Identified! OH - Franklyn Co, WhtFem UP17866, 20-50, in East Broad St, metal earrings, Nov'99 - Karen Kaye Frank

[Romulus]

Namus UP 17866

https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/17866

Unidentified Body/Remains (White Female)
Found November 28, 1999 in Franklyn County, OH
Body Condition: Recognizable face
Probable year of death: 1999 to

Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 20-50
Approximate Height: 67 estimate
Approximate Weight: 140 estimate
Hair Color: Short brown/red hair;
Eye Color: Blue
Scars and marks: Small scar on her nose and left cheek; Pierced ears

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: Straw hat; Blue coat; Overalls; Blue socks
Jewerly: Grey metal earrings; Two rings
Footwear: nothing
Accessories: Sunglasses

Identifiers
Fingerprints: Fingerprint information is available elsewhere
Dentals: Dental information / charting is not available
DNA: Sample submitted-test complete

Case History: Jane Doe was found in front of the Kahiki Restaurant located at East Broad Street and died at the hospital on the same day, 11/28/1999

 

[Romulus]

Bump!

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Authorities ID bodies of 2 women found dead decades ago
Identified as Karen Kaye Frank, 52

 

[Al Ka]

Identified as 52 year old Karen Kaye Frank. RIP.
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'Everyone counts;' Ohio investigators identify remains of 2 missing women

Two families may have some closure now that the bodies of two Jane Does discovered in the late '90s have been identified.

In a press release, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, along with Franklin County Coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz, announced the identities of two previously unidentified women as Turina Jeffries and Karen Frank.
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The body of Karen Frank was found on Nov. 11, 1999, outside the Kahiki restaurant located in the 3000 block of East Broad Street in Columbus. Investigators believe she did of natural causes.

Frank was born in California and had traveled around the country before getting a driver's license in Ohio.

'Everyone counts;' Ohio investigators identify remains of 2 missing women

 

[Al Ka]

Older article published - 07/02/18 with her sketch as Jane Doe
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Authorities hope to identify woman who died in 1999 with new photo

A newly released image of what an unidentified woman looked like in 1999 is being circulated in hopes of identifying the woman and closing the case.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Franklin County Coroner Anahi M. Ortiz, M.D. released a new artist's depiction of the unidentified woman who died in Franklin County in 1999.
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The Jane Doe was found in front of the Kahiki restaurant on East Broad Street on Nov. 28, 1999. She died at an area hospital the same day. It is believed she died of natural causes.
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The woman was 5-foot-7-inches tall and weighed 140 pounds. She had reddish-brown hair, blue eyes, pierced ears, and small scars on her nose and left cheek. She was wearing a straw hat, blue coat, overalls, blue socks, sunglasses, and gray metal earrings.

Authorities hope to identify woman who died in 1999 with new photo

 

[Jake479]

RIP Karen Kaye Frank