of plywood. In advanced decomposition and did not have any identification or personal belongers with her. A reddish blond wig was found nearby (unknown if associated with this body). Some animal activity evident to her legs.
Details of Recovery

Inventory of Remains
All parts recovered
Condition of Remains
Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Physical Description
Hair Color
Brown
Head Hair Description
She had short brown hair
Body Hair Description
Unknown
Facial Hair Description
Unknown
Left Eye Color
Unknown or Missing
Right Eye Color
Unknown or Missing
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Artificial body part/aid
a reddish blond with was found near the grave site, it was non-human hair and it is unknown if it is connected to this case


Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Accessories
None found
Near the Body

Clothing
She was wearing tan denim pants (jeans) Blue floral print sleeveless blouse white bra and white bikini underpants (no sizes available)
On the Body

Eyewear
None found
On the Body

Footwear
No shoes found
On the Body

Jewelry
None found
On the Body

 

[Melt71]

I wonder if the PMI is 'out' (Namus says 2 weeks) could this be Rochelle White MP5517 who was 22yo woman with brown hair who went missing 5 months earlier from 100 miles away. Foul play suspected, as her divorce was just about to be finalised. Doe Network says Rochelle has DNA in the system but doesn't specify which type of DNA.
The Doe Network: Case File 3032DFCA
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Rochelle Claudia White – The Charley Project

 

[theshadow45]

Mountain View Jane Doe has been unidentified for 47 years today.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping.

 

[theshadow45]

Mountain View Jane Doe has been unidentified for 48 years today.

 

[theshadow45]

Mountain View Jane Doe has been unidentified for 49 years today.

 

[theshadow45]

Mountain View Jane Doe has been unidentified for 50 years today.

 

[salamanderqueeftp]

bumping

 

[JSolt1210]

What about Patricia Lorraine Gentle?

The race, age, and estimated year of death are a match. In fact, according to someone identifying herself as Patricia's oldest daughter in another thread: "January 1st [1973] is [the date given as gone missing] because I don’t know the date," so Patricia could've gone missing closer to January 1974, when UP7144 was found.

UP7144 was found in Desert Hot Springs, which is 2.5 hours away from Redondo Beach, where Patricia went missing.

But most of all, both women are said to have had brown hair. A reddish blond wig was found near UP7144, though it's unknown if this is connected to her. However, Patricia's hair appears to be blonde in her Namus picture. Did she dye it or is this a wig?

 

[iulia]

Her NamUs page has been removed.

 

[Caring1]

Her NamUs page has been removed.

Hopefully, we will get an update soon.

 

[DS2021]

Doe network lists her as identified

1457UFCA

 

[DS2021]

She was found within 200 yards of the location where another woman was found in a similar grave 2 years prior

Article clipped from The Desert Sun

Clipping found in The Desert Sun published in Palm Springs, California on 1/24/1974.

www.newspapers.com

 

[cenazoic]

From @DS2021 ’s newspaper link above:

“The dead woman was found some 200 yards south of a similar grave site where sheriff's deputies found the body of a person about two-years ago identified as Mary Castro. That a homicide case has never been solved, deputies said.”

Mary’s case was solved in 2012:

The Coldest Case

A Desert Sun true crime series in five parts.

www.desertsun.com

 

[theshadow45]

Mountain View Jane Doe was found 51 years ago today. Hopefully we’ll know her real name soon.