IN IN - La Porte Co, WhtFem, 37-52, Red Slacks, Beige Shirt, Brown Leather Shoes, #UP4846, Apr 1988

[Gardener1850]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP4846
Female, White / Caucasian
Height 5' 6"(66 inches) , Estimated
Weight 140 lbs, Estimated

Date Found April 14, 1988
Location Found Indiana
Estimated Age Range 37-52 Years
Estimated Year of Death 1987-1988
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Clothing
RED SLACKS, BEIGE SHIRT,
On the Body

Footwear
BROWN LEATHER SHOES
On the Body

Location Found Map

Unidentified Person Case

 

[chaddylex]

What about Linda Bowdre? Linda Bowdre – The Charley Project
She went missing Feb 1988 from Ohio - 39 years old 5'4 140 lbs...

Linda has dentals available, (it actually shows up on her NamUs profile) not sure what UP has since NamUs doesn't list if DNA or Dentals are available
Missing Person Case

 

[creepedout]

I agree; with so little to go on, Linda seems most plausible. However, the UID shows no dna, dentals, or prints in the lost/found system.

 

[Melt71]

Bumping for this lady.

 

[subaw0067]

0 Missing Persons Exclusions in NAMUS

 

[JamesRUstlerIV]

Location listed on NamUs page is South of Kokomo, which is in Howard County. I didn't find anything in Kokomo papers around that date, but I could have missed it if there was something. I did find a mention of a body found a few miles west of my hometown of Michigan City, which is indeed LaPorte County.

 

[JamesRUstlerIV]

Apologies, still trying to figure out posting links here... I made a newspaper clipping on Newspapers com, hopefully you all can see it. If not, I'll try again. Ref is 26 Apr 1988 South Bend Tribune.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Apologies, still trying to figure out posting links here... I made a newspaper clipping on Newspapers com, hopefully you all can see it. If not, I'll try again. Ref is 26 Apr 1988 South Bend Tribune.

Interestingly, I believe the second woman mentioned in the article was never identified either.

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[iulia]

Her NamUs page is down at the moment.

 

[iulia]

The Open Cases for Indiana went down by 1 case at the last update, but the Resolved Cases stayed the same. This case may not have been resolved.

 

[Otterly]

Doe Network updated this case as identified today. Unfortunately all we the new infor we got is: "967UFIN discovered on April 4, 1988 in La Porte, Indiana has been identified per NamUs. No further information is available."

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