Identified! NV - Lovelock, 'Imlay Jane Doe', WhtFem 40-50, UP17848, in suitcase, poss left-handed, Oct'78 - Florence Charleston

[carbuff]

Jim Lopey of the Nevada Department of Public Safety is listed as the contact person in the Channel 8 news article. I haven't contacted him.

"Valerie Doe" is still the only UID from Pershing County listed in NamUs. The contact person listed for her is George Gomez from the Pershing County Coroner's Office.

The information about the lady in the suitcase found near Scossa Road says that her dental charts are available through the NCIC -- is it safe to assume that she had her natural teeth or if she had dentures would this be phrased differently? If she had dentures, would they say it directly in her description?

No, the statement about dental being available just means the information is there, it doesn't mean anything about the content as far as I know. Often the description will mention something like dentures, but not always, so you can't assume that no mention equals no dentures. She might.

 

[madamx]

Was there ever an update if this indeed was Nannys grandmother?

 

[iulia]

NamUs page for this UID The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[GJKJR]

"Pershing County Jane Doe"
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Decomposing remains found in a shallow grave approximately 13 miles west of Imlay, Nevada, on
October 27, 1978.
Sex: Female
Race: White/Caucasian
Estimated Age: 40-50 years old
Post-Mortem Interval: 1 year prior to discovery
Height: 5'5" (65 inches)
Weight: 155 lbs
Hair Description: Shoulder-length, fair in color (described as "Red/Auburn" on NamUs)
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Characteristics: May have been left-handed.
Clothing: (1) Three-quartered length sleeved dark green sweater with a white metallic safety pin in the front, (2) Dark green trousers with a zipper in the front, size 15/16 (3) Pink long-sleeved heavy sweater, (4) Short-sleeved pullover t-shirt, (5) Woman's full-sized cotton panties

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[GJKJR]

Maybe Marilyn Denise Waltz (The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs))?

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Normally I don't like to critique reconstructions, but I can't say I'm shocked that one got them no traction.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Personally, I'm inclined to say Essie Margarette Hiett

 

[GJKJR]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Personally, I'm inclined to say Essie Margarette Hiett

Hmm, I think her details fit fairly well, though the circumstances of her disappearance that I can find on Charley Project make me a little bit skeptical. Not impossible, I just have a feeling that her body is closer to home, probably within California - though Pershing County isn't horribly far from the CA-NV border.

 

[carbuff]

NamUs page for this UID The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Nobody ruled out. There is a sketch, but it's a very accurate sketch of a rather unpleasant post-mortem photo, so be warned.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

After 45 Years, Imlay Jane Doe is Identified

Nevada Department of Public Safety, Pershing County Sheriff’s Office, NamUs, and Othram Team to Identify 1978 Imlay Jane Doe

dnasolves.com

Identified by @othram

Investigators were able to determine that the unidentified woman is Florence Charleston of Cleveland, Ohio. A subsequent investigation revealed that Charleston moved to Portland, Oregon sometime in the early 1970’s and family members lost contact with her around 1978. The investigation into Charleston’s death is ongoing.

 

[dotr]

Human remains found in northern Nevada identified 45 years after discovery

Forensic DNA testing helps reveal the identity of a woman whose remains were found in northern Nevada on Oct. 26, 1978.

www.ktnv.com

By: Alyssa Roberts
Jun 14, 2023

''(KTNV) — The identity of a woman whose remains were found in Nevada more than four decades ago was revealed on Wednesday.
Florence Charleston of Cleveland, Ohio was found dead in a remote area in northern Nevada on Oct. 26, 1978, Nevada State Police announced in a news release''

''Othram, a company specializing in forensic genealogy that's generated new leads in a slew of Nevada cold cases in recent years, was enlisted for help in March of 2022. Scientists there performed advanced forensic DNA testing on the remains and did a genealogy search — generating "several new investigative leads," authorities said.''

''Investigators learned she had moved to Portland, Oregon "sometime in the early 1970s." By 1978, Charleston's family had lost contact with her, state police said.

The investigation into Charleston's death is ongoing. Nevada State Police asked that anyone with information about the case contact the Investigation Division at 775-684-7456.''

 

[rats]

Her NamUs page is still up, oddly enough.

 

[iulia]

Her NamUs page is still up, oddly enough.

Her NamUs page is down now.

 

[dotr]

Jun 14, 2023 rbbm

Remains found stuffed in garment bag 45 years ago in rural Nevada ID'd as Ohio woman

Police say Florence Charleston moved from Cleveland to Portland, Oregon, shortly before her death.

www.dispatch.com

''Liggitt said she received the news in April. She was on her way out of the house when her phone rang. She didn't recognize the out-of-state phone number, but she answered it anyway.

On the other end of the line was Nevada State Police Detective Sean Koester, who had taken over the cold case in October 2022. By then, Koester said, the case had been dormant for 40-plus years.

Koester introduced himself. He'd been trying to reach her and her cousin, Donna, he said, to talk about a set of 45-year-old human remains.

“You found my Aunt Dolly?” Liggitt recalled telling the detective.

Soon after that phone call, Othram was able to link Charleston to the unidentified remains by using a DNA sample from Liggitt's cousin.

Now around the same age as Charleston had been at the time of her death, Liggitt said she hopes to live long enough to learn how and why her Aunt Dolly was killed.''

 

[iamshadow21]

Florence's identification made the news in Australia!

DNA match identifies human remains found stuffed in garment bag 45 years ago

 

[Reasonable & Just]

Florence (Aunt Dolly) looked like a fun, elegant, sweet lady. She deserved better, but I’m glad she has her name back.

 

[dotr]

By Ed Pearce
Published: Dec. 26, 2023 rbbm.

Cold case: What happened to Aunt Dolly?

An Ohio womsan's body missing for 40+ years is identified

www.kolotv.com

''PERSHING COUNTY, Nev. (KOLO) -Her family back in Ohio still has fond memories of Florence Charleston. Her niece, Diane Ligggett, remembers the woman she called Aunt Dolly. “We always just loved her. When we were little she’d get down on the floor to play with us.”>

Widowed in her 50′s, Florence eventually met a man and, in the mid 1970′s, they moved together across the country to Portland, Oregon and for her family that was where the mystery began. Soon, they were not hearing from her.

“We kept trying to call her. Her boyfriend always came up with a reason. She was sick. She wasn’t home. There was always a reason she couldn’t come to the phone.”

“It’s just to know what happened to her,” says Liggett. “We’ve spent how many years--forty, fifty years-- wondering about her.”

“I don’t think this should be a closed case just because we’ve identified her,” adds Koester.. “She still ended up in a garment bag in the middle of the Nevada desert and I want to give them the justice they deserve if that’s possible and I’ll do everything I can to make that happen.”

Koester: “I don’t think this should be a closed case just because we’ve identified her. She still ended up in a garment bag in the middle of the Nevada desert and I want to give them the justice they deserve if that’s possible and I’ll do everything I can to make that happen.”