PA PA - Wilkinsburg, BlkFem 18-35, UP2670, under debris in basement, "Fubu" jeans, braided hair, Jun'99

[Kat]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09158/975661-455.stm

Sunday, June 07, 2009

...The badly decomposed body of the first, a slight woman identified only as 03-5925, was pulled from the Allegheny River near the Fox Chapel Yacht Club on Oct. 24, 2003. Her remains were wrapped in a blue blanket bound with duct tape. A plastic bag covered her head.

The mummified remains of another, 00-4395, were discovered Oct. 3, 2000, in an abandoned railroad tunnel in Homestead. A stainless steel crown affixed to one of her teeth resembled those made in Eastern Europe.

The third, 99-2629, was a homicide victim found June 28, 1999, in the storm cellar of an empty house in Wilkinsburg. She had been strangled...

...who they were remains a mystery, even as the county prepares to finally lay them to rest.

Victim number one:
www.doenetwork.org/cases/202ufpa.html


Victim number two:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/143ufpa.html

Victim number three:
www.doenetwork.org/cases/397ufpa.html

 

[Donjeta]

What a shame that they haven't been identified.


Victim number one:
www.doenetwork.org/cases/202ufpa.html

It says her age range is 20-45 but the reconstruction looks to me like she's the older end of the age range rather than 20. I wonder how accurate that is.

Victim number two:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/143ufpa.html

If she was a recent immigrant it may be there were not many people to miss her, or they may have thought she returned to her native country.

Victim number three:
www.doenetwork.org/cases/397ufpa.html

It says the local fingerprint records were checked but no results. Does it mean no national databases were consulted?

 

[Kat]

I agree Donjeta, it's a shame. I know that many members here donate their time and energy to matching IUD's to Missing Persons that have been reported.

That's not my forte, although I am interested. I wanted to bring these ladies here in case someone wishes to later work on their identifications.

 

[Donjeta]

The woman in the river:
https://identifyus.org/cases/2668

The woman in the railroad tunnel:
https://identifyus.org/cases/2642

The woman in the basement:
https://identifyus.org/cases/2670

 

[rats]

Here is her PA missing link: http://pennsylvaniamissing.com/397ufpawilkinsburg.html

Surprisingly, no rule outs. Wish she had a better recon, though I guess this one isn't bad.

 

[madamx]

Bumping

 

[CCJD]

Genelle Bradford ruled out as Wilkinsburg Jane Doe
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[ghostINshell]

On namus it says that the basement door "was found to have been nailed shut from the inside". If she was murdered, how did the killer get out of the basement if it was nailed shut from the inside? Also it says that she was found "at the base of the storm door stairs". Again, if she was murdered, the only plausible explanation was that she was pushed down the stairs. Idk.. Just my opinion.

 

[CCJD]

On namus it says that the basement door "was found to have been nailed shut from the inside". If she was murdered, how did the killer get out of the basement if it was nailed shut from the inside? Also it says that she was found "at the base of the storm door stairs". Again, if she was murdered, the only plausible explanation was that she was pushed down the stairs. Idk.. Just my opinion.

The body was largely skeletonized and the soft tissue had mummified, hindering the investigation, Schurman said. Investigators believe the body might have been in the home for six months to a year before it was discovered. Duct tape was wrapped around her neck.
Welcome

As far as her killer getting out of the cellar - the cellar steps were behind the house (accessed from outside). The killer probably left by steps up into the house and out the front (or back) door.

I used to have pics of the house (which has since been demolished), the stairs, etc but not on this laptop.
I'm going to have to check my old laptop and see if they're in there.

 

[BrownBear]

Genelle Bradford is still the only exclusion for this UID.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I believe this is a case we could work on. There are so many missing young women. We could start by looking at women who went missing in the mid to late 90's, from other states besides Pennsylvania, IMO.

 

[BrownBear]

Maybe Dorothy Marie Douglas or Amma Konadu?

 

[ChatteringBirds]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Date Body Found: June 28, 1999
Location Found: Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
Biological Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: Black / African American
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years): 18-35
Estimated Year of Death: 1998-1999
Estimated PMI: Months
Height: 5' 3"(63 inches) , Estimated
Weight: 120 lbs, Estimated


As far as a match to known missing women in NamUs, I would agree with looking at -

MP89340 Veyda S.
MP50443 Lisa H
MP2530 Sybil W
MP408 Micky C
MP5087 Aretha C
MP19137 Tyese S
MP144008 Tauquia S
MP9763 Taniticia S
MP1245 Antoinette W

And then there are other women who went missing in 1998