MO MO - Independence, UncFem UnkAge, UP16295, bones poss washed up out of an unknown graveyard in flood '77, Oct'98

[YaYa_521]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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NamUs #UP16295
NamUs Case Created February 2, 2017
ME/C Case Number 98-1211
Female, Uncertain
Date Body Found October 7, 1998
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Location Found Independence, Missouri
Estimated Age Range--

Circumstances of Recovery - These remains are thought to be those of bones washed up out of an unknown graveyard in the flood of 1977.

 

[othram]

SOLVED: Jackson County Jane Doe (1998) is now Identified

 

[dotr]

Jackson County Jane Doe (1998) is now Identified

Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify a 1998 Jane Doe

dnasolves.com

''Forensic evidence was submitted to Othram in The Woodlands, Texas. Othram scientists successfully developed a DNA extract from the evidence and then used Forensic-Grade Genome Sequencing® to build a comprehensive DNA profile for the woman. Othram's in-house forensic genetic genealogy team used the profile in a genetic genealogy search to develop new investigative leads that were returned to law enforcement.

Using these new leads, Jackson County Medical Examiner's Office investigators conducted a follow-up investigation and made contact with a potential relative of the woman. Follow-up DNA testing confirmed the identity of the woman as Marie Antoinette Young. Young was born on December 1, 1922. Marie was known to be missing and her family searched for her for many years, even hiring a private investigator in their attempt to locate her.''

 

[carbuff]

Condolences to Ms. Young's family. I wonder what happened to her.

 

[ZaZara]

Condolences to Ms. Young's family. I wonder what happened to her.

I wonder too. What and when. Found in 1998 and assumed to be buried in an unknown graveyard, flooded in 1977?

These remains are thought to be those of bones washed up out of an unknown graveyard in the flood of 1977.

This really is brainscratch territory. Did the floods transport an entire skeleton? Were remains of others found too, from the same graveyard, and was that graveyard ever discovered?

RIP Marie Antoinette, and this time for good.

 

[HmmMysterious]

A Reddit user on a r/gratefuldoe post about Marie said that they spoke with a family member of hers. Marie went missing in the late 1950's. Investigators are still running tests on Marie's skeleton to determine when she died. The authorities initially told the family that Marie's remains were found in a "mob dump" with many other bodies. However, they've backtracked.