Resolved TX - Longview, WhtFem, UP96642, 45-60, found in field - namus removed

[DS2021]

UNIDENTIFIED
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP96642 Female, White / Caucasian
Date Body Found July 10, 1998
Location Found Longview, Texas

Case Information​

Case Numbers​

NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case NumberJP2262-98

Demographics​

SexFemale
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 70
Estimated Age Range (Years) 45-60
Estimated Year of Death 1998
Estimated PMI--
Height 5' 5"-5' 8"(65-68 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate

Circumstances​

Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found July 10, 1998
NamUs Case Created October 25, 2022
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found Map​

Location Longview, Texas
County Gregg County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land Unknown
Circumstances of Recovery
decomp, found in field

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Details of Recovery​

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

Hair Color Unknown
Head Hair Description bleached blonde, wavy hair measuring around 8 inches long
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color Unknown
Right Eye Color Unknown
Eye Description--

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Distinctive Physical Features​

Item
Description
Other distinctive physical characteristic
Edentulous in the upper jaw with a denture in place

Clothing and Accessories​

Item
Description
Footwear
a pair of "Rockport" shoes
On the Body


While I'm fairly familiar with most of WS, but I'm much less experienced on making new threads. Please let me know if I've done anything wrong.

 

[Caring1]

Missing one year prior from Oklahoma, about a 330 mile distance.

40 years old and a little shorter than the estimate.

Artificial jaw and bleached blonde hair.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[DS2021]

I think Jennifer is a very strong match. Kilgore is less than 12 miles from Longview. (I cant find an address for that casino, it is listed as west of Kilgore.)

Jennifer Louise Winkler – The Charley Project

I feel that everything matches. The only issue is that there is no mention of Jennifer having a denture, though I'm sure her history of drug and alcohol abuse could've contributed to early tooth loss.

Edit
Jennifer's hair color is listed as strawberry blonde while the deceased is listed as bleach blonde, but I don't believe that is enough to rule her out

 

[DS2021]

The Marshall News Messenger
Marshall, Texas July 11 1998

This article is making it sound like PMI may be too recent to be Jennifer.
JMO

ETA
It sounds like this body was too decomposed for tattoos to be visible so I think MPs with tattoos should still be considered as potential matches

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Email from the Doe Network suggests that she was identified.

 

[iulia]

Her NamUs page was removed today.