MD MD - Baltimore, UncFem 13-17, UP2258, stunted growth, short limbs, blanket, sheet, blouse, Dec'79

[ChatteringBirds]

Yes, that sort of thing has happened, but if it was her relatives or a caregiver, they gave her no love nor dignity. Despicable no matter what, IMO.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Tragic case.

If I were to guess, this is not a violent crime but more of a welfare fraud/illegal disposal case, ie the person had caretakers who received government benefits and when the person died, they disposed of the body and continued receiving the benefits. Those responsible for disposing the body are probably in her family.

I’m not familiar with how disability benefits work in the US today, let alone in the late 70’s. Is it plausible?

Very sadly it’s plausible and most likely possible.

 

[Goecke]

I currently receive disability benefits, and am willing to answer any questions that people may have. Can't speak to what they were like in the 70s, though.
I personally doubt this is a welfare fraud thing- She was 17 at the oldest, and as far as I know minors don't get disability benefits (the only exception is that foster or adoptive parents get financial support for looking after disabled kids). It's EXTREMELY hard for a foster kid to fall under the radar, but CPS stops becoming involved after a child is officially adopted.

Also, it sounds like she had some form of dwarfism, specifically achondroplasia. Most people with this condition can live independently and have no mental disabilities. I highly doubt she was so severely disabled that she needed full-time care. She probably had a guardian, because nearly all minors do, not because she was disabled. Also, life expectancy with achondroplasia is normal, so I doubt she'd die unexpectedly of natural causes as a teenager unless she had some other underlying condition.
Tl;dr, she may have needed more support than a 'normal' teenage girl, but I HIGHLY doubt she was severely disabled.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Moving case back up
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Baltimore Jane Doe has not been identified for 42 years.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

615UFMD

 

[John/Jane Doe]

615UFMD

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[DS2021]