Did Elsa wind get ruled out?
A young womans body was found in an unmarked campsite in Rainbow Falls, northwest of Colorado Springs on June 15, 1993
She had injuries to her head and was half-naked wearing only a Harley Davidson T-shirt and some jewelry. She had no belongings or identification.
The results of the isotope test showed Jane Doe was very likely from Alaska or southern Canada. Detectives are now working to send her DNA and fingerprints to both places.
Some other technology detectives have used over the years to identify Jane Doe are clay composites. Two artists, several years apart, used her skull to come up with clay renderings of what they believe she looked like. Investigators believe she was somewhere between 13 and 20 years old when she died. Both images were released to the public, but no tips panned out.
Now the case rests in the hands of Cold Case Detective Jason Cirbo.
Hi guys, I'm new here. I'm currently working to ID this Jane Doe. Cassandra "Candy" Lalonde, I saw her named here earlier, she's literally my last match. I can find so little information on her though. I feel like I've reached the end of what I can do as far as document hunting online goes. The body type seems to match, the rate of decomp makes a few identifiers hard to know. The reports seem like there's more to it they haven't released, which I can understand. Her height could match, as a few years had passed and she was quite young. There is the motorcycle connection.
All the major missing persons sites have given me little information. Her Facebook page gives even less.
Some of the info they give is shaky, unconfirmed, and impossible to track, though I'm trying anyway.
There is almost no press on her. I went digging online, found one article from 2010 (she disappeared in '88). Even had the Westwego library dig for public records and local press, and there's nothing. It seems odd at her age (just 15) even with her troubled past, that there are no reports floating around from the time of her disappearance, even if she was a runaway, and a foster kid. There's an investigating agency attached, and a case number. Is it worth calling them, or am I better off submitting to the DoeNetwork? I can't even find names to get more information. Maybe someone here has some tips? Somewhere to go I'm not thinking of?
Thanks
Hear anything back yet? They seem pretty inactive...
Cassandra Ann Lalonde had a large scar on her leg from a cut that got stitches, and Rainbow Falls Jane Doe did not have a scar like that. She was also 5'3" at age 15 in 1998, and Rainbow Falls Doe was definitely 5'8". Girls usually grow 1-2 inches after they being to menstruate, but reach their adult height between the ages of 14-16, so it is unlikely that Cassandra Ann Lalonde would have grown 5 inches between the ages of 15 and 20.Hi guys, I'm new here. I'm currently working to ID this Jane Doe. Cassandra "Candy" Lalonde, I saw her named here earlier, she's literally my last match. I can find so little information on her though. I feel like I've reached the end of what I can do as far as document hunting online goes. The body type seems to match, the rate of decomp makes a few identifiers hard to know. The reports seem like there's more to it they haven't released, which I can understand. Her height could match, as a few years had passed and she was quite young. There is the motorcycle connection.
All the major missing persons sites have given me little information. Her Facebook page gives even less.
Some of the info they give is shaky, unconfirmed, and impossible to track, though I'm trying anyway.
There is almost no press on her. I went digging online, found one article from 2010 (she disappeared in '88). Even had the Westwego library dig for public records and local press, and there's nothing. It seems odd at her age (just 15) even with her troubled past, that there are no reports floating around from the time of her disappearance, even if she was a runaway, and a foster kid. There's an investigating agency attached, and a case number. Is it worth calling them, or am I better off submitting to the DoeNetwork? I can't even find names to get more information. Maybe someone here has some tips? Somewhere to go I'm not thinking of?
Thanks
Ruleouts bumped again - from 75-76 was a repeated name:
Misty Copsey 1978 Washington
but 77 is a new name :
Samantha Terese Knight 1977
Really terrible missing child story, but unsure why they would think she would be in the US.
The height is listed as 5'6" - 5'8" officially. It's possible she could be within the height range, I've seen girls grow more. I personally hit 5' 8" at 13 and never grew again.Cassandra Ann Lalonde had a large scar on her leg from a cut that got stitches, and Rainbow Falls Jane Doe did not have a scar like that. She was also 5'3" at age 15 in 1998, and Rainbow Falls Doe was definitely 5'8". Girls usually grow 1-2 inches after they being to menstruate, but reach their adult height between the ages of 14-16, so it is unlikely that Cassandra Ann Lalonde would have grown 5 inches between the ages of 15 and 20.
The height is listed as 5'6" - 5'8" officially. It's possible she could be within the height range, I've seen girls grow more. I personally hit 5' 8" at 13 and never grew again.
The rate of decomp could have made the scar on the leg undetectable. Her legs were bare and open to the elements for up to 3 days. She was found in only a t-shirt. It was one of my biggest problems with her as a match. The science says that it's possible the elements and insect/animal activity could have made it undetectable, since it was open to the elements. Not knowing about her positioning, or any real details, makes it hard to know for sure.
I submitted her for testing to the doe network last week. She's in the panels hands now, anyway.
I wonder if people reporting Jane Doe missing would know about her spleen being removed if they weren't close family.
Wow, that is more information than I had been able to find through my paper and online digging. I'm still looking into her, though I submitted Cassandra as a match to the DoeNetwork.Her listed height on NCMEC is 5'6"-5'8", but the coroner measured her at 68". The body was not fully exposed to the elements like it would have been if she was just on the ground uncovered. She was inside of a make-shift tent, so it would not have been much hotter or colder inside than it was outside. Putrefaction had just begun, so there was bloating and insect activity, mainly around the head. The skin on her legs, arms, and torso was in tact, just discolored, so tattoos and scars that were deep would have still been visible, according to the coroner that I spoke with a few years ago. She was not found until 2-3 days after death. The max temp during that time was 88°, and the low was 43°.
Thanks, that's good. The best thing I had found was the b&w sketch.Carl K did an amazing reconstruction and posted it on his Facebook for this Doe. I don’t see it on this thread yet. Hopefully it will be what is needed to identify her. I’ll post it below. If for any reason I’m not allowed to post other people’s images, just delete this post.
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