There are two OC TX Jane Does found on the same day with similar age ranges:
Namus 4573, case 84-0003 and Namus 4574, case PA84-0009. How is it possible that two teen girls with brown hair around the same age were discovered on the same day in the same county, and the info isnt referenced in each case? There appear to be two different ME's.
I was just looking at these two cases, trying to figure out if they are the same girl and if someone has royally screwed up the data entry. I think this is in fact one UID with two different entries on NamUs, and here's why:
http://www.harriscountytx.gov/CmpDocuments/21/UDF2011/1984-01-01-0009.pdf
This Unidentified Decedent Notice from Harris County gives a HCME case number of PA84-0009 and a police agency number of Orange County SO 84-0003, thus the origin of two different case numbers.
As far as the two different MEs, one is the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences and the other is the Orange County Justice of the Peace. Many smaller jurisdictions in Texas routinely forward cases to Harris County for more advanced examination.
There are, however, other discrepancies that concern me:
Doe #72UFTX gives a height estimate of 4'11" to 5'2" with shoulder-length hair (per sketch)
NamUs #4573 gives no height estimate at all, no hair length specified
NamUs #4574 gives a height estimate of 54", which would be 4'6" tall, hair was 2" long
The Harris County ME's case report gives a height estimate of 5'6" tall, hair was 2" long
So this girl could be anywhere from 54" to 66" tall. I tend to think that the info coming directly from the Harris County ME's office would be the most accurate, so I'm gonna take a wild leap here and say that this UID was 5'6" tall with very short brown hair.