WA WA - Wahkiakum Co, Browns Island, Columbia Rvr, WhtFem 34-45 UP11755, clothes, Claddagh ring, Mar'98 *Ramona Hughes*

[Romulus]

NamUs UP 11755

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/11755

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Unidentified White Female

Body Condition: Not recognizable - decomposing/putrefaction

Probable year of death : 1997 to 1998

Estimated postmortem interval:


Vital Statistics

Estimated age: to years old
Approximate Height: 130 estimate.
Approximate Weight: 62 estimate.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown

Possible c-section scar; Fingers have metallic pink polish and the toe nails have red polish. Piercing: Both ears pierced once with a white loop type erring with a dangling white ball

Clothing & Accessories

Clothing: McGregor brand warm up pants, Duffel Sportswear - long sleeve white pullover shirt, t-shirt type material, Warner brand bra, supercross 1035 size 36A

Footwear: White and green tennis shoes size 7 1/2 style XJ-900

Accessories: White metal (sterling stamped in the band) caddagh ring, white metal chain and locket, white metal earrings (loop type with a dangling 1.7 cm white ball)

Identifiers
Fingerprints: Fingerprint information is currently not available
Dentals: Dental information is available and entered
DNA: Sample is currently not available

Case History
Body found Browns Island, Columbia River in Wahkiakum County.

 

[EffyElsewhere]

I've lived in Washington state for eight years but haven't heard of Wahkiakum county. Had to do a quick google search, it looks like it borders Oregon so we might be looking for a MP there.

 

[Shin Masamura]

Thoughts on




NamUs# MP15522 Rebecca Reid, Female, White / Caucasian Date of Last Contact: 1/27/97

• Missing Since 01/27/1997
• Missing From Eugene, Oregon
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Date of Birth 12/17/1959 (58)
• Age 37 years old
• Height and Weight 5'2, 120 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A turquoise pullover sweater, jeans and blue and white sneakers.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Reid's ears are pierced. She wears gold wire-rimmed eyeglasses. Her nickname is Beck
  Case: Reid was employed as the manager of the Grocery Cart convenience store on Oregon Highway 99 in Eugene, Oregon in 1997.
  
  She was working at approximately 1:00 a.m. on January 27, 1997 when a bystander collecting beer bottles witnessed an unidentified Caucasian male forcibly leading Reid out of the store and into his vehicle, just prior to the store's closing time.
  
  A sketch of the suspect is posted with this case summary. Authorities believe the man was attempting to rob the store at the time he abducted Reid.
  
  The suspect is described as being in his late twenties to mid-thirties. He is approximately 5'9 and weighs 165 to 185 pounds. The suspect has shoulder-length brown hair and had a mustache with facial stubble in January 1997. He was wearing a dark-colored baseball cap, a short-sleeved white shirt and jeans.
  
  The man's vehicle is described as being an early 1970s to early 1980s compact or mid-size pickup truck. It is white or light-colored with a horizontal blue stripe that is approximately eight inches wide which runs the length of the driver's side. The stripe appeared to be at even height with the top of the truck's bed. The vehicle may have a white canopy at cab height that covers the bed. The truck did not have an extended cab or a slider. The front seat appeared to be at even height with the bottom of the rear window, indicating that it was possibly a bench seat.
  
  The suspect and his vehicle remain at large. A month after Reid's kidnapping, a man attempted to abduct another woman from a nearby grocery store at knifepoint. The woman escaped and a suspect was arrested and convicted. Investigators tried to link the man to the Reid case, but have not named him as a suspect in her disappearance.
  
  Reid is described as a bubbly, outgoing woman. She was married in 1997 and the mother of a teenage son. She is a graduate of Thurston High School. Her case remains unsolved.
• UID Info
• Unidentified Female
• Date of Discovery: March 15, 1998
• Location of Discovery: Wahkiakum County, Washington
• Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
• State of Remains: Unknown
• Cause of Death: Unknown
  Namus Stats=
• Demographics
  GenderFemale
  Race / Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
  Estimated Age Group:Adult - Pre 50
  Estimated Age Range:34-45 Years
  Estimated Year of Death:1997-1998
  Estimated PMI--
  Height: 5' 3"(63 inches) , Estimated
  Weight: 130 lbs, Estimated
  
  
  Physical Description
  ** Listed information is approximate
  
  
• Estimated Age: 34-45 years old
• Race: White
• Gender: Female
• Height: 5'2" to 5'4"
• Weight: 110-145 lbs.
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown
  
  
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
  
  
• Dentals: Available.
• Fingerprints: Unknown.
• DNA: Unknown.
  Clothing & Personal Items
• Clothing: A long-sleeve Duffel Sportswear pullover, McGregor nylon warm-up pants, and tennis shoes (size 7 1/2). Namus says White and green tennis shoes size 7 1/2 style XJ-900
  
  
  
• Jewelry: White metal Claddagh ring on her right pinky finger. White metal chain and locket. White metal loop earrings with dangling, white balls.
  
  
• Additional Personal Items: Unknown
• 
  * 3 Hours away and neither are ruled out for eachother. Height, Hair, Timeframe, location, all match. Thoughts?

 

[YaYa_521]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
One exclusion
MP20410 Susan Marable 04/23/1991 Yakima WA

 

[Romulus]

923UFWA - Unidentified Female

Date of Discovery: March 15, 1998
Location of Discovery: Wahkiakum County, Washington
Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 35-45 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 130 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Fingers have metallic pink polish and the toe nails have red polish, both ears are pierced, scar on abdomen.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: A long-sleeve Duffel Sportswear long-sleeve white pullover, McGregor nylon warm-up pants, white and green tennis shoes (size 7 1/2) style XJ-900, Warner brand bra, supercross 1035 size 36A.
Jewelry: White metal Claddagh ring on her right pinky finger. White metal chain and locket. White metal loop earrings with dangling, white balls.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was located near Brown's Island in the Columbia River on March 15, 1998.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Wahkiakum County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Daniel Bigelow
Agency Phone Number: 360-795-3652
Agency Email: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 980000532

Agency Name: Washington State Patrol
Agency Contact Person: Carri Gordon
Agency Phone Number: 360-596-4000
Agency Email: Unknown
Agency Case Number: 980000532

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: UP #11755
Former Hot Case Number: 1303

Information Source(s)
NamUs
Washington State Missing Persons
Seattle PI News Archive
923UFWA

 

[MajorHoople]

Thoughts on




NamUs# MP15522 Rebecca Reid, Female, White / Caucasian Date of Last Contact: 1/27/97

• Missing Since 01/27/1997
• Missing From Eugene, Oregon
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Date of Birth 12/17/1959 (58)
• Age 37 years old
• Height and Weight 5'2, 120 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A turquoise pullover sweater, jeans and blue and white sneakers.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Brown hair, brown eyes. Reid's ears are pierced. She wears gold wire-rimmed eyeglasses. Her nickname is Beck
  Case: Reid was employed as the manager of the Grocery Cart convenience store on Oregon Highway 99 in Eugene, Oregon in 1997.
  
  She was working at approximately 1:00 a.m. on January 27, 1997 when a bystander collecting beer bottles witnessed an unidentified Caucasian male forcibly leading Reid out of the store and into his vehicle, just prior to the store's closing time.
  
  A sketch of the suspect is posted with this case summary. Authorities believe the man was attempting to rob the store at the time he abducted Reid.
  
  The suspect is described as being in his late twenties to mid-thirties. He is approximately 5'9 and weighs 165 to 185 pounds. The suspect has shoulder-length brown hair and had a mustache with facial stubble in January 1997. He was wearing a dark-colored baseball cap, a short-sleeved white shirt and jeans.
  
  The man's vehicle is described as being an early 1970s to early 1980s compact or mid-size pickup truck. It is white or light-colored with a horizontal blue stripe that is approximately eight inches wide which runs the length of the driver's side. The stripe appeared to be at even height with the top of the truck's bed. The vehicle may have a white canopy at cab height that covers the bed. The truck did not have an extended cab or a slider. The front seat appeared to be at even height with the bottom of the rear window, indicating that it was possibly a bench seat.
  
  The suspect and his vehicle remain at large. A month after Reid's kidnapping, a man attempted to abduct another woman from a nearby grocery store at knifepoint. The woman escaped and a suspect was arrested and convicted. Investigators tried to link the man to the Reid case, but have not named him as a suspect in her disappearance.
  
  Reid is described as a bubbly, outgoing woman. She was married in 1997 and the mother of a teenage son. She is a graduate of Thurston High School. Her case remains unsolved.
• UID Info
• Unidentified Female
• Date of Discovery: March 15, 1998
• Location of Discovery: Wahkiakum County, Washington
• Estimated Date of Death: Unknown
• State of Remains: Unknown
• Cause of Death: Unknown
  Namus Stats=
• Demographics
  GenderFemale
  Race / Ethnicity:White / Caucasian
  Estimated Age Group:Adult - Pre 50
  Estimated Age Range:34-45 Years
  Estimated Year of Death:1997-1998
  Estimated PMI--
  Height: 5' 3"(63 inches) , Estimated
  Weight: 130 lbs, Estimated
  
  
  Physical Description
  ** Listed information is approximate
  
  
• Estimated Age: 34-45 years old
• Race: White
• Gender: Female
• Height: 5'2" to 5'4"
• Weight: 110-145 lbs.
• Hair Color: Brown
• Eye Color: Brown
  
  
• Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
  
  
• Dentals: Available.
• Fingerprints: Unknown.
• DNA: Unknown.
  Clothing & Personal Items
• Clothing: A long-sleeve Duffel Sportswear pullover, McGregor nylon warm-up pants, and tennis shoes (size 7 1/2). Namus says White and green tennis shoes size 7 1/2 style XJ-900
  
  
  
• Jewelry: White metal Claddagh ring on her right pinky finger. White metal chain and locket. White metal loop earrings with dangling, white balls.
  
  
• Additional Personal Items: Unknown
• 
  * 3 Hours away and neither are ruled out for eachother. Height, Hair, Timeframe, location, all match. Thoughts?

A new thread has been started for the cold case mystery of Rebecca Kathleen Reid. It can be found here:

Oregon, Eugene: Rebecca Kathleen Reid abduction 1997 cold case

 

[DS2021]

Is it possible that she was native ?

Lisa Pearl Briseno – The Charley Project

NamUs says Lisa is 5'4 200 pounds
Charley Project says 5'0 100-130 pounds.
I found another article that states the same info as NamUs, however I'm not sure if the author of that article got that info from LE or from NamUs.

If you take the height from NamUs and the weight from Charley Project, it matches PERFECTLY with Jane Doe.

Unfortunately there's only one picture of Lisa available, I'll leave it below to see if people can estimate which estimate is correct

 

[heartanium]

"Woman's body found in slough off Puget Island," Longview Daily News, March 19, 1998, pg 14

"There were no signed of trauma to the body...leading investigators to believe that the woman drowned."

"the Caucasian victim probably died within the last several months."

"She was approximately 5 foot 4 inches tall and 120 to 145 pounds"

"She was between 30 and 45 years old."

She had shoulder-length brown hair with a small amount of gray in it."

"She also had poor teeth."

"She wore green nylon running pants with purple stripes down the side, white J904 tennis shoes, and an unusual gold ring with two hands grasping a heart in the middle. She also wore a long-sleeved cotton shirt and was found wearing one cotton gardening-type glove"

McKerney, Christy, "Body of woman pulled from Columbia River still unidentified," Longview Daily News, March 31, 1998, pg 11.

"If no one identifies the woman, the county will be responsible for disposing her body. Johnson said she would probably be cremated."

Really hoping she wasn't cremated

 

[HopeRains]

According to this article, this lady has been identified as Ramona Lorene Hughes. Peace to you Ramona.

Body found 26 years ago in Washington identified as woman from Yakima

• TAMMY AYER Yakima Herald-Republic
• Aug 7, 2024 Updated 50 mins ago

Ramona Lorene Hughes pictured in 1996 (submitted photo)

A body found 26 years ago on the shore of Puget Island has been identified as a Yakima woman who was never reported missing.

Ramona Lorene Hughes had not been seen since late 1997 to early 1998, according to a Wahkiakum County Coroner's office news release. She was 41 years old then. Her cause of death was drowning, with the manner of death undetermined, the release said.

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[HmmMysterious]

Rest in peace Ramona. I'm glad your children have a bit of closure.

It really sucks that the only photo available for her is a mugshot. Seems like Ramona had a hard life.

 

[iulia]

Her NamUs page has been removed.