TN TN - Nashville, Harpeth River, "Sherry", NativeFem 14-17, UP8494, Mar'76

[summergirl1]

Potter's fields (and other cemeteries of that type, like the cemeteries of former institutions) generally have the worst record keeping, unfortunately..

 

[mst]

Her age has been changed to 21-35

 

[Melt71]

Her age has been changed to 21-35

Which means Sherry Jones (mentioned upthread as believed to be this Jane Doe) now falls smack bang in the estimated age range.

 

[iulia]

Her age has been changed to 21-35

Her age is still 14-17 for me.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[Hochman]

Her age is still 14-17 for me.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

It's also that for me too. Maybe they changed it back.

 

[aurycore]

Yikes, do you know how many spellings there are for Sherry? I don't think I've ever seen one name have so many variations.

According to a bunch of sources, people said her name was either sherry or cheryl.

 

[Melt71]

According to a bunch of sources, people said her name was either sherry or cheryl.

Maybe a combo of the two, Sheryl.

 

[aurycore]

Oh? see if theres anyone in the missing person database with her name

 

[aurycore]

On March 24, 1976, a fisherman found a teen’s body in the Harpeth River about 200 yards from a bridge on McCrory Creek Road and downstream from a recreational area near the border of Cheatham County.

Authorities determined the female had died due to drowning, but it is unknown whether it was accidental or the result of a homicide. Several abrasions were found on her body that indicate she may have been held underwater.

Known as the “Harpeth River Jane Doe,” the girl was estimated to be around 14 to 17 years old with brown eyes and brown hair. She likely died just hours before her body was found, and had a stature of around 5-feet, 2-inches.

Other identifying factors included a mole on her left temple area; two surgical scars on her abdomen area; old scars, possibly cigarette burns on both arms; and an oddly positioned left “fang” tooth.

She was wearing a rawhide bracelet and a choker-type necklace with beads and a white dove. A blue blouse was discovered in the river the day after her body was found, but it’s unclear if it belonged to the girl.

She also had a black comb, one nickel and a photograph of a young blond-haired boy with “Little Charlie” and a phone number written on the back in the back pocket of her jeans.

The phone number belonged to a Nashville man who told investigators he and his brother-in-law had seen the girl about 10 days before she was found in the river. He claimed they picked up the teen and her friend on Highway 24 as they were hitchhiking.

He also told police the two girls had run away from a mental hospital in Minnesota and were on their way to Florida. The men, who claimed they dropped the girls off at the Winchester exit, were never labeled suspects.

The teen’s female companion was described to be about the same age with sandy blonde hair, but she was never located or interviewed

Who are they? 9 Nashville cold cases with unidentified victims

While investigators are working to solve several cold cases in the Nashville area, there are some instances where, despite their best efforts, the victims have remained nameless.

www.wkrn.com

I think in her NamUs profile it said she had large breasts for her estimated age. I will say this is probably due to early puberty or genetics.

I have a friend who used to go to school with me. She had a pretty large chest since she was in seventh or eighth grade, basically to a point where she wants to get them reduced when she's older. This isn't meant to sound like I'm a creep at all (Im AFAB myself), I'm speaking from a standpoint where girls 14-17 can have a larger chest size due to puberty coming earlier or genetics. she could still be 14-17 and still have a larger chest size because of, again, early onset puberty and possibly genetic factors.

 

[aurycore]

I think in her NamUs profile it said she had large breasts for her estimated age. I will say this is probably due to early puberty or genetics.

I have a friend who used to go to school with me. She had a pretty large chest since she was in seventh or eighth grade, basically to a point where she wants to get them reduced when she's older. This isn't meant to sound like I'm a creep at all (Im AFAB myself), I'm speaking from a standpoint where girls 14-17 can have a larger chest size due to puberty coming earlier or genetics. she could still be 14-17 and still have a larger chest size because of, again, early onset puberty and possibly genetic factors.

According to some research, women of color are more likely to hit puberty earlier than white women, which can explain the chest size. Hispanic and Black girls are likely to hit puberty at around 7 and a half to 12 years old, rather than the given estimate of 8-13 for white girls. It could also explain the reason why she can have a large chest at the given age range, since according to research they do tend to hit puberty at a much earlier age.

She could probably be older, but we'll have to see

 

[aurycore]

I see alot of people saying that this is Sonja Redbird, but i dont think its a match. might as well submit it to see, though.