IL IL - April Zane, 16, Frankfort, 18 April 1976

[Fox In Sox]

Bump, just rejoined Websleuths after losing my account a couple years ago.
Has anyone seen this unidentified body from Illinois found in 1981? Not all the info links her to April, but the facial reconstruction looks similar to me. I stumbled across April's case and set out to look for found bodies around the time, I saw this one and at first I didn't know if it was possible to be April, but I couldn't let it go. I decided to rejoin websleuths just to share this.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Fox In Sox]

Bump, just rejoined Websleuths after losing my account a couple years ago.
Has anyone seen this unidentified body from Illinois found in 1981? Not all the info links her to April, but the facial reconstruction looks similar to me. I stumbled across April's case and set out to look for found bodies around the time, I saw this one and at first I didn't know if it was possible to be April, but I couldn't let it go. I decided to rejoin websleuths just to share this.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Fox In Sox]

Whoops, I don't know why that posted twice

 

[CCJD]

Bump, just rejoined Websleuths after losing my account a couple years ago.
Has anyone seen this unidentified body from Illinois found in 1981? Not all the info links her to April, but the facial reconstruction looks similar to me. I stumbled across April's case and set out to look for found bodies around the time, I saw this one and at first I didn't know if it was possible to be April, but I couldn't let it go. I decided to rejoin websleuths just to share this.
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Ruled out on NamUs

 

[theshadow45]

April has been missing for 45 years today.

 

[SimsGuy67]

Is April's DNA in CODIS? Doe Network lists it as "Available" but that doesn't tell me if it's in CODIS... I think she could be the Arvin Jane Doe who was found a year later but it may be an automatic rule out. Making a side by side comparison but no table for this reason.

April:

1404DFIL - April Rose Zane

Doe:

1469UFCA

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Is April's DNA in CODIS? Doe Network lists it as "Available" but that doesn't tell me if it's in CODIS... I think she could be the Arvin Jane Doe who was found a year later but it may be an automatic rule out. Making a side by side comparison but no table for this reason.
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April:

1404DFIL - April Rose Zane

Doe:

1469UFCA

Here is the Arvin Jane Doe thread:

CA - CA - Kern Co., WhtFem UP13916, 13-24, in shallow grave on vineyard, Jun'78

NamUs UP 13916 https://identifyus.org/en/cases/13916 Unidentified White Female Found June 21, 1978 in Kern County, CA Body Condition: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only Probable year of death: to Vital Statistics Estimated age: 13-24 Approximate Height: cannot estimate...

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[SimsGuy67]

Here is a full page for the April Zane/Arvin Jane Doe match:

Has anyone considered the Arvin Jane Doe, found about a year later?

I know DNA is available in both cases and that the Doe's DNA is in CODIS but I don't know if April's is. Also, finding a hit in the system can take very long to my knowledge and I don't know if the Doe's DNA has been in the system for that long.

	Arvin Jane Doe UP13916	April Rose Zane MP1689	Possible?
Sex	Female	Female	Match
Race	White/Caucasian	White/Caucasian	Match
Age	17	13-24	Match
Height	5'8"	5'3"-5'8" (Doe Network)	Match
Weight	115lbs	Unknown	Unknown/Match
DLC/DOD	April 18, 1977	3-4 months prior to June 21, 1978	Match considering circumstances.
Hair Color	Red/Auburn	Red/Auburn at collection	Match
Eye Color	Blue/Gray/Green	Unknown	Unknown/Match
Distinctive Features	Appendectomy scar, scars on right knee and chin.	Unknown	Unknown/Match
Circumstances	Last seen in IL in 1976 or 1977. She had ran away multiple times in the past.	Found in a shallow grave in Arvin, CA.	Possible considering circumstances
Distance	Frankfort, IL-Arvin, CA	2,010miles (29hr)	Possible considering circumstances

Michelle Garvey got 30 hours away in a month and April had possibly a year. I have already submitted. April was smart and she would know they would think she went to Chicago so who knows, she may have gone in the opposite direction. California may be a popular choice for runaways but there hasn't really been any data on what state a runaway is most likely to go to so...

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Here is a full page for the April Zane/Arvin Jane Doe match:

Has anyone considered the Arvin Jane Doe, found about a year later?

I know DNA is available in both cases and that the Doe's DNA is in CODIS but I don't know if April's is. Also, finding a hit in the system can take very long to my knowledge and I don't know if the Doe's DNA has been in the system for that long.

	Arvin Jane Doe UP13916	April Rose Zane MP1689	Possible?
Sex	Female	Female	Match
Race	White/Caucasian	White/Caucasian	Match
Age	17	13-24	Match
Height	5'8"	5'3"-5'8" (Doe Network)	Match
Weight	115lbs	Unknown	Unknown/Match
DLC/DOD	April 18, 1977	3-4 months prior to June 21, 1978	Match considering circumstances.
Hair Color	Red/Auburn	Red/Auburn at collection	Match
Eye Color	Blue/Gray/Green	Unknown	Unknown/Match
Distinctive Features	Appendectomy scar, scars on right knee and chin.	Unknown	Unknown/Match
Circumstances	Last seen in IL in 1976 or 1977. She had ran away multiple times in the past.	Found in a shallow grave in Arvin, CA.	Possible considering circumstances
Distance	Frankfort, IL-Arvin, CA	2,010miles (29hr)	Possible considering circumstances

Michelle Garvey got 30 hours away in a month and April had possibly a year. I have already submitted. April was smart and she would know they would think she went to Chicago so who knows, she may have gone in the opposite direction. California may be a popular choice for runaways but there hasn't really been any data on what state a runaway is most likely to go to so...

Arvin Jane Doe Information:

Have you seen this child?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

1469UFCA

 

[John/Jane Doe]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for April Rose Zane? I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Caring1]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for April Rose Zane? I would greatly appreciate it.

34 Unidentified Person Exclusions

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping, today is April’s birthday.

 

[chaddylex]

April's NamUs profile was modified on 3/12/23
Another Exclusion was added

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

Exclusion Details​

Unidentified Person / NamUs # UP5706 Female, White / Caucasian
Date Body Found August 29, 1978
State WA
County Pierce
Estimated Age Range (Years)15-20

 

[theshadow45]

April has been missing for 46 years today.

 

[Sneaker33]

Are there any statements from friends of April from Chicago? Did the friend she was going to meet and bring back to the dinner actually exist? Appears to be confusion on year of disappearance. Any other siblings or cousins closer to April's age?

 

[John/Jane Doe]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current NamUs exclusion list for April Zane? I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Caring1]

34 Unidentified Person Exclusions

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One additional rule out.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Bumping for April

 

[theshadow45]

Today is April’s birthday.

 

[theshadow45]

April has been missing for 47 years today.