I could not find this Jane Doe in NamUs, nor could I find any news articles reporting suicides at the Santa Monica Radisson in August of 1999.
The Los Angeles Coroner has a page on this UID which apparently has morgue photographs. I haven't yet gotten to the stage of being able to comfortably click graphic links so if someone could be kind enough to compare, it would be great to know if this UID is a possible match to Evelyn Louise Piper.
Los Angeles County Coroner
Evelyn Piper on...
Doe Network:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1133dfal.html
Charley Project:
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/piper_evelyn.html
NamUs:
https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/4996/3
Alabama Public Safety Community Information Center:
http://dps.alabama.gov/Community/wfReportPDF.aspx?Type=0&ID=f58859fe-d063-410b-8036-106048647608
A couple of things caught my eye between the sketch/description of the UID and Evelyn.
Evelyn disappeared under strange circumstances on November 30, 1994 from Phenix City, AL after surprising her daughter with the announcement that she was flying to Jerusalem to get married. Her car was found in long term parking at the Columbus, Georgia Airport one week later, but there is no proof she flew anywhere. The UID jumped from the 9th floor of the Radisson Hotel on August 26, 1999 in Santa Monica, CA, nearly five years to the day Evelyn was last heard from.
Evelyn was reported to be 5'2" (NamUs) or 5'3" (Doe Network, APS CIC). NamUs has her weight as 135-150 lbs. while Doe Network has it as 150 lbs. The UID was 5'2" and 155 lbs.
Evelyn was 54 when she disappeared in 1994 and would have been 59 in 1999. The UID is estimated to be 50-60 years old.
NamUs says Evelyn had red/auburn hair while Doe Network says she had brown hair that was kept short and neat. Photographs seem to show both hair colors. Both sources say she had brown eyes. The UID had light brown/grey hair that was dyed and brown eyes. The sketch seems to show a shorter hair cut.
Finally, the eyebrows on the UID seem quite thin and styled whereas Evelyn's also seem that way. A larger photograph of Evelyn is available here to compare:
http://dps.alabama.gov/Community/wfReportPDF.aspx?Type=0&ID=f58859fe-d063-410b-8036-106048647608.
In any case, I think a quick look at any morgue photographs may help rule Evelyn out so if someone could help, that would be much appreciated. Her disappearance is so strange that it really is hard to rule out this UID simply because of distance.
The Doe Network: http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1133dfal.html
Case File 1133DFAL
Evelyn Louise Piper
Missing since November 30, 1994 from Phenix City, Lee County, Alabama
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
- Date Of Birth: October 18, 1940
- Age at Time of Disappearance: 54 years old
- Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'3"; 150 lbs.
- Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair (short and neat); brown eyes. Pierced ears. She wore glasses but only to read. It is unknown if she was wearing them.
- Clothing: Evelyn had a black leather purse that had different patchwork pieces on it.
- Marks, Scars: She has a scar on her right ankle from a fracture. Also a hysterectomy scar.
- Dentals: Available. Bottom teeth crooked.
- Fingerprints: Available
Circumstances of Disappearance
Piper was last seen in Phenix City, Alabama on November 30, 1994.
She called her daughter in Columbus, Georgia to wish her a Happy Thanksgiving. She told her daughter that she was going to Jerusalem to get married but the daughter thought she was joking as she was not dating anybody.
Her car was found approximately one week later at the Columbus, Georgia airport, with no sign of her. There was no evidence that she had a plane ticket to anywhere and the ticket to the parking lot was never found.
Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Lee County Sheriffs Office
Lieutenant James Majors
800-239-7072
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Alabama Bureau of Investigation
Center for Missing and Exploited Children
800-228-7688
E-Mail
Agency Case Number: 94-007688
NCIC Number: M-793919836
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
Source Information:
Lee County
Alabama Bureau of Investigation
NamUs
