Identified! MS - Pascagoula, WhtFem Child 45UFMS "Delta Dawn", 1-3, Dog River @I-10, Dec'82 - Alisha Heinrich

[aThousandYearsWide]

I wonder about the woman that was seen in the water before Dawn was found but never recovered. If that was her mother that could be why she wasn't reported missing. If Dawn is ID'd I wonder if she will be circumstancially ID'd (without a body).

 

[Paul B.]

I don't know why but I think of Maggie Simpson sometimes when i think of Our Baby Girl.

 

[sonz82]

Was there ever a description of what the woman looked like?

 

[Christie Harris]

This was on the Delta Fawn Facebook page this morning

 

[Christie Harris]

Was there ever a description of what the woman looked like?

Not that I have ever found except for clothing I think. I went looking in Newspapers.com and got nada

 

[jessica-]

Seen this update on Facebook, hoping this doe gets her name back ❤

 

[ballads1]

Not that I have ever found except for clothing I think. I went looking in Newspapers.com and got nada

We know that she was wearing a blue plaid/flannel shirt and seemed distressed, but I don’t think there’s any other info.

 

[Christie Harris]

We know that she was wearing a blue plaid/flannel shirt and seemed distressed, but I don’t think there’s any other info.

That was about all I found too

 

[TheBlackParade]

That trucker knew an awful lot about a submerged body under a bridge he was crossing - right down to the shirt and the pants it was wearing. How can you cross a bridge, spot a body possibly caught on a piling, slow down, focus in, plainly see it and an ice chest from a semi? And, then, BAM, the body disappears? That sounds like a really strange story.

Also, wonder how hard they worked on finding that pick-up truck she refused to get into? Maybe she was running from someone and that someone was in that truck.

Witnesses saw a young woman "in distress" wandering along the interstate carrying the child a couple nights before the baby was found in the river. In my opinion, something was upsetting the woman to the point where she threw her baby and then herself into the river.

 

[aThousandYearsWide]

Witnesses saw a young woman "in distress" wandering along the interstate carrying the child a couple nights before the baby was found in the river. In my opinion, something was upsetting the woman to the point where she threw her baby and then herself into the river.

My theory is post partum depression

 

[ballads1]

My theory is post partum depression

It seems like PPD typically happens during the first 6 weeks after birth. Dawn was 1-3.

However, she could have had another baby. Or, mental illness/drugs could be involved.

 

[Jordan72]

Here’s “Delta Dawns” moms NamUs The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Jordan72]

They were originally from Missouri

 

[ballads1]

Here’s “Delta Dawns” moms NamUs The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

She was beautiful.

 

[Jordan72]

The moms NamUs was just created last month, the same time the family was notified of the girls DNA match.

 

[Tabirey]

Here’s “Delta Dawns” moms NamUs The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Is it just me or does she look like an older version of our little Delta?
I'm so glad Delta Dawn will have her real name back. Now, hopefully, they'll do a comprehensive search for her Mama.

 

[ballads1]

Is it just me or does she look like an older version of our little Delta?
I'm so glad Delta Dawn will have her real name back. Now, hopefully, they'll do a comprehensive search for her Mama.

I wonder if her mom could be any known Does?

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I wonder if her mom could be any known Does?

I saw her NAMUS creation and tried to match her to UIDs and no, I didn't come up with any that I thought could be a match.

 

[Jordan72]

I wonder if her mom could be any known Does?

This is the only unidentified NamUs profile that makes sense. Body was found on the same day she was last seen, on the same highway (i-10) just miles away from Delta Dawns body, and two days before Delta Dawn was found. I would put money on this being her.. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) the age doesn’t match, but these things aren’t always accurate

 

[Tristana]

This is the only unidentified NamUs profile that makes sense. Body was found on the same day she was last seen, on the same highway (i-10) just miles away from Delta Dawns body, and two days before Delta Dawn was found. I would put money on this being her.. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) the age doesn’t match, but these things aren’t always accurate

I don't think this is Gwendolyn. The body is described as skeletal, which means this lady was dead for a long time (maybe one or more years since the remains were partial) when Delta Dawn's body was found.
Is it possible that Gwen's body was brought elsewhere by the waters ? I mean Dawn was found in weeds near the river, which means her body probably washed there after she drowned. It doesn't seem like that far of a stretch for her mother's body to be lost.