TX TX - S Padre Island, AsianFem 43-55, UP10708, tattooed lips & eyebrows, Oct'12

[Melt71]

Most Thai, Lao, Khmer and Vietnamese will have strong Chinese geneaology due to the historical movement of traders from southern China down into the SE Asian region.

 

[heartanium]

Le-Thuy Thi Tran could be a match:

Namus MP17749
D.L.C: January 15, 2012
Missing From: Harvey, Louisiana
Missing Age: 45 Years
Race/Ethnicity: Asian (likely Vietnamese)
Height: 5' 4" (64 Inches)
Weight: 100 lbs
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown

Websleuths thread: LA - LA - Le-Thuy "Cathy" Tran, 45, Harvey, Jan 2012

No mention of tattooed eyebrow's/lips though.

Her Namus puts her at 5'4", but other reports say she was 5'1", so she'd match the stats of this Doe pretty spot on.

 

[PurrlockHolmes]

Has My Dung Thi Tran (MP131160) been ruled out?

DOE Network lists following details:
Found: 10/10/2012
Estimated Age: 43-55 years old
Race: incorrectly listed, we now know she was Asian likely of Viet descent.
Sex: Female
Height: 5'0" Estimated
Weight: 95 lbs, Estimated
Hair: Black. coarse, straight to wavy, approximately 17 inches long.
Eye Color: Unknown (likely black/brown given her genetic testing)
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Each earlobe pierced once. Black tattooed eyebrows. Red tattooed lips (entire lips).

Information about My Dung Thi Tran:
Missing: 10/3/2008
Estimated Age: 51 years old
Race: Presumed Thai (Thai and Vietnamese genetics are highly similar and show significant overlap due to shared ancestry)
Sex: Female
Height: 5'0" - 5'1"
Weight: 120lbs
Hair: Black, looks quite long from her photo
Eye Color: brown/black
Distinguishing Marks/Features: tattoo on left breast, no mention of cosmetic tattoos but her photo strongly suggests these, pierced ears

Discrepancies:
- tattoo on left breast not mentioned in DOE
- time discrepancy between body being found and date missing
- no activity on her casino accounts after Oct 3, 2008

NamUS Case here

Is this worth submitting?

 

[Melt71]

Vietnamese in general will often show a significant proportion of Chinese, (particularly if they are from the northern regions of Vietnam). In the south they often show with large proportions of SE Asian/Khmer given the history of the Champa kingdom and porous borders in the south until quite recently (within the last few generations).

Race: Presumed Thai (Thai and Vietnamese genetics are highly similar and show significant overlap due to shared ancestry)

 

[PurrlockHolmes]

Vietnamese in general will often show a significant proportion of Chinese, (particularly if they are from the northern regions of Vietnam). In the south they often show with large proportions of SE Asian/Khmer given the history of the Champa kingdom and porous borders in the south until quite recently (within the last few generations).

I say presumed because of her name. I'm by no means an expert in this whatsoever. Please correct me if I'm barking up the wrong tree on that one

 

[Melt71]

I say presumed because of her name. I'm by no means an expert in this whatsoever. Please correct me if I'm barking up the wrong tree on that one

Not at all. Her name is definately Vietnamese (Thai and Khmer naming conventions are very different.) So fits with the information that the Jane Doe is likely Asian of Vietnamese descent.

Still the same 4 ruleouts in Namus that were posted upthread a couple of years ago.

 

[PurrlockHolmes]

Not at all. Her name is definately Vietnamese (Thai and Khmer naming conventions are very different.) So fits with the information that the Jane Doe is likely Asian of Vietnamese descent.

Still the same 4 ruleouts in Namus that were posted upthread a couple of years ago.

What do you think of the potential match? Do you think the discrepancy between the date missing (Oct 3 2008) and date found (Oct 10 2012) is too long for it to be a possibility?

 

[Caring1]

Has My Dung Thi Tran (MP131160) been ruled out?
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DOE Network lists following details:
Found: 10/10/2012
Estimated Age: 43-55 years old
Race: incorrectly listed, we now know she was Asian likely of Viet descent.
Sex: Female
Height: 5'0" Estimated
Weight: 95 lbs, Estimated
Hair: Black. coarse, straight to wavy, approximately 17 inches long.
Eye Color: Unknown (likely black/brown given her genetic testing)
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Each earlobe pierced once. Black tattooed eyebrows. Red tattooed lips (entire lips).

Information about My Dung Thi Tran:
Missing: 10/3/2008
Estimated Age: 51 years old
Race: Presumed Thai (Thai and Vietnamese genetics are highly similar and show significant overlap due to shared ancestry)
Sex: Female
Height: 5'0" - 5'1"
Weight: 120lbs
Hair: Black, looks quite long from her photo
Eye Color: brown/black
Distinguishing Marks/Features: tattoo on left breast, no mention of cosmetic tattoos but her photo strongly suggests these, pierced ears

Discrepancies:
- tattoo on left breast not mentioned in DOE
- time discrepancy between body being found and date missing
- no activity on her casino accounts after Oct 3, 2008

NamUS Case here

Is this worth submitting?

My Dung Thi Tran is not listed in the exclusions.

4 Missing Person Exclusions

 

[PurrlockHolmes]

My Dung Thi Tran is not listed in the exclusions.

How do you go about submitting a potential match? Sorry for the questions... I'm fairly new to this.

 

[Caring1]

How do you go about submitting a potential match? Sorry for the questions... I'm fairly new to this.

You have options. You can use doenetwork submission form or you can contact the investigation agencies directly. You can also submit through NamUs. Below is the submission form link.

I will get the investigating agencies contact information and post separately if you would like that as well.

Potential Match Submission To Panel

www.doenetwork.org

 

[Caring1]

Contacts for Unidentified female (UP10708)

Contact for Missing Person (MP131160)

 

[PurrlockHolmes]

You have options. You can use doenetwork submission form or you can contact the investigation agencies directly. You can also submit through NamUs. Below is the submission form link.

I will get the investigating agencies contact information and post separately if you would like that as well.

Potential Match Submission To Panel

www.doenetwork.org

Thank you so much! I went ahead and submitted to the Doe Network for review.

 

[PurrlockHolmes]

Doe Network got back to me super quick, said the match looked feasible! I don't know what the time frame is on confirming or excluding potential matches, but they said they would contact me if a match is made. I'll update when I know Thanks for all your help!