Identified! NC - Orange Co, WhtFem 15-25, 558UFNC, pink sweatshirt w/bunnies, Sep'90 - Lisa Coburn Kesler

[imstilla.grandma]

Investigators said the woman had been dead 4-6 days before her body was discovered on September 19, 1990, near a guardrail on the highway.
She was left for dead on the highway and no one knows her name | wfmynews2.com

Kacey Ann Perry
Missing since September 14, 1990 from Portland,

 

[imstilla.grandma]

OR - OR - Kacey Perry, 10, Portland, 14 Sept 1990
Kacey Ann Perry – The Charley Project

 

[carbuff]

She looks very similar, but it looks to me like she's too young (at that age, 5 years is a big difference), too small, and the circumstances make it all but impossible. She'd have had to travel all the way across the country in only a day or so.

 

[Beekarina]

She does look very similar. And she does look older than 10 in her photos, at least in my opinion. BUT I do not think she would easily be mistaken for 15-25. If the UID was a young teen--ie. 12-15, then yes.

It isn't completely impossible though. It sounds as though there may have been a lot of instability going on in Kacey's life when she disappeared. I would be interested in knowing if her DLC is correct, and when someone else last saw her. She does sound much too small though to be the subject of this thread. We would need many things to be "wrong" for this to be Kacey.

 

[HopeRains]

both cases are just so heartbreaking. I would agree with others statements regarding the unlikelihood of this being Kacey, for all reasons already indicated, assuming what is stated in casefiles is correct. The thing is, sometimes they are not, so if you believe in this possibility, then I would encourage you to pursue it further. I do know there is DNA available and entered in the New Hope Jane Doe case. I also know that genetic genealogy techniques are being pursued in a quest for an answer, and I am very hopeful this will be "her year". I do not know the DNA status of Kasey. My thoughts are that given the information as provided, and her age, she may have not been considered, perhaps not even appearing on any official reporting because of the age difference. From a personal standpoint, I appreciate your attention to her case - I've been looking for Hope's given name for a very long time. Peace.

 

[chaddylex]

NamUs just added a few exclusions to this Jane Doe's rule out list. Total of 50 - some are listed twice.
Most recent is listed first.

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

MP6393
Melanie
Melanson
10/27/1989
Middlesex
MA

MP2652
Krista
De La Rosa
07/02/1990
Multnomah
OR

MP2652
Krista
De La Rosa
07/02/1990
Multnomah
OR

MP1376
Tammy
Leppert
07/06/1983
Brevard
FL

MP14263
Phyllis
Flynn
05/07/1988
Wayne
MI

MP6327
Marjorie
Luna
05/27/1984
Palm Beach
FL

MP4035
Kimberly
Kersey
03/11/1987
Clark
WA

MP1860
Kimberly
Norwood
05/20/1989
Harrison
TX

MP7135
Penny
Lease
06/02/1989
Champaign
IL

MP5414
Connie
Royse
06/01/1990
Macomb
MI

MP835
Paige
Renkoski
05/24/1990
Livingston
MI
MP6388
Meredith
Medina
02/14/1989
Oklahoma
OK

MP4711
Andrea
Durham
02/01/1990
Okaloosa
FL

MP7572
Veronica
Blumhorst
09/20/1990
LaSalle
IL

MP15590
Monique
McClelland
08/21/1983
Bucks
PA

MP27780
Stacey
Chahorski
09/15/1988
Muskegon
MI

MP7914
Dean
Pyle Peters
02/05/1981
Kent
MI

MP1785
Jennifer
Pandos
02/10/1987
James City
VA

MP8281
Cynthia
Perry
06/17/1985
Wake
NC

MP2491
Alicia
Markovich
04/26/1987
Indiana
PA

MP6559
Sandy
Rea
09/19/1984
Pottawatomie
OK

MP13860
Frankie
Horsley
03/10/1983
Cumberland
NC

MP12567
Nancy
Willis
12/23/1986
Bradley
TN

MP2484
Tracy
Kroh
08/05/1989
Dauphin
PA

MP331
Victoria
Owczynsky
08/26/1990
Hennepin
MN

MP7616
Charlene
Villinger
09/04/1989
Virginia Beach
VA

MP1100
Hazel
Klug
05/20/1986
Henrico
VA

MP5531
Tammie
McCormick
04/29/1986
Saratoga
NY

MP974
Patricia
Schmidt
06/04/1985
Henrico
VA

MP2536
Angela
Hamby
10/29/1982
Wilkes
NC

MP3063
Joyce
Walcott
05/29/1986
Los Angeles
CA
--
Billie Jean
Hall
--
--
MD
--
Janet
Glover
--
--
VA
--
Hazel
Klug
--
--
VA

MP2075
Sally
Stone
05/16/1986
Kootenai
ID

MP2318
Gina
Brooks
08/05/1989
Madison
MO

MP335
Susan
Swedell
01/19/1988
Washington
MN

MP4204
Angela
Smith
11/12/1989
East Baton Rouge
LA
--
Helen
Miltenberger
--
--
PA
--
Sandy
Rea
--
--
OK
--
Michelle
Jakaitis
--
--
MA
--
Joann
Pogue
--
--
IN
--
Krista
De La Rosa
--
--
OR
--
Diana
Hall
--
--
OK

MP1174
Gina
Hall
06/28/1980
Radford
VA
--
Kimie
Eddy
--
--
WV
--
Patricia
Kelly
--
--
TN

MP1868
Shannon
Potter
03/03/1984
Baltimore
MD
--
Stephanie
Slater
--
--
FL
--
Autumn
Cox
--
--

 

[imstilla.grandma]

31 years later, Hillsborough Jane Doe still unidentified

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children is asking for the public’s help in identifying a Jane Doe.

www.cbs17.com

 

[HopeRains]

Always with Hope <3

 

[phantomstrider]

Always with Hope <3

Maybe she was reported missing but her report was lost.

 

[HopeRains]

Maybe she was reported missing but her report was lost.

Definitely a possibility.

 

[phantomstrider]

Definitely a possibility.

That would not be the first time its happened sherri jarvis and james paul freund being good examples.

 

[Skigirl]

Sometimes I find it useful to go back to the contemporary articles, since sometimes some of the details fall away over the years. This article, published in Sept. 1990 mentions some details I'd forgotten, specifically about her dental care.

 

[HopeRains]

This article, published in Sept. 1990 mentions some details I'd forgotten, specifically about her dental care.

At some point she had people who provided dental care for her. She had fillings on her 6-7 y/o molars. The cavities were on her 12-13 y/o molars; so something occurred in between those two timeframes such that dental care was no longer provided/sought. I was once told many years ago by an NCMEC expert that this was often seen in children in the foster care system, however many scenarios are possible. I will always look for answers for her.

 

[subaw0067]

I always come back to this case because this jane doe is a spitting image of my mother. Identical. My mother is alive and well, but it's always jarring to see her reconstruction.

 

[Curious_in_NC]

Sometimes I find it useful to go back to the contemporary articles, since sometimes some of the details fall away over the years. This article, published in Sept. 1990 mentions some details I'd forgotten, specifically about her dental care.

Good info. Thanks for posting. I don't think either the truck stop, or the Ramada Inn mentioned at the start of this thread, are still around. It's described as the Archdale Truck Stop in Alamance which would be about 20 miles west of where she was found. NC Highway 62 intersects I-85 at two locations, one near Alamance and again near Archdale, another 30 miles to the west of Alamance. It's not clear which exit the Ramada Inn was at that she may have been seen near (it's described just as at NC 62 and I-85) but there's not one at either exit now.

For those not familiar with this area, the exit where she was found is off I-40. But just west of there, I-40 and I-85 join together for about 30 miles, then I-85 splits off toward Charlotte. Around 1990 I'm pretty sure there was a work zone with years-long construction projects and widening of the combined sections. But I don't think it extended as far as the I-40 New Hope exit.

ETA I guess the point I was trying to make is that I-40 exit might have been the first one past the construction area where there could have been witnesses around to see anyone stopping.

 

[HmmMysterious]

This MP seems like a good possibility based on stats: Cassandra Durham

Cassandra was 5'5 which is the highest estimated height for Hope. She weighed 110 pounds which falls in the middle of the weight range (105-115 pounds). Cassandra also had naturally brown hair.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Now I'm doubting Cassandra is Hope. I focused too much on stats that I forgot about Hope's distinctive teeth. I was looking at previous pages when I saw the dentals. Doesn't look like it's a match. I do want to add that I used a photo editing app to clear up the photo of Cassandra, so the retouched version might not be reliable.

 

[HopeRains]

Now I'm doubting Cassandra is Hope. I focused too much on stats that I forgot about Hope's distinctive teeth. I was looking at previous pages when I saw the dentals. Doesn't look like it's a match. I do want to add that I used a photo editing app to clear up the photo of Cassandra, so the retouched version might not be reliable.



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I'd also wonder about Cassandra's tattoos.

 

[branmuffin]

I'm interested in the autopsy report and the mention of unerupted wisdom teeth. They took a lot of x-rays so I presume they took some of her jaw. Were they normal unerupted wisdom teeth or were they impacted wisdom teeth? That could give us a better indication of the Doe's age. Also the mention of the lingual tilting of the teeth. That can be the result of a type 2 malocclusion where your upper and lower teeth don't line up correctly. I wonder if there was any evidence of braces, at least recently. You are more likely to get cavities wearing braces since it's harder to keep your teeth clean, what with all the wires, etc.

I see several young women, children really who have been submitted as possibilities. I discount the 10 year old, basically because our Doe was wearing a size 34 bra. However, the jury is still out regarding the issue of early puberty being caused by hormones in our food but it's true that puberty especially in females has accelerated in the last 25 years. Here's a link:

Sex Hormones in Meat and Dairy Products

The presence of hormones in milk and dairy foods has been discussed for decades. In recent years, consumers have become increasingly proactive in investigating the relationship between diet and health, and awareness of issues concerning food production has increased significantly. In the Western...

www.news-medical.net

Has it ever been established on what side of the highway she was found on? Eastbound or westbound? Even though she was found outside several days after her death, LE noticed how clean her socks were. That suggests to me, where ever she came from, she got dressed that day in clean clothes. She wasn't outside in the elements without a place to stay, or hitchhiking in muggy warm weather in mid September. The fact that her sweatshirt was around her neck rather than being worn also suggests she was probably murdered in a vehicle and dumped at the most opportune time.

Like many of the Does on WS, I wonder if this young woman was ever reported missing.

 

[Beekarina]

There are so many excellent observations.

I'm not sure I would 100% rule out a 10 year old wearing a size 34 bra. I was born in the early 70s, and had a few friends who were developed at that age. I think it would have been statistically possible enough not to have been an extreme outlier, but hope this sort of detail would have also been notable enough to have found its way into a missing person write up.