NY NY - Patricia Laemmerhirt, 27, Westfield, 3 Apr 1976

[CarlK90245]

This MP casefile has been in NamUs for quite a while without a photo.

Patricia M Laemmerhirt (Maiden Name: Patricia M Sam)

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/9541/6

I found her freshman-year photo in the 1965 Dunkirk (NY) High School yearbook (which is only accessible if you are a paid subscriber to Classmates).

http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/Dunkirk-High-School/181444?page=92

Note that this photo (approx age 14-15) was taken about 12 years prior to her April 1976 disappearance (at age 27).

LKA:

Date Last Seen: April 3, 1976
Age Last Seen: 27 years old
Circumstances: Husband reported wife missing​

Physical Characteristics:

Height (inches): 61.0
Weight (pounds): 110.0
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Eyewearr: Wears glasses​

Identifiers:

Dental: Not Available
DNA: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available​

 

[CarlK90245]

There are a couple of Topix discussion threads regarding her disappearance:

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/fredonia-ny/TRJTH0EL68KCBNN7K

http://www.topix.com/forum/city/jamestown-ny/TD531G05ESQS08BAO

... and here's some details in her discussion thread on the NY State Missing Persons/I] Site.

http://newyorkstatemissingpersons.ning.com/forum/topics/patricia-laemmerhirt?xg_source=activity

 

[alllads]

It's a shame they don't have a DNA sample for her, she had children so it's not like there is no one known to take a sample from.

 

[rainwater]

Patricia is listed in Charley Project. According to CP, she has a brother. http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/laemmerhirt_patricia.html

Her Namus page shows "no DNA, no FP, no dentals" are available. Namus still does not have a picture of her. http://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/9541/87/

Namus says that NYSP Troop A- Fredonia is the investigating agency.

 

[KaylaraOwl]

I sent the picture in to Namus.

 

[Bit of hope]

In Namus: DNA inquiry underway and another picture of her (mugshot?)

 

[Bit of hope]

Could Patricia be Ellery Doe? http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/193ufny.html

 

[alb1on]

Bump, and a link to an article from 1993 which spells out in some detail what the family believes happened to her; BROTHER DIGS IN, SEEKING CLUES TO WOMAN MISSING SINCE '76

 

[YaYa_521]

I've suggested Patricia as a possible match to this Jane Doe.

NY - NY - Orange Co, WhtFem UP9754, 40-60, dismembered, floating in Greenwood Lake, Apr '76

 

[YaYa_521]

Could Patricia be Ellery Doe? 193UFNY

Hey, Bit! Did you ever submit Patricia as a PM to Ellery Doe? I see a resemblance when comparing the composites to Patricia's photo but I don't see the wart and mole mentioned for JD. This could simply be an issue of a poor quality photo. I wonder if Patricia received medical care in Canada:
From The Doe Network profile - The victim had an IUD which was foreign made (Finland, Belgium and Holland), used in Canada but not distributed in the USA.

 

[Bit of hope]

Hey, Bit! Did you ever submit Patricia as a PM to Ellery Doe? I see a resemblance when comparing the composites to Patricia's photo but I don't see the wart and mole mentioned for JD. This could simply be an issue of a poor quality photo. I wonder if Patricia received medical care in Canada:
From The Doe Network profile - The victim had an IUD which was foreign made (Finland, Belgium and Holland), used in Canada but not distributed in the USA.

No I didn't, but be my guest.

 

[Bit of hope]

Patricia M. Laemmerhirt – The Charley Project

 

[MadMcGoo]

I've suggested Patricia as a possible match to this Jane Doe.

NY - NY - Orange Co, WhtFem UP9754, 40-60, dismembered, floating in Greenwood Lake, Apr '76

I thought the age and possibly PMI would rule this one out, but after reading both cases/threads, I think you should submit!

 

[Bit of hope]

I forgot the names, but there are several people out here who can do a wonderful job in touching old pictures up. I wonder if that is possible with Patricia's picture.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Chautauqua Co. human remains are 'likely a female', investigators comb 3 missing person cases | wgrz.com

Chautauqua Co. human remains are 'likely a female', investigators comb 3 missing person cases
Following the discovery of human remains, investigators comb the cases of Corrie Anderson, Lori Bova and Patricia Laemmerhirt.

 

[Beekarina]

If the remains are Patricia, I wonder if she was there by the trail the entire time?

 

[MadMcGoo]

If the remains are Patricia, I wonder if she was there by the trail the entire time?

I wonder if this would apply to the remains if they were Patricia’s? (From the article)

The skeletal remains are said to be intact and will be taken to the Mercyhurst University's morgue in North East Pennsylvania.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Just came across this and thought it was the same story. Apparently another set of remains were found nearby. These thought to be decades old.

A skull was found off a trail. The next day, searchers discovered a second body.

NY - NY - Chautauqua County, Fem, dead for decades, Sept '21

 

[Beekarina]

An aside, but I'm not sure I will ever view hiking or a walk in the woods quite the same after all the nights I spend "relaxing" here. Yikes!

I hope they are able to find more evidence at the scene to help figure out who these remains are.

 

[CCJD]

I wonder if this would apply to the remains if they were Patricia’s? (From the article)

The skeletal remains are said to be intact and will be taken to the Mercyhurst University's morgue in North East Pennsylvania.

Mercyhurst University in North East, PA is where Dennis Dirkmaat is. He is the Gold Standard when it comes to Forensic Anthropology. He and his team will be the ones who will analyze (and possibly identify) the remains.

https://www.hdforensics.com/dirkmaat