CA CA - Contra Costa Co, Unksex&race UP12860, 12-13, skull in a shallow ravine, Sep'80

[Romulus]

NamUs UP 12860

https://www.identifyus.org/en/cases/12860

Unidentified Body (Unknown Sex & Race)

Found September 3, 1980 Contra Costa County, CA
Body Condition: Not recognizable - partial skeletal parts only

Probable year of death: to


Vital Statistics
Estimated age: Unknown Age
Approximate Height: cannot estimate
Approximate Weight: cannot estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Scars and marks: nothing

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: nothing
Jewerly: nothing
Footwear: nothing
Accessories: nothing

Identifiers
Fingerprints: Fingerprint information is not available
Dentals: Dental information / charting is not available
DNA: Sample submitted-tests complete

Case History: On 09-03-1980, a contractor who was in the process of building a home on the location, found a human skull, in a shallow ravine north of 4 Rich Road. No other remains were found. The incident was reported to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office. A Forensic Anthropologist later determined the skull belonged to a 12 to 13 year-old juvenile. The skull was not buried and completely exposed to outside elements for the last several years. No other information is available.

 

[CarlK90245]

I have a couple of possibles on my spreadsheet for this Doe.

Corrine Groenenberg

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/groenenberg_corinne.html

Phillip Montoya

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/montoya_phillip.html

Both were 14 when LKA, so not within the 12-13 age range. Nevertheless, they are close enough to the age range to be considered.

Modesto and Fremont are both very close to Contra Costa County.

Both Corrine and the Doe indicate DNA available, so she probably would have hit in the state DNA database and/or CODIS if she was this Doe.

There is no DNA available for Phillip, so there would not have been a hit even if he is the Doe.

But if there is DNA available on the Doe, why is the gender unknown? Maybe it's mtDNA only.

 

[Moosebegoose]

Here is a possible one, she was 12 at the time of her disappearance from California.
Jackie Kay Boyer
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/boyer_jackie.html

Alma Violet Root
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/r/root_alma.htmlA little bit older at 14, but worth a shot.

Mary Louise Day
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/d/day_mary.html
She was 12 at the time of her disappearance as well.

 

[Romulus]

Here is a possible one, she was 12 at the time of her disappearance from California.


Alma Violet Root

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/r/root_alma.html


little bit older at 14, but worth a shot.

I Re-update the link broke

 

[theshadow45]

Quite a few possibilities: Cheryl Wyant http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/w/wyant_cherie.html went missing shortly before her 14th birthday in 1978, she was last seen leaving a hospital in Rohnert Park, CA. Darren Conway Rogers,13, http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/r/rogers_darren.html was last seen in Modesto, CA in 1973. Debra Pscholka,12, http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/p/pscholka_debra.html was last seen in Corona, CA in 1971. Michael Burnett,14, http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/b/burnett_michael.html was last seen in Oroville, CA in 1971. Kim Mallon,13, http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/mallon_kim.html has been missing under suspicious circumstances from Los Angeles since 1973. Michael McGhee,13, http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/mcghee_michael.html hasn't been seen since 1976 and is believed to be a murder victim. Tara Cossey,12, http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/cossey_tara.html is thought to have been abducted. Rachel Ziselman http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/z/ziselman_rachel.html went missing shortly before her 12th birthday in 1977. Thomas Meuse,14, http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/m/meuse_thomas.html is thought to have run away. Brenda Davidson, almost 14, http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/d/davidson_brenda.html possibly ran away from home and was supposedly seen buying a bus ticket on the afternoon of her disappearance. Diane Gilchrist,14, http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/gilchrist_diane.html was likely abducted.

 

[theshadow45]

Submitted Derran Rogers, has anyone else been submitted?

 

[Melt71]

Bumping for this child. Still undetermined sex, age range est. at 12-13yo

 

[theshadow45]

This Doe has been unidentified for 42 years today.

 

[theshadow45]

This Child Doe has been unidentified for 43 years today.

 

[Romulus]

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP12860
Unsure, Uncertain
Date Body Found: September 3, 1980
Location Found: Orinda, California
Estimated Age Range: 12-13 Years

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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www.namus.gov

Circumstances of Recovery: On 09-03-1980, a contractor who was in the process of building a home on the location, found a human skull, in a shallow ravine north of 4 Rich Road. No other remains were found. The incident was reported to the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office.A Forensic Anthropologist later determined the skull belonged to a 12 to 13 year-old juvenile. The skull was not buried and completely exposed to outside elements for the last several years. No other information is available.