LA LA - Carol Cole, 17, Shreveport, Dec 1980

[beckaroozie]

There is a 'Michael Brisco' (he would have been a young teen in 1980 according to Intelius, Classmates.com however, puts his grad date as '1968 in OPELOUSAS, LA, which is between Metairie and New Orleans) who resided, at one time, in Metairie, LA as did a 'David Resha' (who would have been in his early 30s in 1980 and also has a grad date of 1968 in New Orleans)

Metairie is located near New Orleans and approx 250 miles from Bossier. In 1981 Metairie pop was approx 164,000.

Michael Brisco is somehow related to an "Ernest Jr Brisco" (same age and also resided in Metairie) An Ernest Jr Brisco is listed as a sexual offender out of Texas)

David M Resha is somehow related to a "Donald J Resha" (he would have been a teen or young adult in 1980 and is listed as a sexual offender out of TN)

These names; Michael, Brisco, David, Resha, and D. Davies were written on the Bossier Parish Jane Doe's shoe and I am only posting info in the hopes of identifying her. This info is not meant to malign anyone and I am not trying to cast aspersions.

Also, the combination, perhaps even the spelling of names I searched might not be correct.

Just for locational clarification -- I'm from Louisiana (Baton Rouge) and Opelousas is 'down the bayou' between Lafayette and Lake Charles (West Central LA)...New Orleans is opposite direction (East Central). Sorry!

Bossier City is in North Louisiana (up by Alexandria - 2 hrs north), almost directly north of Opelousas/Lafayette. You're correct that Metairie is a burb of New Orleans (great place to go for Mardi Gras!).

 

[tamar]

Thanks Beck, maybe my map was upside down... o.0

 

[future criminologist]

I'm confused - can someone post the direct link for this UID on Doe? (if you right-click on the page and go to 'properties' there will be a URL that you can copy and paste)

I have tried searching 641ufla and doe doesn't come up with any results. also, links to UIDs from Louisiana and found in 2006 doesn't seem to give me a match either.

 

[mae]

It's not there anymore. It shows up on search, but it's not there anymore. Not on the main listing or at its page. I cannot find it in resolved either though.

Here is a cached page:
http://74.125.95.132/search?q=cache...41ufla&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us&client=safari

If this not work:
google doe 641ufla and then click on the cached page link under the description rather than the main listing. The cached page was from Jan 5, 2009.

 

[jules19osu]

I'm confused - can someone post the direct link for this UID on Doe? (if you right-click on the page and go to 'properties' there will be a URL that you can copy and paste)

I have tried searching 641ufla and doe doesn't come up with any results. also, links to UIDs from Louisiana and found in 2006 doesn't seem to give me a match either.

I think there was some number confusion as far as the links go.... this is the doe they are referring to...

http://doenetwork.org/cases/61ufla.html

 

[mae]

I cannot find anything about this UID anywhere else. No updates, no status and no listings. How odd. I'll keep looking.

 

[mae]

I think there was some number confusion as far as the links go.... this is the doe they are referring to...

http://doenetwork.org/cases/61ufla.html

Ahhh I see, there is an extra number in there! Thanks, Jules.

It seems that there are 2 cases--one from 1981 and one from 2006. It appears the 2006 case, the one we cannot find, is the one being discussed here. The OP mentions this case. And that comes back around to the page for the 2006 case not being up anymore.

 

[jules19osu]

I think it's the same case, but there was a date error? It's all the same details but the case number and dates don't match up. I would assume since the 641UFLA case is no longer there- it's because someone realized the error and combined the 2 cases with the proper information? Just a guess.....

 

[carolwood]

Okay I see now, this link

http://doenetwork.org/cases/641ufla.html

says the remains were "discovered on December 19, 2006 in Bossier Parish, Louisiana."

However, this link says something different and I believe the 2006 statement is an error and these appear to be the same cases due to the details of her clothing.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/20090129/NEWS01/901290317/1060
SNIP Jane Doe has a secret. It's her identity — locked in her dirty and bloody clothes and what little was left of her decomposing body discovered nearly three decades ago.

The mystery dates back to January 1981 when her decomposing body was found by a man walking down a logging road off state Highway 157 in northeast Bossier Parish. Authorities believe she was stabbed to death about four to six weeks earlier. A kitchen knife stuck in the ground near her body is believed to be the murder weapon.SNIP

Please somebody correct me if I am mistaken.

When I click the link here http://doenetwork.org/cases/641ufla.html
I get an error message
When I go to doenetwork, and type in case file 641UFLA, the only thing comes up is a male john doe.

I NOW SEE THE MISTAKE SORRY!

 

[carolwood]

There is a 'Michael Brisco' (he would have been a young teen in 1980 according to Intelius, Classmates.com however, puts his grad date as '1968 in OPELOUSAS, LA, which is between Metairie and New Orleans) who resided, at one time, in Metairie, LA as did a 'David Resha' (who would have been in his early 30s in 1980 and also has a grad date of 1968 in New Orleans)

Metairie is located near New Orleans and approx 250 miles from Bossier. In 1981 Metairie pop was approx 164,000.

Michael Brisco is somehow related to an "Ernest Jr Brisco" (same age and also resided in Metairie) An Ernest Jr Brisco is listed as a sexual offender out of Texas)

David M Resha is somehow related to a "Donald J Resha" (he would have been a teen or young adult in 1980 and is listed as a sexual offender out of TN)

These names; Michael, Brisco, David, Resha, and D. Davies were written on the Bossier Parish Jane Doe's shoe and I am only posting info in the hopes of identifying her. This info is not meant to malign anyone and I am not trying to cast aspersions.

Also, the combination, perhaps even the spelling of names I searched might not be correct.

Opelousas, La. is not located between Metairie and New Orleans. Opelousas is located north on I-49, about 25 miles, of I-10 which runs across the state of La. west from Houston and on to Baton Rouge, La. You can now get to New Orleans on I-49 from Opelousas, this is open all the way now, and at one point I-49 turns into Hwy. 90.(I-49/Hwy 90 run N to S)

 

[AdoraBlue]

http://doenetwork.org/cases/61ufla.html

Yes this link now combines "both" cases, which are one and the same, a purported victim of Henry Lee Lucas found in 1981 with two facial reconstructions, one from years ago and one enhanced with computers.

I don't know where the 2006 date came from, just an error on their page I guess.

 

[Redwood146]

Hi this is my first posting - but I am really curious about whether any more information has come to light?

 

[CarlK90245]

There is conflicting info here. Doe Network indicates that she was wearing braces. However, the LSU site indicates that her braces were removed prematurely.

http://identifyla.lsu.edu/profile.php?id=334

And I don't see this case listed in NamUs, although LSU is pretty good at listing their UID cases. They currently have 114 cases listed, but not this one.


BTW
:welcome:, Redwood146.

To answer your question, this case has not gotten alot of attention recently so to my knowledge, nothing has come to light.

 

[not_my_kids]

http://charleyproject.org/cases/d/donn_carol.html

I see similarities to this girl, although no mention of braces. (It's also late and I've gotten rusty at this.)
Carol has been missing since 10/20/1980, so the time frame isn't ridiculous, and the age, height, and weight are good enough. Normally, I might have skipped by it because Carol went missing from FL, but it says that she had made it as far as NY as a runaway before, so this girl was mobile. Carol had a tattoo, but I don't know if that still would have been detectable on the Doe.

http://charleyproject.org/cases/o/opitz_mary.html

Mary is the only girl I could find from the right time frame that had any mention of braces. She would fit that age range, but she was a little lighter, and possibly a bit on the short side of the estimate. She is also missing from Florida, and had been missing less than a week when the Doe was found, so that part doesn't fit. What caught my eye was that her disappearance may be linked to that of Mary Hare, who was found stabbed to death after going missing from the same parking lot as this Mary. A lot else would seem to fit, but the location and time frame make it a bit improbable. Both Mary's are suspected victims of Christopher Wilder.

 

[Redwood146]

Thanks for the welcome Carlk90245. There seems to be a lot of conflicting information.

It just seems strange that she has not yet been identified.

 

[not_my_kids]

Hi, Redwood146. Every set of eyes is very, very welcome. I agree, it seems very strange that she has not been identified yet.

 

[CarlK90245]

http://charleyproject.org/cases/o/opitz_mary.html

Mary is the only girl I could find from the right time frame that had any mention of braces. She would fit that age range, but she was a little lighter, and possibly a bit on the short side of the estimate. She is also missing from Florida, and had been missing less than a week when the Doe was found, so that part doesn't fit. What caught my eye was that her disappearance may be linked to that of Mary Hare, who was found stabbed to death after going missing from the same parking lot as this Mary. A lot else would seem to fit, but the location and time frame make it a bit improbable. Both Mary's are suspected victims of Christopher Wilder.

I was looking at Mary Opitz yesterday, and thought the same thing about the time-frame. She also didn't look too much like the recon, and didn't have blonde hair (FWIW).

However, on second thought aside from your point about stabbing, I remember that C Wilder had a history of transporting his victims long distances before killing them. For example, one victim (Michelle Kaufmann) was kidnapped in Las Vegas, and her remains were found off of Angeles Crest Hwy near Los Angeles. One of his final victims was transported from Redondo Beach CA to Boston before he released her (this was one of the few victims whose life he spared, but only because she assisted him in kidnapping additional victims along the way).

 

[not_my_kids]

Thanks for the info on Wilder, I didn't know that he liked to take his victims with him. I should have read up more on him, but I wanted to get Mary's link up, and just plain forgot to go back and research him some more. Thank you for the side by side, as well.

 

[Redwood146]

what about Melinda Karen Creech?

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/creech_melinda.html

It is a shame that there is not a more definite date around when this Jane Doe died.

 

[someoneschild]

What do you think of Debra Lee Vowell? http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/v/vowell_debra.html

Doe's file
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/61ufla.html

I see a pretty good resemblance. See side by side.
The timeframe fits pretty well with the phone call the grandfather got but her height and weight are slightly off. I can not find a Namus file for the Doe or Debra.