Identified! KY - Simpson Co, WhtFem UP71, 25-35, off I-65, rose tattoo, Oct'01 - Dawn Clare Plonsky Wilkerson

[theshadow45]

Dawn was found 22 years ago today.

 

[theshadow45]

Dawn was found 23 years ago today.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I've done quite a bit of research on Dawn's case as part of a series I'm doing on formerly-long-term-unidentified unresolved murder cases. From what I can tell, she was raised in Racine, Wisconsin (near the border with Illinois) and had several siblings. She seems to have been married at least twice, engaged once and had a son from her first marriage who was an adult at the time of her death. Not much else out there, though. I was amazed by how many times the local newspapers managed to misspell 'Plonsky'.

The Journal Times from Racine, Wisconsin

Get this The Journal Times page for free from Saturday, February 4, 1984 the Journal Times, Community, Racine, Wis. Feb.. Edition of The Journal Times

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(She and 'J' never married, from what I can tell)

The Journal Times from Racine, Wisconsin

Get this The Journal Times page for free from Monday, March 20, 1978 the Racine, Journal Wis.. Edition of The Journal Times

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Her son, who was born when she was ~18

Obituary for Holly Lee Veto, 1963-1997 (Aged 33)

Clipping found in The Journal Times published in Racine, Wisconsin on 9/20/1997. Obituary for Holly Lee Veto, 1963-1997 (Aged 33)

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Her family. She was married to D Wilkinson at this point.

 

[summergirl1]

I wonder if this is yet another case where the husband could be considered the main suspect..

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Dawn Clare Plonsky Wilkerson​

In October 2001, the decomposed remains of a woman were found along Interstate 65 in Simpson County.

KSP partnered with the DNA Doe Project to identify the woman, and in 2021, her name was announced as Dawn Clare Plonsky Wilkerson. She was 45 at the time of her death and had been living in Nashville.

Kentucky cold cases: 9 bodies, 2 killers identified using DNA, family trees

Kentucky officials have several identified homicide victims and suspects by matching their DNA to potential relatives.

www.courier-journal.com

 

[theshadow45]

Today is Dawn’s birthday.