NY NY - Irondequoit, WhtFem 14-23, 122UFNY, skeletal in shallow grave, front teeth overlap, Jul'88

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

*Bump*

Irondequoit Jane Doe's DoeNetwork page was updated in September. As far as I can see, the IPD contact person was added.

Also, for some reason, the pics wouldn't copy over, so sorry about that

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122UFNY​

Date of Discovery: July 31, 1988
Location of Discovery: Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York
Estimated Date of Death: 10-30 years prior (1958-1978)
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Undetermined, considered suspicious

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 14-23 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'2"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: No signs of prior trauma or injury.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. Significant dental restorations using gold foil at 7, 8, 9, 10. Front teeth overlapped.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: None.
Jewelry: None.
Additional Personal Items: Four white buttons were found at the time of recovery.

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim's skeletal remains were located in a shallow grave behind 130 Bay Knoll Drive. She was discovered by young boy who was digging at the rear of his property.

The area is adjacent to Irondequoit Bay. The yard backs up to a steep hill overlooking a valley.

She had been buried head-first in the grave. Authorities have classified her death as suspicious.

Further testing is underway to estimate how long ago she died and where she possibly originated from.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Monroe County Office of the Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Robert Zerby, Chief Medical Investigator
Agency Phone Number: (585) 753-5905 or (585) 233-3460
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 88-01132

Agency Name: Irondequoit Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Captain Mark Bean
Agency Phone Number: (585) 336-6000
Agency E-Mail: crimetip(at)troopers.state.ny.us
Agency Case Number: 65539

NCIC Case Number: U340558028
NamUs Case Number: UP2607
NCMEC Case Number: 110680

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
NCMEC
New York State Troopers
WHEC
Democrat and Chronicle
Monroe County Medical Examiner

 

[Autumn Aware]

I cannot view the rule outs in my region but I want to search for her identity.

 

[PatLaurel]

I cannot view the rule outs in my region but I want to search for her identity.

Irondequoit Jane Doe has 30 rule outs. I don't know how to paste them here so I saved it as PDF. Hope it helps.

 

[Autumn Aware]

Thank you. I can't believe Denise Sheehy hasn't been ruled out. Irondequoit Jane Doe reminded me of Atlantic and Doe, found 17 years earlier so I figured I'd start by going through the rule outs for her and comparing them to this Jane Doe. How did Law enforcement miss her?

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

Thank you. I can't believe Denise Sheehy hasn't been ruled out. Irondequoit Jane Doe reminded me of Atlantic and Doe, found 17 years earlier so I figured I'd start by going through the rule outs for her and comparing them to this Jane Doe. How did Law enforcement miss her?

But she is on the NamUs exclusions list, though.

 

[PatLaurel]

I'm sorry @Autumn Aware, I didn't notice there were some exclusions missing when I exported them.

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

Bumping with a kinda masterpost mostly compiled from the information in post #200 and #221 + key posts after.

On a general notice, I do recommend newer members to read through threads here on Websleuths; several of the questions you might have, have often already been answered or discussed extensively earlier in the threads.


• The timeline

1936: 77 Newport Road was build.
The early 1960s: The property belonged to Lt. Col. Albert W. Lathrop.
It's unknown when det. William Mahoney moved in.
1964: 130 Bay Knoll Road was build on a former fruit orchard. There was also wineries and vinyards in the area. Most of the orchards, wineries, and vineyards in Irondequoit called it quits in the mid 20th century when the areas were developed into residential neighbourhoods and to make room for expressways and roads.
WW2 veteran and police officer Roland Liquory + family lived here in the 60s (and I suspect also the 70s, or at least parts of it).
I don't know when the Przygodas moved in.
1977: Convicted mobster Albert DeCanzio was hired by det. Mahoney to fix "erosion problems" in the latter's backyard at 77 Newport Road.
1981: Both Liquory and Mahoney passes away.
1988: Jane Doe was discovered by 12-year old Richard Przygoda. 95% of her was recovered, and she had been buried in a head-first, bent-over position in the ground.
2022: Irondequoit Town Board meeting in March greenlit funds for genealogy testing for Jane Doe. She's most likely being worked on by NCMEC and Parabon Nanolabs.


• About 130 Bay Knoll Road

The house was built in 1964 on what used to be a fruit orchard (peaches, to be more specific). In the 60s, the Liquory family used to live there; they probably moved in when the house stood finished, but I haven't found any info on that, when they moved out, nor when the Przygodas moved in.

Clipping from Democrat and Chronicle - Newspapers.com

Roland Liquory was a WW2 veteran and a police officer. The son of the house was Ronald Jay Liquory, a Class of 1968 graduate from Eastridge High School. I found a Facebook group, as well, but they haven't posted anything in 9-10 years.

130 Bay Knoll Road was last sold in 2019 (and apparently the Przygodas lived there until then).

130 Bay Knoll Rd, Rochester, NY 14622

There's even a video walkthrough of the house. From the 33 to 43 sec. mark there's an overview of the backyard. It looks quite open, but from what I've seen from the pictures in the news paper clippings, there seemed to be a lot more trees and bushes in the 80s when IJD was found. Considering she might have been placed there since the 50s, the landscape and the growth could've been very different than what it is today, so please keep that in mind.

• About the Neighbourhood: 77 Newport Road

77 Newport Road was built in 1936. In the early 60s, the property belonged to Lt. Col. Albert W. Lathrop. I haven't found out when det. William Mahoney moved in. The property history/taxes only goes back to 1995.


• About William Mahoney and Albert DeCanzio

In the 70s, the Sheriffs Department's had a crackdown on organized crime, which Chief of Detectives William Mahoney called "Operation Step-Up". The arrest and conviction of Albert DeCanzio was the first major conviction to come out of this operation.

irondequoit jane doe - Newspapers.com
irondequoit jane doe - Newspapers.com

During his 28 month stay in Monroe county jail, DeCanzio was first a mob informant, and then an informant against sheriff's detectives. It eventually turned out that evidence for the Mafia trials in the mid-70s had been fabricated, and Mahoney was heavily involved.

irondequoit jane doe - Newspapers.com


• About the excavation work at 77 Newport Road in 1977

DeCanzio told federal law enforcement officials that, while in custody June, 1977, he operated a bulldozer in the backyard of Monroe County Sheriff's Chief of Detectives William C. Mahoney, reliable sources said. The excavation work he reportedly did behind Mahoney's house at 77 Newport Road, Irondequoit, was to help stop erosion on a steep embankment near Irondequoit Bay. (...) Sheriff William Lombard said he'd also heard "talk circulating that DeCanzio was driving a bulldozer at the chief's house." "I talked to the chief and the chief categorically denied that to me and I accepted that," Lombard said. State law forbids the use of prisoners for personal gain, but the practice doesn't appear to violate any federal statute.

irondequoit jane doe - Newspapers.com
Clipping from Democrat and Chronicle - Newspapers.com


• The discovery of Irondequoit Jane Doe

CW: There's a PM picture of IJD's skull in one of the clippings linked under. Nothing too graphic, but a warning nevertheless.

The skull and 9 (later corrected to 12) bones were discovered by 12-year old Richard Przygoda about 40 feet behind the house, and eventually 95% of her body was uncovered. She had been buried in a bent-over position in the ground.

Clipping from Democrat and Chronicle - Newspapers.com
Clipping from Democrat and Chronicle - Newspapers.com


Sources and more clippings at:

Clippings - Newspapers.com
Clippings - Newspapers.com

Here is a map where you can find the location of 130 Bay Knoll Road (red pin) and 77 Newport Road (grey pin):

• Irondequoit Jane Doe in databases

Jane Doe's NamUs: The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

Jane Doe's DoeNetwork Page: 122UFNY

Jane Doe's NCMEC poster: Have you seen this child? Jane Doe1988

Jane Doe's New York State Police page:

Unidentified: Town of Irondequoit, Monroe County, NY

Remains Found: 07/31/1988

troopers.ny.gov

• Irondequoit Jane Doe's NamUs exclusions
(her page has not been updated since Dec. 17th, 2021)

MP2921
Barbara Cotton
04/11/1981
Williams
ND

MP7034
Beverly Sharpman
09/11/1947
Philadelphia
PA

MP55832
Patricia Wagner
10/20/1972
Hudson
NJ

MP2885
Leichia Reilly
01/31/1985
Erie
NY

MP6975
Lynne Schulze
12/10/1971
Addison
VT

MP20265
Valerie Smith
03/04/1981
Queens
NY

MP33036
Cornelia Enright
04/24/1969
Schenectady
NY

MP7266
Judy Martins
05/24/1978
Portage
OH

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Ingrid Bauer
--
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MP20107
Mary Bostwick
07/18/1972
Tioga
NY

MP7574
Sylvia Lwowski
09/06/1975
Richmond
NY

MP26000
Mary Robinson
06/10/1976
Monroe
NY

MP11582
Barbara Bruno
08/01/1980
Monroe
NY

MP2876
Maryann Wesolowski
08/18/1971
Warren
NY

MP7828
Niki Britten
07/16/1969
Linn
OR

MP3259
Sheryl Tillinghast
09/24/1973
Dutchess
NY

MP2386
Lynn Bandringa
05/29/1967
San Bernardino
CA

MP4646
Robyn Pettinato
07/05/1975
Flathead
MT

MP5860
Marie Blee
11/21/1979
Routt
CO

MP19076
Sandra Breed
05/22/1964
Madison
NY

MP5665
Charlotte Heimann
10/30/1981
Monroe
NY

MP4532
Cynthia Constantine
07/11/1969
Suffolk
NY

MP5669
Lynn Luray
08/17/1964
Los Angeles
CA

MP4608
Rebecca Triska
09/19/1958
Beaver
PA

MP7081
Bonita Bickwit
07/27/1973
Sullivan
NY

MP10968
Linda Britton
06/11/1963
Guernsey
OH

MP7592
Rosemary Buck
08/11/1973
Onondaga
NY

MP3070
Judith Brown
04/06/1977
Queens
NY

MP11936
Barbara Aleksivich
10/03/1973
Steuben
NY

MP5533
Denise Sheehy
07/07/1970
Queens
NY

 

[Boredathome]

@Autumn Aware and I have been doing some work on this one, on Reddit, and have come up with a solid maybe. Autumn case across Annie Bell Hannah's Namus profile, and although she is a little old and her DOD is slightly further in the past than Namus suggests, we've certainly seen cases that were further off. Autumn did a side by side of Annie's teeth with our JD, and they do both seem to have an overlap. Worth submitting?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

 

[John/Jane Doe]

@Autumn Aware and I have been doing some work on this one, on Reddit, and have come up with a solid maybe. Autumn case across Annie Bell Hannah's Namus profile, and although she is a little old and her DOD is slightly further in the past than Namus suggests, we've certainly seen cases that were further off. Autumn did a side by side of Annie's teeth with our JD, and they do both seem to have an overlap. Worth submitting?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

I see the resemblance, I think this is worth submitting.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

@Autumn Aware and I have been doing some work on this one, on Reddit, and have come up with a solid maybe. Autumn case across Annie Bell Hannah's Namus profile, and although she is a little old and her DOD is slightly further in the past than Namus suggests, we've certainly seen cases that were further off. Autumn did a side by side of Annie's teeth with our JD, and they do both seem to have an overlap. Worth submitting?

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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

www.namus.gov

Here is Annie Bell Hannah's thread:

NY - NY - Annie Bell Hannah, 27, Syracuse, April 10, 1952

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) Annibel went to work at Walgreens in Syracuse NY on Friday 4-10-1952 and never returned.

www.websleuths.com

 

[Boredathome]

Another intriguing possibility we came up with is Sheila Van Houter. Sheila doesn't have a Namus or Charley Project profile, but I was able to find this article about her:

Missing girls

Clipping found in Democrat and Chronicle published in Rochester, New York on 7/22/1962. Missing girls

www.newspapers.com

She went missing from Palmyra, NY in 1962. She was 5'2" and 13 years old. I can find no articles announcing that she's been found, and nothing in ancestry that shows further signs of life.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Another intriguing possibility we came up with is Sheila Van Houter. Sheila doesn't have a Namus or Charley Project profile, but I was able to find this article about her:

Missing girls

Clipping found in Democrat and Chronicle published in Rochester, New York on 7/22/1962. Missing girls

www.newspapers.com

She went missing from Palmyra, NY in 1962. She was 5'2" and 13 years old. I can find no articles announcing that she's been found, and nothing in ancestry that shows further signs of life.

I can't find any ancestry records of her either.

 

[PatLaurel]

Sheila was found in Elmira: Sheila Van Houter? - Newspapers.com

 

[SimsGuy67]

Sheila was found in Elmira: Sheila Van Houter? - Newspapers.com

View attachment 392089

While sad our Doe hasn't got a name, I'm happy Sheila was found alive.

 

[Boredathome]

Sheila was found in Elmira: Sheila Van Houter? - Newspapers.com

View attachment 392089

Wow, great find! Thank you! I'm glad it wasn't Sheila.

 

[dotr]

122UFNY

Date of Discovery: July 31, 1988
Location of Discovery: Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York
Estimated Date of Death: 10-30 years prior (1958-1978)
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Undetermined, considered suspicious

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 14-23 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'2"

 

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

*Bump*

It’s been well over a year since the town board meeting; I wonder how far along in the process she’s come. Hopefully, there’ll be an announcement in the near future.

On another note: Her NamUs page has not been updated since Dec. 17th, 2021.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

“So it was July 1988,” Irondequoit Police Captain Jessica Franco said. “A 12-year-old boy was playing in his backyard when he discovered the skeletal remains that were buried in a shallow grave.”

These remains belonged to a girl or woman between the ages of 15 and 20 who stood about 5 feet tall.

“So I was digging a hole and after I got down about two feet, I came across some bones,” Rick, who found the bones, said.

She is believed to have died in the late fifties to early sixties, meaning she was most likely buried there before the housing development was even built.

“There was a lot of construction going on at the time and up until this area was developed, it was originally an orchard,” Franco said.

Authorities say there was no trauma found on the bones, but the way they found her remains was unusual.

“They deemed it to be suspicious,” Franco said. “At this point we believe it to be a homicide.”

'Every child deserves a name': Revisiting a 1988 Irondequoit cold case

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. A decades-old cold case in Irondequoit is still open and authorities are still looking for answers.Skeletal remains were found almost 40 years ago behind a home on Bay Knoll Road in Irondequoit. Investigators are still trying to figure out who this person was and what happened...

www.whec.com

 

[ziggystarshay]

Audrey Jean Good Backeberg – The Charley Project

Audrey's case piqued my interest, and she's not on the rule out list. She's a bit taller, but I don't put too much stock in a height estimate for bones that could have been there for 35+ years. Thoughts?

 

[dotr]

Audrey Jean Good Backeberg – The Charley Project

Audrey's case piqued my interest, and she's not on the rule out list. She's a bit taller, but I don't put too much stock in a height estimate for bones that could have been there for 35+ years. Thoughts?

Wish there was a better pic of MP's teeth.

Audrey Jean Good Backeberg

Audrey Jean Good Backeberg married her husband Ronald Backeberg at the young age of 15. The couple settled in Reedsburg, Wisconsin and had two children together. Sadly, Audrey and Ronald’s marriage was troubled and there were allegations of abuse, with a criminal complaint being filed just days...

www.wimissing.org

UID teeth.

122UFNY