Identified! TN - Grainger Co, near Dale Rd, WhtFem 25-40, UP15444, 5'1", Sep'96 - Brenda Clark

[Romulus]

NamUs UP Case 15444

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/15444

Unidentified White female
* Found September 29, 1996 in Grainger County, TN
* Estimated Year of Death: 1995 to 1996
Estimated postmortem interval: Months


Vital Statistics
* Estimated age: Adult - 25-40
* Approximate Height: 61
* Distinguishing Characteristics: Nothing.
* Dentals: Dental information charting is available and entered
* DNA: Sample available - Not yet submitted
* Fingerprints: Fingerprint information is currently not available
* Clothing/Jewelry: Nothing

Case History: Skeletonized remains were discovered in a wooded area near the Knox and Grainger County lines near Dale Road.​

 

[eekasaur]

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/f/fields_glenda.html Glenda Fields? Missing date is before estimated, but the remains were skeletized, so who knows. Height within 2 inches, which is decent enough of a leeway for schematized remains. I like that she was last seen 37 minutes away from where this doe was found...

 

[Romulus]

Found this profiles for this UID

Donda Martino https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/9336/73

Karen Beard https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/26173/80

Shelia Bradford https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/28014/76

 

[CarlK90245]

NamUs UP # 15444
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/15444

Unidentified White Female

Date Found: September 29, 1996
Location Found: Grainger County, Tennessee
Estimated Age: 25 to 40 years
Race: White
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) 61, Estimated

Body condition
Body Parts Inventory: All parts recovered,
Condition: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Probable year of death: 1995 to 1996
Estimated postmortem interval Months

Circumstances
Skeletonized remains were discovered in a wooded area near the Knox and Grainger County lines near Dale Road.

Identifiers
Fingerprints: Currently not available
Dentals: Available and entered
DNA: Sample available - Not yet submitted

Clothing and Accessories
None found

 

[CarlK90245]

Sharon Sons seems a pretty good possible for this newly listed Jane Doe. Timeline is a little long, but the physical descriptors all match perfectly, and the location is reasonably close.

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/sons_sharon.html

*****	Sharon Sons	Jane Doe UP15444	Comparison
Age:​	28	25-40	Within Range
Height:​	5 Feet 1 inches	5 Feet 1 inches	Match
Date LKA/Discovery Date:​	20-Oct-1993	29-Sep-1996 (PM Interval - "Months")	Almost 3 years
Loc LKA/Discovery Loc:​	Lexington, Kentucky	Grainger County Tennessee	165 Miles

 

[Romulus]

Sharon Sons seems a pretty good possible for this newly listed Jane Doe. Timeline is a little long, but the physical descriptors all match perfectly, and the location is reasonably close.

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/sons_sharon.html

*****	Sharon Sons	Jane Doe UP15444	Comparison
Age:​	28	25-40	Within Range
Height:​	5 Feet 1 inches	5 Feet 1 inches	Match
Date LKA/Discovery Date:​	20-Oct-1993	29-Sep-1996 (PM Interval - "Months")	Almost 3 years
Loc LKA/Discovery Loc:​	Lexington, Kentucky	Grainger County Tennessee	165 Miles

I Submitted this match in Doe Network match section

 

[Melt71]

I’m guessing those mentioned above were ruled out. No new additional information in Namus. There didn’t seem to be anything found with the body, I wonder if she was dumped naked?

 

[victoriarobinson642]

This would be helpful with even just a bit more info :/

 

[iulia]

The NamUs page for this UID is down.

 

[Caring1]

Identified:

DNA testing confirms bones found in 1996 belong to Knoxville homicide victim - NewsBreak

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Almost 26 years after her bones were found in a box in Grainger County, the identity of a homicide victim finally has been...

www.newsbreakapp.com

 

[Melt71]

RIP Brenda Clark.
Note the DNA match to her twin was identified in 2019 but not confirmed until now - 3 years!

 

[Hochman]

Identified:

DNA testing confirms bones found in 1996 belong to Knoxville homicide victim - NewsBreak

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Almost 26 years after her bones were found in a box in Grainger County, the identity of a homicide victim finally has been...

www.newsbreakapp.com

IDENTIFIED as Brenda Clark

Not sure why the source uses the recon for "Lady of the Lake".

Extra source: Knox County woman identified as homicide victim in 1996 Grainger County cold case

 

[Colben]

Identified:

DNA testing confirms bones found in 1996 belong to Knoxville homicide victim - NewsBreak

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Almost 26 years after her bones were found in a box in Grainger County, the identity of a homicide victim finally has been...

www.newsbreakapp.com

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Rest in peace, Brenda.

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Knox County woman identified as victim in 1996 unsolved case

 

[MadMcGoo]

Rest peacefully now Brenda.

 

[Caring1]

Deputy first on scene of gruesome case responds to discovery decades later - NewsBreak

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - New technology is helping identify a missing Knoxville woman, Brenda Clark, after police found her remains more than two decades ago. The...

www.newsbreakapp.com

 

[Caring1]

FINDING THE KILLER

Appalachian Unsolved: The twin whose bones were found in a box - NewsBreak

RUTLEDGE, Tenn. — With its abundant gullies, hills, forests and thickets, East Tennessee offers thousands of places to dump a body. In the summer of 1996,...

www.newsbreakapp.com

 

[oldmaid]

I wonder if she was reported missing.

 

[Maat99]

Apparently she was reported missing by her family in 1996. It’s so odd that there hasn’t been any update at all since she was identified. Nothing on who saw her last, what she was doing, no comment by family.. does this mean they already have a suspect in mind?

Twin sister's DNA match helps identify remains of Knox County woman missing since 1996

Investigators now are looking for any information that could help them determine what happened to Clark and who is responsible for her death.

www.knoxnews.com