Resolved CA - Canyon Country, Asian/HispFem UP4179, 13-17, on hillside, Jan'86 - namus removed

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DEMOGRAPHICS
  • Age: 13 - 17 years old. Dental age is 18 - 22
  • Race: Asian or Hispanic
  • Sex: Female
  • Height: 58 inches (4'10)
  • Estimated year of death: 1985 - 1986
  • Partial skeletal remains

CIRCUMSTANCES
Found in Los Angeles County
Unknown Doe 1, probable female, dental age 18 - 22, race is either Hispanic or Asian

PHYSICAL
Black hair

IDENTIFIERS
  • Fingerprints: Not available
  • Dentals: Available and entered
  • DNA: Samples submitted - Tests complete
 
There isn't much to go on, but there are a few girls/women who fit the UP's stats.

Angelica Longoria
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/l/longoria_angelica.html

Age (15) is within range
Race is Hispanic
Height is 4'8 (just two inches off)
Disappeared in 1985, which is consistent with the postmortem interval
Disappeared from El Monte, which is within LA County

Rhonda Yocom
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/6837/0

Age (20) is within dental range
Race is Asian (Filipina)
Disappeared in 1985, consistent with time frame
However, her height is 3 inches off.

Elvia Ortiz
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/o/ortiz_elvia.html

Age (22) is within dental range
Race is Hispanic
Height is only 2 inches off
Disappeared in 1985, consistent with time frame
Disappeared from Los Angeles, the county where the UP was found
There's a possibility that she was pregnant when she disappeared, though.
 
There isn't much to go on, but there are a few girls/women who fit the UP's stats.

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Rhonda Yocom
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/6837/0

Age (20) is within dental range
Race is Asian (Filipina)
Disappeared in 1985, consistent with time frame
However, her height is 3 inches off.


I actually like your Rhonda Yocum suggestion because, Paget Barr's disappearance was possibly connected to Rhonda's case.

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/barr_paget.html

Sand Canyon is a popular site for bikers, so their connection to the Hell's Angels would be a positive.

But it looks like Rhonda has a full DNA profile, as does the UID. So we would expect a hit if this was a match.
 
Bumping Canyon County Jane Doe's thread with her DoeNetwork page. She has a recon now.

969UFCA
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Reconstruction of the victim by NCMEC.

Date of Discovery: January 8, 1986
Location of Discovery: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Estimated Date of Death: Six months or less
State of Remains: Partial skeletal
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 13-17 years old (dental age 18-22).
Race: Asian or Hispanic
Gender: Unknown, presumed female
Height: 4'09" to 4'11"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Available. All natural teeth with no dental work.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available at CA DOJ (07-000762).

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
The victim's skeletal remains were located in heavy brush approximately 75 feet down the side of a hill in a remote area at Santa Clara Divide Road, near Sand Canyon Road in Canyon Country.

On July 26, 1987, the skull of a female was found in the same area.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: LASD Homicide Unit
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 323-890-5500
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 1986-00216-0652-496

Agency Name: Los Angeles County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Daniel Machian
Agency Phone Number: 323-343-0512
Agency E-Mail: dmachian(at)coroner.lacounty.gov
Agency Case Number: 86-00377

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 4179
NCMEC Case Number: 1184148
Former Hot Case Number: 1252

Information Source(s)
NamUs
NCMEC
LASD Homicide Cold Case Unit
 
Another suggestion Esther Valdez missing from New Mexico since Sept 1984
2430DFNM - Esther Valdez (doenetwork.org)
www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/6759?nav

" Esther Valdez and an older man came to a friend's home to invite her to go camping. She said no and they left. That's the last time she saw Esther." Esther has physical marks (burns etc) that would not have been visible on partial/skeletal remains.

  • Age: 17 years old
    Race: Hispanic
    Gender: Female
    Height: 4'11"
    Weight: 110 lbs
 

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