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This is a draft written up by the Texas Department of Public Safety, which contains some of the updated information resulting from the recent, thorough forensic examination on Princess Blue completed in March of 2007.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/director_staff/public_information/pr060707.pdf
Draft June 7, 2007 Draft
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For a recorded sound bite on this topic, call 512-424-2606
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The victim was also wearing six rings, including a silver-colored 1975 Robert E. Lee High School (Houston) class ring—a clue investigators think may help identify the woman. One online forum has nicknamed the young woman "Princess Blue" because of the color of the stone in the class ring. (Pictures of some of the rings can be found at
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A person with a missing family member matching all or part of this description and timeline should also contact authorities. A DNA test from a living relative could be used to identify the woman.[/FONT]
In addition to the high school ring, other jewelry found includes:
One silver-colored ring with a turquoise horse or unicorn
One silver-colored band with a scroll design
Two silver-colored bands
One pearl-type beaded bracelet
One gold-colored band ring with six clear stones
Anyone with information regarding this investigation can contact the Manvel Police Department at the 281-489-1212 or e-mail Sgt. Coffman at jcoffman@manvelpd.org.
They can also contact Brazoria County Sheriff’s Investigator Richard Rosser at 281-756-2218 or e-mail him at richardr@brazoria-county.com .
This (DPS case # U03-10-014) and other unidentified cases are profiled online at the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Missing Persons Clearing House at www.txdps.state.tx.us/mpch/.
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http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/director_staff/public_information/pr060707.pdf
Draft June 7, 2007 Draft
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DPS hopes new clues give face a name
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Houston high school class ring provides intriguing clue
[/FONT]The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office, the Manvel Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety hope new developments will help identify skeletal remains found in northern Brazoria County in 1990.
Two new forensic drawings of the victim’s possible appearance with either short or long hair were developed from the victim’s skull by the Texas Ranger forensic artist. The facial reproductions, pictured above, can also be found at
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[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]For a recorded sound bite on this topic, call 512-424-2606 [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Read about DPS online at www.txdps.state.tx.us
Two new forensic drawings of the victim’s possible appearance with either short or long hair were developed from the victim’s skull by the Texas Ranger forensic artist. The facial reproductions, pictured above, can also be found at
[FONT=Arial,Arial]http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/director_staff/public_information/pr060707photos.htm[/FONT]. [FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][/FONT]
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[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]For a recorded sound bite on this topic, call 512-424-2606 [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Read about DPS online at www.txdps.state.tx.us
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In addition, after the Sheriff’s Office reopened the case, the University of North Texas System Center for Human Identification in Denton recently performed an extensive forensic analysis that has provided new clues to the young woman’s identity.
Originally thought to be Hispanic in 1990, new forensic analysis indicates the young woman was Caucasian, with the probability of some African-American traits. According to the forensic analysis, it is likely one parent [FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]or [/FONT]one grandparent was African-American.
Her age at the time of her death was determined to be between 17 to 21 years old. Her height was between 4 feet 11 inches and 5 feet 3 inches, with a slight to medium build.
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Originally thought to be Hispanic in 1990, new forensic analysis indicates the young woman was Caucasian, with the probability of some African-American traits. According to the forensic analysis, it is likely one parent [FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]or [/FONT]one grandparent was African-American.
Her age at the time of her death was determined to be between 17 to 21 years old. Her height was between 4 feet 11 inches and 5 feet 3 inches, with a slight to medium build.
For a recorded sound bite on this topic, call 512-424-2606
[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Read about DPS online at www.txdps.state.tx.us
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The victim was also wearing six rings, including a silver-colored 1975 Robert E. Lee High School (Houston) class ring—a clue investigators think may help identify the woman. One online forum has nicknamed the young woman "Princess Blue" because of the color of the stone in the class ring. (Pictures of some of the rings can be found at
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"The ring is an important clue," said Manvel Police Detective Sgt. Jay Coffman. "It could have belonged to a friend, a young mother, a relative or the woman herself. Anyone who was a student at Houston’s Robert E. Lee High School in the seventies who lost, sold or let someone else borrow a similar ring should contact authorities."
The skeletal remains were discovered in a trash-dumping area at the end of County Road 101, just east of Highway 288 on Sept. 10, 1990 inside the Manvel city limits. Investigators have not determined a cause of death or when she died, but her death is considered suspicious. No clothes were found with the remains.
[FONT=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]"The ring is an important clue," said Manvel Police Detective Sgt. Jay Coffman. "It could have belonged to a friend, a young mother, a relative or the woman herself. Anyone who was a student at Houston’s Robert E. Lee High School in the seventies who lost, sold or let someone else borrow a similar ring should contact authorities."
The skeletal remains were discovered in a trash-dumping area at the end of County Road 101, just east of Highway 288 on Sept. 10, 1990 inside the Manvel city limits. Investigators have not determined a cause of death or when she died, but her death is considered suspicious. No clothes were found with the remains.
A person with a missing family member matching all or part of this description and timeline should also contact authorities. A DNA test from a living relative could be used to identify the woman.
In addition to the high school ring, other jewelry found includes:
One silver-colored ring with a turquoise horse or unicorn
One silver-colored band with a scroll design
Two silver-colored bands
One pearl-type beaded bracelet
One gold-colored band ring with six clear stones
Anyone with information regarding this investigation can contact the Manvel Police Department at the 281-489-1212 or e-mail Sgt. Coffman at jcoffman@manvelpd.org.
They can also contact Brazoria County Sheriff’s Investigator Richard Rosser at 281-756-2218 or e-mail him at richardr@brazoria-county.com .
This (DPS case # U03-10-014) and other unidentified cases are profiled online at the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Missing Persons Clearing House at www.txdps.state.tx.us/mpch/.
Media note
: Sgt. Coffman (281-489-1212) and Investigator Rosser (281-756-2218) are the primary media contacts in this case.
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