OK OK - Katherine Elisabeth Berry, 19-20, Muskogee, 1989

[victoriarobinson642]

NAMUS:

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Missing Age - 19 Years
Current Age - 54 Years
First Name - Katherine
Middle Name - Elisabeth
Last Name - Berry
Sex - Female
Height - 5' 3" - 5' 5" (63 - 65 Inches)
Weight - 115 - 125 lbs
Hair Color - Brown
Race / Ethnicity - White / Caucasian
Location - Muskogee, Oklahoma 74401
Circumstances of Disappearance - The last contact was in early 1989. The details surrounding her disappearance are largely unknown.
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[HopeRains]

FYI - I submitted her earlier to both Namus contact and ME contact as a PM against 1990 Orange County Jane Doe (NC).

There are a couple of photos of her on FB - Where is Katherine Berry - they appear to be when she was much younger. I did not find any article in newspaper archives. Hoping someone can pick up more info through ancestry and/or yearbooks.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Facebook

www.facebook.com

I know Facebook isn't an approved source but hopefully it's fine just for pictures.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

FYI - I submitted her earlier to both Namus contact and ME contact as a PM against 1990 Orange County Jane Doe (NC).

There are a couple of photos of her on FB - Where is Katherine Berry - they appear to be when she was much younger. I did not find any article in newspaper archives. Hoping someone can pick up more info through ancestry and/or yearbooks.

The only yearbook photo I found of her was from when she was 9~, so not any more recent.

 

[HmmMysterious]

Interestingly enough, someone on the Facebook group said she's alive and that they spoke to her 4 years ago at Wal-Mart or the library. Katherine herself doesn't have Facebook.

 

[SimsGuy67]

Interestingly enough, someone on the Facebook group said she's alive and that they spoke to her 4 years ago at Wal-Mart or the library. Katherine herself doesn't have Facebook.

I wouldn't count on it being her. I feel like, if this was reported to LE, they would have ruled it out or the person who claimed this is mistaken. It's just someone on Facebook who may or may not know her.

 

[SimsGuy67]

I wonder if Katherine could be this Jane Doe found about 2 hours away. I can't find a whole lot to disprove it.

	Kathrine Elisabeth Berry MP103987	Canadian County Jane Doe (1990) 263UFOK
Sex	Female	Female
Race	White/Caucasian	White/Caucasian (Possible admixture)
Age	19	18 - 40
DLC/DOD	Early 1989	1985 - 1990
Height	5'3 - 5'5	5'3 - 5'7
Weight	115 - 125 pounds	Unknown
Hair Color	Brown	Possibly brown
Eye Color	Unknown (IMO from the photo they look brown or possibly hazel)	Unknown
Distinctive Features	Unknown/None	Probably right handed.
Circumstances	Last seen in early 1989.	Found in a creek bed.
Distance	Muskogee - Geary/El Reno	165 miles

 

[victoriarobinson642]

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Facebook

www.facebook.com

I know Facebook isn't an approved source but hopefully it's fine just for pictures.

photos added to namus today (08/22/2023)

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Her NAMUS was updated today. No idea what changed.

 

[IWillFindHer]

This was what Katherine looked like at the time of her disappearance. She wore big, round glasses, had no tattoos, small scars on one of her upper arms, may have been wearing a necklace. She would NOT have run away. She lived a crap life but made a conscious choice to be happy. She was always optimistic about her future and never would have left her brother.

 

[IWillFindHer]

I wonder if Katherine could be this Jane Doe found about 2 hours away. I can't find a whole lot to disprove it.

	Kathrine Elisabeth Berry MP103987	Canadian County Jane Doe (1990) 263UFOK
Sex	Female	Female
Race	White/Caucasian	White/Caucasian (Possible admixture)
Age	19	18 - 40
DLC/DOD	Early 1989	1985 - 1990
Height	5'3 - 5'5	5'3 - 5'7
Weight	115 - 125 pounds	Unknown
Hair Color	Brown	Possibly brown
Eye Color	Unknown (IMO from the photo they look brown or possibly hazel)	Unknown
Distinctive Features	Unknown/None	Probably right handed.
Circumstances	Last seen in early 1989.	Found in a creek bed.
Distance	Muskogee - Geary/El Reno	165 miles

Very unlikely to be her, given the description of clothing and jewelry and location.

 

[IWillFindHer]

Her NAMUS was updated today. No idea what changed.

DNA of family was added.

 

[HmmMysterious]

DNA of family was added.

Welcome to Websleuths. It sounds like you knew Katherine and her family. What do you think happened to her?

 

[victoriarobinson642]

DNA of family was added.

Ah! Glad to hear it.

 

[SimsGuy67]

Very unlikely to be her, given the description of clothing and jewelry and location.

I have to agree with you, but not with the clothing. On Jane Doe's NamUs, a newspaper article shows she likely had at least one child. As far as I'm aware, Katherine had none.


You seem to know her based on your comments. Were you a family member or friend? I assume you suspect foul play, given this comment:

She would NOT have run away. She lived a crap life but made a conscious choice to be happy. She was always optimistic about her future and never would have left her brother.

DNA of family was added.

I'm very happy DNA was added for Katherine!

 

[IWillFindHer]

I have to agree with you, but not with the clothing. On Jane Doe's NamUs, a newspaper article shows she likely had at least one child. As far as I'm aware, Katherine had none.
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You seem to know her based on your comments. Were you a family member or friend? I assume you suspect foul play, given this comment:


I'm very happy DNA was added for Katherine!

Yes, I am a family member. Unfortunately, family drama and LE failures have made for a sad, long, complicated, and ultimately unresolved case for Katherine. She deserves better.

 

[IWillFindHer]

I wonder if Katherine could be this Jane Doe found about 2 hours away. I can't find a whole lot to disprove it.

	Kathrine Elisabeth Berry MP103987	Canadian County Jane Doe (1990) 263UFOK
Sex	Female	Female
Race	White/Caucasian	White/Caucasian (Possible admixture)
Age	19	18 - 40
DLC/DOD	Early 1989	1985 - 1990
Height	5'3 - 5'5	5'3 - 5'7
Weight	115 - 125 pounds	Unknown
Hair Color	Brown	Possibly brown
Eye Color	Unknown (IMO from the photo they look brown or possibly hazel)	Unknown
Distinctive Features	Unknown/None	Probably right handed.
Circumstances	Last seen in early 1989.	Found in a creek bed.
Distance	Muskogee - Geary/El Reno	165 miles

DNA was not a match.

 

[SimsGuy67]

DNA was not a match.

I had no idea that this was ruled out, as I never submitted it to my knowledge. At least we can say for certainty that this isn't Katherine.

 

[IWillFindHer]

Updated Information

 

[SimsGuy67]

Updated Information

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I find it interesting that she was actually last seen two years before the date on NamUs. I found one unidentified woman from that time in Oklahoma, but the distinctive features don't line up:

249UFOK