Found Deceased MI - Stacey Chahorski, 19, Norton Shores, 15 Sept 1988 *found in 2022*

[Gardener1850]

Stacey Lyn Chahorski
Muskegon County, Michigan
19 year old white female

Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue

Distinctive features as described below:
6 to 8 inch scar on her left forearm
5 to 8 piercings in each ear

Circumstances: The last time Stacey spoke to her Mother by telephone she told her she was in North Carolina and was going to be traveling to Flint, MI. and then traveling to Muskegon, MI.


https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/27780/

 

[margarita25]

Dear lord, was Jeffrey Willis living there then? How old would he have been in 1998?

 

[Gardener1850]

Dear lord, was Jeffrey Willis living there then? How old would he have been in 1998?

1988. He would have been 17 or 18?

 

[Ozoner]

Maybe she never made it to Norton Shores. Flint serial killer Jeffrey Gorton would have been 25 at that time, and he had already killed at least once: he murdered Margarette Eby in 1986 when he was 24. Police have no idea how many unknown victims he might have.

 

[Moonwalker9]

Demographics
Missing Age19 Years
Current Age50 Years
First NameStacey
Middle NameLyn
Last NameChahorski
Nickname/Alias--

SexFemale
Height5' 2" - 5' 6" (62 - 66 Inches)
Weight115 - 140 lbs
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian

Circumstances
Date of Last ContactSeptember 15, 1988
NamUs Case CreatedFebruary 19, 2015
Last Known Location Map
LocationNorton Shores, Michigan
CountyMuskegon County

Circumstances of DisappearanceThe last time Stacey spoke to her Mother by telephone she told her she was in North Carolina and was going to be traveling to Flint, MI. and then traveling to Muskegon, MI.
Circumstance Notes
Mary Beth reported her daughter Stacey Lyn Chahorski Missing on 1-17-89 to the Norton Shores Police Deparmtnet. She last heard from her on 9-15-88. The original police report stated she was going from Knoxville, Tennessee to Chicago.

Physical Description
Hair ColorBrown
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye ColorBlue
Right Eye ColorBlue
Eye Description--
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Piercing
5 to 8 piercings in each ear

Scar/mark
6 to 8 inch scar on her left forearm

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Nina Michigan]

the anniversary of her disappearance is next week

 

[Richard]

Stacy Lyn Chahorski, 19 missing since 15 Sept 1988

 

[dotr]

March 24 2022
Rising Fawn Jane Doe is Identified (dnasolves.com)
''After 33 years, Rising Fawn Jane Doe has been identified as Stacy Lyn Chahorski of Michigan''

GA - GA - Rising Fawn, WhtFem 26UFGA, 16-25, On East Side of NB I-59, Dec'88 | Page 6 (websleuths.com)

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Rising Fawn Jane Doe is Identified

 

[Nina Michigan]

Michigan Woman Missing for 34 Years Identified as Jane Doe in Georgia

 

[ChatteringBirds]

I don't think she would have been identified if not for DNA. Good work by those who made that possible.

Sincere condolences to her family.

 

[Richard]

Identified after 33 years...

Stacy Lyn Chahorski, 19

Although her identity is now known, her killer has yet to be identified and brought to justice.

 

[Ozoner]

Identified after 33 years...

Stacy Lyn Chahorski, 19

Although her identity is now known, her killer has yet to be identified and brought to justice.

It doesn't sound like she was found right away, so there might not be any DNA from the perp. Still, maybe someone can connect the dots.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[imstilla.grandma]

n 2015, the case was reassigned again, and a GBI forensic artist did new clay renderings and composites of the victim for an age progression.

GBI agents said they contacted the FBI about possibly using a new type of genealogy investigation that's helped solve other cold cases, particularly homicide investigations.

The new DNA technology helped identify the victim as Stacey Lyn Chahorski.

A lab company known as Othram helped generate the lead.

"This new kind of DNA technology that we offered at Othram allows investigators to get more information to link to distant relatives to just anything that could anchor this person within a family structure," said Othram CEO David Mittelman.
Modern technology helps solve cold case collecting dust for over 3 decades

 

[Richard]

Consider as a possible suspect in Stacey's murder: Serial Killer Dennis Bowman.



Bowman lived near Holland, Michigan which is only about 27 miles south of Norton Shores.

He was recently convicted of the 1980 murder of Kathleen O'Brien Doyle, age 25, in Virginia Beach, VA and also the 1989 murder of his stepdaughter, Aundria Bowman, age 16, in Michigan.

Bowman was a Naval Reservist who travelled across the country periodically for Reserve Drill and Active Duty training.

LINK:

MI - Dennis Bowman, Western Michigan, 1970's to 2012

 

[Ozoner]

Consider as a possible suspect in Stacey's murder: Serial Killer Dennis Bowman.



Bowman lived near Holland, Michigan which is only about 27 miles south of Norton Shores.

He was recently convicted of the 1980 murder of Kathleen O'Brien Doyle, age 25, in Virginia Beach, VA and also the 1989 murder of his stepdaughter, Aundria Bowman, age 16, in Michigan.

Bowman was a Naval Reservist who travelled across the country periodically for Reserve Drill and Active Duty training.

LINK:

MI - Dennis Bowman, Western Michigan, 1970's to 2012

DB seems like a long shot. Isn't it more likely that Stacey never made it back to Michigan? I doubt that DB would've killed her and then transported her body all the way to Georgia. I think that we should be focusing on serial killers active in Georgia or the surrounding states.

 

[Richard]

It doesn't sound like she was found right away, so there might not be any DNA from the perp. Still, maybe someone can connect the dots.

Dennis Bowman is now known to have been active as a serial killer between 1980 and 1989 (murders for which he was convicted). He killed victims in Michigan and Virginia. So he did travel, and young women were his targets of choice.

The facts that he lived within a half hour drive of Stacy, and chose victims that fit her general profile, does not prove that he killed her, but it does beg the question, and deserves a look.

 

[Ozoner]

Dennis Bowman is now known to have been active as a serial killer between 1980 and 1989 (murders for which he was convicted). He killed victims in Michigan and Virginia. So he did travel, and young women were his targets of choice.

The facts that he lived within a half hour drive of Stacy, and chose victims that fit her general profile, does not prove that he killed her, but it does beg the question, and deserves a look.

I would be more likely to focus on DB as a suspect if we knew that Stacy had made it back to Michigan. As it stands, it seems more likely that she was killed closer to where she was found.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

A news conference is scheduled at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for a "major update" in the case, according to bureau.

Using a new type of genealogy investigation after contacting the FBI, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation identified the woman as Stacey Lyn Chahorski on March 24, 2022.

Her body was found five miles from the Alabama Stateline in Dade County, Georgia on Dec. 16, 1988, about a month before she was reported missing in January 1989, according to the Georgia Bureau.

DNA analysis and clay renderings that depict age progression assisted in her identification, according to the Georgia Bureau.

Chahorski was buried in a Dade County cemetery.

Georgia investigators to give update on 33-year cold case of Michigan woman

Investigators in Georgia are expected to provide an update on a cold case involving a Michigan woman who went missing 33 years ago.Through a thorough DNA analy

wwmt.com