Resolved FL - Fort Myers, UP60159, behind gas station, clothing, backpackw/cosmetics, Jul'19 - Name withheld

[Gardener1850]

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Fort Myers Police Department has confirmed that human remains have been discovered in a remote area off Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.

Investigators responded to the an area near the intersection with Ortiz Avenue around 6 p.m. Sunday.

Police investigating human skeleton found in Fort Myers

Human skeletal remains were found Sunday evening behind the RaceTrac at Ortiz Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard.

Fort Myers police responded to a report of the discovery of human skeletal remains in a remote area behind the gas station.

Fort Myers police confirm human remains found behind RaceTrac gas station

 

[indicolite22]

The police say the bones found are from a petite woman. They also found clothing and a backpack with cosmetics nearby.

Human bones found behind a Fort Myers RaceTrac belong to a small woman

 

[Sleuthster]

The police say the bones found are from a petite woman. They also found clothing and a backpack with cosmetics nearby.

Human bones found behind a Fort Myers RaceTrac belong to a small woman

Rediculous that AP automatically assumes that she died from an over dose back in the woods with her backpack that has cosmetics in it. smh.
It could be a homeless person who died but it could be more nefarious and she could be a victim of some terrible crime back there. Like the detective said "She's a sister, she's a girlfriend, she's a daughter. Somebody has some kind of information," said Bushong.
Sad

 

[iulia]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

#UP60159
Date Body Found July 7, 2019
ME/C Case Number 2019-00629

Sex Unsure
Race/Ethnicity Uncertain
Estimated Age Group Adult
Height Cannot Estimate
Weight Cannot Estimate

Circumstances of Recovery found in wooded area behind RaceTrac gas station near the intersection of Ortiz Avenue and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

 

[devertere]

I see some resemblance in Dorothy Downey but it really doesn't make any sense for her to show up in Florida. All her personal belongings were at her residence. Also I'm not sure what the definition of "petite" includes in the US.



The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[devertere]

I found someone else and this time it would make sense. Doris Wade Carter went missing with her girlfriend from Plant City, Fl. One of the girlfriends legs was later washed ashore in St. Petersburg

Both the UP & MP have this sort of raised lip on the right side. I also think the noses fit perfectly.



Please let me know your thoughts.

 

[Susikatze]

Namus is not sure whether they were male or female. Was this recently changed? Because everybody suggests females.
The recon is ambiguous on purpose.

 

[Susikatze]

Have they ruled out a male or a TG female (if the cosmetics are theirs)? Was there clothing?
Not much info on the case.

 

[BigKeyManatee]

Have they ruled out a male or a TG female (if the cosmetics are theirs)? Was there clothing?
Not much info on the case.

Maybe this is a case for the Trans Doe Task Force?
About the Trans Doe Task Force - Trans Doe Task Force

 

[Susikatze]

Not sure because it is not communicated clearly. Probably because the person was skeletonized the sex was determinded by the bone shape alone and that falls within a big grey area.

 

[Grungster]

She was tentatively identified in March 2020. Samantha Steinberg posted about it on FB, but it's been deleted.

 

[djanga]

She was tentatively identified in March 2020. Samantha Steinberg posted about it on FB, but it's been deleted.

I remember reading Samantha's post too. But now I can not find it, I believe it has been deleted. It was a side by side comparison of the photo of this woman and a reconstruction. They looked almost identical.

 

[UnlicensedPI]

I didn't see a post about an ID and the NamUs profile is still active, so...

Donna Chatterton
Disappeared February 2015 after her house burnt down.
5'2" 90 lbs -- very petite!
And the resemblance is pretty spot on.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Grungster]

I didn't see a post about an ID and the NamUs profile is still active, so...

Donna Chatterton
Disappeared February 2015 after her house burnt down.
5'2" 90 lbs -- very petite!
And the resemblance is pretty spot on.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

It was deleted, probably because the family didn't want the photo. I guess that may have been what happened.

 

[djanga]

It was deleted, probably because the family didn't want the photo. I guess that may have been what happened.

I also remember it was said that she had been released from the local jail located at the same area as the gas station, so I don’t think she is any of the above mentioned women. Yes, I agree may be it was upon relatives request.

 

[Susikatze]

Wowzers! So it is tentatively confirmed it is her? Rest in peace, Donna! Looks like you had a turbulent life, I hope you are at peace now.

 

[Grungster]

Wowzers! So it is tentatively confirmed it is her? Rest in peace, Donna! Looks like you had a turbulent life, I hope you are at peace now.

No, the woman in the mugshot released by SS is not Donna. I do hope Donna is alive though

 

[Susikatze]

No, the woman in the mugshot released by SS is not Donna. I do hope Donna is alive though

Oh, ok. I hope you are safe somewhere, dear Donna.

 

[UnlicensedPI]

Since this NamUs is still active and there is no information about her being identified -- ID withheld or not -- I sent in Donna Chatterton for comparison. Donna lived a very short distance (2.5 miles) from the gas station behind which this UID was found. I still can't get over the resemblance between her ID photo and the reconstruction. I also asked about the tentative ID of the woman who had been jailed, whether that's still a probability or not. I'll keep you all posted if I hear anything back from NamUs.
Google Maps

 

[Grungster]

Oh, regarding the tentative match, the name of the person hasn't been released. However, she was last seen in 2017 after being released from jail.