NY NY - Merryl Horowitz, 26, Valley Stream, 1 Nov 1980

[madamx]

https://lostandfound.revealnews.org.../1900&end_date=12/31/1994&missingperson=14252

Date last seen
Nov. 1, 1980
Age last seen
26 years old
Sex
Female
Race
White
Ethnicity
Other
Nickname/Alias
Mere Hersh

Circumstances:
She walked out after a fight with her mother. She was not allowed to take her 1 year old son. He is now 32 and wants to know what happened to her and we haven't been able to find anything on her since she left. The family thinks she is dead.
Weight
140 to 170 lbs
Height
65 to 67 inches
Hair color
Brown
Head hair
sometimes described as sandy
Body hair

Facial hair

Left eye color
Brown
Right eye color
Brown
Eye description
sometimes described as hazel



https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/14252/2

 

[booghawk]

Just adding another photo I've found of her.

 

[madamx]

Bumping for Meryl

 

[madamx]

Bump

 

[madamx]

I just happen to come across this woman who was intoxicated and crawled under a truck and then the truck ran her over. WARNING POSTMORTEM

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)


Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP8326Female, White / Caucasian
Date Body FoundApril 28, 1992
Location FoundNew York, New York




Demographics
SexFemale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian

Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 80
Estimated Age Range (Years)60-80
Estimated Year of Death1992
Estimated PMIMinutes

Height5' 6"(66 inches) , Measured
Weight110 lbs, Measured

Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased

Date Body FoundApril 28, 1992
NamUs Case CreatedDecember 30, 2010
ME/C QA ReviewedDecember 31, 2010

Location Found Map
LocationNew York, New York
CountyNew York County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)40.779059, -73.960158
Found On Tribal Land--

Circumstances of Recovery

Unknown white female, witnessed to be intoxicated, was seen to crawl underneath a truck stopped in traffic and lay down in front of the rear wheels. The driver did not see her, and when traffic started moving, she was struck by the truck.



Inventory of RemainsAll parts recovered

Condition of RemainsRecognizable face

Physical Description

Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Descriptionred-brown, 6"

Left Eye ColorGray
Right Eye ColorGray

Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Scar/mark
2" vertical scar on right chest below clavicle, multiple thin scars on both wrists

Tattoo
multicolored tattoo on left shoulder of two hearts,
one with a "B" in it
and
one with an "A" in it,
and "143" underneath

 

[madamx]

Bumping

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[madamx]

It’s so sad she has a son that has grown up without his mom. Bumping for Meryl. Wish there was more info.

 

[Murkywaters]

Merryl Horowitz: Age 16 - 1971 Springfield Gardens High School Yearbook

 

[madamx]

Bumping for Merryl

 

[rose_quartz]

I just happen to come across this woman who was intoxicated and crawled under a truck and then the truck ran her over. WARNING POSTMORTEM

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)


Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP8326Female, White / Caucasian
Date Body FoundApril 28, 1992
Location FoundNew York, New York




Demographics
SexFemale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian

Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 80
Estimated Age Range (Years)60-80
Estimated Year of Death1992
Estimated PMIMinutes

Height5' 6"(66 inches) , Measured
Weight110 lbs, Measured

Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased

Date Body FoundApril 28, 1992
NamUs Case CreatedDecember 30, 2010
ME/C QA ReviewedDecember 31, 2010

Location Found Map
LocationNew York, New York
CountyNew York County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)40.779059, -73.960158
Found On Tribal Land--

Circumstances of Recovery

Unknown white female, witnessed to be intoxicated, was seen to crawl underneath a truck stopped in traffic and lay down in front of the rear wheels. The driver did not see her, and when traffic started moving, she was struck by the truck.



Inventory of RemainsAll parts recovered

Condition of RemainsRecognizable face

Physical Description

Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Descriptionred-brown, 6"

Left Eye ColorGray
Right Eye ColorGray

Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Scar/mark
2" vertical scar on right chest below clavicle, multiple thin scars on both wrists

Tattoo
multicolored tattoo on left shoulder of two hearts,
one with a "B" in it
and
one with an "A" in it,
and "143" underneath

Did anything ever come of this? Do we know if Meryl had any tattoos? This woman looks a lot like her

 

[madamx]

Did anything ever come of this? Do we know if Meryl had any tattoos? This woman looks a lot like her

I only posted it here on WS I never submitted it anywhere else. Yeah I think the woman left oks very similar too. I have looked but have not found any more info on Merryl but she could of gotten tattoos after she left.

 

[Chrissymick]

I only posted it here on WS I never submitted it anywhere else. Yeah I think the woman left oks very similar too. I have looked but have not found any more info on Merryl but she could have gotten tattoos after she left.

They are quite similar. How does one report something like that? To namus directly?

 

[DD Byrd]

Doe seems to have a much thinner bottom lip and is missing the cleft chin, but maybe that's possible with weight loss? Her eyes are listed as gray and I'd imagine that was noted fairly soon after death. It seems like if Merryl was alive for awhile, and mentally stable, she would have been trying to get back to her son.

 

[madamx]

It mentions tha

They are quite similar. How does one report something like that? To namus directly?

yes I believe so or to the number or email of the detective on her profile.

 

[madamx]

I came across this really clear poster of merryl on Facebook. Iam attaching it below.

 

[madamx]

I also came across this doe.. I know TEXAS is a bit far but stranger things have happened.

71UFTX - UnidentifiedFemale​

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Reconstructions of the victim by Karen T. Taylor.
Date of Discovery: October 30, 1988
Location of Discovery: Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Estimated Date of Death: 2 weeks prior
State of Remains: Decomposed
Cause of Death: Homicide by manual strangulation

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 20-30 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'7" to 5'8"
Weight: 105 to 115 lbs.
Hair: Hair: Reddish auburn to brown, short and sparse on top.

Eye Color: Unknown, possibly brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Right ear pierced, left ear possibly pierced.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. Many amalgam fillings.
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Unknown.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: White Fruit Of The Loom tank top undershirt, Guess? jeans, pink/orange/black G-string panties, white socks, and one black ankle boot with silver pegs on it.
Jewelry: A copper/yellow metal ring with an oval area with uniquely designed scroll work worn on her right pinkie finger.
Additional Personal Items: Key ring containing four keys - a door key; a car key - possibly to a Chevrolet; a gas cap key; and an unspecified style of key.

Circumstances of Discovery​

A child discovered the victim's body face down in Pleasant Grove creek near the 6300 block of Fairway Avenue in Dallas.

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=71uftx

 

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