Identified! OK - OSBI Needs Help to ID Woman In Photo *Resolved*

[KatK]

More than that, there are red gobbets in her hair, and (it looks like to me) a possible bullet wound. Does it go in her neck and out her head? What is with the plastic tie? Could it be on her other hand? I don't think it's going around her neck or head, but maybe I am wrong.

ETA: Ok, I just looked at the image even larger. Maybe not a wound on her neck, but that's not only coagulating blood in her hair. I've seen (stopped to assist) a very bad car wreck on a lonely stretch of Kansas Highway. That's not just blood. *retch*

 

[Jaded]

More than that, there are red gobbets in her hair, and (it looks like to me) a possible bullet wound. Does it go in her neck and out her head? What is with the plastic tie? Could it be on her other hand? I don't think it's going around her neck or head, but maybe I am wrong.

ETA: Ok, I just looked at the image even larger. Maybe not a wound on her neck, but that's not only coagulating blood in her hair. I've seen (stopped to assist) a very bad car wreck on a lonely stretch of Kansas Highway. That's not just blood. *retch*

I saw those red areas earlier and wondered what it was. I think you are right. It may be brain matter. The tie looks like those plastic tie bands. Maybe it is on her other hand. That's not an older bathrobe. I've seen similar ones in stores like Family Dollar and Dollar General.

ETA: If you look at her hair in the larger image to the left of the photo, it appears that the color is much darker - a wet looking appearance like coagulating blood.

 

[KatK]

Yeah, one of my favorite bathrobes is a velveteen bathrobe I got recently from Wal-Mart, so it could be a more recent phtograph.

 

[Jaded]

Yeah, one of my favorite bathrobes is a velveteen bathrobe I got recently from Wal-Mart, so it could be a more recent phtograph.

I think it's a recent photo, too. I can't tell what it is in the top of the photo. Is it a curtain or the bottom of a bed?

I think whoever was able to scan the image should do this one and see what they come up with since this one is unaltered and report it to OSBI.

 

[Reannan]

Nice job KatK, on finding the untouched photo. Very helpful. Amazing the difference the angle looks, now I see why her hand looked the way it did. In my opinion, she has been shot in the back of the head because that is definitely brain matter that you can see mixed in with her hair. If you look slightly to the left on the comforter of the largest photo, it also looks like brain matter on that. Can we find out where that robe came from? Next time I am in Wall-Mart, K-Mart, etc. I am going to look for it. I am not as convinced now, that this picture is really that old. The FBI should be able to tell that because of the paper it is printed on. Why have they not shared that information?? :waitasec:

 

[kwatson696]

Very nice job KatK, I just saved the photo to my computer and I do agree she is not alive her lips look blue and I do see her matted hair with what appears to be blood and (YUCK). I really wish we could find out who this girl is....If anyone can try to make a photo that looks better maybe a Myspace page could help a little......How sad!!!!


ETA I see blood on her arm too, it looks like a finger print or mark from a finger, Do ya'll see it????

 

[Reannan]

kwatson696, are you talking about the two blood marks on her raised arm about half way between her hand and elbow? I does look like perhaps someone with blood on their hands positioned her arm there and left two marks as their fingers released her arm. I think she was posed for the photograph because the blood coming from her mouth indicates her head was originally laying in the other direction. The blood would not have run from her lips in the direction it appears to have trickled if she had been laying as we currently see her. I think perhaps she was shot on the left side of her head, and we are seeing part of the exit wound in the back of her hair. Her head was then turned so that the entry wound is now facing down on the pillow. What do you guys think?

 

[Kymistry35]

Very nice job KatK, I just saved the photo to my computer and I do agree she is not alive her lips look blue and I do see her matted hair with what appears to be blood and (YUCK). I really wish we could find out who this girl is....If anyone can try to make a photo that looks better maybe a Myspace page could help a little......How sad!!!!


ETA I see blood on her arm too, it looks like a finger print or mark from a finger, Do ya'll see it????

I thought it looked more like an abrasion on her arm than a finger print. And you can see blood on her hand where her thumb is and what looks like wisp of hair with blood in them. She is defintely laying on a bed, one that looks a lot like mine at the bottom of the headboard.

ETA: Is that a little mole or birthmark on her arm near the wrist and on her neck?

 

[Reannan]

She also has two moles along her chin that would be helpful in identification. One of the moles is directly below the largest blood mark trickling from her mouth, and the other is slightly under her jaw line approximately 1-2 inches from her ear. I wish there were more pictures of Tara Calico so we could look for details like the moles on Tara.

 

[Reannan]

It could be an abrasion on her arm instead of blood. There also appears to be a "U" shaped bruise that is older on her arm. It is below and to the right of the blood/abrasion marks and directly above where the blue robe touches her arm. Do you see it?

 

[Kymistry35]

kwatson696, are you talking about the two blood marks on her raised arm about half way between her hand and elbow? I does look like perhaps someone with blood on their hands positioned her arm there and left two marks as their fingers released her arm. I think she was posed for the photograph because the blood coming from her mouth indicates her head was originally laying in the other direction. The blood would not have run from her lips in the direction it appears to have trickled if she had been laying as we currently see her. I think perhaps she was shot on the left side of her head, and we are seeing part of the exit wound in the back of her hair. Her head was then turned so that the entry wound is now facing down on the pillow. What do you guys think?

I think you are right. Is it just me or is there bruising or blood on the other side of the head, the part where her other eyebrow would be. I blew the pic up full size and then magnified to 125%.

 

[Reannan]

I think the other side of her head would be a real mess, because I think that is the side where the entry wound for the bullet would be. On closer examination, I think the blood from her lip is because she has been hit in the mouth. There appears to be an injury to her lip. I have copied the picture and pasted it into MS Word, where I then clicked "format" so that the picture is "behind the text". This allows me to maniuplate it by moving it around on the page. I have then increased the size significantly, and I have cropped the picture to focus on various parts and then I enlarge those cropped areas. Sort of like creating a virtual magnifying glass.

 

[Kymistry35]

I tried looking for robes similar to the one she is wearing at target,walmart,and kmart. but had no luck. I googled velveteen robes but most of those are costumes or vintage clothing from the late 60's and 70's.

 

[KatK]

I don't remember what they called my robe, but I know the material as velveteen. Faux Velvet, or velvet, maybe?

ETA: Aha! A search at Amazon.com names it velour! (It is hard sometimes, to tell velour and velveteen apart, though I know there is a difference, and I also think they are misusing the term velour now. Or, velour has changed?)

ETA2: Here is another product of the same material, and I know they also make them embroidered too. It might not be a place like Wal-Mart selling the robe, it might be a bit more upscale, JC Penney's or the like. (See here, for example.)

 

[NewMom2003]

How very sad and unsettling. I hope someone recognizes this woman and can get to the bottom of what happened to her and who did it. Very sad.

 

[Reannan]

One other possibility, the gun could have been placed in her mouth. That would explain the apparent abrasion on her lip, although I would think it would have created much more damage to the mouth area if that had been the case. I am seeking the opinion of some "experts" in this area, and will share any information I am able to acquire.

 

[kwatson696]

I thought it looked more like an abrasion on her arm than a finger print. And you can see blood on her hand where her thumb is and what looks like wisp of hair with blood in them. She is defintely laying on a bed, one that looks a lot like mine at the bottom of the headboard.

ETA: Is that a little mole or birthmark on her arm near the wrist and on her neck?

Yes it could be an abrasion on her arm, I do see the small moles on her face and the place on her lip looks like it is already "scabbed" over..Is that a word? And on her wrist do ya'll see the line like maybe she was bound at some point? Also I am trying to see how ya'll think this is a bed? Is that a comforter or blanket with the pink and green on it....Maybe from a motel room....:waitasec: I dunno this one will drive me nuts.....LOL

 

[LovingTheChaos]

She is young, it is so so sad... & I think this is recent too, her eyebrows are plucked - & the bathrobe is newer. Thick eyebrows were common pre-1995, I don't think this picture is more than a few years old (or less).

 

[Kymistry35]

Yes it could be an abrasion on her arm, I do see the small moles on her face and the place on her lip looks like it is already "scabbed" over..Is that a word? And on her wrist do ya'll see the line like maybe she was bound at some point? Also I am trying to see how ya'll think this is a bed? Is that a comforter or blanket with the pink and green on it....Maybe from a motel room....:waitasec: I dunno this one will drive me nuts.....LOL

Above her head you can see the wood of the headboard. I do think it is a comforter she is on, but not a motel style because all the hotels I have been in had muted colors, not bright. I am thinking it is a girls room because of the colors.

ETA: I see a lot of comforters in these colors for sale in Florida.

 

[Sheromom]

I, too, think she is already dead and mostly likely tortured over a period of time before being killed. It appears as though she has some older bruising on her. This is so sad! For the life of me, I cannot understand why anyone would want to keep a picture like this. I only hope they can locate the killer and that he tries to escape during the arrest and is killed himself- don't even want to waste tax money on such scum.:furious: