CA CA - Castaic, WhtFem 19-26, 559UFCA, Wht/beige blouse/mini dress & cross ring, Sept'69

[Richard]

Castaic Jane Doe
On September 7, 1969, the remains of a young white female were recovered from a shallow grave off of Interstate 5 in Castaic, California. She had been possibly shot to death. Animal activity was noted with her remains. She was estimated to be between 19 and 26 years old, and was 5 feet 5 inches tall. She had brown hair. Weight and eye color could not be ascertained. She was found wearing a white/light beige mini-dress or a blouse that had a dark brown check and floral pattern as well as a white-metal ring that may have been traced to Texas. Inside the ring had a stamped insignia with three candles. Investigators believe that she may have been a hitchhiker.

LINK:

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[Friday Fan]

Without a skull, no ID unless there is DNA....

 

[Diavola]

Since this is in California, did her remains get cremated?

 

[Richard]

Castaic Jane Doe

On September 7, 1969, the remains of a young white female were recovered from a shallow grave off of Interstate 5 in Castaic, California.

She had been possibly shot to death. Animal activity was noted with her remains. She was estimated to be between 19 and 26 years old, and was 5 feet 5 inches tall. She had brown hair. Weight and eye color could not be ascertained.

She was found wearing a white/light beige mini-dress or a blouse that had a dark brown check and floral pattern as well as a white-metal ring that may have been traced to Texas. Inside the ring had a stamped insignia with three candles.

Investigators believe that she may have been a hitchhiker. Date of death was estimated to be between 3 and 6 months prior to discovery of remains.

LINKS:

List of unidentified murder victims in California

Castaic Jane Doe (1969)

 

[Diavola]

Bump.

How are dentals available if the skull was not found?

 

[CCJD]

Bump.

How are dentals available if the skull was not found?

Maybe part of the skull was missing. I dunno but according to this article (pertinent part attached), she had dentals available and only had one filling in her mouth.

10 Sep 1969, 3 - The Signal at Newspapers.com
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[John/Jane Doe]

CASE NUMBER - 559UFCA

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[MadMcGoo]

I’m adding the NamUs number to help with keyword searches. I almost created a new thread because I couldn’t find this one. UP2996 These articles lend a few more clues.

She had “a set of excellent teeth” with only a small pinhole cavity with a silver filling. Therefore some part of the skull had to have been found. One article says only a leg was sticking out of the grave.

She had shoulder-length reddish-brown hair.

One article says the ring was a size 8. One says 9 1/4.

The minidress measured 21 inches from neckline to hemline. Extremely short for a 5’5” woman.

8 Sep 1969, 5 - Los Angeles Evening Citizen News at Newspapers.com

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10 Sep 1969, 4 - Los Angeles Evening Citizen News at Newspapers.com

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17 Sep 1969, 1 - The Signal at Newspapers.com

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17 Sep 1969, 1 - The Signal at Newspapers.com

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[MadMcGoo]

I really think the James Avery ring holds a clue. It had to have been purchased from Avery himself or someone close to him. The company was in its infancy in 1969.

 

[R. Towle]

The size of that ring is quite large. Just a thought here, but what if the ring belonged to whomever buried/killed her? Digging a shallow grave, ring slips off and he doesn't notice?!

 

[Richard]

Bumping this thread up.

Could this murder possibly be related to the murder of Roxie Ann Phillips? Roxie was, in July 1969, killed most probably by John Norman Collins of Ypsilanti, Michigan when he and his partner in crime Andrew Manuel were visiting California.

Castaic Jane Doe was found 7 September 1969, and was estimated to have died approximately 3 to 6 months prior.

 

[Richard]

The size of that ring is quite large. Just a thought here, but what if the ring belonged to whomever buried/killed her? Digging a shallow grave, ring slips off and he doesn't notice?!

It might also be possible that the ring was taken from an earlier victim and intentionally left with this victim.

This sort of thing was noted by Michigan detectives investigating a string of murders of young women which occurred in the Ypsilanti area between 1967 and 1969. The earing of one victim was found near the body of another.

 

[Richard]

Castaic Jane Doe​

Victim's ring and blouse or dress.

On September 7, 1969 partial remains of a young woman with some soft tissue were recovered from a shallow grave off Interstate 5 approximately 19 miles south of Gorman, near Castaic, California.

The remains had been disturbed by animals. The skull was not located.

It is thought that the remains belonged to a 19-26 year old Caucasian woman, estimated to be 5'5" tall. She had brown hair. Weight and eye color could not be ascertained.

The woman was found wearing a white or beige blouse or mini dress with a dark brown check and floral pattern. The fabric was an eyelet-type weave and lined in beige.

A size 9-1/4 white James Avery Jewelers metal ring with a cross cut into it on top and a stamped insignia with three candles on the inside was found near her grave.

Investigators believe she had been dead for 3-6 months and that she may have been a hitchhiker. Her cause of death was possibly a gunshot.

LINKS:

List of unidentified murder victims in California

en.everybodywiki.com

CASE NUMBER - 559UFCA