Identified! TX - Huntsville, 'Walker County Jane Doe', WhtFem 14-16, 91UFTX, Nov'80 Sherry Ann Jarvis

[zelda_s]

I wonder how it would be if I sent my grandmother a chain email of sorts about the case - she is active in her local Christian community and loves sending chain mail... She's lived all over the western states of the U.S. Maybe her or one of her friends might see Carl's recon and think 'oh she looks like a lost relative'. Idk if that would be helpful/appropriate?

 

[Kimm11]

Maybe it's just me but does anybody else think that Joann Hobson looks soo much like our wcjd I know it's not her since joann's body been found but whenever I see a pic of her I just see a GREAT resemblance

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[Springrain]

Maybe it's just me but does anybody else think that Joann Hobson looks soo much like our wcjd I know it's not her since joann's body been found but whenever I see a pic of her I just see a GREAT resemblance

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I think WCJD looks a lot like Cynthia Gastelle, too, who was identified as Haymarket Jane Doe long before I even heard of WS. But I was looking up "missing girls 1980" and saw this pic of Cynthia Gastelle, and for a split second my heart stopped beating. Then I found out she had been identified, still close resemblance in my opinion though.

 

[Lyssav]

From the congressional hearing where Kitty gave her testimony

 

[Lyssav]

I know most of you are more intrigued with the photo of Cathy that has been circulating the web, but I can't stop focusing on Kitty and her story. I've been in touch with a couple of Galveston County Clerks that have taken an interest in the idea of Kitty possibly being WCJD and they have tried helping me out the best way they know how. I filed a motion yesterday to receive a copy of Kitty's sealed file - which they have almost guaranteed still exists. I have also learned that I won't find Kitty in any yearbook on the island, as the group home did schooling within the group home back then.

 

[carbuff]

After reading the transcript of her testimony, I am also wondering about the sister she lost track of.


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[Lyssav]

That info caught my eye as well!

 

[zelda_s]

If WCJD was kitty, her postmortem examination would've likely shown evidence of hepatitis.

 

[sloane7777]

That info caught my eye as well!

hey , Lyssav , are you going to change your moniker for Jessica? no rush I just wanted to make sure you knew

 

[Lyssav]

Yeah, I do all of my posting from my phone, so I haven't had a chance to change it yet.

From what I have read, Kitty was in and out of the youth group home in the late 70s and I assume until sometime in 1980..she was hospitalized at one point in time while staying in Galveston and that's how she found out about the hepatitis, however, the article does not specify the type or severity, and from what I have read about acute hepatitis b - you can treat it with plenty of rest and fluids and be tested again in 3mos and show no sign of ever having it. Also, Would a medical examiner (in 1980) have even tested the blood for hepatitis, especially if the liver appeared to be healthy? jmo.

 

[paul1980]

I dont think Kitty is WCJD. Similar... but not a match. I keep remembering how the recons of Michelle Garvey made her look substantially older than her fifteen years. If you look at the post-mortems of WCJD, you can see by the structure and roundness of her face that she is fairly young. Kitty has a more mature look.

 

[zelda_s]

Kitty's nose is quite different to Ruthie's, too

 

[Roselvr]

After reading the transcript of her testimony, I am also wondering about the sister she lost track of.


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Since she was adopted at age 6, I wonder if she could have been her bio sister. Very possible both were adopted.

I dont think Kitty is WCJD. Similar... but not a match. I keep remembering how the recons of Michelle Garvey made her look substantially older than her fifteen years. If you look at the post-mortems of WCJD, you can see by the structure and roundness of her face that she is fairly young. Kitty has a more mature look.

I'm with you Paul. I don't see Kitty being WCJD either. I think she's too old for one, I'm not seeing it in her face either. Hair looks too dark too

 

[BayouGypsy]

Yeah. I definitely don't see WCJD as being Kitty.

 

[Lyssav]

Are you all comparing Kitty to a reconstruction or an actual postmortem photo?
The only photo available of Kitty is a terrible quality black and white newspaper article photo that probably also includes some pretty bad casts of shadow around her hair and face. Kitty was a runaway that was seeking shelter in youth homes for years since the age of 13 due to physical and sexual abuse from her adoptive parents(it could be possible they were from the rockport/port aransas area), one of those youth homes being in Galveston. Galveston to Hunstville = 120miles. WCJD response to where are your parents "who cares" is a huge red flag and imo corresponds with Kitty not having biological parents and having adoptive parents that did horrific things to her, so who did care about Kitty? I also believe if Kitty is WCJD that she could have been seeking a biological parent at the prison.

 

[Lyssav]

A blood test for disease/illness is only performed if there is gross evidence of an infection. - per Harris County Institute of Forensic Science.

 

[carbuff]

It's rare that a reconstuction of even a recently deceased person is an exact match to the person they're identified as. Close matches like Tammy Alexander are very much the exception. With only one bad photo to go by, it's too close to rule out when so many other things fit.


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[Lyssav]

Carbuff, you are far better with words than I could ever be. Thank you:loveyou:

 

[Roselvr]

Are you all comparing Kitty to a reconstruction or an actual postmortem photo?
The only photo available of Kitty is a terrible quality black and white newspaper article photo that probably also includes some pretty bad casts of shadow around her hair and face. Kitty was a runaway that was seeking shelter in youth homes for years since the age of 13 due to physical and sexual abuse from her adoptive parents(it could be possible they were from the rockport/port aransas area), one of those youth homes being in Galveston. Galveston to Hunstville = 120miles. WCJD response to where are your parents "who cares" is a huge red flag and imo corresponds with Kitty not having biological parents and having adoptive parents that did horrific things to her, so who did care about Kitty? I also believe if Kitty is WCJD that she could have been seeking a biological parent at the prison.

I always use everything I can get my hands on.
Kitty's story is a good fit. I agree with trying to find her to see if she's alive or can't be located to possibly get her compared, then we'll know either way. I just don't think she's going to be a match.

 

[CountEveryMoment]

Idk if she has been recommended, but what about Rosie Schlicker? I think she kind of looks similar to the Jane Doe, but her age hair and eye color wouldn't go right with it. I just thought she looked kind of similar though.