PA PA - Philadelphia, WhtFem 20-40, UP17549, bound body in vacant house, Jun'80

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NamUs UP 17549

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Unidentified Body/Remains (White Female)

Found June 2, 1980 in Philadelphia County, PA
Body Condition:
Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Probable year of death: 1978 to 1980

Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 20-40 (Adult - Pre-40)
Approximate Height: 68 estimate
Approximate Weight: cannot estimate
Hair Color:
Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Scars and marks: nothing


Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: nothing

Jewerly: nothing
Footwear:
nothing
Accessories:
Dark green plastic bags, black rubber hose, black electrical cord

Identifiers
Fingerprints: Fingerprint information is available
Dentals: Dental information / charting is not available
DNA:
Sample available - Not yet submitted

Case History: Severely decomposed body found in vacant house wrapped in trash bags and bound with electrical cord.
 
They were able to get fingerprints off of remains possibly 2 years old? Wow.

If there's mummified skin, they can sometimes rehydrate it to get a print. Rare, but it happens. Though apparently not in this case.
 

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