TX TX - Houston, White/Hisp Fem 18-25, UP963, found under bridge "Cassandra", jewelry, clothes, Oct'90

[Moonwalker9]

Couldn't find a thread for her...

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
103UFTX

103UFTX - Unidentified Female

Reconstruction of the victim and clothing by Lois Gibson; original image of shirt; victim's jewelry.

Date of Discovery: October 18, 1990
Location of Discovery: Houston, Harris County, Texas
Estimated Date of Death: 3-4 weeks prior
State of Remains: Decomposed
Cause of Death: Homicide by beating

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 18-25 years old
Race: White and/or Hispanic
Sex: Female
Height: 4'11" to 5'1"
Weight: 100 to 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Possibly brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown.

Identifiers
Dentals: Unknown; mandible not recovered.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Unknown.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: A white, short sleeve, round neck pullover shirt, with dark bands around the sleeves and waist, with a black and white logo reading "Marines Sport" brand name Enchant. An image of a sailor was also imprinted on the front. She was also wearing blue, black and gray tie-dyed pants with the split legs pinned together, brand name Cucmonga size medium; tan bra brand name Young Option, size 34 and blush-colored pantyhose. The clothing was size 5.
Jewelry: One watch: gold-colored case with black face and roman numerals, black fabric band; one gold-colored ring with one large clear stone. It appeared she had probably worn rings on all of her fingers.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was located in a drainage ditch at 9700 Beechnut in Houston, Texas on October 18, 1990 by children playing.

In 2008, prosecutors charged Terrence Tyrone Johnson with the murder. Johnson, who is serving a life sentence for another murder, confessed to the homicide after undergoing a religious experience.

Police suspect the woman's name may have been Cassandra and that she lived in the area.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
Agency Contact Person: Sharon Derrick
Agency Phone Number: 832-927-5000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: ML90-6864

Agency Name: Houston Police Department
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 713-837-0311
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 109511790J

Agency Name: Texas Department of Public Safety
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 512-424-5074
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: U9207015

NCIC Case Number: U430004176
NamUs Case Number: 963

Information Source(s)
NamUs
TXDPS
Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
KHOU (archived)
Houston Chronicle (10/19/90)

 

[Coffee56]

Houston Police Department -- News Releases

 

[folieadeuxnola]

Houston Police Department -- News Releases

Investigators are doing everything they can to identify the victim in this case. She was described as being Hispanic, 18 to 22 years old, and about 5 feet tall with black hair. She was wearing a distinctive gray T-shirt with “Marine’s Sport” on the front, along with black pants. Based on new information, the woman lived in the area she was found and she might have a first name of Cassandra.

Anyone with information on the identity of the female victim is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600.

At 2:30 p.m. TODAY (Monday, July 14), an investigator in the HPD Homicide Division will be available to answer questions in this case in the media briefing room on the first floor of HPD Headquarters at 1200 Travis.

JFC/VHS
Inc #109511790

The composite sketches, originally released in 1991, are attached to this news release.

 

[MadMcGoo]

Could this be Cassandra Lalonde? I’d like to think all the missing Cassandras have at least been looked at, but I see some similarities in the two and she hasn’t been ruled out as far as we can see.

Cassandra Ann Lalonde – The Charley Project

 

[BrownBear]

4 Exclusions
MP4204 Angela Smith 11/12/1989 East Baton Rouge LA
MP2652 Krista De La Rosa 07/02/1990 Multnomah OR
MP1100 Hazel Klug 05/20/1986 Henrico VA
MP2413 Tiffany Sessions 02/09/1989 Alachua FL

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[othram]

Othram is now working this case: Who is Harris County Jane Doe (1990)?

 

[DSCrime]

Glad Othram's on it!

Found an old Houston Chronicle article from 2008 that mentions she "might have been called Cassandra or Monique"

Didn't see Monique mentioned in either the NamUs or Doe Network profile of the case.

Inmate admits killing woman, but victim still a mystery

"Believed to have been in her late teens to early 20s, the woman might have been called Cassandra or Monique. The woman had lain in the ditch for about two weeks when a group of children found the body Oct. 18, 1990, while playing in the 9600 block of Beechnut."

 

[othram]

Glad Othram's on it!

Found an old Houston Chronicle article from 2008 that mentions she "might have been called Cassandra or Monique"

Didn't see Monique mentioned in either the NamUs or Doe Network profile of the case.

Inmate admits killing woman, but victim still a mystery

"Believed to have been in her late teens to early 20s, the woman might have been called Cassandra or Monique. The woman had lain in the ditch for about two weeks when a group of children found the body Oct. 18, 1990, while playing in the 9600 block of Beechnut."

We are excited to help figure out what her name really is!