KY - Barren Co., NtvFem UP9284, 20-50, Off Cumberland Pkwy, Aug'11 - Carma Purpura

[carbuff]

I wish they'd get a reconstruction.

 

[dotr]

Missing from Canada since 1976, indicated she was interested in going to the US...

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...OLD-CASE-REMAINS-OPEN&p=11323807#post11323807

"http://www.newstalk770.com/2014/12/1...ng-since-1976/

"In a mysterious twist, RCMP have sent out a news release saying that their missing persons investigation continues, with possible sightings reported in Edmonton and Winnipeg.
Anyone with information is asked to call police"

http://beaconnews.ca/edmonton/2014/1...r-information/
rbbm.

"Since her leaving, there have been reported sightings of Lori Lee Kasprick in the Jasper Ave area of Edmonton and the Portage area of Winnipeg. But, Coleman adds, it is unknown where she may have intended to go or if she was with anyone.

Lori Lee Kasprick is described as a First Nations woman with long, black straight hair and had crooked teeth. She was 5’11” tall and had a slender build. She also had a large scar above her eyes."

 

[dotr]

Thanks for tracking down the uid link bflocket and for all that extra info. too !

 

[dotr]

Just noticed a thread here concerning another female, Shelly Arnold, 24, who was found this year, scalped in Florida.
Could there be a connection?

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...y-of-Shelly-Arnold-24-found-scalped-in-Eustis

 

[Tulessa]

Unreal.

 

[Teche]

How sad for this lady and her family.

 

[Tulessa]

http://beforeitsnews.com/native-ame...scalped-and-murdered-in-kentucky-2443506.html

 

[Damarna]

Oh my

 

[dotr]

Noting here, because i (once) thought it was very unusual behavior, but here is yet another recent case of scalping, luckily the woman survived.

http://www.wlwt.com/news/police-man-attacks-girlfriend-directs-dog-to-attack-her/35472710

"WALTON, Ky. —Boone County officials said a young mother’s scalp was ripped off her head in an attack by her ex-boyfriend and his dog in Walton, Kentucky."

 

[dotr]

http://beforeitsnews.com/native-ame...scalped-and-murdered-in-kentucky-2443506.html

Bumping with info from Tulessa's link.

http://www.bgdailynews.com/news/loc...cle_80c6bc60-f130-11e1-b871-001a4bcf887a.html

"The woman is estimated to have been between 20 to 50 years old and 5 feet 9 inches to 6 feet tall. Her body had been in the wooded area between one and 15 years, Winn said.

Police have sent her remains to a lab that is attempting to extract DNA, a process that can take a year or more, Winn said.

“Unidentified remains are the most difficult cases to work,” Winn said.

“These cases are especially difficult because you don’t even have a victim (name),” he said. “That’s where we start any investigation.”

From there, investigators question family members and known associates, he said.

“In cases like this ... these are different than your average murder,” Winn said. “This is a well-traveled highway. People from all over the country travel that road. People are routinely picked up at gas stations and rest stops.”

Police have entered information about the woman into a variety of missing person databases looking for potential matches, but so far, no luck.

“We definitely need to get this woman identified,” Winn said. “Then work back and try to find out what happened. There’s lot of hurdles with this one.”
rbbm.

 

[dotr]

Suggested by poster KYangel on this thread..
http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...s-In-Sewer-Aug-Dec-12&p=12248461#post12248461
"MI - Macomb Co. WhtFem (UP10563 & 11130), Body Parts In Sewer, Aug/Dec'12 "

http://www.nampn.org/cases/tyler_giovanna.html

Missing Since: March, 2004 from Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
Classification: Endangered Missing
Date of Birth: February 27, 1975
Age: 29
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Race: Native
Gender: Female
Distinguishing Charesteristis: Tyler wears eyeglasses
and has a large multi-colored tattoo of a dragon on her left arm.
Clothing: Gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.
Case Number: 04-1060744
Dentals: Available
DNA: Available"

 

[bflocket]

One problem I have with the "hate crime" aspect that's been brought up...
The "rednecks" around here (she was found an hour-or-so south of where I'm at) don't seem to have anything against "Indians." Just think of the current political environment and you can guess who they don't like.

So I think the scalping part of her death may have been coincidental to her being classified as "Native American." There are plenty of serial killers who would do things akin to scalping to their victims, often things that were much worse than a "mere" scalping.

I'm also curious as to how much N/A ancestry she had. Like I said, many of us around here have "claim" to having an Indian ancestry, but that is like a family legend. No genetics involved, just "legend" in most cases.

 

[CarlK90245]

The decedent has been identified as Carma Purpura (31) of Indianapolis, IN,

http://www.lex18.com/story/33465176...?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_LEX_18

 

[annemc2]

An article from 2008 that mentions serial killer Bruce Mendenhall and his suspected role in Carma Purpura's death. May she RIP.

http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=15406#.WA7IArwrKfQ

 

[CarlK90245]

Carma didn't seem to be a likely possible for this Jane Doe. She doesn't have an obvious Native American appearance, and her height was never publicly listed.

Murder by gunshot was Mendenhall's known M.O. And Carma was known to have been one of his victims. So a female skull with a gunshot wound found on the side of a highway might have suggested Mendenhall as a possible suspect. But there wasn't a whole lot there that would tip us off that the remains belonged to Carma Purpura.

 

[dotr]

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2016/10/24/remains-found-kentucky-identified-indy-woman/92701086/

The Louisville Medical Examiner's Office identified the remains through DNA evidence, according to the release.

The mother of two was last seen at a south-side Indianapolis truck stop on July 11, 2007.

Police found blood-soaked clothing, a cell phone and an ATM card belonging to Purpura in Mendenhall's truck, according to court documents.
DNA tests on that blood showed Purpura's parents were almost certainly the parents of the person whose blood was found.

 

[rats]

Rest in peace, Carma

 

[UncoolNegated]

One thing that could be important in this case: the individual could have been caucasian looking even if she had Native American ancestry.

It's possible that an examination of her bones might reveal that she was Native American or part Native American but she could still look like another ethnicity. For example, I have shovel shaped incisors and my father is in fact 87.5% aboriginal. My mother however is caucasian and my skin is white.

If my bones were found police would probably designate me as Native American, in a way correctly. However in this hypothetical scenario if you started looking for red-skinned people who went missing in the area you would not be looking at my Doe-network picture because I look as caucasian as a native scotsmen.

I think this has to do with phenotype and genotype. My Native American genes are visually represented in my incisors but not in my skin color.

There's no way to conclude that we should be looking for someone who looks like a typical Native American woman based on her bones.

Bones don't mean skin color. Always remember that forever.

 

[JerseyGirl]

https://www.newschannel5.com/news/serial-killer-to-stand-trial-in-2007-murder

Bruce Mendenhall has been locked up for more than a decade and is about to stand trial again for yet another victim.

Mendenhall, 70, was just transferred from the state prison in Only, Tennessee to the Marion County Jail in Indianapolis.

He will now be prosecuted for the 2007 murder of Carma Purpura.

Over the years, Mendenhall has written letters to NewsChannel 5 -- always denying that he's a seriel killer.

But, in his last letter he did talk about the Purpura case, expressing surprise her body was found.

That statement may become part of this latest case against him.

 

[MajorHoople]

^^ Wow, that's quite a pleasant surprise.