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Davie Jane Doe has been unidentified for 44 years today.
Identified! FL - Davie, WhtFem15-30, 295UFFL, blue platforms/puka shell necklace, Dec'75 - Carolyn Dunn Moudy
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What about Teresa Lyn Fittin? The height is the only thing (IMO) that is the most questionable, but that could be explained by a few different things. Her hair doesn’t appear strawberry blond to me, especially at the roots. Her nose is very similar.
ETA: I just noticed the necklace in one of her photos... is that the same one as the UID??
The teeth...It’s hard to tell in a few of Teresa’s photos, but close up they look pretty close to the photo posted up thread except for the size of the gap in between her two top teeth. The rest matches; the way they look like they slant lower to one side...and I can see the large gap in the bottom teeth...idk, I’m not familiar with the technical terms when it comes to dentition. lol
(UID stats in parenthesis)
Missing Since: August 1, 1975 (Dec 23, 1975)
Missing From: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida (Broward County, Florida)
Missing Age: 18 years old (15-30)
Height: 5 feet 1 inch (5 feet 5 inches)
Weight: 107 pounds (123-125)
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry (Brown to Auburn; med)
Eye Color: Blue (unknown)
Clothing/Jewelry Description: Possibly a turquoise bracelet and a turquoise ring.
Medical Conditions: Fittin may have been pregnant when she disappeared in August 1975.
Scars/Marks: She has a mole on the inside of her left arm.
According to Charley Project:
Fittin was last seen leaving her apartment in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on August 1, 1975. She had an argument with her boyfriend at their residence on Davie Boulevard and said she was going out to her car to calm down.
Fittin then drove away from the property and disappeared. She has never been seen again. She left all of her personal belongings behind at home, including $300 on her dresser, and she has not accessed her bank accounts since her disappearance. According to family members, it was not unusual for Fittin and her boyfriend to argue.
Her boyfriend reported her as a missing person and told investigators she had been pregnant at the time of her disappearance, but Fittin's family members had no knowledge of the pregnancy and her mother believes she would have been informed if it was true. Her family did discover that she smoked marijuana, but they don't believe she was seriously involved with drugs.
Fittin's wallet was located in a Fort Lauderdale library on August 11, 1975, ten days after she vanished. Her car, a gray-green four-door 1964 or 1966 Nash Rambler with the license plate number 10-16425, has never been recovered.
Fittin may have traveled to Tennessee, Colorado and/or Pennsylvania after leaving Florida. At the time of her disappearance, she was a senior at Stranahan High School, had a job as a restaurant server at a local beachfront hotel, and dreamed of becoming an oceanographer or an artist. Fittin's mother stated her daughter behaved normally in the days prior to her disappearance.
Both her parents are still alive and hope for answers in her case; there is a memorial bench dedicated to Fittin at the Lauderdale Memorial Park cemetery and she will be buried there if her body is ever recovered.
Authorities suspect that foul play was involved in her disappearance and they are investigating her case as a possible homicide. There has been no sign of her since 1975.
ETA: I just noticed the necklace in one of her photos... is that the same one as the UID??
The teeth...It’s hard to tell in a few of Teresa’s photos, but close up they look pretty close to the photo posted up thread except for the size of the gap in between her two top teeth. The rest matches; the way they look like they slant lower to one side...and I can see the large gap in the bottom teeth...idk, I’m not familiar with the technical terms when it comes to dentition. lol
(UID stats in parenthesis)
Missing Since: August 1, 1975 (Dec 23, 1975)
Missing From: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida (Broward County, Florida)
Missing Age: 18 years old (15-30)
Height: 5 feet 1 inch (5 feet 5 inches)
Weight: 107 pounds (123-125)
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry (Brown to Auburn; med)
Eye Color: Blue (unknown)
Clothing/Jewelry Description: Possibly a turquoise bracelet and a turquoise ring.
Medical Conditions: Fittin may have been pregnant when she disappeared in August 1975.
Scars/Marks: She has a mole on the inside of her left arm.
According to Charley Project:
Fittin was last seen leaving her apartment in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on August 1, 1975. She had an argument with her boyfriend at their residence on Davie Boulevard and said she was going out to her car to calm down.
Fittin then drove away from the property and disappeared. She has never been seen again. She left all of her personal belongings behind at home, including $300 on her dresser, and she has not accessed her bank accounts since her disappearance. According to family members, it was not unusual for Fittin and her boyfriend to argue.
Her boyfriend reported her as a missing person and told investigators she had been pregnant at the time of her disappearance, but Fittin's family members had no knowledge of the pregnancy and her mother believes she would have been informed if it was true. Her family did discover that she smoked marijuana, but they don't believe she was seriously involved with drugs.
Fittin's wallet was located in a Fort Lauderdale library on August 11, 1975, ten days after she vanished. Her car, a gray-green four-door 1964 or 1966 Nash Rambler with the license plate number 10-16425, has never been recovered.
Fittin may have traveled to Tennessee, Colorado and/or Pennsylvania after leaving Florida. At the time of her disappearance, she was a senior at Stranahan High School, had a job as a restaurant server at a local beachfront hotel, and dreamed of becoming an oceanographer or an artist. Fittin's mother stated her daughter behaved normally in the days prior to her disappearance.
Both her parents are still alive and hope for answers in her case; there is a memorial bench dedicated to Fittin at the Lauderdale Memorial Park cemetery and she will be buried there if her body is ever recovered.
Authorities suspect that foul play was involved in her disappearance and they are investigating her case as a possible homicide. There has been no sign of her since 1975.
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Teresa Fittin is on the list of exclusions: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
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Of all the things for me to miss!lol
thank you carbuff!
You're welcome.
It's good that we all have each other to bail us out before we make seriously stupid mistakes
And merry Christmas to all.
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Yes, thank goodness for that!You're welcome.
It's good that we all have each other to bail us out before we make seriously stupid mistakes
And merry Christmas to all.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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Recent article about Jane Doe with a new reconstruction.
Do You Know Her? Davie Police Working Cold Case from 1975 | NewsRadio WFLA | Florida News
The Davie Police Department Cold Case Unit is sharing information with hopes of identifying a female linked to a homicide investigation. On December 23, 1975, the Davie Police Department discovered the body of an unidentified white female floating in a canal in the area of After carefully assessing the case and meeting with investigators from the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, the Davie Police Department determined the circumstances of this case suggested homicide.
On November 15, 2019, Davie Police Cold Case Unit learned the unidentified female was buried at Wake Forest Lawn (Forest Lawn) in Davie, FL. On December 17, 2019, the Davie Police Department made history by exhuming the remains of the unidentified female with the assistance of Florida Gulf Coast University, Forensic Anthropologist Heather Walsh-Haney. The forensic osteological analysis estimated the skeletal remains were consistent with a 15-27- year-old female of European or “white” ancestry.
Once her remains were exhumed, Dr. Ginesse Listi, Director at LSU FACES Laboratory Department of Geography and Anthropology, agreed to compose a digital image of our unidentified female. The digital image is attached to this release and uploaded to the Davie Police Department website under Cold Case Files.
To continue our efforts to identify this unknown female, BODE Technology, was contacted for DNA extraction. Recently, on August 19, 2020, the extraction was complete, and DNA was sent to PARABON for Whole Genome Sequencing.
The Davie Police Department is sharing this information with hopes of identifying this female based on the new composite digital image and learning what happened to her on that fateful day. Based on the updates we have received; we hope that the victim's family and friends are still in the South Florida area and can identify her.
Do You Know Her? Davie Police Working Cold Case from 1975 | NewsRadio WFLA | Florida News
The Davie Police Department Cold Case Unit is sharing information with hopes of identifying a female linked to a homicide investigation. On December 23, 1975, the Davie Police Department discovered the body of an unidentified white female floating in a canal in the area of After carefully assessing the case and meeting with investigators from the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, the Davie Police Department determined the circumstances of this case suggested homicide.
On November 15, 2019, Davie Police Cold Case Unit learned the unidentified female was buried at Wake Forest Lawn (Forest Lawn) in Davie, FL. On December 17, 2019, the Davie Police Department made history by exhuming the remains of the unidentified female with the assistance of Florida Gulf Coast University, Forensic Anthropologist Heather Walsh-Haney. The forensic osteological analysis estimated the skeletal remains were consistent with a 15-27- year-old female of European or “white” ancestry.
Once her remains were exhumed, Dr. Ginesse Listi, Director at LSU FACES Laboratory Department of Geography and Anthropology, agreed to compose a digital image of our unidentified female. The digital image is attached to this release and uploaded to the Davie Police Department website under Cold Case Files.
To continue our efforts to identify this unknown female, BODE Technology, was contacted for DNA extraction. Recently, on August 19, 2020, the extraction was complete, and DNA was sent to PARABON for Whole Genome Sequencing.
The Davie Police Department is sharing this information with hopes of identifying this female based on the new composite digital image and learning what happened to her on that fateful day. Based on the updates we have received; we hope that the victim's family and friends are still in the South Florida area and can identify her.
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New Evidence Sheds Light on Decades-Old Cold Case in Davie
“She had an unusual smile, unusual dentition, and hopefully some of these descriptors, especially with her teeth, might help spark a discussion with family members or neighbors," Walsh-Haney said.
Davie Police released this list of descriptions in its latest news release:
New Evidence Sheds Light on Decades-Old Cold Case in Davie
“She had an unusual smile, unusual dentition, and hopefully some of these descriptors, especially with her teeth, might help spark a discussion with family members or neighbors," Walsh-Haney said.
Davie Police released this list of descriptions in its latest news release:
- Gender: Female
- Race: White
- Age: 15-27
- Hair length and color: Brown
- Height: 5’ 5”
- Weight: 123 lbs.
- Eye color: Unknown
- The victim was wearing blue jeans, a midriff flowered blouse, and open toe platform shoes. She was found wearing a silver ring with a blue center stone and six small diamond-like stones was on her left ring finger a puka necklace. The victim has a gap between her upper and lower front teeth.''
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What about his girl? The Doe Network: Case File 863DFCA
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Corinne June Groenenberg
missing from CA since Nov 1, 1973
16 years old
Brown Hair
5'6
115lbs
A family friend saw Groenenberg leave her home and followed her until she reached the highway and started to hitchhike.
She was last seen getting into a green or blue truck. The driver was male.
If she was hitchhiking - she could have ended up anywhere.
She has DNA and dentals available - but not on the UID's rule out list (which I know some are ruled out and not on the list because they are in CODIS)
It's hard to see exactly what her teeth look like.
What do you think?
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Corinne June Groenenberg
missing from CA since Nov 1, 1973
16 years old
Brown Hair
5'6
115lbs
A family friend saw Groenenberg leave her home and followed her until she reached the highway and started to hitchhike.
She was last seen getting into a green or blue truck. The driver was male.
If she was hitchhiking - she could have ended up anywhere.
She has DNA and dentals available - but not on the UID's rule out list (which I know some are ruled out and not on the list because they are in CODIS)
It's hard to see exactly what her teeth look like.
What do you think?
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What about his girl? The Doe Network: Case File 863DFCA
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Corinne June Groenenberg
missing from CA since Nov 1, 1973
16 years old
Brown Hair
5'6
115lbs
A family friend saw Groenenberg leave her home and followed her until she reached the highway and started to hitchhike.
She was last seen getting into a green or blue truck. The driver was male.
If she was hitchhiking - she could have ended up anywhere.
She has DNA and dentals available - but not on the UID's rule out list (which I know some are ruled out and not on the list because they are in CODIS)
It's hard to see exactly what her teeth look like.
What do you think?
I emailed the Modesto Police Dept (from where Corinne went missing from) I received an email right back and the investigator said she forwarded my email to the investigator in charge of her case. She told me to reach out to her if I have any questions. I am glad I at least got a response. Now hopefully they look into it.
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What about Sheryl Tillinghast. She went missing from Wassaic, NY in 1973. Her dentition looks a lot like this new recon!
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Sheryl Ann Tillinghast – The Charley Project
- 5'3, 140 pounds
- Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes.
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Davie Jane Doe has been unidentified for 45 years today.
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It did look promising, but I found a clearer photo and I don’t think her teeth were in quite as bad shape as the UID. That doesn’t mean they couldn’t have deteriorated after the photo was taken, I just wanted to share what I’d found. ETA: linkSheryl Ann Tillinghast – The Charley Project
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March 6 2021
CRIME HUNTER: New crime show focuses on missing people | Toronto Sun
''CRIME HUNTER: New crime show focuses on missing people
In Pursuit: The Missing on ID debuting in the U.S. this weekend''
''One of the other pieces of the puzzle for the show’s team are the thousands of unidentified bodies that fill morgues and pauper’s graves across the country.
An unidentified woman was found murdered in a Florida canal on Dec. 23, 1975, and now Davie Police Department investigators are hoping new technology, which determined she looked like this, can help them solve her killing. Photo by Davie Police Department /Handout image
These unfortunates are part of Callahan Walsh’s daily life and are typically labelled the missing missing. No one even knows these people are gone.
“We experience that at the National Center. A body is discovered, there is no identification and there isn’t even a missing person’s report. We have to try and figure out who these people are,” he said.''
CRIME HUNTER: New crime show focuses on missing people | Toronto Sun
''CRIME HUNTER: New crime show focuses on missing people
In Pursuit: The Missing on ID debuting in the U.S. this weekend''
''One of the other pieces of the puzzle for the show’s team are the thousands of unidentified bodies that fill morgues and pauper’s graves across the country.
An unidentified woman was found murdered in a Florida canal on Dec. 23, 1975, and now Davie Police Department investigators are hoping new technology, which determined she looked like this, can help them solve her killing. Photo by Davie Police Department /Handout image
These unfortunates are part of Callahan Walsh’s daily life and are typically labelled the missing missing. No one even knows these people are gone.
“We experience that at the National Center. A body is discovered, there is no identification and there isn’t even a missing person’s report. We have to try and figure out who these people are,” he said.''
Image from the article
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Davie Jane Doe's NamUs profile was updated yesterday 9/1/2021.
Still not on the rule out list are Corinne June Groenenberg (Isubmitted her last October) and Sheryl Tillinghast.
Here are the the 24 rule outs
MP26739 Brenda Davidson 03/04/1974 Prince William VA
MP5785 Teresa Alfonso 09/03/1974 Monroe FL
MP3980 Debora Lowe 02/29/1972 Broward FL
MP6817 Lisa Wilson 12/23/1974 Tarrant TX
MP5959 Rose Cole 07/01/1973 Alameda CA
MP4613 Rhonda Labbe 08/07/1974 Essex MA
MP6061 Teresa Fittin 08/01/1975 Broward FL
MP7914 Dean Pyle Peters 02/05/1981 Kent MI
MP14488 Carlene Brown 07/04/1974 Carbon WY
Tanya Ruiz CA
Marilyn Karpen CA
Jane Winnifred Smith FL
MP2768 Kelsey Collins 05/09/2009 Snohomish WA
MP8530 Janis Sanders 08/05/1975 Berrien MI
Linda Pagano ID
MP6128 Cynthia Gooding 09/03/1974 Monroe FL
Doris Wurst (NIC M149747273) PA
MP10237
Pamela Nater 10/02/1966 Lake FL
MP7914 Dean Pyle Peters 02/05/1981 Kent MI
Judith Bleiler WA
Angela Hartman WA
MP17369 Janel Peters 01/29/1981 Los Angeles CA
MP5852 Amy Billig 03/05/1974 Miami-Dade FL
MP5639 Peggy Byars-Baisden 04/02/1965 Polk FL
Still not on the rule out list are Corinne June Groenenberg (Isubmitted her last October) and Sheryl Tillinghast.
Here are the the 24 rule outs
MP26739 Brenda Davidson 03/04/1974 Prince William VA
MP5785 Teresa Alfonso 09/03/1974 Monroe FL
MP3980 Debora Lowe 02/29/1972 Broward FL
MP6817 Lisa Wilson 12/23/1974 Tarrant TX
MP5959 Rose Cole 07/01/1973 Alameda CA
MP4613 Rhonda Labbe 08/07/1974 Essex MA
MP6061 Teresa Fittin 08/01/1975 Broward FL
MP7914 Dean Pyle Peters 02/05/1981 Kent MI
MP14488 Carlene Brown 07/04/1974 Carbon WY
Tanya Ruiz CA
Marilyn Karpen CA
Jane Winnifred Smith FL
MP2768 Kelsey Collins 05/09/2009 Snohomish WA
MP8530 Janis Sanders 08/05/1975 Berrien MI
Linda Pagano ID
MP6128 Cynthia Gooding 09/03/1974 Monroe FL
Doris Wurst (NIC M149747273) PA
MP10237
Pamela Nater 10/02/1966 Lake FL
MP7914 Dean Pyle Peters 02/05/1981 Kent MI
Judith Bleiler WA
Angela Hartman WA
MP17369 Janel Peters 01/29/1981 Los Angeles CA
MP5852 Amy Billig 03/05/1974 Miami-Dade FL
MP5639 Peggy Byars-Baisden 04/02/1965 Polk FL
