MI MI - Superior Twp, BlkFem 15-25, UP9881, GSW, winter coat, 2 sweaters, Sz4 jeans, Jan'85

OkieGranny · Sep 4, 2014

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/09/deputies_release_3-d_recreatio.html

According to the sheriffs office, a woman was found in a shallow grave near the Woolman Oval Apartments in January 1985. The apartments were abandoned in the 1970s and have since been demolished...

The autopsy showed she was between 15 and 25 years old, 5-feet tall and weighed about 105 pounds. She was dressed for cold weather and investigators said she likely went missing sometime in 1984.

The woman was never positively identified, but tips to investigators led them to believe she was a resident of the Detroit area.

NamUs: https://identifyus.org/en/cases/9881

No rule-outs currently listed. Found decomposed with a GSW to the head, wearing a winter coat, two sweaters, and jeans.

jjohnston0827 · Sep 5, 2014

Is it just me or do the recons not resemble each other AT ALL? Usually there is at least one or two similarities between recons, but I can find nothing similar about these! Nose, mouth, facial structure, chin, everything is completely different!

carbuff · Sep 5, 2014

Large wide-set eyes, nose narrow at the bridge and wide through the nostrils, triangular face with high cheekbones and narrow pointed chin.

I think the one on the left may have chosen to exaggerate certain features to call attention to them. I'm not sure it works as an identification strategy but I've run into it before.

annoulzz · Sep 22, 2014

yeah, those photos do not match at all. I tried to cross reference photos from the Charley Project from the missing persons' cases in 1984/1985 during cold months of Jan-March and Oct-December and nothing seems to match the description or photos of this girl..

carbuff · Sep 24, 2017

One ruleout:

Shaunda Green 1970 Michigan

https://identifyus.org/en/cases/9881

Namus page hasn't been updated since September 2014. She has DNA and dentals.

carbuff · Feb 10, 2019

Updated link: Unidentified Person Case

No new ruleouts.

Moonwalker9 · Jul 4, 2019

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

There is a reconstruction of her

Case Information

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case NumberA 190-85
Demographics
SexFemale
Race / EthnicityBlack / African American
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Possible Nickname--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 30
Estimated Age Range (Years)15-25
Estimated Year of Death1984
Estimated PMI5 Months
Height5' 1"(61 inches) , Estimated
Weight105 lbs, Estimated
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date FoundJanuary 15, 1985
NamUs Case CreatedFebruary 16, 2012
ME/C QA ReviewedApril 29, 2012
Location Found Map
General Location--Michigan
CountyWashtenaw County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of RecoveryBody was found buried with a gun shot wound to the head. Found with winter coat on.
Details of Recovery

Inventory of RemainsAll parts recovered
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Physical Description
Hair ColorRed/Auburn
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBrown
Right Eye ColorBrown
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information

Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Clothing
Winter weight coat, jeans-size 4, 2 sweaters
On the Body

No idea exactly where she was found...

carbuff · Jun 19, 2021

carbuff said:
One ruleout:

Shaunda Green 1970 Michigan

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Namus page hasn't been updated since September 2014. She has DNA and dentals.

Shaunda Green is still the only exclusion.

DS2021 · Nov 18, 2022

I highly doubt this is a match but shes the only black woman in NamUs with a DLC during the winter of 1984.

Evelyn Paige Fox – The Charley Project

MadMcGoo · Feb 16, 2023

1702UFMI

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) UP9881

Reconstructions of victim.

Date of Discovery: January 15, 1985
Location of Discovery: Washtenaw County, Michigan
Estimated Date of Death: Months prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction.
Cause of Death: Unknown
Estimated Age: 15-25 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 105 lbs.
Hair Color: Red/Auburn.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Clothing: Winter weight coat, jeans-size 4, 2 sweaters

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery: Body was found buried with a gun shot wound to the head. Found with winter coat on.

Investigating Agency: Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office
Agency Phone Number: 734-971-8400
Agency Case Number: 85-1167

MadMcGoo · Feb 16, 2023

@imstilla.grandma

BrownBear · Feb 16, 2023

1 Exclusion
MP2568 Shaunda Green 10/15/1983 Washtenaw MI

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

faithx · Dec 15, 2023

Victim from Washtenaw County homicide positively identified after nearly 40 years

The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a cold case murder dating back nearly 40 years.

www.wxyz.com

She has been identified as Cheryl Coates. Cheryl was known to frequent or live in the Southfield and/or Detroit area.

othram · Dec 15, 2023

SOLVED: After 38 years, Washtenaw County Jane Doe is Identified

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