OH OH - Bratenahl, Lake Erie, BlkFem 30-40, UP15636, craniotomy, appendectomy, pierced ears, Dec'84

[GJKJR]

"Bratenahl Jane Doe"
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Doe, #3028 - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost

Decomposing remains found in Lake Erie, in the area of 12725 Lake Shore Boulevard, Bratenahl, Cuyahoga County, Ohio (map), on December 16, 1984.
Sex: Female
Race: Black/African American
Estimated Age: 30-40 years old
Post-Mortem Interval: 2 months prior to discovery (October 16, 1984)
Height: 5'4" (64 inches)
Weight: 134 lbs
Hair Description: Black in color
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Physical Characteristics: (1) Pierced ears, (2) A craniotomy scar (involving the left medial frontal scalp, parietal scalp, and temporal scalp), measuring up to 9 inches in length in the shape of an inverted U, (3) An appendectomy scar, obliquely oriented, in the decedent's right lower quadrant, measuring 2 1/2 inches in length, (4) A scar on the lateral half of the left eyebrow, measuring 1 1/8 inches.
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Possible ear jewelry of some sort given the decedent's pierced ears, but no jewelry of any sort is mentioned in the sources available.​

 

[GJKJR]

What about Fannette Marie Pinkston (The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs))? Fannette is not one of the 29 exclusions listed for this Jane Doe, which I find surprising given how closely many of her statistics fit Jane Doe (with the exception of the scars, which is an issue). The exclusions are as follows:

MP7588 Angela Allen 12/26/1979 Onondaga NY
MP20055 Beverly Bealer 08/20/1980 Los Angeles CA
MP14161 Carlease Simms 01/01/1981 Essex NJ
MP2545 Cherita Thomas 08/03/1980 Iosco MI
MP23909 Francis Heath 08/13/1974 Ashley AR
MP24203 Gracie Nash 12/26/1983 Travis TX
MP22946 Ila Maynard 12/04/1974 Guilford NC
MP909 Jennifer Barton 05/16/1976 Travis TX
MP26304 JoAnn Mason 04/25/1983 Wayne MI
MP2569 Kelly Harris 08/10/1984 Jackson MI
MP231 Kimberly Carter 07/05/1984 Jackson MO
MP5284 Laronda Bronson 11/19/1982 Multnomah OR
MP14475 Lillian Holmes 03/22/1984 Los Angeles CA
MP10907 Lillie Miller 12/11/1981 Palm Beach FL
MP19695 Linda Hunter 10/04/1982 Baltimore MD
MP35564 Lucille Frye 06/20/1970 Luzerne PA
MP24936 Mabel Andrews 01/16/1976 Orange FL
MP36115 Marie Wade 07/11/1983 Los Angeles CA
MP40087 Michelle Roy 04/01/1984 Sacramento CA
MP14132 Patricia Osborn 10/20/1983 King WA
MP26951 Paula Daniels 09/09/1981 Los Angeles CA
MP36922 Regina McCorkle 08/14/1981 Cook IL
MP5960 Sharaun Cole 02/25/1983 New York NY
MP2568 Shaunda Green 10/15/1983 Washtenaw MI
MP27940 Shelia Cooks 05/16/1979 Travis TX
MP14204 Shirley Hyman 08/28/1981 Philadelphia PA
MP27571 Shonna Wesley 05/29/1981 Dallas TX
MP20630 Susan Redding 01/01/1980 -- GA
MP7042 Tonya Clemmons 11/05/1983 King WA

 

[MadMcGoo]

Surely Fannette has been looked at! Aside from not seeing mention of the scars (which doesn’t mean they didn’t exist), everything fits. Good find! You should definitely submit.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I'm inclined to agree with Fannette. I'd submit her.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Refreshing the thread...

 

[Aurora90]

Seeing as that namus profile is down, and this doe isn't.. I'm guessing it wasn't her?

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[DS2021]

Barbara maybe?

Barbara Jean Dreher – The Charley Project