GA GA - Atlanta Blk Fem 15-30 UP650 Found in shallow grave behind a vacant house, Apr 1995

[Moonwalker9]

Couldn't find her thread so here it is.

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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Date of Discovery: April 5, 1995
Location of Discovery: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
Estimated Date of Death: Days prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 15-30 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Height: 5'7", Measured
Weight: 140 lbs., Measured
Hair Color: Black, coarse, and tightly curled with a maximum length of 3 inches over the crown.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Ears single pierced. She had a mole on the top of her right foot near the big toe.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available. She had a large gap between her two front teeth that would have been noticeable to others. Tooth 4 is unerupted or congenitally missing.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Not available - Insufficient DNA for profiling.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: short sleeve light blue shirt with buttons (size 16), faded Bugle Boy jeans with elastic waistband and draw string (30-inch waist and 32-inch length), multi-color underwear with Tweety Bird and a That's All Folks manufacturer's label, and black Adidas Dynaprene shoes (size 6.5), intermediate between an high top and sandal style shoe.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Black Adidas Dynaprene size 6.5 shoes intermediate between a high top and sandal style shoe.

Circumstances of Discovery
On April 4, 1995, police found the decedent's remains in a shallow grave behind a vacant crack house at 380 Atwood Street in Atlanta, Georgia.

She possibly went by the name Wanda and may have been from the Adamsville area in Atlanta. She reportedly frequented the Ashby, Dill and Beecher Street areas.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Randy Hanzlick
Agency Phone Number: 404-613-4400
Agency E-Mail: randy.hanzlick(at)fultoncountyga.gov
Agency Case Number: 95-0716

NCIC Case Number: U170453218
NamUs Case Number: 650
NCMEC Case Number: 1107384

Information Source(s)
Namus
NCMEC
Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office

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[BrownBear]

Exclusions
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Vanessa Gail Alexander
Jessica Browning

 

[citizen_sleuth]

Judith Ann Rhones
DLC: March 8, 1994
Missing from: Washington, D.C.
Missing age: 32
Hair color: Black
Head hair description: Shorter than collar length
Eye color: Brown
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 130-140lbs
Circumstances: Ms. Rhones was last seen leaving work on March 8, 1994.

Janice Hughes
DLC: June 8, 1991
Missing from: Macon, GA
Missing age: 30
Hair color: Black
Head hair description: Black
Eye color: Brown
Height: 5'4"-5'6"
Weight: 125-145lbs
Circumstances: Janice Hughes was last seen in Macon, Georgia on June 8, 1991. She called her mother at 1:00 a.m. to say she was coming over, but never arrived and has never been heard from again.

 

[Punkramona]

Judith Ann Rhones
DLC: March 8, 1994
Missing from: Washington, D.C.
Missing age: 32
Hair color: Black
Head hair description: Shorter than collar length
Eye color: Brown
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 130-140lbs
Circumstances: Ms. Rhones was last seen leaving work on March 8, 1994.
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I feel that judith is a likely match, the weight and height are almost identical, as well as the gap between her front teeth. There is a little over a year between judith going missing and this IUD being found. Namus says they have fingerprints available for this jane doe, and hopefully they can compare them. I would send this match in as it seems like a strong match

 

[citizen_sleuth]

I feel that judith is a likely match, the weight and height are almost identical, as well as the gap between her front teeth. There is a little over a year between judith going missing and this IUD being found. Namus says they have fingerprints available for this jane doe, and hopefully they can compare them. I would send this match in as it seems like a strong match

I submitted Judith!

 

[othram]

We are taking on this case: Who is Fulton County Jane Doe (1995)?

 

[Hochman]

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[othram]

Thanks for sharing. We are looking forward to helping with the case. Currently crowdfunding it: Who is Fulton County Jane Doe (1995)?

 

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[John/Jane Doe]

The case has just been fully funded:

Fulton County Jane Doe (1995) is now identified

Fulton County Medical Examiner Office and Othram Team to Identify a 1995 Teen

dnasolves.com

 

[John/Jane Doe]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this Jane Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Caring1]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this Jane Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

7 Missing Person Exclusions

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I see that Othram and the Fulton Co. Medical Examiners Office are working on this case but wanted to bump it up. I think this teenager/young woman must have had a some difficult painful years. I hope she'll be identified soon.

 

[dotr]

Fulton County Jane Doe (1995) is now identified

Fulton County Medical Examiner Office and Othram Team to Identify a 1995 Teen

dnasolves.com

''In April 1995, the remains of a young woman were discovered in a shallow grave by a group of children. The discovery was made behind a vacant house in the 300 block of Atwood Street in Atlanta, Georgia. Investigators suspected the woman died only days before the discovery, but were unable to determine her cause of death. They suspect that she may have died of an overdose, as the house that she was discovered behind had been used for the manufacture of illicit narcotics. Investigators suspect that she may have been from the Adamsville area in Atlanta, and that she reportedly frequented the Ashby, Dill and Beecher Street areas.

Investigators believe that the unknown woman went by the name “Wanda” in the days and weeks prior to her death. They also determined that she was likely 5’7” tall and weighed 140 pounds at the time of her death. Additionally, they noted that she had brown eyes and black hair, which she wore in tight cornrows. She also had a mole on her right foot, a noticeable gap between her upper front teeth, and had her ears single pierced. At the time of the discovery, the young woman was wearing a light blue button-up short-sleeve shirt, a pair of faded Bugle Boy jeans with an elastic waistband and a draw string, and a pair of size 6.5 black Adidas Dynaprene sneakers, as well as multi-color underwear with a Tweety Bird manufacturer's label.

For almost three decades, law enforcement diligently pursued various leads about the woman's identity. In November 2007, her case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP650. Despite the exhaustive efforts of law enforcement, the woman’s identity remained a mystery. With few leads for investigators to pursue, the case eventually went cold.

In 2022, the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office partnered with Othram to determine if advanced forensic DNA testing could help establish an identity for the young woman. Forensic evidence was submitted to Othram to determine if advanced DNA testing could help to identify the woman. The expenses for this case were funded by the public through a DNASolves crowdfund created for this case. Othram scientists successfully developed a DNA extract from the forensic evidence and used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive DNA profile for the unknown woman. Othram's in-house forensic genetic genealogy team then used the profile to begin a genealogical search to generate new investigative leads for the investigation. During the course of the investigation, a woman came forward as a potential relative. The comprehensive DNA profile for "Wanda" was then compared to the potential relative using KinSNP® Rapid Relationship Testing. The KinSNP® analysis confirmed the relationship and helped investigators confirm the identity of the woman as Kiyona Arnold, born March 1, 1980. At the time of her discovery, she would have been only 15 years old.

The investigation into her death continues and anyone with information that could aid in this investigation is encouraged to contact the Fulton County Medical Examiner's Office by calling (404) 613-4400 and referencing agency case 95-0716.

The identification of Kiyona Arnold represents the 23nd case in the State of Georgia where officials have publicly identified an individual using technology developed by Othram. To read about other cases in Georgia, visit DNASolves.

To support the resolution of more cases like this, consider providing your DNA data to DNASolves in support of law enforcement identifying perpetrators and bringing answers to victims and their families.

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[kforbes862]

This is such a sad case considering what happened

 

[Aurora90]

Where was she from? The same area? Was she reported missing? If so, I missed that.

 

[Aurora90]

I do still want to applaud @othram I am so glad they exist.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

At the time of her discovery, she would have been only 15 years old.

 

[othram]

I do still want to applaud @othram I am so glad they exist.

Thank you for the support!

 

[Goecke]

15 years old... Just a baby. I'm glad Kiyona finally has her name back.