CO CO - Stephanie Drnovsek, 27, Lakewood, 5 Sep 1984

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Here is another one not in Namus, Doe, Etc. I found it on the Colorado Bureau of Investigations site:

https://www.colorado.gov/apps/coldcase/casedetail.html?id=1398

Again, if anyone can try to find a pic, maybe we can move this along some.


Stephanie Drnovsek:

CASE TYPE: MISSING
INCIDENT DATE: Sep 24, 1984
CASE #: 84-94278
AGE: 27
DOB: Apr 24, 1957
HEIGHT: 5' 4 "
WEIGHT: 120 lbs
GENDER: FEMALE
HAIR: Blond/Strawberry
EYES: Hazel
RACE: Caucasian
STATUS: OPEN
CITY: Lakewood
COUNTY: Jefferson County
DATE OF DEATH: Unknown

ABOUT THIS CASE:
On September 24, 1984, Stephanie Drnovosek's boyfriend contacted the Lakewood Police to report Drnovosek as a missing person. Drnovosek's boyfriend last saw Drnovosek leaving their residence located near the 10600 block of West Virginia Avenue, Lakewood, Colorado on September 5, 1984. To date Drnovosek has not made contact with her family or friends. If you have any information regarding this case, you are encouraged to contact the Lakewood Police Department Cold Case hotline at (303) 987-7474 or e-mail at coldcase@lakewoodco.org.
IDENTIFYING MARKS:
Butterfly tatoo on abdomen, hysterectomy scar


IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lakewood PD .
 
I found a few people listed in Ancestry with the surname Drnovsek who lived in Northglenn CO, and Westminster CO in the late 70's and early 80's.

However, looking in the 1975 yearbooks for Northglen HS, and Westminster HS, I could not find anyone with the surname Drnovsek. Since she was born in April 1957, she would have likely been in the Class of 75.

For the six high schools in Lakewood, i looked in the following books (and could not find her):

Alameda HS 1975
Bear Creek HS 1974
Lakewood HS 1973
Silver State Baptist 1975
 
Age last seen: 27
Age now: 59
Race: White female
Hair color: Blond/strawberry
Eyes Color: Hazel
Height: 64.0
Weight: 120.0
Scars and Marks: Hysterectomy scar on abdomen; Tattoo of a butterfly on abdomen; Prior broken right femur.

No photos disponible

Stephanie Drnovosek was last seen leaving her residence in Lakewood, Colorado on September 5, 1984.

Anyone that has seen or may know the whereabouts of Drnovosek is asked to contact Lakewood Police Department.
 
Thanks Romulus! Hmmm, I did not see any good unidentified matches in Colorado or Wyoming, but what about this long shot lady in NY?
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1215ufny.html
She was found many years after Stephanie's last known date, and the stats are a little off but the femur scar caught my eye.
PROS: right femur scar that was well healed, abdomen scar, strawberry hair
CONS: a little above weight, height and age . murdered in 1994, so Stephanie would have had to spent 10 years somewhere.
Also the Doe had a tatoo Stephanie did not have in 1984 and no mention of her butterfly. Not all body parts were found, so possibly some of her abdomen was not found?

I wish we knew more about Stephanie... Maybe a picture... I have a little time today and will look around!
 
Serial killer Robert Charles Browne is always a possibility concerning any missing persons in Colorado in the 70s, 80s and 90s. He has admitted killing around 48 women. He claims he killed between 1970-1995. I wonder what was his exact location during Stephanie Drnovosek's disappearance.
 
I do not have access to ancestry right now, but did find out a few things about Stephanie from looking around.

Sadly, I believe her mother Shirley just passed away this month from an obit I found from Colorado obits. If this is correct, it says she was preceded in death by daughter, Stephanie. It also mentions that Stephanie had a brother whom I believe is still living in Colorado.

This additional information is also on the Lakewood investigations website:
http://www.lakewood.org/Police/Investigations/Cold_Cases/Stephanie_Ann_Drnovsek.aspx

"On Wed., Sept. 5, 1984, Stephanie Drnovsek was seen by her boyfriend leaving their residence in the area of West Virginia Avenue and South Kipling Street in her boyfriend's vehicle. On Sept. 22, the vehicle was recovered in Denver. The vehicle had been stripped. On Mon., Sept. 24, 1984, Drnovsek's boyfriend contacted the Lakewood Police Department to report her as a missing person. Drnovsek routinely made contact with her family, but they did not hear from her and they suspect foul play."

It does sound like foul play to me and from this info, I doubt she would have ended up as a prostitute in NY like the DOE I posted above.
 
Age last seen: 27
Age now: 59
Race: White female
Hair color: Blond/strawberry
Eyes Color: Hazel
Height: 64.0
Weight: 120.0
Scars and Marks: Hysterectomy scar on abdomen; Tattoo of a butterfly on abdomen; Prior broken right femur.

No photos disponible

Stephanie Drnovosek was last seen leaving her residence in Lakewood, Colorado on September 5, 1984.

Anyone that has seen or may know the whereabouts of Drnovosek is asked to contact Lakewood Police Department.

Just adding her Namus link https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/21211/66
 
I do not have access to ancestry right now, but did find out a few things about Stephanie from looking around.

Sadly, I believe her mother Shirley just passed away this month from an obit I found from Colorado obits. If this is correct, it says she was preceded in death by daughter, Stephanie. It also mentions that Stephanie had a brother whom I believe is still living in Colorado.

Link to obituary what seems to be Stephanie's mum http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/denverpost/obituary.aspx?pid=179524388

The same ancestry details what Carl look into in 2012 up thread. Location is about 30 min drive from where Stephanie resided in Lakewood when she has disappeared, making it quite likely that this is correct family connection. Her dad passed away in 2004 (she was not mentioned in obit) and her brother does live in Colorado, in the same vicinity.

Carl or whoever has access to yearbooks can we give one more try and check yearbook of Iver C Ranum High School - Raider Yearbook (Denver, CO) for possibility of pic of her?


Extra link confirming Stephanie date of birth (she had birthday just few days ago)
http://www.unresolvedhomicides.org/...on=&DateofDeath=&DateMissing=1984&CaseStatus=

Missing Since: 1984-09-24

Missing Person | Unresolved – Suspect:None
Name: Stephanie Ann Drnovsek Date of Birth: 1957-04-27
 
Thanks Al Ka! Good catch... I did see Her brother was there in 76/77. We would need to find 72-75 books to look at (which I can't find.) BUT... Someone has created a video tribute to the school..
If you go to ranum high school on Facebook they have the video link right there. "Time passages" That shows all the graduates for the years Stephanie would have been there. It is just super fast and hard to see on my phone right now. Can someone link that video for me? I believe 1975 starts around the 7 minute mark or so. I will watch it again later as well and see if I can see the D names. Or possibly contact the man who made the video!

And I missed that it was just her birthday :(.
 
I have seen the video too, however it is only few snips from each year and names are not that clearly visible there. Likelihood that Stephanie will be shown in that 1 min snip from that year, bearing in mind that each original yearbook is min 95 pages, is slim. We should really get hold of or access full yearbook. I have not contacted the men who made the video, however he advertises it for profit :(. Well, if someone tries to contact him for one pic, who knows..

here is the link to yearbooks we should be checking - 1975 and if not than 1974 or 73.
http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/school/Iver-C-Ranum-High-School/1188?cityId=508

Btw, address listed of Stephanie residence when she went missing in Lakewood
Jurisdiction: Lakewood PD
Location: 10635 W Virginia Ave.

http://www.echelondata.com/clients/FOVAMP/victims/victimDetail.php?id=1121
 
Here are her junior and senior photos from the1974 and 1975 Iver C. Ranum HS yearbooks.

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Carl, THANK YOU!

:yourock: :tyou:


It took 32 years to locate pic of her! Now, lets just spread it all over the net, Doe network, Charley, NamUs etc... I am sooo thrilled :happydance:
 
Thanks Carl fine work! ;) now you could compare the info and pictures available with some UID.
 
She's the namus contact.

doooh :doh:, thank you. I have noticed only LE contact.

5 days and her photo is not in Namus yet :(. Stephanie does not actually have Doenet or Charley missing person profile yet, any idea anyone how we can submit her there?
 
doooh :doh:, thank you. I have noticed only LE contact.

5 days and her photo is not in Namus yet :(. Stephanie does not actually have Doenet or Charley missing person profile yet, any idea anyone how we can submit her there?

Every NamUs case worker is different. Amy added one I sent yesterday. Will email Melissa once I wake up.
You can fill out a form with Doe net. With CP contact their FB page.
 
I have filled in and submitted Stephanie's case to Doe network. Its my first time, so let's see and hope that it will go through.
 

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