LA LA - Calcasieu Parish, BlkFem, 18-22, #UP11395 charred remains found at a construction site. January 1997

[TootsieFootsie]

Investigators work to identify Starks Jane Doe

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Who was she, what happened to her? Calcasieu Sheriff’s Department works to identify Starks’ Jane Doe.

Just shy of 26 years ago, human remains of a black female were found by a hunter near mile marker 10 along Highway 12 in Starks on January 7, 1997.

Technology has come a long way. With it’s help, a new rendering was created in 2020 to portray what the woman may have looked like at the time of her death. With such advancements, investigators are hoping it will also help solve this case.

“We were able to obtain some blood DNA,“ Guillory said. “We are trying to use genealogy. We use a company called GEDmatch and Family Tree to try and link her DNA to her family so we can try to identify her that way.”

 

[Hochman]

Namus file

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Namus file

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Two rule outs.

 

[HopeRains]

I thought I remembered her case and something relative to physical description about her kidneys. I do not see this is in Namus case file, but does appear in her DoeNetwork file. Do not know accuracy thereof but posting the DoeNet link anyway.

From DoeNetwork case file:

Distinguishing Marks/Features: She had only one kidney but it is unclear if it was a congenital defect or surgically removed. The other kidney is horseshoe-shaped.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[heartanium]

3 Ruleouts; Anna Zirkle (MP9574) added

 

[heartanium]

Maybe Renata Sharisse Myles Whitehead (MP4230)?

D.L.C: June 8, 1996
Location: Jonesville, Louisiana (3hr drive/163 miles from Starks)
Age: 14
Race: Black/African American
Height: 5'2"
Weight: 120lbs
Hair: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Circumstances: Last seen getting into father's vehicle in Jonesville, LA. May have traveled to Mississippi. Little is known about her case.

She's a bit younger, shorter, and lighter then the estimated stats for our Doe but maybe she grew a bit from when her stats were recorded.

 

[heartanium]

Earlier reconstruction from NCMEC

 

[Melt71]

I thought I remembered her case and something relative to physical description about her kidneys. I do not see this is in Namus case file, but does appear in her DoeNetwork file. Do not know accuracy thereof but posting the DoeNet link anyway.

From DoeNetwork case file:

Distinguishing Marks/Features: She had only one kidney but it is unclear if it was a congenital defect or surgically removed. The other kidney is horseshoe-shaped.

Christine Green only had one kidney and was suggested as a possible match to this Jane Doe over on her own thread:
www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/pa-christine-green-16-philadelphia-23-apr-1985.370874/#post-17069527

 

[MileHighMystery]

280UFLA

Date of Discovery: January 7, 1997
Location of Discovery: Starks, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Estimated Date of Death: 24 hours prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - burned/charred
Cause of Death: Homicide by strangulation

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 18-22 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4" to 5'6"
Weight: 135-140 lbs.
Hair Color: Black, kinky.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: She had only one kidney but it is unclear if it was a congenital defect or surgically removed. The other kidney is horseshoe-shaped.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. Fillings in some of her molars.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Red tank top under a blue and tan plaid shirt, red shorts with blue flowers, white panties, and black drawstring sweatpants.
Jewelry: Yellow metal ring with one red stone, one clear white stone, and one empty setting.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim's charrred remains were found at abandoned construction site near General Box factory. near Highway 12 at milepost 10.1. The body had been set on fire at the location where she was discovered.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Cold Case Homicide Unit
Agency Phone Number: 337-494-4523
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 97-001363

Agency Name: Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office
Agency Contact Person: Chief Investigator Charles Hunter, Jr.
Agency Phone Number: 337-477-7537
Agency E-Mail: [email protected]
Agency Case Number: 003-97

Agency Name: LSU FACES Lab
Agency Contact Person: Dr. Ginesse Listi
Agency Phone Number: 225-578-3906

Agency Case Number: LE: 003-97; NCMEC: 1184553
NCIC Case Number: U991440594
NamUs Case Number: UP #11395

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
7 KPLC News
NCMEC
Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office
Louisiana Repository for Unidentified and Missing People

 

[DS2021]

3 Ruleouts; Anna Zirkle (MP9574) added

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