Yeah, I've thought about this possibility, too. They are similar. Marilyn's daughter has been active in her thread, so I have suggested she'd take a look at the Jane Doe victims of Shulman and Rifkin.
Has anyone saw a thread on reddit at UnsolvedMysteries ?
Somebody who made a post about Yonker Jane Doe claims that is contacted by someone who believes that Yonker Jane Doe mighe be thier missing family member ?
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I definitely see it! Especially the temples, nose and eyes/eyebrows. I think the hairline is even similar. I’d say it’s worth submitting!Gail Knowlton disappeared from Salem, MA in Jan'92, five months before Yonkers JD was murdered. I haven't found very much information on her disappearance besides what's shown in her WS thread. I strongly suspect she left home voluntarily. If so, I believe she may have ended up in/near Yonkers and is the match to these remains.
Gail has no exclusions listed on her NamUs profile. She and Yonkers JD match on every physical trait except Gail's eyes are listed as brown (vs. hazel for JD). Her NamUs profile doesn't mention a tattoo, but it doesn't exclude one either. She has multiple children, I'd say at least three (the 18-mo-old she left w/husband Edward & "children" from a prev marriage). This could explain the two C-section scars on YJD. It's hard to know because Gail's NamUs doesn't list any scars/marks/tattoos. The timeline, location, circumstances, and physical descriptors could go either way for me, but what really piques my curiosity is a comparison of her photo w/YJD's PM pics. Her nose, mouth, and the space between them, along with her eyebrows, forehead, and hairline all appear very similar, imo.
I wish Gail's photo was clearer and we'd have more info on her life and disappearance. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Please share your thoughts on Gail as a PM to Yonkers JD.
MA - MA - Gail Knowlton, 33, Salem, Jan 21, 1992
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
ETA - link to *GRAPHIC IMAGE*
gail-knowlton-Yonkers-JD
I agree that the facial features are really very similar, and that this would be worth submitting.I definitely see it! Especially the temples, nose and eyes/eyebrows. I think the hairline is even similar. I’d say it’s worth submitting!
I definitely see it! Especially the temples, nose and eyes/eyebrows. I think the hairline is even similar. I’d say it’s worth submitting!
Thanks to both of you for your input! I called and left messages with Elayne Schwartz (Medicolegal Death Investigator) @ Westchester County Forensic Lab and Lt. Geiss @Yonkers PD Friday afternoon. Elayne Schwartz returned my call this morning. She and I discussed Gail's potential as a match to Yonkers JD. She has all of the information necessary to pass along to Lt. Geiss. She said she would reach out to him to ask him to contact me. He may or may not, but she sounded confident saying he's extremely dedicated to Yonkers JD's case. I feel certain he'll investigate in order to make a determination whether Gail is a match to YJD. Fingers crossed and prayers going up that YJD gets her name back and her family gets closure. I'll keep you all posted if I hear anything more. Thanks again for the feedback.
TY, @jessr927! Yes, I heard back from Det/Lt. Geiss (? Unsure if he's been promoted. I think Elayne referred to him as Lt, but I might have gotten mixed up with Lt. Costa, who is listed as investigator of Gail's MP case. My apologies to Mr. Geiss if I'm mistaken.
). I agree that the results would provide a definitive answer, although I wonder whether any of Gail's family would be in the database. 
