Identified! MO - Dixon, Wht/NtvFem UP10222, >35, off Hwy MM, upper denture, May'81 - Karen Knippers

[djanga]

Sturgal was in military? He had a military funeral service

 

[onceuponadecember]

Not a divorce but another marriage for Sturgal in 1982. Appears he was 15 years older than Karen as well, if it's the same person.

I already knew about that one, apologies.

 

[papijoe2002]

Whaddaya Think????

 

[Feme98]

Whaddaya Think????

Nice catch! Perhaps it got faded from being washed

 

[Blurgle]

Yes but with a name scribbled on it with sharpie? I am a big thrift shop gal, but i wouldnt buy that or even take as a gift. But i am a spoiled millenial ))

I wouldn’t have given it a second thought.

It's not so much 'spoiling' as it is the fact that new clothing cost about the same back then as it does now. I can buy 3 cheap bralettes for $15; they would also have been $15 in 1982, when wages were so much lower.

Also we weren't nearly as worried about hygiene as we (very rightly) are now, because we didn’t care that much or know that much. I mean, everything stank of tobacco smoke even if you didn’t smoke; it was just an unclean time.

 

[papijoe2002]

I've had similar experiences writing on fabric. There's a lace portion of the bra and a non lace portion and pen just didn't work on the packer portion.

 

[Friday Fan]

Strange that anyone would have a name on a bra......

I wouldn't put my name on mine....

There must be a story, because I can't think of a reason..

 

[papijoe2002]

Strange that anyone would have a name on a bra......

I wouldn't put my name on mine....

There must be a story, because I can't think of a reason..

So it didnt get mixed up with her sisters' or roomate's

 

[Susikatze]

So it didnt get mixed up with her sisters' or roomate's

Even then I know what is mine and what is not..i grew up with 2 sisters and we shared one washing machine and we never marked anything.
Maybe she used commercial laundry services at some point?

 

[Feme98]

Even then I know what is mine and what is not..i grew up with 2 sisters and we shared one washing machine and we never marked anything.
Maybe she used commercial laundry services at some point?

I agree, maybe she wrote her name and the washing itself kinda distorted it.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Missouri Jane Doe identified after 40 years

Forty years to the day after a woman was found dead in a rural area of Missouri in 1981, the Pulaski County Sheriff's Department announced on Tuesday that her remains have been identified. The woman who detectives have known only as Jane Doe for four decades was Karen Kay Knippers, according to...

khqa.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Unveiled to the mostly law enforcement attendees was the headstone for Karen Kaye Knippers.

“My department has worked really hard on this, especially [Detective] Doug Renno, but everybody in the community pitched in,” Sheriff Jimmy Bench said. “We come together. Law enforcement isn't just any one entity. It's us working together as a team because we’re all for the same goal.”

Resolute and worthy, Knippers’ monument is a far cry from the humble Jane Doe grave marker removed and taken away by Detective Renno.

“When we first started, we thought a successful end to the case would be finding out who she was,” Renno said. “It took us years, but we did find out who she was. We wanted closure for the family. She has one surviving brother and he was very thankful. He said his dad spent years looking for her wondering what happened before he took a court action to have her declared legally dead. This doesn't close the case, but at least it closes one aspect of it. At least we know who she is.”

Headstone placed for Karen Knippers, former Pulaski County Jane Doe

A solemn service June 30 at Waynesville City Cemetery ended one of Pulaski County’s mournful chapters while also affirming the full story is not yet known. Unveiled to the mostly

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