NV NV - Wendover, WhtFem 50-60, UP7519, purple pantsuit, boots, watch, cigs, $200, Jun'90

[carbuff]

https://identifyus.org/cases/7519 doesn't have any more ruleouts.

 

[carbuff]

Exclusions as of 10 August 2014 per Namus The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent:

First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA

Rosemary Calandriello 1952 New Jersey
Christine Eastin 1952 California
Jamie Grissim 1955 Washington
Denise Sheehy 1954 New York
Rochelle White 1951 California
Billie Willard 1941 North Carolina

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

No additional exclusions.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Was Marie Lopez ever submitted?

 

[carbuff]

Was Marie Lopez ever submitted?

I don't think so. Since she's not on the list of exclusions, it might be worth submitting her again just to be sure.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

DoeNetwork says that Marie Lopez had dentures and since there's no mention of them on the UID, I don't think it's likely to be her.

 

[carbuff]

DoeNetwork says that Marie Lopez had dentures and since there's no mention of them on the UID, I don't think it's likely to be her.

If that's the case, they might have ruled her out immediately. Those kinds of exclusions don't usually get listed in the file.

 

[WesternArtist]

Bumping this case... It seems she was found very close and on the same road to where Tina Cheri Snell was found in 1996. She doesn't seem to have a thread in here but is mentioned in these sources:

Missing people, mysterious deaths augment murders in cold cases

https://dps.nv.gov/uploadedfiles/dp...rcfemaleunidentifieddeadunsolvedhomicides.pdf

 

[WesternArtist]

Bumping this case... It seems she was found very close and on the same road to where Tina Cheri Snell was found in 1996. She doesn't seem to have a thread in here but is mentioned in these sources:

Missing people, mysterious deaths augment murders in cold cases

https://dps.nv.gov/uploadedfiles/dp...rcfemaleunidentifieddeadunsolvedhomicides.pdf

Just wanted to follow up with this. This Jane Doe from 1990 was found near mile marker 52 west of 93A, and Tina Snell was found near mile marker 47 of 93A in 1996 although I could not find which side of the highway. Either way this is a very remote area so it seems significant that two women were found so close here. They were both found clothed.

 

[Romulus]

The photos of this woman and especially of her watch, which looks very particular, would be useful.

 

[Romulus]

996UFNV - Unidentified Female​

Date of Discovery: June 6, 1990
Location of Discovery: Wendover, Elko County, Nevada
Estimated Date of Death: 6 months prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 50-60 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3" to 5'4"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Bleached straw-colored 9" in length with portions that have a red-brown tint.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available. No sample retained.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Purple Sears Roebuck polyester pantsuit (size 18T), bra, sleeveless T-shirt, a tattered faded Lord James shirt with a linear pattern, purple socks, low suede boots, and tattered underpants.
Jewelry: Timex analog quartz watch with a black plastic band and a white face with black Arabic numerals worn on her left wrist.
Additional Personal Items: Cigarettes and matches. $200 in 20s.

Circumstances of Discovery​

A man horseback riding found the victim's remains in sagebrush near mile post #52 west of Highway 93A, two miles south of Wendover. Although she was in a state of advanced decomposition, medical examiners could see a cut on her left temple, however there were no skull fractures. There were no other significant marks or other indicators of a cause of death. She may have been a homeless person.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Washoe County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 775-785-6114
Agency Case Number: 0602-90

Agency Name: Elko County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 702-738-3421

NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: UP #7519
Former Hot Case Number: 724

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
Washoe County Coroner's Office
Elko Daily News Archive

996UFNV

Admin Notes​

Added: Prior to 2013; Last Updated: 6/16/2021