FL FL - Titusville, UncFem UnkAge, UP116034, Skel remains found in a dense wooded area in Malabar, FL, Jan'85

[ProudSuggestion3528]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
NamUs Case# UP116034
UID Uncertain Female (Unknown Race)
Titusville/Malabar, FL

Case Numbers

ME/C Case Number: A-85-40A & A-85-40B

Demographics​

Biological Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain
Estimated Age Group: Cannot Determine
Height: Cannot Estimate
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: January 28, 1985
NamUs Case Created: February 7, 2024

Location Found Map​

Location: Titusville, Florida
County: Brevard County
Found On Tribal Land: No
Circumstances of Recovery: Remains found in a dense wooded area in Malabar, FL.

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Details of Recovery​

Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Physical Description​

Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Information Entered​

Clothing and Accessories​

No Information Entered​

 

[SimsGuy67]

I'm hoping Kimberly Walker was ruled out, as original reports state that her partial remains were found in ensuing searches of the area of this woman.

Deputies continue search for more skeletal remains

Clipping found in Florida Today published in Cocoa, Florida on 2/3/1985. Deputies continue search for more skeletal remains

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Skeletal remains found in Malabar off U.S. 1

Clipping found in Florida Today published in Cocoa, Florida on 1/31/1985. Skeletal remains found in Malabar off U.S. 1

www.newspapers.com

Additionally, these remains seem to have been originally thought to be male. Kimberly remains listed in NamUs, just in case more of her remains are found.

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In terms of this case, currently I'm thinking about this Doe being Debbie Prosser, even if the distance is a bit more south than where Kimberly was last seen.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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[mst]

it says Malabar and titusville Very far apart

 

[ProudSuggestion3528]

it says Malabar and titusville Very far apart

I probably should have written Brevard Co, but data entered into NamUs is ultimately up to LE/ME. After all they are human and sometimes they make mistakes.

 

[SimsGuy67]

it says Malabar and titusville Very far apart

I found that strange myself, considering the circumstances of recovery sections states "Remains found in a dense wooded area in Malabar, FL." I wonder where this Doe was actually found, though I suspect Malabar is correct.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I lived in the Palm Bay / Malabar, FL area from 1979 to 1987. Malabar was very undeveloped, rural, few homes, lots of palmetto bushes. A dense wooded area literally described the entire Malabar area at the time.

I am curious as to how the remains were found. Who was combing thru dense woods that are so compacted, with literally nothing but wildlife paths, that they found the remains? There were some fields less dense, way out on Malabar Road, that those who had horses, rented pastures of literal scrub brush, weeds, sandy soil, etc.

In 1985 I don't remember there being a noticeable homeless population. There were no services such as water, shopping or even gas stations in the rural areas of Malabar. Essentially nothing to entice a homeless camp.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I’m not sure why Kimberly Walker is still in NamUs? Is that normal when only partial remains are found? This article states the female was identified as her thru dental records and a cast. It seems that would be verification enough to remove her profile.

Deputies continue search for more skeletal remains

Clipping found in Florida Today published in Cocoa, Florida on 2/3/1985. Deputies continue search for more skeletal remains

www.newspapers.com

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I’m not sure why Kimberly Walker is still in NamUs? Is that normal when only partial remains are found? This article states the female was identified as her thru dental records and a cast. It seems that would be verification enough to remove her profile.

Deputies continue search for more skeletal remains

Clipping found in Florida Today published in Cocoa, Florida on 2/3/1985. Deputies continue search for more skeletal remains

www.newspapers.com

Yes, that's normal when partial remains are found. Should be more common IMO, so that we avoid situations like this:

The Last Victim of the Green River Killer is Identified

King County Sheriff’s Office Partners with Othram to Identify the Last Known Victim of the Green River Killer

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[iulia]

Her NamUs page has been removed.

 

[dotr]

Jeanette Marcotte

After 40 Years, Malabar Jane Doe is Identified

Brevard County Sheriff's Office, District 18 Medical Examiner's, & FDLE Office Leverage Othram to Identify a 1985 Jane Doe

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''In January 1985, the skeletal remains of a woman were found in a densely wooded area in Malabar, Florida, a small town southeast of Orlando on Brevard County's Atlantic coast. The town is part of the Palm Bay–Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Working together, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office and the District 18 Medical Examiner's Office began an investigation and collected evidence. The woman was estimated to be between 20 to 50 years old and between 5'0" and 5'7" feet tall. She had no identification and her identity could not be determined.

Despite extensive investigative efforts at the time, the case went cold. The woman became known as Malabar Jane Doe and details of the case were entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP116034.

In 2024, using grant funds from the Federal Bureau of Justice Administration's Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program (FY22-MUHR), the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), in coordination with the Brevard County Sheriff's Office and District 18 Medical Examiner's Office, facilitated the submission of forensic evidence to Othram for advanced DNA testing. Using Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing®, Othram scientists successfully developed a comprehensive DNA profile suitable for forensic genetic genealogy.

This profile enabled FDLE’s forensic genetic genealogy team to conduct a genetic genealogical search to generate new investigative leads, enabling law enforcement to conduct a follow-up investigation and narrow in on the woman's possible identity. The investigation resulted in the positive identification of Malabar Jane Doe, who is now known to be Jeanette Marcotte, who was missing from Vancouver, British Columbia.

Jeanette Marcotte was last seen in Saskatchewan in 1981 or 1982, three years before her remains were found in Florida. Prior to her disappearance, it is reported that Marcotte said she was headed to Vancouver, British Columbia. She was never seen again.''