KY KY - Louisville, WhiteFem, Adult, UP114479, Short Brown hair, Auto/Ped Hit+Run, Near Taylorsville Road exit, Jul '82

[victoriarobinson642]

NAMUS:

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Biological Sex - Female
Race / Ethnicity - White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group - Adult
Height - 5' 6"(66 inches) , Measured
Weight - 150 lbs, Measured
Type - Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found - July 8, 1982
NamUs Case Created - January 11, 2024
Location - Louisville, Kentucky
County - Jefferson County
Circumstances of Recovery - Apparent hit and run victim found lying on I-264 East near Taylorsville Road exit
Details of Recovery
Condition of Remains - Recognizable face
Hair Color - Brown
Head Hair Description - Straight, up to 7 cm
Eye Description - blue-green eyes
Scar/mark - Striae (stretch marks) on lower abdomen
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[chuk7]

Hi all, long time lurker but first time poster. I googled this woman's case and found this from the doe network, it appears she has already been identified. Unless this is a massive coincidence and this is a different woman.

Doe Network Identified

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Hi all, long time lurker but first time poster. I googled this woman's case and found this from the doe network, it appears she has already been identified. Unless this is a massive coincidence and this is a different woman.

Doe Network Identified

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Huh - I wonder why her case was added back. Maybe a misidentification?

 

[MadMcGoo]

Looks like she was mistakenly identified.

She was in her late 20s or early 30s, white, with blue eyes and short to medium-length brown hair. She was about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighed about 160 pounds. She was wearing dark blue pants and a blue-and-white-striped shirt.

UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

Clipping found in The Courier-Journal published in Louisville, Kentucky on 7/9/1982. UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

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UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

Clipping found in The Courier-Journal published in Louisville, Kentucky on 7/14/1982. UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

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UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

Clipping found in The Courier-Journal published in Louisville, Kentucky on 7/10/1982. UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

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She was identified as Dorothy by a friend who said that she read about the death in the newspaper and became concerned when she didn't hear from her.

UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

Clipping found in The Courier-Journal published in Louisville, Kentucky on 7/13/1982. UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

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Officials thought they had positive identification of the victim, but when family members were called to verify the identification, they told Deputy Coroner Jorge Quiroa that the body had been mistakenly identified.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Now that we know she's still unidentified, I wonder if she could be Cherie Lynn Luster.

 

[MadMcGoo]

I wish we could find the original recon that Doe Net had. It’s looks a bit more detailed than this one.

 

[MadMcGoo]

UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

Clipping found in The Courier-Journal published in Louisville, Kentucky on 7/17/1982. UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

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[SimsGuy67]

Archived Doe Network link:

The Doe Network: Case File 259UFKY

Unidentified Caucasian Female

• Discovered on July 8, 1982 in Louisville, Kentucky.
• Cause of death was a traffic accident.

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Vital Statistics

• Estimated age: 20 - 25 years old
• Approximate Height and Weight: 5'5"; 145 lbs.
• Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown hair; blue eyes. Pock marked face, heavy build.
• Dentals: N/A
• Clothing: A blue sweater with white stripes and a white board. Brand name - "JAMES KENROB". Blue knit slacks, size 38; orange, red and blue striped straps.

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Case History
The victim was struck by an unknown vehicle, while walking eastbound on I-264 at Bardstown Road on July 8, 1982 at 0202
hours. She had been seen in the Mount Washington area at about 1200 hours on July 7, 1982.

 

[SimsGuy67]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Now that we know she's still unidentified, I wonder if she could be Cherie Lynn Luster.
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The only missing woman I can picture being this woman is Cherie. You really should submit this one.

 

[EmiliaRT007]

Looks like she was mistakenly identified.

View attachment 473924
She was in her late 20s or early 30s, white, with blue eyes and short to medium-length brown hair. She was about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighed about 160 pounds. She was wearing dark blue pants and a blue-and-white-striped shirt.

UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

Clipping found in The Courier-Journal published in Louisville, Kentucky on 7/9/1982. UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

www.newspapers.com

UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

Clipping found in The Courier-Journal published in Louisville, Kentucky on 7/14/1982. UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

www.newspapers.com

UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

Clipping found in The Courier-Journal published in Louisville, Kentucky on 7/10/1982. UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

www.newspapers.com

She was identified as Dorothy by a friend who said that she read about the death in the newspaper and became concerned when she didn't hear from her.

UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

Clipping found in The Courier-Journal published in Louisville, Kentucky on 7/13/1982. UP114479 Unidentified female 1982 KY

www.newspapers.com

Officials thought they had positive identification of the victim, but when family members were called to verify the identification, they told Deputy Coroner Jorge Quiroa that the body had been mistakenly identified.

So it is confirmed she is not DS?

 

[MadMcGoo]

So it is confirmed she is not DS?

It’s appears that way.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The only missing woman I can picture being this woman is Cherie. You really should submit this one.

To be honest, I was waiting for someone to post a higher quality version of her reconstruction on the Doe Network to see if there was a resemblance. I can submit tomorrow.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Comparison, for reference. They're at such different angles that I don't know how accurate this is.

 

[phantomstrider]

Added to the Doe Network https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=1807ufky