MI MI - Diane Patricia Collins, 25, Detroit, 1 March 1974

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First name Diane
Middle name Patricia
Last name Collins
Date last seen March 01, 1974
Age last seen 25
Age now 68 years old
Race White
Sex Female
Height 62 inches
Weight 110 lbs

Missing from Detroit, MI, Wayne County

Brown hair medium length straight
Blue eyes
Gap between front teeth

DNA sample submitted-tests complete

https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/26943/17/
 
I couldn't find much, either, which is terribly sad to me. How can people try to solve the mystery if they don't know there IS one? Perhaps the family is deceased.

There is one solid fact, that Diane was last seen on March 1, 1974. But by whom and where?
 
maybe this is Diane? Unidentified Person Case

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP2607 Female, White / Caucasian

SexFemale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian

Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 20
Estimated Age Range14-23 Years
Estimated Year of Death0-1988
Estimated PMI 15 Years
Height 5' 2"(62 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate
circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Found July 31, 1988
NamUs Case CreatedSeptember 2, 2008
ME/C QA ReviewedSeptember 3, 2008
Location Found Map
Street Address 130 Bay Knoll Drive Irondequoit, New York 14622
County Monroe County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of Recovery Remains discovered by young boy who was digging at the rear of his property.
Details of Recovery

NY - NY - Irondequoit, WhtFem Skeletal 122UFNY, 14-23, in shallow grave, July'88




Original
 
476UFTX

476UFTX - Unidentified Female
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Reconstruction of the victim by Mary Mise.

Date of Discovery: January 12, 1981
Location of Discovery: Houston, Harris County, Texas
Estimated Date of Death: 8 weeks to 2 months prior (or as short as 1-6 weeks)
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Homicide by strangulation

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 15-25 years old
Race: White with possible Native American ancestry.
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4" to 5'9"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Brown with a reddish tint, worn in a ponytail; 18 inches long.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Fingernails chewed very short. Face showed signs of excessive hair growth. Right ear pierced; it is unknown if the left was.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available Several silver fillings in molars. Restorations, gap between upper front teeth, wisdom teeth partially erupted.
Fingerprints: Available.

DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Light green gym shorts, with a 25” waist.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: A bloody towel was also found at the scene.

Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was located in a wooded area near 13500 Wallisville Road on January 12, 1981, alongside the remains of a young man, who was also the victim of homicide.
476UFTX
 
This jane doe also had a gap in between her front teeth.

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Date of Discovery: December 23, 1975
Location of Discovery: Davie, Broward County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: 5 days prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Undetermined; suspected homicide

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 15-30 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 123 to 125 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown or auburn; medium length.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Identifiers
Dentals: Available. She had a gap between her two front teeth.
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Green flower-printed blouse; blue flared pants; blue platform shoes.
Jewelry: She had on a white puka necklace, made from bits of shells, and a silver ring with a blue stone in the center surrounded by three white gems.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
The female was located floating in a canal north of Southwest 28th Street and 154th Avenue, in Davie, Florida on December 23, 1975. No signs of trauma were found on her body, but authorities suspect foul play.

295UFFL
 
Possible, although over a year later and recent drowning. It says very bad teeth and had given birth the year before.
Wish there was more information on Diane.
I think you should submit it though.
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UNIDENTIFIED
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP15854Female, White / Caucasian
Date Body FoundOctober 22, 1975
Location FoundOttawa County, Ohio
Estimated Age Range20-30 Years
 
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Don’t get hung up on the March 1 date. Lately there’s been cases added to namus from the 70s that show specific last seen dates and then also say “last seen sometime in the early 70s.” I wonder if these are missing person cases that either spawned from law enforcement looking for the person for some reason or disinterested family members, which explains the lack of info.
 
vspin said:
I requested that the following females' DNA be compared:

Missing person Diane Patricia Collins:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Unidentified Alcona County Jane Doe:
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

I suspect both females may have been transients based on their descriptions or few details, and it's not uncommon for them to use aliases, to explain the years from when the missing person was last seen, and the unidentified died.

WHAT MATCHES

-The missing person was last seen ~140+ miles from the unidentified's location.
-They both have a gap in their teeth.
-Their demographics and physical description's match.
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StarrChance said:
Possible, although over a year later and recent drowning. It says very bad teeth and had given birth the year before.
Wish there was more information on Diane.
I think you should submit it though.
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UNIDENTIFIED
Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP15854Female, White / Caucasian
Date Body FoundOctober 22, 1975
Location FoundOttawa County, Ohio
Estimated Age Range20-30 Years
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I live only about 5 miles North of Mud Creek where this lady was found. In fact, she is buried only about a mile from my home in a potter's graveyard. She is the only unidentified in our County.

Ottawa County is a rural area with only small towns, and is a farming community. We are right on the banks of Lake Erie, and are a tourist area fron about May to Labor Day, Other than those months, the only people here are those of us that live here.

Mud Creek is very rural and is just that, a creek, and it's muddy. It most certainly is not a body of water anyone would want to swim in, especially in the nude, and definately not in October. No one goes swimming here in Ohio in October, not even in our swimming pools. It's way too cold.

If she did drown, as stated by coroner, I'd venture to guess it was not an accident. Mud Creek is not very deep and not very wide, and as I stated, no one swims in Mud Creek. If anyone were to go to that creek, it would most likely be to sit on the bank and fish for Bullhead or Catfish. Unless you are from this area, you would not find Mud Creek.

My hunch is that someone dumped her body there or possibly took her there and drown her. If so, someone from our area or who knows this area very well has gotten away with murder all of these years.

I have tried many times times to get the Detectives here in ottawa County to extract her DNA and submit it to Parabon so Genetic Genealogists can give her identity back to herk to no avail.
 
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