WA WA - Union Gap, NtvAmFem 26-40, 918UFWA, found on Tribal Land, clothes, "bowling-type" shoes, Feb'88

[victoriarobinson642]

Dolores Segura reminds me of Parker Doe visually.
Dolores Segura – The Charley Project

 

[TootsieFootsie]

Investigators exhume remains of woman found in 1988 in Lower Yakima Valley

 

[Bit of hope]

Investigators exhume remains of woman found in 1988 in Lower Yakima Valley

Hopeful and fingers crossed they can bring her "home" to her family. The waiting has been so long......so sad....

 

[BrownBear]

Can somebody tell me why strands of her hair in the new recon are blonde? Maybe I missed that.

Hyoid bone missing. How would that work? If she was strangled the bone would be crushed, but still there....Can somebody fill me in!

From Investigators plan to exhume, identify remains found more than 33 years ago in Yakima County
It’s not unusual for the hyoid bone to be missing from a skeleton that has lain outside for several months, the coroner said, because it’s held in place by tissue

 

[Bit of hope]

From Investigators plan to exhume, identify remains found more than 33 years ago in Yakima County
It’s not unusual for the hyoid bone to be missing from a skeleton that has lain outside for several months, the coroner said, because it’s held in place by tissue

Thanks...I missed that.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

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One cold case that has already gotten close attention is that of the unidentified woman whose remains were found near Parker Dam and the unincorporated community of Parker on Feb. 16, 1988. Authorities think the 30- to 40-year-old woman, believed to be Native, was murdered.

Towell requested the exhumation a few days after an October meeting in Yakima on missing Native women. On Wednesday, he and Udell met with new Yakima County Coroner James Curtice for more discussion. A date for the exhumation has not been set.

Cold case task force members will be able to see written documents on all cold cases, which are in three-ring binders along with related evidence in the sheriff’s office evidence rooms.

“The process over the next 90 days is to establish what we need to do,” Udell said. “It shouldn’t be too hard to get going. We’ll just have to give them access to our new information systems.”

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Cold cases heating up again as Yakima County sheriff plans task force

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Investigators estimated Doe lay where she was found for around four to 10 months. At least two Indigenous women disappeared in 1987 and another woman, described as petite with black hair, was reported missing from Toppenish in December 1986.

One of the Indigenous women — Daisy Mae Heath, also known as Daisy Tallman — wasn’t as petite as Doe, but the other was a smaller woman. In the missing person report filed with Yakama Nation Tribal Police by her cousin, Karen Louise Johnley Wallahee is described as being around 5 feet tall and weighing about 100 pounds.

They are among dozens of Indigenous women and men who have gone missing, have been found murdered and have died mysteriously on and around the 1.3-million-acre Yakama reservation over decades. Many cases are unsolved.

With confirmation that the skull and the skeletal remains at King County are Doe’s, efforts to identify her through DNA can begin in earnest.

A volunteer with experience in investigations is working with the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office on its cold cases, Curtice said. The sheriff’s office is investigating Doe’s death and the FBI is also involved. Authorities with both agencies attended the exhumation and have been working with Curtice.
Skull, skeletal remains matched, moving Parker Doe one step closer to being identified

Family gathers to remember Daisy Mae Heath, who was reported missing in 1987 at age 29

The Vanished: 25 people in Yakima County on updated list of missing Indigenous persons

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Has this one been ruled out?
WA - WA - Rosia Evers, 30, Toppenish, Dec 10, 1986

 

[Susikatze]

Yes, what if she was not Native? Given the location and the very high number of missing Native women, there is sadly always that possibility of her being Native.
But what if not? I hope they soon know her DNA.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

There are three Yakima County cases in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System — commonly known as NamUs — of women reported missing from November 1987 to late December 1986, around the estimated time frame Parker Doe was left at the site where she was found.

NamUs is a national information clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified and unclaimed person cases. It's the most complete listing available to the general public.

Two of the women are Native — Daisy Mae Heath, formerly known as Daisy Mae Tallman, and Karen Louise Johnley Wallahee. The other, Rosia Evers, is listed as Caucasian but was a petite woman with long black hair.
Three women reported missing in Yakima County in 1987 and late 1986

 

[imstilla.grandma]

DNA extraction from woman found in the Lower Yakima Valley likely several months away

It could be several months, or even into next year, before DNA is extracted from the remains of a woman found in the Lower Yakima Valley in February 1988. Working

www.yakimaherald.com

 

[Xebeche]

Yakima County (Parker) Jane Doe, Discovered in Washington in 1988.

A blog about the many missing, murdered, and unidentified Native/Indigenous/Aboriginal women of the United States and Canada.

www.justicefornativewomen.com

 

[heartanium]

Could she have been Mexican? She wore a Mexican brand of shirt and pants. Not sure how well those would have been available in the USA in the 80s?
Many Mexicans have a lot of Native admix or are pretty fully Native.

I was also thinking she could have been Mexican. It would be great if we knew if the labels were fully in Spanish or if the clothing was just made in Mexico. Clothing made in Mexico was fairly available in parts of the U.S from my knowledge during the 80's. Brand would be a big clue too.

I was also thinking she could also be First Nations from Canada due to the proximity to Washington.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Now listed as 30-45 years old

 

[HmmMysterious]

Bumping. Two rule-outs on NamUs: Karen Johnley Wallahee and Daisy Heath who turned out to be a Jane Doe herself

 

[fidgeypie]

Bump

 

[dotr]

• FIverson Apr 7, 2025 rbbm
• Yakima County seeks help in solving 1988 cold case
• 
• ''The remains were discovered in 1988 near Parker Dam, west of Yakima. "Parker Doe" was buried in 1989, and while the cause of death is undetermined, it is presumed to be a homicide.
  DNA testing has ruled out a connection to Karen Louise Johnley Wallahee, a missing person from 1987. Further genetic genealogy testing is underway.''

• Apr 7, 2025
• Investigators ask for help on Yakima Valley cold case as genealogy work continues
• ''Wallahee and Heath are among numerous Indigenous women and men who have disappeared and have been found murdered on and around the Yakama Reservation over decades in what is a national and international crisis.
  Those with information on the Parker Doe case should call the Yakima County Coroner’s Office at 509-574-1610 or sheriff's office cold case investigator Mark Keller at 509-574-2546.''

 

[kennedyy]

I was also thinking she could have been Mexican. It would be great if we knew if the labels were fully in Spanish or if the clothing was just made in Mexico. Clothing made in Mexico was fairly available in parts of the U.S from my knowledge during the 80's. Brand would be a big clue too.

I was also thinking she could also be First Nations from Canada due to the proximity to Washington.

I agree about her potentially being Canadian. I submitted a missing Canadian woman as a potential match to DoeNetwork and heard back that police is requesting a DNA comparison between the two.

 

[Caring1]

2 Missing Person Exclusions