LA LA - New Orleans, river @ Prytania St, WhtFem 35-49, UP7411, coat, clothes, Aug'84

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NamUs UP 7411 https://identifyus.org/en/cases/7411

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Unidentified White Female

The victim was discovered on August 15, 1984 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana​

Body Condition
All Parts Recovered -- Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Probable Year of Death 1984
Estimated Postmortem Interval 1 Week​

Vital Statistics

Estimated age: Adult - Pre-50
Approximate Height: 5'5" (65 inches).
Approximate Weight: 190 pounds.
Hair Color: Hair listed as brown/gray and blond/gray in original notes, unknown which is correct.
Eye Color: Brown
Prior Surgery: "old laparotomy" per autopsy report.

Clothing & Accessories

Clothing On Body: purple and gray long-sleeved shirt, tan checkered coat, no underclothes
Clothing With Body: blue corduroy pants
Footwear: No Footwear​

Identifiers
Fingerprints: Fingerprint information is currently not available
Dentals: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNA: Sample available - Not yet submitted

Case History
Body found floating in the Mississippi River at the Prytania St. levee. Mandible and maxilla removed for future identification, location of body unknown. Age, sex, and race based on original file notes and anthropological analysis of jaws only.​
 
Ruth Annette Johnson Barber looks like a pretty solid possible for this Jane Doe.
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/21591/0
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/barber_ruth.html
barber_ruth2.jpg

Positives
* Date LKA: 31-May-1984 - 2½ months before body found
* Loc LKA: Gulfport MS - 80 miles from New Orleans
* Height: 64 to 66 inches - Consistent with Jane Doe's 65 inches.
* Age: 36 - Consistent with Jane Doe's estimated age 35-49
* Hair: Brown/Grey or Blonde/Grey - Consistent with Jane Doe's Hair Description

Negatives
* Weight: 150-165 estimated - Somewhat less than Jane Doe's 190 lbs.
* Eyes: Hazel - Jane Doe's eyes are described as Brown
 
I got a note from the NamUs Regional Admin that someone accidentally entered the dentals of a Brevard County Florida UP into Ruth's NamUs MP casefile.

Apparently, back in 1985, Mississippi LE looked at the Florida UP as a possible match to Ruth, and the UP dental records were in Ruth's casefile. When NamUs asked for Ruth's dentals, they looked into Ruth's casefile and sent them the dentals for the florida UP. I am guessing that the Brevard County UP was UP1234 (i.e., DoeNet 523UFFL http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/523uffl.html )

They are sorting it all out now, but the RA says that LSU Faces lab would not have caught the error had I not submitted Ruth as a possible to UP7411.

Still no word whether Ruth is a match to UP7411.
 
I wonder how they determined "brown" eyes when she was decomp/unrecognisable. Also note many variables were established by "case notes" and examination of the mandibles - so I guess that indicates they still have them which could be useful for future DNA.

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP7411 Female, White / Caucasian
Date Body FoundAugust 15, 1984
Location FoundNew Orleans, Louisiana
Estimated Age Range 35-49 Years

Case Numbers
ME/C Case Number LSU 08-29-40 ; F84-19
Demographics
SexFemale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years)35-49
Estimated Year of Death1984
Estimated PMI1 Weeks
Height5' 5"(65 inches) , Estimated
Weight190 lbs, Estimated
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body FoundAugust 15, 1984
NamUs Case CreatedJuly 19, 2010
ME/C QA ReviewedJuly 19, 2010
Location Found Map
Location New Orleans, Louisiana
County Orleans Parish
Circumstances of Recovery Body found floating in the Mississippi River at the Prytania St. levee. Mandible and maxilla removed for future identification, location of body unknown. Age, sex, and race based on original file notes and anthropological analysis of jaws only.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains All parts recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Physical Description
Hair Color Brown
Head Hair DescriptionHair listed as brown/gray and blond/gray in original notes, unknown which is correct.
Eye ColorBrown

Clothing and Accessories
Clothing - purple and gray long-sleeved shirt, tan checkered coat, no underclothes - On the Body
Clothing - blue corduroy pants Near the Body
Footwear - no shoes On the Body
Biometrics
DNA
No Information Entered
Fingerprints
No Information Entered
 

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