UK UK - London, Fem, 20-40, in Woods, Insulin & Binoculars, Dec'02

[Al Ka]

Case 03-000024

Gender: female
Age range: 20 - 40
Ethnicity: dark european
Height: 170cm - 177cm (5ft 6in - 5ft 8in)

Build:stocky
Date found: 15 December 2002
Body or remains: body

Circumstances:
Decomposed body found in Ruislip Woods, Hillingdon borough, West London

Hair: dark brown - short
Eye colour: unknown

Clothing
underwear - bra - size 34A, make - 'Prima Donna, Madrid'
sleeveless t-shirt - dark , size 16
jacket - denim - red - 'Levi Red Tab'

socks - blue - 'Nike' walking socks
footwear - boots - brown - walking boots

trousers - green - khaki 'Regatta' walking trousers 34" waist, 33" inside leg

Rule Out: Racheal DAVIS

UK Missing Persons Unit

 

[Al Ka]

4th November 2003 Riddle of woman's body in the woods

A MYSTERY woman whose remains were found in woods in Middlesex a year ago may have come from the Blackburn area, police have revealed.
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The body of the woman, who was in her early 20s and a size 16, was so decomposed, police are unable to tell if she was murdered or whether she killed herself.

But isotopic analysis of the body, which studies trace elements in the bones, has revealed that she had high levels of strontium in her bone marrow which were consistent with having lived in Blackburn or Chorley for the past five or 10 years.
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The woman's body was discovered by ramblers near Ducks Hill Road, Ruislip, in an area known as Mad Bess Wood, on December 15, last year (2002). It is believed to have been there since early the previous month.

A post-mortem examination failed to establish a formal cause of death and further tests proved inconclusive.

It is thought the woman was between 25 and 35, 5ft 10in and white with short, dark brown hair. She was wearing beige Regatta trousers (34in waist, 33in inside leg), a dark blue Levi jacket, blue Nike walking socks and brown walking boots, size six to eight.

She was also wearing an expensive 34E bra from the exclusive Rigby and Peller range. She was not wearing any jewellery, and had no money, keys or identification on her. Syringes marked "insulin" were found near the body, and binoculars in a case some distance away.

Detective Chief Inspector Gordon Green, who is leading the investigation, said: "We need the help of the public to find out who this woman is and what has happened to her. A facial reconstruction has been done in an effort to do this.

"I want to hear from anyone who may recognise this woman or anyone who has a missing friend, colleague or relative matching the description.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the incident room at Hendon on 020 8358 0300 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Riddle of woman's body in the woods

(some parts above were bolded by me for relevance)

 

[Al Ka]

Interesting tidbit from history of area this Jane Doe was found in, Duck Hill and Mad Bess Wood

Ducks Hill is probably named after William Duck, who lived here in the 16th Century. A bridleway leads from the road through Ruislip Woods, which date back to prehistory. Wild boar and deer roamed here, until they cleared much of the area for crops and settlement, creating the Ruislip we have today.
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Mad Bess was the wife of an 18th Century gamekeeper, a demented old woman who prowled the woods at night looking for poachers. "Beware Mad Bess" was the poacher's motto, with good cause, by the sound of it.

Beware of Mad Bess

 

[glamourkitty1922]

She was well off. Her bra costs over $100. Prima Donna of Madrid makes lovely bras.

 

[Cakegremlin35]

'Face' of mystery woman found dead in woods who was never reported missing
'Face' of mystery woman found dead in woods who was never reported missing

 

[anijs6]

But isotopic analysis of the body, which studies trace elements in the bones, has revealed that she had high levels of strontium in her bone marrow which were consistent with having lived in Blackburn or Chorley for the past five or 10 years.

Little note from me so that we do not limit our scope too much when searching for a match: European regions with high strontium-87 ratios in bone marrow include old massifs like the Armorican in Brittany, the Massif Central in France, the Bohemian in Central Europe, and the Iberian, as well as old granitic areas in Scotland, Wales, Sweden, and Norway. This is not limited to the UK because the same ancient geology that underlies parts of Britain extends across Europe. It is therefore possible that she came from another part of Europe (we can even look outside Europe if necessary).

 

[Hochman]

https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/cases/case-03-000024 Updated link

Reconstruction