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Received update on Nellie from NamUs.

The following fields have been changed:
Deformities text has been changed from "One leg is believed to be smaller in size, due to a leg injury" to "One leg is believed to be smaller in size"

Scars and marks text has been changed from "She had numerous skin grafts done due to a motorcycle accident when she was a teenager" to "numerous scars on her leg"

Nellie where are you??
 
So, here's a little late night rambling on a thread which has not seen some action in a few years....what if Nellie was the Jane Doe in Lorain County Ohio found March 9, 1981? Age would be appropriate (25-37)
Ht. 5'3
probable year of death '79-81
Spine deformities and elbow bone deformity (I believe if I interpreted correctly and could be due to a previous fracture)
Some limbs were not recovered (what if leg was taken from scene because plate was known to possibly be identified?)
She left Erie, PA to travel west to California or Arizona....Jane Doe found just about 2 hrs away (Take I-90 to I-480 (interchange which brings you to I-80) and then exit 2 is Lorain Rd and two lefts bring you to corner of Root Rd and Hawke Rd where she was found. Pretty easy to get back to I-80 and head west working your way to other interstates.
Since no one was really conversing on this thread, I figured I would check with NamUs (since there weren't any ruleouts mentioned) to see if the DNA sample from Jane Doe could be submitted and possibly checked with Nellie's. Maybe this has already been done but I was kinda on my own and alone in this thread!!
 
kat913 said:
So, here's a little late night rambling on a thread which has not seen some action in a few years....what if Nellie was the Jane Doe in Lorain County Ohio found March 9, 1981? Age would be appropriate (25-37)
Ht. 5'3
probable year of death '79-81
Spine deformities and elbow bone deformity (I believe if I interpreted correctly and could be due to a previous fracture)
Some limbs were not recovered (what if leg was taken from scene because plate was known to possibly be identified?)
She left Erie, PA to travel west to California or Arizona....Jane Doe found just about 2 hrs away (Take I-90 to I-480 (interchange which brings you to I-80) and then exit 2 is Lorain Rd and two lefts bring you to corner of Root Rd and Hawke Rd where she was found. Pretty easy to get back to I-80 and head west working your way to other interstates.
Since no one was really conversing on this thread, I figured I would check with NamUs (since there weren't any ruleouts mentioned) to see if the DNA sample from Jane Doe could be submitted and possibly checked with Nellie's. Maybe this has already been done but I was kinda on my own and alone in this thread!!
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Kat,do you have a link to the Lorain county UID info?
 
NAMUS Comparison Exclusions as of 07/03/18

UP6279 - 12/18/1996
Fairfax, VA

UP8419 - 01/16/2001
Isle of Wight, VA

UP6249 - 11/14/1980
Rockingham, VA

UP6629 - 02/03/1991
Frederick, VA

UP8579 - 01/25/1981
Hanover, VA

UP12683 - 06/06/2014
Newport News, VA

UP6796 - 11/18/1985
Alleghany, VA

UP6642 - 08/07/1986
Chesterfield, VA

UP1567 - 06/01/1987
Knox, TN

UP8493 - 12/06/1993
Fairfax, VA

UP4790 - 04/24/1981
Miami. OH

UP5166 - 06/20/1979
Perry, PA

UP8427 - 07/17/1982
Washoe, NV

UP2512 - 06/07/1979
San Bernardino, CA

UP6015 - 09/26/2009
Cattaraugus, NY

UP71 - 10/09/2001
Simpson, KY
 

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Age 26, 19, 26, 13 (approximately)

Nellie Florence Cornman Flickinger
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Flickinger, circa 1979

Missing Since: March 1, 1979
Missing From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Classification: Missing
Sex: Female
Race: White
Date of Birth: June 13, 1949
Age: 30 years old
Height: 5’3”
Weight: 130 pounds
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Characteristics: Caucasian female. Flickinger has numerous scars on her body from skin grafts. She was injured in a motorcycle accident in the mid-1960s and had to have screws and/or plates implanted into one of her legs as a result. One of her legs is smaller than the other. Flickinger may use the alias names Lindy Sue Henry, Nellie Henry and/or Sue Henry. She has a gap between her upper front teeth.

Details of Disappearance
Flickinger was last seen in Erie, Pennsylvania in approximately March 1979. She had previously gone missing and was found safe in Yuma, Arizona sometime afterwards; she had gone there to escape marital problems.

Flickinger returned from Yuma to the Erie area where she attempted to raise her two sons and three daughters. She had only been living in Erie for a short time when a boyfriend came and picked her up. She told her children and her mother she was going to California and would return once she had gotten her life together.

Flickinger's mother did not know the name of the man she left with, but he was Caucasian and may have been a member of the military. She has never been heard from again.

Flickinger lead a transient lifestyle at the time of her disappearance and had traveled across the western United States. Sometimes she took her children with her; other times she left them with relatives, but she always returned for them eventually.

Flickinger's children lived with her mother for a time, but were eventually adopted by other families. She was not reported missing until 2007; police had received to accept a report prior to this, because she is an adult and left Erie willingly. The circumstances surrounding her disappearance are unclear.

Investigating Agency
Erie Police Department 814-870-1260

 
folieadeuxnola said:
NAMUS Comparison Exclusions as of 5/25/20 (new exclusions in bold)
UP6259 - 04/22/1981
Lawrence, OH

UP6661 - 02/03/1991
Stafford, VA

UP6279 - 12/18/1996
Fairfax, VA

UP8419 - 01/16/2001
Isle of Wight, VA

UP6249 - 11/14/1980
Rockingham, VA

UP6629 - 02/03/1991
Frederick, VA

UP8579 - 01/25/1981
Hanover, VA

UP12683 - 06/06/2014
Newport News, VA

UP6796 - 11/18/1985
Alleghany, VA

UP6642 - 08/07/1986
Chesterfield, VA

UP1567 - 06/01/1987
Knox, TN

UP8493 - 12/06/1993
Fairfax, VA

UP4790 - 04/24/1981
Miami. OH

UP5166 - 06/20/1979
Perry, PA

UP8427 - 07/17/1982
Washoe, NV

UP2512 - 06/07/1979
San Bernardino, CA

UP6015 - 09/26/2009
Cattaraugus, NY

UP71 - 10/09/2001
Simpson, KY
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The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Case Information​

Demographics​

Missing Age 29 Years
Current Age 74 Years
Legal First Name Nellie
Middle Name Florence
Legal Last Name Flickinger
Chosen Name/Nickname/Alias Lindy Sue Henry

Biological Sex Female
Height 5' 0" - 5' 4" (60 - 64 Inches)
Weight 120 - 140 lbs
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian

Circumstances​

Date of Last Contact March 1, 1979
NamUs Case Created March 17, 2009

Last Known Location Map​

Location Erie, Pennsylvania
County Erie County
Missing From Tribal Land No
Primary Residence on Tribal Land No

Circumstances of Disappearance She was only back in Erie (From Arizona) for a short while. When she left, she said she was going to California.

Physical Description​

Hair Color Brown
Head Hair Description Medium to long length
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Colo rBrown
Right Eye Color Brown
Eye Description--

Distinctive Physical Features​

Item
Description
Deformity One leg is believed to be smaller in size

Scar/mark numerous scars on her leg
 

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Nellie Flickinger DNA Testing 08/23/08 (Pg 1)

Clipping found in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 8/23/2008. Nellie Flickinger DNA Testing 08/23/08 (Pg 1)
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Nellie Flickinger -08/23/08 (Pg. 2)

Clipping found in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 8/23/2008. Nellie Flickinger -08/23/08 (Pg. 2)
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Feb 24, 2008- article about Nellie's son

Family of Erie woman missing for 29 years prays for closure

Michael Nelson remembers the day when his mother walked out of his life and into a distressing mystery now decades old. ...
www.post-gazette.com www.post-gazette.com

Sept 15, 2008
 
May 7 2024
www.goerie.com

What unsolved cases are still active in Erie? The eight cold cases police hope to solve

Eight open cases include woman missing since March 1979, man who disappeared in September
www.goerie.com

''Nellie F. Cornman Flickinger​

Flickinger was last seen in Erie in March 1979. Cornman Flickinger, 30 at the time of her disappearance, left her five children with her mother and reportedly went to California with a man to get her life in order, family members reported in 2008 Erie Times-News articles. The man Cornman Flickinger left with was reportedly a Marine stationed in California, but family members said they did not know his name.
Undated photo of Nellie F. Cornman Flickinger, taken when Erie police said she would have been 26 years old. Flickinger was last seen in Erie in March 1979.

'At the time of her disappearance, Cornman Flickinger was described as 5 feet 3 inches tall and 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. A motorcycle accident left her with screws and plates in her leg, and she has numerous scars due to skin grafts, according to information on The Doe Network missing persons website.'
 
Bumping.

She could be anywhere in the USA given her previous travel history.

The metal plate and metal screws should narrow down the search somewhat.
 
Nellie is still missing
namus.nij.ojp.gov

Missing Person / NamUs #MP1737

View NamUs missing person case MP1737 for Nellie Florence Flickinger missing from Erie, Pennsylvania. Date of last contact: Mar 01, 1979. NCMEC case number: --.
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Nickname/Alias: Lindy Sue Henry; Nellie Henry; Sue Henry
Distinguishing Marks/Features: White Female. A motorcycle accident in the mid 1960's in Niles, Ohio left her with screws and or plates in her leg. One leg is smaller than the other. Numerous scars due to skin grafts

Identifiers​

Dentals: Not Available. A school picture of her shows a noticeable gap between her front two teeth.
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: On file.


Nellie & Marine


Nellie with the unidentified Marine that she left Erie with
 
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