VA VA - Loudon, BlkFem 20-25, UP84931, Seersucker Plaid Jacket, May '73

[victoriarobinson642]

Added to NAMUS:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Demographics
Sex - Female
Race / Ethnicity - Black / African American
Estimated Age Group - Adult - Pre 30
Estimated Age Range (Years) - 20-25
Estimated Year of Death - 1973
Estimated PMI - 2 Days
Height - 5' 7"(67 inches) , Measured
Weight - 145 lbs, Measured

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Circumstances
Type - Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found - May 26, 1973
NamUs Case Created - October 6, 2021

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Location Found Map
Location - Loudon, Virginia
County - Loudoun County
Found On Tribal Land - No
Circumstances of Recovery - Decedent found in a field by farmers checking on cattle

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Details of Recovery
Condition of Remains - Not recognizable - Traumatic injuries

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Physical Description
Hair Color - Black
Eye Color - Unknown

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Clothing and Accessories

Clothing
ankle length
stockinettes
underwear
red slacks
brassiere
red knit short-sleeve shirt
Seersucker type plaid jacket


Jewelry
ring with blue stone

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[victoriarobinson642]

I imagine her outfit looked like this

Red Women's Casual & Dress Pants | Dillard's

EveryWear Slub-Knit T-Shirt for Women | Old Navy

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[Rockfarmer]

when I see these cases that take so long to be posted to NamUs, it makes me so very sad.

 

[DS2021]

Cheryl Lanier is the only possible match I'm finding

Cheryl Lanier – The Charley Project

I wish we knew more about these traumatic injuries. I'm wondering if she was ran over by farming equipment

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The unidentified victim in this case, Jane Doe, was murdered on May 28, 1973. She was Black, believed to be 20 to 25 years of age, and her body was located near the intersection of Foundry Road and Taylor Road in Purcellville. She had been shot multiple times and her identity remains a mystery to this day.

The exhumation of Jane Doe occurred on October 19, 2023. It was carried out by a specialized team of forensic experts including the Long-Term “Unidentified” (victim) Coordinator from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Jane Doe’s remains were exhumed from an unmarked grave at the Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery and transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Manassas where a DNA sample will be obtained. Through this forensic process, the LCSO hopes to identify Jane Doe via other family members. Determining her identity would be the first step in ascertaining what circles she may have socialized in and who may have additional information concerning this homicide more:

Sheriff’s Office, Loudoun NAACP, and Loudoun Freedom Center Historic Preservation Society Working To

In a groundbreaking effort, the LCSO is taking an extraordinary step to investigate a long-standing cold case.

www.loudoun.gov

 

[imstilla.grandma]

"Think about where we were 50 years ago," said Thomas "We were fresh out of the integration of public schools. Douglass High School and all the segregated high schools had just been integrated. She may have been in her 20s, 19 or 20 years old. That means if she was here as a teenager, people would know her."

"I talked to people from this community, no one knew this girl, or remembers this girl being found."

"If we get DNA, we might be able to find her family," said Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman about the extraordinary law enforcement effort. "They might be able to tell us when they last saw her, the people she knew."

Body of ‘Jane Doe', found in 1973 in Loudoun County, exhumed to solve cold case

A young Black woman found shot to death in a field in rural Loudoun County, Virginia has remained unidentified for 50 years. But a new and extraordinary effort is trying to identify Jane Doe — and bring her killer to justice.

www.nbcwashington.com

 

[dotr]

Nov 4, 2023
Authorities exhumed the body of a young Black woman found dead in a field in rural Loudoun County in 1973. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports on the effort to identify this “Jane Doe.”

rbbm

Body of ‘Jane Doe', found in 1973 in Loudoun County, exhumed to solve cold case

A young Black woman found shot to death in a field in rural Loudoun County, Virginia has remained unidentified for 50 years. But a new and extraordinary effort is trying to identify Jane Doe — and bring her killer to justice.

www.nbcwashington.com

"If we get DNA, we might be able to find her family," said Loudoun County Sheriff Mike Chapman about the extraordinary law enforcement effort. "They might be able to tell us when they last saw her, the people she knew."

Back in 1973, few details were released about the murder victim. She was Black, in her early 20s. She was wearing an orange blouse, orange knit pants, and a jacket in an orange, blue and white plaid pattern. She was also wearing a ring with a turquoise color square stone.

Thomas says when it comes time to re-inter the young woman's remains, she would like to conduct the service.

According to the Sheriff, the victim will be re-interred in a new casket, with a headstone that will, hopefully, carry her name.''

 

[dotr]

Nov 29 2024

www.nbcwashington.com
''The bare details of a murder in Loudoun County, Virginia back in 1973 have come into a vivid three dimensions.

A forensic artist has created a likeness of the victim in hopes it will help identify her.

She’s no longer an abstract. She looks like she’s about to speak. Blood-stained scraps of fabric from the 1973 murder investigation were used to recreate the vivid outfit she was wearing the day her body was discovered by farm workers near Foundry Road and Taylor Road in Lincoln, Virginia, not far from Purcellville.

The victim, a Black woman in her mid-twenties, was found shot to death on an embankment created during the Civil War for a railroad that was never built. She’d been there about two days. Her shoes were missing, but she was wearing a blue stone ring.''

''In October of 2023, they exhumed the victim. DNA extracted from her remains has been tested. There have been no matches so far, but more tests are underway.''

 

[dotr]

3D Printing Helps Revive Cold Case Homicide Investigation In Loudoun County

A forensic artist helped create a facial reconstruction of an unidentified Jane Doe homicide victim from 1973.

patch.com

 

[dotr]

Loudoun Co. deputies, GMU expert reconstruct face of Jane Doe victim from 1973 murder

It's one of Loudoun County's oldest cases; a young woman was found dead in 1973 in the village of Lincoln. Police still don't know who she is and over 50 years

wjla.com

 

[phantomstrider]

Added to the Doe Network https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=1825UFVA

 

[Warwick1991]

As I think about her, I think she lived close to Washington DC, either in VA or MD, or in the city itself, and was dumped in the area. Her clothing says "dressed for work" to me, and perhaps she was abducted as she left for work or on her way home. Perhaps she was a civil servant for a government agency. The seersucker blazer suggests a white collar occupation to me. The clothing was color coordinated and conservative at the time. I should add that these bright colors were common and popular at the time. Someone must have missed her - coworkers, family, or neighbors. I hope detectives looked at women missing from DC or MD.

 

[dotr]

March 18 2025 Video at link. rbbm

Virginia authorities uses facial reconstruction to solve 50-year cold case with Georgia ties

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in Virginia is hoping someone might recognize an unidentified woman who was found dead in 1973.

www.13wmaz.com

''Her remains were then sent to a lab for genealogy testing, where the lab found she had possible relatives in Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi or Virginia.
The sheriff's office also released possible surnames: Booker, Shepard and Loving.
The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office described her as a Black woman believed to be in her late 20s to early 30s. They also described her as 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing around 145 pounds.
Virginia authorities added that she wore an orange blouse, a plaid jacket and a distinctive blue stone ring.
The sheriff's office launched a new social media video series, hoping it could lead to a break in the case.''

 

[kforbes862]

It looks like it may not be long until she is identified. Has it been said who is doing the research to find family?

 

[Gee_rich1]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[youngsleuth95]

UPDATED CLOTHING AND RING DESCRIPTION:
Clothing
gray/blank ankle length foot stockings, elastic tops, no label
underwear-white, elastic leg and waist bands, no label
red or bright orange slacks-knit, cuffed bell buttoms, label torn out
brassiere-pink with embroidered floral pattern on the cups, adjustable back and shoulder straps, label: Forever Yours size 36A
red or bright orange ribknit short-sleeve shirt/pullover blouse, turtle neck, label: Jugs Ban-Lon 100% Nylon Machine Wash Warm Tumble Dry" size L
Seersucker type plaid jacket (blue, red, yellow, green, pink and white), with two large metal buttons up front, no label, no pockets
On the Body

Jewelry
ring with blue stone: size 5 1/2 yellow gold mounting, identification markings "Karactclad R 18KTHGE U" appear on the inside of the band. All but the last character identifies the ring mounting as covered by an eighteen carat heavy gold electroplate. The last character "U" identifies the ring mounting as a product of the Uncas Manufacturing Company, 623 Atwells Avenue, Providence Rhode Island.
On the Body

 

[youngsleuth95]

UPDATED CLOTHING AND RING DESCRIPTION:
Clothing
gray/blank ankle length foot stockings, elastic tops, no label
underwear-white, elastic leg and waist bands, no label
red or bright orange slacks-knit, cuffed bell buttoms, label torn out
brassiere-pink with embroidered floral pattern on the cups, adjustable back and shoulder straps, label: Forever Yours size 36A
red or bright orange ribknit short-sleeve shirt/pullover blouse, turtle neck, label: Jugs Ban-Lon 100% Nylon Machine Wash Warm Tumble Dry" size L
Seersucker type plaid jacket (blue, red, yellow, green, pink and white), with two large metal buttons up front, no label, no pockets
On the Body

Jewelry
ring with blue stone: size 5 1/2 yellow gold mounting, identification markings "Karactclad R 18KTHGE U" appear on the inside of the band. All but the last character identifies the ring mounting as covered by an eighteen carat heavy gold electroplate. The last character "U" identifies the ring mounting as a product of the Uncas Manufacturing Company, 623 Atwells Avenue, Providence Rhode Island.

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