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anthrobones
06-17-2007, 07:07 PM
The Doe Network: Case File 576UFGA (http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/576ufga.html)



Unidentified Female




The victim was discovered on May 22, 1980 in Oakwood, Hall County, Georgia
Estimated Date of Death: Anthropologists estimate February 1977 - March 1980
Badly Decomposed/mostly skeletal

Vital Statistics




Estimated age: 17-24 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'2:-5'6".
Distinguishing Characteristics: The victim was most likely a light-skinned African-American, or possibly Native American female. She had an artificial (glass) right eye - brown in color. She also had a depressed skull fracture 3-4 years before her death (1976-1977) that would have caused severe scarring on the right side of the face. The injury occurred before death because platinum surgical wire used to reconnect the bone was found. She may have suffered from chronic seizures because of this head injury, that may, or may not, have contributed to her death. But because the body was found in a wooded area about 75 to 100 feet from the interstate, foul play is possible.
Clothing: Except for a patch of nylon that resembled panty hose and a size 8 silver ring with inlaid coral and turquoise-colored stones, her clothes had disintegrated.
Case History
The victim was located near a rest stop in a wooded area about 75 to 100 feet from I-985 in Oakwood, Georgia on May 22, 1980.

Danaya
12-05-2010, 11:36 PM
Bump.

ctaylor
04-30-2011, 09:33 AM
Not sure if this has been posted before as it looks like she was indentiifed in March but this news article was from 28th April and it confirms that this girl has now been indentified as Juanita Adams

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/49661/

Her funeral is today. I'm glad that she will be given a proper burial, among her family.

webrocket
04-30-2011, 11:11 AM
I am glad she has been identified.

I don't think she was ever in the missing persons databases online. there are but a handful of missing persons with glass eyes and she would have been matched right away had she been there.

CarlK90245
04-30-2011, 02:15 PM
Here is the side-by-side to compare the facial reconstruction with a photo of Juanita Adams.

http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q697/Carlkopp90245/Facial%20Reconstructions%20002/2783762130045078242S500x500Q851.jpghttp://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q697/Carlkopp90245/Missing%20Persons%20Photos/2021359290045078242S425x425Q851.jpg