Identified! CA - San Joaquin Co., WhtFem 320UFCA, 29-41, Gorilla hiking boots, Mar'95 - Amanda Lynn Schumann Deza

[SophieRose]

‘Her name was Amanda’: DNA, genealogy research used to identify ‘Lady in the Fridge’ 27 years after her body was found in the Delta

The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday that “The Lady in the Fridge” — a murder victim discovered in a refrigerator in Holt in March 1995 — has finally

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They were able to determine that in the years before her death, Deza lived in the Napa, Oakley and Delta areas, but they have very little information about her life and activities for several years before her murder, Jimenez said.

No missing person’s report was filed for Deza, but people were looking for her after her disappearance, Jimenez said in response to reporters’ questions.

"They didn’t get very far,” she said.

 

[WyomingSkyAngel]

She might have been working extra jobs trying to save enough money to leave her abuser. She's in a better place now. Rest In Peace Angel.

 

[SophieRose]

Includes lots of pictures

Identity of 'lady in the fridge' revealed 27 years later

The identity of the 'lady in the fridge' was finally revealed on Thursday at a press conference, as Amanda Lynn Schumman Deza, 27 years after the mother-of-two from California disappeared.

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Though Deza's identity is now known her killer(s) have never been caught. A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered by the Stockton CrimeStoppers.

 

[SophieRose]

Here's another picture of the refrigerator back in 1995.
From CBS

"Lady in the Fridge" cold case victim identified after 27 years; search continues for her killer

There has been a major break in a cold case known as "The Lady in the Fridge". Detectives used DNA analysis and genealogy research to identify the victim, Amanda Lynn Schumann Deza.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[Gemmie]

She was added to namus a few months ago! This one seems so identifiable.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
case ID: #UP68494

Looks like NamUs hasn't been updated as the link still is showing she's unidentified. I wonder how long it takes?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

 

[Lwieckowicz]

Looks like NamUs hasn't been updated as the link still is showing she's unidentified. I wonder how long it takes?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

I think I’ve seen it take up to a few months to be updated?

 

[SophieRose]

From USA Today

'The lady in the fridge' identified in California cold case after almost 30 years, officials say

Amanda Lynn Schumann Deza was identified in a cold case as the woman whose remains were found nearly 30 years ago in a refrigerator, police said.

www.usatoday.com

"Speaking with the family, she was last seen at an unknown apartment complex in the city of Napa with an unidentified male she met in a rehabilitation facility,” the company wrote in its post.

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Still, investigators said much mystery shrouds Deza's circumstances before her death, and they hope members of the public who knew her would come forward and offer even a glimpse of her life before she was murdered.

“It’s kind of hard to investigate who killed someone if you don’t know who they [the victim] are,” Jimenez said.

Withrow said a missing person’s report was never filed, and her family was shocked to learn that her remains were identified.

“She was a 30-year-old woman and out on her own and had her own life,” Withrow said. “So the family just didn’t know.”

 

[JennieM]

Hello, I just came across this article about Deza you might find interesting.

DNA used to identify California mother whose body was found 27 years ago

Amanda Deza’s remains were found in canal in 1995 and remained unknown until daughter’s DNA was used to identify them

www.theguardian.com

 

[SophieRose]

Hello, I just came across this article about Deza you might find interesting.

DNA used to identify California mother whose body was found 27 years ago

Amanda Deza’s remains were found in canal in 1995 and remained unknown until daughter’s DNA was used to identify them

www.theguardian.com

How sad. I had wondered if the children might have been placed in foster children, it must have been several years before Deza's death in 1994. Looks like it will be difficult to solve this one unless there is the perk's DNA in or on something in the fridge.

 

[summergirl1]

It's interesting that where she was last seen was 80 miles from where she was found. Yeah, it's possible that the fridge was transported that distance, or her body was if the refrigerator was from somewhere else, somewhere closer, and then she was put it into later, but it makes you wonder if her death didn't happen closer to where her body was found.

Perhaps she was living closer to the site where she was found as it's not concretely stated anywhere that she was actually living in Napa at the time of her death..alone or with anyone. That's just the last place she was seen. I doubt records from rehabs she went to would still be available but if so, they might be able to shed some light on her last years, including people she may have associated with from there.

 

[SophieRose]

It's interesting that where she was last seen was 80 miles from where she was found. Yeah, it's possible that the fridge was transported that distance, or her body was if the refrigerator was from somewhere else, somewhere closer, and then she was put it into later, but it makes you wonder if her death didn't happen closer to where her body was found.

Perhaps she was living closer to the site where she was found as it's not concretely stated anywhere that she was actually living in Napa at the time of her death..alone or with anyone. That's just the last place she was seen. I doubt records from rehabs she went to would still be available but if so, they might be able to shed some light on her last years, including people she may have associated with from there.

One of the places listed where she had lived was Oakley, which is about 25 miles from Holt, where her body was found. Also said Delta, there is no such town but a region called The Delta, which is the San Joaquin /Sacramento area. It doesn't give a date for last time seen, could have been months, even years, before she disappeared.

 

[cvaldez1975]

the delts runs from sac and san joaquin to contra costa county. i think its possible she was in rehab in napa. but didnt live there.

 

[Jbetty567]

It is tempting to think of notorious serial killers first but there are plenty of other people who killed and got away and probably lived a good life afterwards without ever being discovered.

I can attest to this!