NY NY - Lewiston, WhtFem Adult, UP13071, in Niagara River, ''Jean Works'' jeans, underwear labeled "SP", orange bracelet, Jun'96

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person/NamUs #UP13071
Female, White/Caucasian
Date Body Found: June 22, 1996
Location Found: Lewiston, New York
Estimated Age Range--

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Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years)--
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height: 5' 1"(61 inches) , Estimated
Weight: 104 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances​

TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: June 22, 1996
NamUs Case Created: November 5, 2014
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found ​

Map​

Location: Lewiston, New York
County: Niagara County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery: Recovered in lower Niagara River, north of the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge in the Town of Lewiston.

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains: One or both hands not recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

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

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Clothing: Black jeans brand name "Jean Works (size 38), pink and white underwear labeled "SP" orange bracelet on right arm

 

[Caring1]

1 Missing Person Exclusion

 

[Caring1]

A Buffalo News article published at the time unidentified female was found says that she had been in the water for a prolonged period of time. The follow up article (after autopsy) stated at least a couple of months. COD consistent with drowning. No official ruling if foul play was involved but did not appear that way.

Fingerprints not visible
Teeth badly damaged
She stood between 5’2” - 5’5” (NamUs estimates at 5’1”)
Age estimate was late teens to early 30’s (NamUs simply states Adult)

Jun 23, 1996, page 4 - The Buffalo News at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Buffalo News dated Jun 23, 1996, page 4.

www.newspapers.com

 

[tarabull]

There sure are a lot of UID's in Niagara County (Lewiston even!)

ETA:

NY Thread 'NY - Lewiston, Fem 25-50, UP494, Recovered from lower Niagara River, May'06'

Oct 21, 2021

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

UNIDENTIFIED
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP494 Female, Uncertain
Date Body Found: May 20, 2006
Location Found: Lewiston, New York
Case Numbers
ME/C Case Number
0979-06

Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years): 25-50
Estimated Year of Death:
0-2006

Estimated PMI: [None given]
Height: 5' 3"(63 inches) , Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate

NamUs Case Created: June 30, 2007

Circumstances of Recovery
Recovered from lower Niagara River

Details...

• ChatteringBirds
• Replies: 7
• Forum: The Unidentified

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NY Thread 'NY - Lewiston, BlkMale 30-45, UP10212, poss boxer or prior accident, bound & gagged, Jun'91'

Apr 3, 2018

TOWN OF LEWISTON, N.Y. (WIVB) - New York State police are still looking for answers after the skeletal remains of a person were found in 1991.

Officials say two teenagers were picking berries near Black Nose Spring Rd. on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation in Niagara County when they came across the remains in a ravine.

State police believe the person was an African American male between 30-45 years old who stood between 5'7" and...

• Gardener1850
• Replies: 8
• Forum: The Unidentified

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NY Thread 'NY - Niagara Co, Niagara River N of Lewiston docks, WhtFem 20-25, UP13043, black hair, Jun'94'

Mar 13, 2017

NamUs UP 13043

https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/13043

Unidentified Body/Remains (White Female)

Found June 22, 1994 in Niagara County, NY
Body Condition: Not recognizable-putrefaction/decomposing

Probable year of death: to

Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 20-25...

• Romulus
• Replies: 23
• Forum: The Unidentified

ETA2: way too many missing & murdered too moo!!! Holy crow!

 

[slinky22]

It might be worth looking into Canada as well, given the proximity and the fact that she was found in the water.

All of these women are between 15 and 40, under 5'6", and went missing within a year of the body being discovered. That said, they all have some sort of disqualifier too-- Most in clothes or height. Wanted to share anyway as height could have been difficult to determine with the body having been in the water so long, and clothes can always be changed.

Andrea Robinson- Best match but clothes don't line up and was only missing for a month

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Renée Simard- Also a strong contender. Would have been missing for 3 months. Went missing while walking near a river that connects to the Niagara river, but was war further north.

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca

Mistie Murray- Height and weight are similar. Would've had to travel a bit to get to Niagara (3hr by car). Was missing for a little under a month when the body was recovered.
Canada's Missing | Case details

Chantal Picotte- a little shorter and lighter. Went missing near water that connects to Niagara but much further north. Would have been missing for 7 months.

Canada's Missing | Case details

www.services.rcmp-grc.gc.ca