Identified! CA - Watsonville - Off Hwy 129 - Fem 13-17 - UP14233 - Skeletal -Brown/Red hair - Mar'95 - Laura Ann O’Malley

[Schiellj]

I came across this UP in connection with another case however, the new estimated year ranges for DOB and death line up with Barbara Louise Cotton from ND. Not close in proximity but seemed worth mentioning.

 

[SimsGuy67]

I came across this UP in connection with another case however, the new estimated year ranges for DOB and death line up with Barbara Louise Cotton from ND. Not close in proximity but seemed worth mentioning.

Here's a table comparing Barbara to the Jane Doe:

	Santa Cruz County Jane Doe UP14233	Barbara Louise Cotton MP2921
Sex	Female	Female
Race	White/Caucasian and/or Hispanic/Latino	White/Caucasian
Age	13 - 17	15
DLC/DOD	1977 - 1984	April 11, 1981
Height	5'1 - 5'7	5'2
Weight	Unknown	100 pounds
Hair Color	Brown (Used to be listed as red/auburn)	Brown
Eye Color	Unknown	Brown (Described as hazel-brown)
Distinctive Features	Unknown/None	Left ear lower than right ear, dark brown mole on upper right side of chest, pierced ears, pronounced s curve in spine, was a smoker, wears glasses but left them behind, teeth were in perfect condition.
Circumstances	Found in a riverbed in 1995. Suspected to have died 1977 - 1984	Last seen leaving a restaurant.
Distance	Williston - Santa Cruz County	1,540 miles

 

[theshadow45]

Following.

 

[iulia]

The NamUs page for this young lady has been removed.

 

[cheemsg]

The NamUs page for this young lady has been removed.

Oh my, no way. Any similar missing person pages removed?

 

[iulia]

Oh my, no way. Any similar missing person pages removed?

I didn't finish checking the MPs and I need to leave now, 4 cases removed that I haven't found yet, but no one from California removed since yesterday. I'll check the rest later today and let you know if there is a possible match..

 

[SimsGuy67]

I didn't finish checking the MPs and I need to leave now, 4 cases removed that I haven't found yet, but no one from California removed since yesterday. I'll check the rest later today and let you know if there is a possible match..

I guess this means whoever it is, it's not Diane Dye. Her NamUs is still up.

 

[iulia]

I finally finished chechink the MPs removed since yesterday and there was no visible case that would fit. There were however many cases removed that were not viewable to the public, or that had been added and subsequently removed since my last check yesterday.

I looked at older cases removed earlier this week and one stands out a bit to me, even though the PMI would not fit:

MP27455
DLC 01.01.1995
Last Name Purdy
First Name Anna
Missing Age 16 Years
City Provo
County Utah
State UT
Biological Sex Female
Race/Ethnicity Multiple
Date removed 10.30-31.2023

She has a thread on WS but not much info there: UT - UT - Anna Purdy, 16, Provo, Jan 1995

 

[SimsGuy67]

I finally finished chechink the MPs removed since yesterday and there was no visible case that would fit. There were however many cases removed that were not viewable to the public, or that had been added and subsequently removed since my last check yesterday.

I looked at older cases removed earlier this week and one stands out a bit to me, even though the PMI would not fit:

MP27455
DLC 01.01.1995
Last Name Purdy
First Name Anna
Missing Age 16 Years
City Provo
County Utah
State UT
Biological Sex Female
Race/Ethnicity Multiple
Date removed 10.30-31.2023

She has a thread on WS but not much info there: UT - UT - Anna Purdy, 16, Provo, Jan 1995

Let's hope this is Anna and she finally has her name back, thought it'd be better if she was still alive.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Bumping. I would love to know who she was

 

[HmmMysterious]

Bumping. I would love to know who she was

I would still like to know who this girl was.

 

[DS2021]

After 30 years, Santa Cruz Jane Doe (1995) is Identified

Santa Cruz County Sheriff-Coroner and California DOJ Team with Othram to Identify a 1995 Jane Doe

dnasolves.com

Human remains discovered thirty years ago in a California riverbed are now identified as belonging to Laura Ann O’Malley, who was reported missing from New York in 1975 at the age of 13.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Sincere condolences to Laura's family and friends.

 

[DS2021]

Remains in Santa Cruz County riverbed belong to New York teen missing since 1975

The Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office announced on Tuesday that they have identified the remains found in 1995 as those of a missing teen from New York.

www.ksbw.com

Missing from Queens NY

 

[DS2021]

 

[victoriarobinson642]

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I wonder if she was trying to get to Hollywood.

 

[lightofmine99]

She was a baby </3

 

[DS2021]

I think we may be looking at another Sherri Ann Jarvis situation here.

Sherri was reported missing, and was labeled a runaway.

She was murdered and her body was found a great ways from home. Sherr's MP case was purged when she turned 18, and no record of her disappearance made it's way into the digital age.

I think it's very likely that both Laura and Sherri were hitchhiking as a means of travel, and they eventually were murdered by a predator who picked them up.

I  dont think there csses are linked,I'm just saying it may be a similar situation

 

[SpicyFruit]

 

[DS2021]

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Laura Ann O’Malley

Clipping found in Daily News published in New York, New York on 5/21/1978. Laura Ann O’Malley

www.newspapers.com