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

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After 37 Years, Washington's Parker Doe (1988) is Identified

Yakima County Sheriff's Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 1988 Homicide Victim

dnasolves.com

''"Othram scientists successfully developed a DNA extract from the provided evidence and then used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive DNA profile for the woman. Othram's in-house forensic genetic genealogy team used the profile in a genetic genealogy to begin to develop new investigative leads.

In the course of the wider investigation, detectives re-considered people who went missing during that era and were led to potential relatives of the woman. Reference DNA samples were collected from a relative and compared to the DNA profile of the unidentified woman. This investigation led to the positive identification of the woman, who is now known to be 31-year-old Rosa Elia Vargas Jimenez Everts from Toppenish, Washington. She was reported missing to the Toppenish Police in August of 1987.

On August 6th, 1987, Rosa Everts (AKA: Rosia Evers) was reported missing by a former roommate. The roommate hadn't seen her since December 1986 and believed she had returned to California until being told by a family member that Everts was not in California and had not been in communication with family. Over the years that followed, multiple officers and detectives worked on solving the disappearance of Rosa Everts. A missing person case was entered into NamUs as MP75229 with the name "Rosia Evers" in November of 2020. Several possibilities were investigated, including that Everts' disappearance could be related to the "Parker Doe" unidentified human remains case; however, there was no conclusive evidence at that time.

The investigation into the homicide of Rosa Everts continues and anyone with information regarding this case, is asked to contact the Yakima County Sheriff's Office cold case unit at (509) 833-2240.

Critical funding to enable forensic genetic genealogy testing in this case was made possible by Governor Bob Ferguson, Attorney General Nick Brown, and the Washington State Legislature. We are so grateful for their support in providing this funding.''

 

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Was she found just 32 miles away from where she was reported missing? How could she not have been identified long ago?

 

[kforbes862]

There are so many cases like this one, where the person matched to the uid had been reported missing relatively close by to where the uid had been found. It does make me wonder how the matches were not made at the time. In this case, it looks like the uid was at least on the radar as being her in this case.