IL IL - Cook Co., WhtFem UP8595, 30-40, in the Chicago River, Jul'03

[Romulus]

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/843ufil.html

The Doe Network No Image Available Unidentified Female Date of Discovery: July 12, 2003 Location of Discovery: Cook County Forest Preserve, Cook County, Illinois Estimated Date of Death: N/A State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Unknown Physical Description ** Listed information is approximate Estimated Age: 30-40 yrs Race: White Gender: Female Height: 5'2" Weight: 147 lbs Hair Color: Black Eye Color: N/A Distinguishing Marks/Features: Long/straight black hair Dentals: Available (X-rays) Fingerprints: Available DNA: Available (mtDNA/Complete-Insufficient DNA for profiling)Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: N/A Jewelry: N/A Additional Personal Items: N/ACase History Subject was found floating in the Chicago River wrapped in a blanket and bound in duct tape. Investigating Agency(s) If you have any information about this case please contact; Agency Name: Cook County Medical Examiners Office Agency Contact Person: Freddie Summers Agency Phone Number: 312-666-0500 ext 2230 E-Mail Agency Case Number: 213 July 2003 NamUs Case Number: UP #8595 Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Information Source(s) NamUs

 

[Melt71]

I couldn't find any good matches in Namus, Charley or DoeNetwork for this UID. I wonder if she's from so far out of state that noone would be looking for her in Chicago?

 

[Romulus]

843UFIL

843UFIL - Unidentified Female

Victim's clothing.

Date of Discovery: July 12, 2003
Location of Discovery: Cook County Forest Preserve, Cook County, Illinois
Estimated Date of Death: Recent
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 30-40 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 147 pounds lbs.
Hair Color: Black, long and straight.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Not available - Insufficient DNA for profiling.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Dark colored shirt and shorts.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
Subject was found floating in the Chicago River wrapped in a blanket and bound in duct tape.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Cook County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Freddie Summers
Agency Phone Number: 312-666-0500 ext 2230
Agency E-Mail: [email protected]
Agency Case Number: 213 July 2003

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 8595

Information Source(s)
NamUs

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Ruled out:
9 Missing Person Exclusions

MP8253
Deborah McCall
11/05/1979
DuPage
IL
MP5437
Janice Matney
03/03/2002
--
IL
MP20687
Wendy Kimura
05/20/1999
McHenry
IL
MP402
Jodi Huisentruit
06/26/1995
Cerro Gordo
IA
MP1100
Hazel Klug
05/20/1986
Henrico
VA
MP2413
Tiffany Sessions
02/09/1989
Alachua
FL
MP974
Patricia Schmidt
06/04/1985
Henrico
VA
MP8385
Nadine Timm
11/16/1965
Will
IL
MP1764
Joyce Crider
10/28/2002
Fayette
KY

 

[Walko]

Couldn't find a newspaper article about this, poor woman found in a blanket, bound with duct tape, in the Chicago river. Anymore info on this? Poor poor woman

 

[Melt71]

IL has been using familial DNA research to solve cold cases - look at Baby April. I do think sometimes it's a matter of catching the right detectives, on the right day, with the right amout of funding!

 

[Walko]

Rest in Peace.

You are not forgotten.

 

[carbuff]

No new exclusions. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Ruled out:
9 Missing Person Exclusions

MP8253
Deborah McCall
11/05/1979
DuPage
IL
MP5437
Janice Matney
03/03/2002
--
IL
MP20687
Wendy Kimura
05/20/1999
McHenry
IL
MP402
Jodi Huisentruit
06/26/1995
Cerro Gordo
IA
MP1100
Hazel Klug
05/20/1986
Henrico
VA
MP2413
Tiffany Sessions
02/09/1989
Alachua
FL
MP974
Patricia Schmidt
06/04/1985
Henrico
VA
MP8385
Nadine Timm
11/16/1965
Will
IL
MP1764
Joyce Crider
10/28/2002
Fayette
KY

 

[Walko]

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Bumping up. This case seems solvable. She was recognizable.
I wish there was more information or they could retrieve DNA. This Jane Doe in NamUs:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Maybe we should look at possible cases in which the missing woman is a different race, or she was said to have brown hair, or her height a few inches different, or the missing date could be a mistake?

What about TB? NamUs MP43018:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Her missing date is a few days later, but the reporting party could have possibly given the wrong date? (I know, probably not...)

 

[lightofmine99]

Her NamUs was modified today; there are no new public exclusions.

 

[beavt]

How about MP5409, Bonnie Rae Kelly? Doesn’t seem like family reported her missing, so I’m taking her height with a grain (or two) of salt

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Caring1]

A new article came out yesterday about JD. Interesting that NamUs doesn’t mention the scorpion ring she was wearing. Looks like a good identifying feature. She was also wearing black Lycra bicyclist shorts. Her race is not known but they mention she could be white, Hispanic or Asian.

February 6, 2025

According to ISP, authorities discovered the body on Saturday, July 12, about a quarter of a mile south of Willow Road in the Erickson Woods / Skokie Lagoons area of Northfield and Winnetka, just south of Lagoon No. 1, and the Dam on the Skokie River.

Below is a photo of where she was found.

https://wgntv.com/news/skokie/isp-seeks-help-identifying-woman-found-floating-in-skokie-river-in-2003/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR12r5Goj0-UomHUDXbT-2_ec4mJZ3nVvhdxxLbkoI_2pJNMlz6FhYRC9uw_aem_4TeHRqcOzcjxBflcM_jdrw

 

[victoriarobinson642]

A new article came out yesterday about JD. Interesting that NamUs doesn’t mention the scorpion ring she was wearing. Looks like a good identifying feature. She was also wearing black Lycra bicyclist shorts. Her race is not known but they mention she could be white, Hispanic or Asian.

February 6, 2025

According to ISP, authorities discovered the body on Saturday, July 12, about a quarter of a mile south of Willow Road in the Erickson Woods / Skokie Lagoons area of Northfield and Winnetka, just south of Lagoon No. 1, and the Dam on the Skokie River.

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Below is a photo of where she was found.

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https://wgntv.com/news/skokie/isp-seeks-help-identifying-woman-found-floating-in-skokie-river-in-2003/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR12r5Goj0-UomHUDXbT-2_ec4mJZ3nVvhdxxLbkoI_2pJNMlz6FhYRC9uw_aem_4TeHRqcOzcjxBflcM_jdrw

Huh, I didn't realize she was found in the lagoons. I did a photoshoot right near where she was found a couple years back. Wonder why it says she was found in the 'Chicago River' on her NAMUS page.

 

[Caring1]

Huh, I didn't realize she was found in the lagoons. I did a photoshoot right near where she was found a couple years back. Wonder why it says she was found in the 'Chicago River' on her NAMUS page.

I had a hard time finding her thread here as the location is totally different and the ring wasn’t even mentioned. I finally found it by matching the height and weight in the article to the case in NamUs.

NamUs says DNA insufficient but there are rule outs.

A little eerie that you were near that same area previously.

 

[BrownBear]

Artist rendering and Photo of Jewelry
Uploaded to NamUs on April 18, 2025

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[shooksoul]

These are the three closest matches to this UP I can find that haven't already been suggested. The main discrepancies being height and weight; however I'm also being lenient in that the deceased was found in water. One article above stated that the UP had been in the water for up to 5 days prior to being located, so it makes me less confident about the first option here, but besides that I think she is a pretty good match.

1) The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

2) The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

3) The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)