FL FL - Pensacola, BlkFem 50-55, UP8847, found in home after fire, poss 'Justina Phillips', no NOK or antemortem records to compare, May'06

[YaYa_521]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

*NO PHOTO*

NamUs #UP8847
ME/C Case Number MLA 06-324
Female, Black / African American
Date Body Found May 17, 2006
NamUs Case Created June 13, 2011
Estimated Year of Death 2006
Estimated PMI--
Inventory of Remains All parts recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Charred/burned
Location Found Pensacola, Florida
Estimated Age Range 50-55 Years
Height 5' 1"(61 inches) , Measured
Weight 150 lbs, Measured
Clothing - Small fragment of charred material was recovered from the waist and groin area - Near the Body

Circumstances of Recovery - Found in home after a house fire. Identification is believed to be Justina Phillips, however, there is a lack of NOK and antemortem records for comparison.

One exclusion: MP277 Lila Martin 4/13/2004 Greenville, SC

 

[PayrollNerd]

6 bodies found since 1970, yet to be identified in northwest Florida

NORTHWEST FLORIDA (WKRG) – Over the past five decades, agents from several different agencies in the Northwest Florida area have found multiple bodies they

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A woman

On May 17, 2006, the charred remains of a black woman were found at 1507 North Kirk Street in Pensacola, Florida. The woman was 5ft 1in tall and weighed 150lbs. Police say her name may have been Justina Phillips. His age is currently unknown.

 

[PayrollNerd]

The county records show an empty lot and taxes are current. It appears to be the original owner which is a different name than the fire victim. I won't post it since the owner is not the victim. Maybe this lady was a tenant or maybe a squatter.

The lot is vacant now and has been for years. You can find the address on Zillow and then click the link to the county website. If the fire was 2006, it must not have destroyed the entire house. Maybe the owner had it razed due to cost to rehab being too high combined with the death.

1507 North Kirk Street in Pensacola, Florida in 2007 per tax assessor link via county's record.

1507 N Kirk St, Pensacola, FL 32505 | Zillow

Zestimate® Home Value: $6,299. 1507 N Kirk St, Pensacola, FL was built in 1972. It contains 0 bedroom and 2 bathrooms.

www.zillow.com

 

[iulia]

Per FLUIDDB: "Lived in a trailer with 2 other occupants."

Florida Unidentified Decedants Database

Florida Unidentified Decedants Database

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[PayrollNerd]

Per FLUIDDB: "Lived in a trailer with 2 other occupants."

Florida Unidentified Decedants Database

Florida Unidentified Decedants Database

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That's interesting. The photo on the tax assessors website appears to be what we refer to as a Florida Cracker House - meaning it's a wood frame built on stilts / posts. I have seen mobile homes that have been extensively remodeled to look like a home. Maybe that is what they did here. I tried to zoom in on the photo but I'm not sure if that is a mobile home or house. The deed doesn't describe the building.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Female One

On May 17, 2006, the charred remains of a black woman were found at 1507 North Kirk Street in Pensacola, Fla. The woman was 5 foot 1 inch and weighed 150 pounds. Police say she may have gone by the name of Justina Phillips. Her age is currently unknown.

6 bodies found since 1970, have yet to be identified in Northwest Florida​

Over the past five decades, officers with multiple different agencies in the northwest Florida area have found multiple bodies that they have not been able to identify.

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[Caring1]

NamUs entry was modified last week for this UP. Still no photo but there is one exclusion.

Hopefully, they were able to find NOK and are testing DNA.

1 Missing Person Exclusion