CA CA - Riverside County - BlkFem, UP7143, 19-25yo, wrapped in blanket in canal, 1975

[Moonwalker9]

I couldn't find a thread for her so here it goes.

This young woman was found in a drainage canal. There was about 3-4 inches of water in the canal and her upper body was above water. She was fully dressed with no discernable injury to her body. She had been wrapped in a blanket. It is believed that she was dumped at the spot we found her. She wore some jewelry but had no identification or personal belongings. Exhaustive investigation over the years has been unable to establish her identification.

She died just hours before, no PM but there is a scetch of her.

Date of Discovery: October 24, 1975
Location of Discovery: Riverside County, California
Estimated Date of Death: 24 hours or less
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Suspected overdose, investigated as a homicide

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 19-25 years old
Race: Black
Sex: Female
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 135 lbs.
Hair: Short Afro hairstyle, 6" - 8" long.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Very well-groomed. Single ear piercing in both ears. Her fingernails had a clear laquer and extended approx. 2mm beyond the finger. Her toenails were covered with red polish.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available. No restorations, good alignment of all teeth, healthy.
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Not available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Blue denim pants; blue t-shirt with a red and green logo on the front.
Jewelry: Silver-colored fork bracelet with one-inch prongs and a brown stone. She also wore a ring with a two-rose design and a clear stone.
Additional Personal Items: Body wrapped in a large brown blanket and tied with an electrical cord.

Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was located in shallow water in a drainage canal south of Newton Street in the Rubidoux area of Riverside, California on October 24, 1975. There was about 3-4 inches of water in the canal and her upper body was above water. She was fully dressed with no discernable injury to her body. She had been wrapped in a large brown blanket and tied with an electrical cord. It is believed that she was dumped at the spot. No identification found.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Riverside County Coroner
Agency Contact Person: Dawna Wimsatt
Agency Phone Number: 951-443-2300
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 1975-35846

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number:
Former Hot Case Number:

Information Source(s)
NamUs
Riverside County Coroner

Admin Notes
Added: Prior to 2008; Last Updated: 3/22/18

110UFCA
Unidentified Person Case

 

[Moonwalker9]

Artist rending of how she looked like

 

[Moonwalker9]

Found in Newton Street street in Riverside, CA

Must have looked very diffrent back then, today it's a residential area.

Google Maps

I wish we had a PM of her.

Could she be Marion Hawkins, she has no photo on namus but she dissapeared from Los Angeles just a few days prior and she is 5-11 while JD is 5'8. She also fits the age range, she was 21. Riveride is not that far off from LA.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Circumstances of DisappearanceOn October 7, 1975 Marion Hawkins moved from Marin City, California to live in Los Angeles. Her mother (reporting party) received a letter from Hawkins saying she was living at that address. The RP received a letter from an unidentified male saying Hawkins moved out. She was never heard from again.

 

[GJKJR]

There's a picture of Marion Hawkins from the 1970 Tamalpais High School yearbook on her thread.

CA - CA - Marion Hawkins, 21, Los Angeles, 5 October 1975

Considering this picture would've been about 5 years before she went missing, Marion shares a pretty good resemblance to the UID. Marion also seems to have good teeth like the UID, and the timing of when she went missing is close, I think this lead is worthy of submission.

 

[Moonwalker9]

Great. Can you send it in?

 

[Moonwalker9]

Bumping this one. No PM available, could she stil be identified?

 

[MadMcGoo]

She seems well groomed, teeth good, nails painted, fully dressed in jeans and a t-shirt with jewelry...not as you’d normally see a transient or possible prostitute described. I of course mean no offense by that and know it doesn’t necessarily mean a thing.

Her recon isn’t bad either. I think she could be recognizable.

 

[MadMcGoo]

I do think Marion Hawkins is worth submitting! For sure!

 

[imstilla.grandma]

#1975-35846​

Year Died or Found:	1975
Date Died or Found:	October 24
Age:	Adult
Sex / Race:	Female / Black
Online Documents:	Fingerprints
Place of Death / Found:	Found in drainage canal south of Newton Street, Riverside, CA
Estimated Age:	19 to 25 years old
Hair / Eyes:	Black short afro / Brown eyes
Hair Length:	6 to 8 inches
Height / Weight:	5 feet, 8 inches / About 135 pounds
Location of Incident:	Drainage canal near Newton Street in the Rubidoux area of Riverside.
NCIC:	14TT070607 06X O16PM12
Features or distinguishing marks:	She was wearing a silver-colored fork bracelet with 1-inch prongs, brown stone. She had a ring in a 2-rose design with a clear stone. She appeared well-groomed.
Circumstances:	Found in shallow water, dead less than one day. Suspected drug overdose but treated as homicide death. No identification found.
Other:	Number 35846

#1975-35846 | Riverside County Sheriff, CA

A female body was found in drainage canal south of Newton Street, Riverside, CA.

ca-riversidesheriff-hidden.civicplus.com

 

[DS2021]

This is one of Doe Network's featured cases for this month.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this Jane Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Caring1]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this Jane Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

0 Missing Person Exclusions

 

[djanga]

She is now a new DNADoeProject case

Jane Riverside Doe 1975 | DNA Doe Project

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