LA LA - Tangipahoa Parish, WhtFem 40-60, UP2207, delivered to FACES Lab on 7/17/1985 by Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office personnel, DBF is estimated, Jul'85

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP2207
Female, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: July 17, 1985
Location Found: Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Estimated Age Range: 40-60 Years

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Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 70
Estimated Age Range (Years): 40-60
Estimated Year of Death: 0-1985
Estimated PMI: 2 Years
Height: 5' 5"(65 inches) , Measured
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Circumstances​

Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: July 17, 1985
NamUs Case Created: July 17, 2008
ME/C QA Reviewed: July 18, 2008

Location Found Map​

Location: Louisiana
County: Tangipahoa Parish
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery: Delivered to FACES Lab on 7/17/1985 by Tangipahoa Sheriff's Office personnel. Date found is estimated.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains: Torso not recovered
One or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only

Physical Description​

Hair ColorUnknown
Head Hair Descriptionunknown
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color: Unknown
Right Eye Color: Unknown
Eye Description: unknown

 

[breachtones]

Classic southern Louisiana record keeping in full effect here. Can't say it's entirely their fault because of the many hurricanes over the years, but good lord.

 

[iulia]

Case #85-11 - LA Repository for Unidentified & Missing People

Date found:	1985-07-17
PMI:	2 years to 10 years
Location:	Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
Est. age at death:	40 to 60
Sex:	female
Race:	White
Height:	63 to 65 inches
Dental Records:	Unavailable
DNA Records:	Available
FACES Case #:	85-11

 

[cenazoic]

I’m having trouble reconciling

“Height: 5' 5"(65 inches) , Measured”

and

“Inventory of Remains: Torso not recovered
One or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only”

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I’m having trouble reconciling

“Height: 5' 5"(65 inches) , Measured”

and

“Inventory of Remains: Torso not recovered
One or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only”

I think it's technically possible to measure a person's height from their spine length/long bone length. I wouldn't count on the accuracy, though.

 

[cenazoic]

Right, but her torso is missing, along with more than one limb, by the sound of it.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Right, but her torso is missing, along with more than one limb, by the sound of it.

Maybe the other limb?

 

[cenazoic]

I guess my point was: how can they say her height was 5’5 measured when half of her body (torso and head) are missing, along with at least one leg?