NJ NJ - Renee Lamanna, 35, Ocean City, 8 Jan 1994

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Lamanna, circa 1994; Age-progression to age 56 (circa 2014)

Photos from her Charley Project page.

Renee Martine Lamanna – The Charley Project

Lamanna has a widow's peak on her forehead, and she has a keloid scar on one of her inner elbows.

Lamanna may use the names Darleen Hansen, Darleen Hartsfield, Darleen Hatfield, Renee Leman and/or Jean Smith. She speaks French, Arabic, Portuguese and Farsi as well as English.

I have a question about this case. What does it mean and what does it indicate that there have been
"several inquires on Renee's NCIC number over the years?"
 
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Lamanna, circa 1994; Age-progression to age 56 (circa 2014)

Photos from her Charley Project page.

Renee Martine Lamanna – The Charley Project

Lamanna has a widow's peak on her forehead, and she has a keloid scar on one of her inner elbows.

Lamanna may use the names Darleen Hansen, Darleen Hartsfield, Darleen Hatfield, Renee Leman and/or Jean Smith. She speaks French, Arabic, Portuguese and Farsi as well as English.

I have a question about this case. What does it mean and what does it indicate that there have been
"several inquires on Renee's NCIC number over the years?"

NCIC is the database that law enforcement uses, from what i understand an NCIC ''hit'' is if a police officer arrests or has contact somebody that is either using Renee's name or matches her description.

Renee LaManna Profile 2.11.16.pdf. Renee's sister has created a very detailed Google Drive document in regard to the case.
 
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What an interesting longterm case. Many twists and turns including a likely siting in either VA or NC or both. The sister Margaret has been tireless. It's a different kind of situation calling for respect of HIPAA, competency issues, and uncertainty about law enforcement role.

Renee would be 62 now and missing 26 years today.
 
I have seen the Jane Doe case profile before, but was not familiar with Rene's case.

As mentioned, estimated age of Jane Doe would be off by ten years or more, but that alone should not rule out a possible match, since other physical features are close.

The biggest problem that I see in trying to connect is the separation in time of a year and a half. It is known that Lamanna/Renee disappeared in January 1994. The unknown girl was found in July 1995, and had not decomposed much. The fact that investigators could determine her eye color and describe pierced ears, no tattoos, etc, is an indication that she may have been killed close to the 1995 discovery of her body. The question which would have to be answered would be how to reconcile that time lapse.
The fact that a number of clothing items were found so close to the location of her torso has always led me to believe that she was either picked up and killed while traveling or was killed and discarded by a boy friend that she may have been living with or at least staying with at the time. I always felt that the person responsible for this woman’s death was the person who was found responsible for and is serving a sentence for the murder of Beth Doe. Quite a bit of similarities in the two women’s cases. Beth Doe was in a relationship with her killer and was carrying his child at the time of her murder even though he was married and a father. Beth Doe’s family lost contact with her quite a bit of time before she was murdered. Her killer has been living a double life and from what I understand had two different residences. Both women’s bodies were found pretty close to one another also. I’ve attached a photo showing the distance between where both bodies were found.
 

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I have seen the Jane Doe case profile before, but was not familiar with Rene's case.

As mentioned, estimated age of Jane Doe would be off by ten years or more, but that alone should not rule out a possible match, since other physical features are close.

The biggest problem that I see in trying to connect is the separation in time of a year and a half. It is known that Lamanna/Renee disappeared in January 1994. The unknown girl was found in July 1995, and had not decomposed much. The fact that investigators could determine her eye color and describe pierced ears, no tattoos, etc, is an indication that she may have been killed close to the 1995 discovery of her body. The question which would have to be answered would be how to reconcile that time lapse.
The fact that a number of clothing items were found so close to the location of her torso has always led me to believe that she was either picked up and killed while traveling or was killed and discarded by a boy friend that she may have been living with or at least staying with at the time. I always felt that the person responsible for this woman’s death was the person who was found responsible for and is serving a sentence for the murder of Beth Doe. Quite a bit of similarities in the two women’s cases. Beth Doe was in a relationship with her killer and was carrying his child at the time of her murder even though he was married and a father. Beth Doe’s family lost contact with her quite a bit of time before she was murdered. Her killer has been living a double life and from what I understand had two different residences. Both women’s bodies were found pretty close to one another also. I’ve attached a photo showing the distance between where both bodies were found.
 






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Lamanna, circa 1994
  • Missing Since 01/08/1994
  • Missing From Somers Point, New Jersey
  • Classification Endangered Missing
  • Sex Female
  • Race White
  • Date of Birth 05/02/1958 (65)
  • Age 35 years old
  • Height and Weight 5'2, 100 pounds

  • Clothing/Jewelry Description An oversized white sweatshirt, red silk pajama pants, white socks and slippers.

  • Medical Conditions Lamanna has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder which causes panic attacks and sometimes makes her agitated and paranoid. She was hospitalized briefly on the day of her disappearance as the result of her condition. It's possible she suffers from amnesia and doesn't recall her identity or how to get home.

  • Distinguishing Characteristics Caucasian female. Dark brown hair, brown eyes. Lamanna has a widow's peak on her forehead, and she has a keloid scar on one of her inner elbows. She converted to the Muslim faith prior to her 1994 disappearance, and she does not drink alcohol or use drugs as per her religious beliefs. She also maintained a vegan diet in 1994. Some agencies may spell her last name "LaManna." Lamanna may use the names Darleen Hansen, Darleen Hartsfield, Darleen Hatfield, Renee Leman and/or Jean Smith. She speaks French, Arabic, Portuguese and Farsi as well as English.

Details of Disappearance​

Lamanna resided in Fresh Meadows, New York in 1994, and was studying nuclear medicine technology. She was found walking the streets of the New York City borough of Queens in an incoherent state on January 8, 1994 and was taken to Queens Center Psychiatric Hospital for a psychiatric evaluation.

Lamanna was taken to her sister's home in the 2500 block of Wesley Avenue in Ocean City, New Jersey after her discharge later that day, and they had dinner. She suddenly ran from the house at approximately 7:00 p.m. that evening. She was carrying her navy blue bathrobe with her at the time. The outside temperature was below freezing.

Lamanna was last seen inside the Waterfront Bar in Somers Point, New Jersey at approximately 9:00 p.m. She has never been heard from again. Her bathrobe was discovered two blocks from the establishment shortly afterwards.

A sheriff's department bloodhound traced Lamanna's scent between two homes on Central Avenue in Ocean City, but there was no other evidence of her at the scene. She may have hitchhiked out of the area.

There were sightings of Lamanna in New Jersey in May 1995 and in New York in December 1995. Between 2014 and 2016 there were reported sightings of a woman resembling Lamanna in Virginia and North Carolina; she was hitchhiking, had maps of several different states and told people she was looking for her family. The woman was located in Florida in January 2016; she was not Lamanna.

According to Lamanna's sister, she graduated from the University of Scranton and volunteered with the Peace Corps in Morocco. She dated an Afghan immigrant taxi driver for ten years and her mental breakdown the day of her disappearance was precipitated by the end of that relationship. Her sister stated Lamanna was suffering from anorexia as well as anxiety at the time.

Some agencies state that Lamanna vanished from Ocean City, New Jersey.

Investigating Agency​

  • Ocean City Police Department 609-399-9111

Source Information​

Updated 11 times since October 12, 2004. Last updated March 17, 2019; four pictures added.
 
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Lamanna, circa 1994; Age-progression to age 56 (circa 2014)


 
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