Identified! NM - Doña Ana Co, WhtFem 20-35, Tattoo, Shorts w/Star Wars logo, Oct'21 - Caroline Frances Cherry

[BrownBear]

Unidentified woman's body found in Doña Ana County desert - KVIA

DONA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico -- The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office put out a public plea for help Saturday in identifying a woman who was found dead in a desert area a day prior.

The woman's body was spotted by a passer-by around 2:30 p.m. Friday in the desert near the Las Alturas frontage road, west of the Mesquite exit on Interstate 10. That location is in southern Doña Ana County and is just out of sight of what deputies said is known locally as the “quarry.”

Investigators didn't indicate if a cause of death had been determined - or if foul play was specifically suspected.

Officials said the victim is believed to be a white woman between the ages of 20 and 35; she had shoulder length hair and a tattoo on her left wrist - a photo of which was released by authorities in the hopes that someone in the public would be able to identify her. She was also wearing a pair of shorts with a Star Wars logo on it at the time of her death.

Anyone with information about who the woman is was asked by the Sheriff's Office to contact Detective Bo Nevarez by email at [email protected].

 

[BrownBear]

Woman found dead near desert in Dona Ana County identified

The Dona Ana County Sheriff said the woman who was found dead in the desert Friday afternoon was identified.

On Monday, Sheriff Kim Stewart confirmed that the woman's body was identified, but could not release her name until family was notified of her death.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Wow, that was quick. May she rest peacefully.

 

[BrownBear]

Woman found dead in Doña Ana County desert is identified - KVIA
The Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office said the woman was 34-year-old Caroline Frances Cherry; officials indicated she may have had ties with someone from Las Cruces or El Paso, but was not from the Borderland area - they didn't indicate where specifically the victim was from.
Deputies also didn't reveal a cause of death or indicate whether foul play was suspected.

 

[SunSun]

The sheriff said that Cherry's death did not appear to be accidental or suicide. The department released a photo of Cherry crossing into the U.S. from Mexico on October 8th.

DASO: Woman found dead crossed from Mexico into U.S. before her death

Woman found dead in the New Mexico desert arrived from Mexico a week earlier, investigators say

 

[Kruesnik]

I’m a long time watcher/reader of true crime. In the last couple of years there have been dead bodies found in a gravel pit called “the quarry,” west of I10, in the southern part of Doña Ana County, NM.
I was wondering if anyone was keeping track of these people?

I’m just glad this one woman is not a Doe, although no one knows who killed her or why? (She was found with shorts on, but I don’t have much more.)

Thanks for letting me join!