Resolved NY - Brooklyn, Van Dam St, WhtFem 18-30, UP8516, unresp in car w/male, very short arms/legs, Aug'90 - namus removed

[Alleykins]

Okay, I think I found the address in street view. I'm not sure exactly which door goes with the address; probablh the one that says https://www.google.com/maps/@40.726...4!1sqRh20O6WAw7EEpHWX89U0Q!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
It appears to be a completely commercial area, with none of the upstairs apartments etc. you often see in that part of NYC.

Thanks, Carbuff. I'm not familiar with NYC at all, so this helps.

 

[JayFletcher6493]

Has there been a sketch for this Jane Doe. I also agree that she could have dwarfism.

 

[Romulus]

c'è stato un abbozzo per questo Jane Doe.

Where is? Post this in thread, please! Thanks!

 

[Alleykins]

I didn't see a sketch of this JD.
Per NamUs, her DNA isn't in CODIS:
Dental information / charting is available and will be entered later
Fingerprints are listed as being available elsewhere
DNA is Sample currently not available
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/8516

 

[jessr927]

Thanks, Carbuff. I'm not familiar with NYC at all, so this helps.

55 Van Dam is located in the Greenpoint section of Brooklyn, which was once an area with a heavy Polish presence. Recently it started to gentrify, with younger hipster types moving in. In 1990 when this Jane Doe was found, it was still very Polish.

Van Dam is also pretty close to the BQE (Brooklyn-Queens Expressway).

 

[Alleykins]

Carbuff, given the face was not recognizable due to decomposition, I was surprised they knew her eye color and had fingerprints for her. Is that typical?

 

[Laughing]

Carbuff, given the face was not recognizable due to decomposition, I was surprised they knew her eye color and had fingerprints for her. Is that typical?

Decomposition??? Missed that part -- so what theory includes the male?

 

[Alleykins]

Decomposition??? Missed that part -- so what theory includes the male?

According to NamUs, she had an unrecognizable face due to decomposition and she was found with a male.

 

[Elainera]

Was a cod established?

 

[Momoffourboys]

This is near Calvary Cemetery. It's a very old neighborhood and not just industrial.

My office was there for many many years. I have to check the bldg#. to make sure it's not the same one.

Who was the male? Was he alive? So odd.

 

[carbuff]

This is near Calvary Cemetery. It's a very old neighborhood and not just industrial.

My office was there for many many years. I have to check the bldg#. to make sure it's not the same one.

Who was the male? Was he alive? So odd.

The brick building across the street? That's a gorgeous old structure.


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[Elainera]

This is near Calvary Cemetery. It's a very old neighborhood and not just industrial.

My office was there for many many years. I have to check the bldg#. to make sure it's not the same one.

Who was the male? Was he alive? So odd.

She was found very decomposed. So I don't think the male would have been alive either.

 

[Alleykins]

She was found very decomposed. So I don't think the male would have been alive either.

BBM.
I don't know about that. I wouldn't rule out him being found alive with a corpse. People do some weird things.

 

[Elainera]

Yes some people are very sick ... but she wasn't recognizable anymore ... I doubt anyone would wanna "do" anything at that point ...

 

[Tssiemer]

I can't find any news articles that would explain the circumstances with the man. But I'm guessing he's dead too or else he could ID her. Plus the car being inclosed in a garage and being there long enough for her to decompose I think he's likely dead as well.


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[MelmothTheLost]

If she were a working girl, it could explain why she hasn't been reported.

I would have thought a prostitute with dwarfism would be well known and remembered. There can't have been many such, even in a city the size of New York.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

I can't find any news articles that would explain the circumstances with the man. But I'm guessing he's dead too or else he could ID her. Plus the car being inclosed in a garage and being there long enough for her to decompose I think he's likely dead as well.

Not if he were a necrophiliac who also had a fetish for dwarves. He could have lured her in as a punter, killed her and then kept her for an extended period of time.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

The other thing that occurs to me is that if she was at the upper end of the estimated age range she would have been born around 1960 - 1963, so it's possible that she might have been a Thalidomide casualty.

 

[Tssiemer]

The cancer drug or the deficiency?


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[AnnieOakley]

There is no UID male listed as being found on that date. It would be nice to know if the male was identified, and if a COD was determined for either or both of them.

One thought- they may have been homeless and living in the car.