TX TX - Dallas, WhtFem 20-30, 71UFTX, copper pinky ring, key ring w/4 keys, Oct'88

Hi there, had a look in the archives and I don't think this match has been considered before. Christy Gerrard and Jane Doe, seem to share a similiar face shape and nose. Height, weight and hair color seem to match. Jane Doe was found with car keys and Christy Gerrard was last seen driving. She went missing the 14th August 1998, Jane Doe was found October 1998. here is the page for Jane Doe.
www.doenetwork.org/cases/71uftx.html
and a nameus page for Christy.
https://www.findthemissing.org/cases/2360/8?current_page=case_information
There is a website set up for Christy here.

http://www.myspace.com/christygarrard/blog

here is the namus page for the UID:

https://identifyus.org/cases/4060

it could be Christy; however, they have nothing to compare the two cases with. they have no DNA for either and per Christy's page they have no dentals for her. so with skeletal remains, unless you have something fairly unique (pins, screws, implants, etc) that perfectly matches the MP, they can't make a definitive ruling.

Just because dentals and dna are not listed in NamUs does not mean they are unavailable. In many cases they are available but that info is simply not updated into NamUs. The only way to confirm DNA and dentals are not available is to talk directly to the officer handling the MP case and the ME handling the UID case.

The JD was located in 1988. Christy went missing 10 years later in 1998.

oops. the thread said 1988 and the OP said 1998. I rechecked the Namus page and the body was in fact found in 1988 so this cannot be Christy Gerrard.

whoops, back to the drawing board then.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
ME/C Case Number3496-88
Demographics
SexFemale
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Possible Nickname--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years)20-30
Estimated Year of Death1988
Estimated PMI15 Days
Height5' 7"(67 inches) , Estimated
Weight110 lbs, Estimated
Circumstances
TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date FoundOctober 30, 1988
NamUs Case CreatedOctober 15, 2008
ME/C QA ReviewedJanuary 26, 2018
Location Found Map
Street Address6258 Fairway AveDallas, Texas 75227
CountyDallas County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of RecoveryBody was found lying face down in creek bed.
Details of Recovery


Inventory of RemainsAll parts recovered
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Circumstance Notes
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/mpch/UnidentifieddetailsPrint.asp?id=U8812003&Person=Unidentified Person Anyone with additional information or questions regarding this case should contact Texas Department of Public Safety, Missing Persons Clearinghouse PO Box 4087, Austin, Texas 78773-0450; or by phone at 512-424-5074 or 1-800-346-3243

Agency: Dallas Police Department Case Number: U8812003 Date Found: 10/30/1988 Date of Death: 2 weeks Race:White Sex: Female Age: From 23 to 30 years old. Height: 5 ft. 7 in. to 5 ft. 8 in. Weight: 105 lbs. to 115 lbs. Hair Color: Brown Eye Color: Brown Last Seen: undefined Area Last Seen: undefined Miscellaneous Notes: White Fruit of the Loom tank-top undershirt, Guess blue jeans, pink/orange/black G-string panties, white socks, one black boot with silver pegs, copper ring with scrollwork design worn on the right little finger.

Physical Description
Hair ColorRed/Auburn
Head Hair DescriptionRed/Auburn
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorUnknown or Missing
Right Eye ColorUnknown or Missing
Eye DescriptionUnknown
Distinctive Physical Features
No Known Information



Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Accessories
Key ring: 1 residence key and 3 GM auto keys
Near the Body

Clothing
White "Fruit of the Loom" tank top (size 38-40), "Guess Products Georges Marciano's" blue jeans (size 29), pink/orange/black G-string panties, white socks, one black boot with silver pegs
On the Body

Footwear
one black boot with silver pegs
On the Body

Jewelry
copper ring with scrollwork design worn on the right little finger.
On the Body

from NamUs

EXCLUSIONS
Tammerian Mosier
Garza Kathy
Kim Celerici
Jill Brandenburg
VIctoria Wagoner
Susan Smalley
Patricia Schmidt

This reminds me of Tara Calico. Everything matches up except I can’t imagine how she’d have ended up in Dallas. But, I guess she has to be somewhere.

Tara Leigh Calico – The Charley Project

Visually, she looks a lot like Sally White. Distinctive long narrow face. The Jane Doe was found with a 'possibly' Chevrolet key, but as far as I can tell the keys for both a Buick and Chevrolet were labelled GM? Her car was found near a bridge though..... Height and eye color are off, but that's common, and the Doe was in the Texas sun in a creek for 2 weeks so...

Bumping