Identified! WA - Clark Co., Fem Skeletal Remains, near Fly Creek, Feb'80 - Sandy Morden

[LucyOso]

http://katu.com/news/local/medical-examiner-needs-your-help-identifying-teen-found-in-1980

 

[GreyClay]

ruleouts as of 15 August 2015 https://identifyus.org/en/cases/10799

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

First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA

Diane Buckley 1961 Washington
Diane Gilchrist Unknown Washington
Karen Lee 1961 Oregon
Elsie Luscier 1966 Washington
Angela Meeker 1965 Washington
Carlotta Sanchez 1967 Washington
Christine White 1967 Washington
Cheryl Wyant 1964 California

Debra Otis 1961 Washington has also been added to the rule-outs.

 

[folieadeuxnola]

NAMUS RULE-OUTS 12/20/16

Diane Buckley 1961 Washington
Diane Gilchrist Unknown Washington
Karen Lee 1961 Oregon
Elsie Luscier 1966 Washington
Angela Meeker 1965 Washington
Debra Otis 1961 Washington
Carlotta Sanchez 1967 Washington
Christine White 1967 Washington
Cheryl Wyant 1964 California

 

[Owutatangledweb]

This littl girl doesn't seem to have a WS thread but seems a good match.

http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/lo...cle_491843c8-d4dd-11e3-a93a-001a4bcf887a.html

 

[Owutatangledweb]

http://www.missinginamerica.us/apps/blog/show/33832464-linette-marie-miller

 

[theshadow45]

Not much to go on, but Roxanne Sims? She went missing sometime in 1977 from Portland, Oregon: http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/sims_roxanne.html. She was 18 at the time, on the older end of the age range, but the fairly close proximity from where she vanished to where the remains were found means she should be at least considered as a possibility. Multnomah County, Oregon is only about 20 miles away from Clark County, Washington and Portland is approximately 50 miles from Fly Creek.

 

[theshadow45]

More rule-outs added: Linda Adams 1963 Washington, Andria Bailey 1963 Washington, Marie Blee 1964 Colorado, Niki Britten 1953 Oregon, Rita Jolly 1955 Oregon, Kimberly Kersey 1968 Washington, and Laurie Partridge 1957 Washington.

 

[theshadow45]

Two more rule outs bring it to a total of 18 via NamUs: Janice Hannigan 1955 WA and Loralee Lhotka 1955 WA.

 

[theshadow45]

*Nineteen, not 18. Sorry, too late to edit.

 

[theshadow45]

Side-by-sides of Roxanne and FCJD.

 

[theshadow45]

Side view profiles for Roxanne and Fly Creek Jane Doe, the nose shape looks a bit different to me on the side composites than in the main frontal reconstruction for her; looks pretty close to Roxanne's nose shape though.

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping for Fly Creek Jane Doe.

 

[theshadow45]

I just noticed that Roxanne Sims currently doesn't have an open thread despite being mentioned several. Can someone start one for her?

 

[WesternArtist]

It looks like nearly all missing women from the Northwest around the timeframe and age range have been considered here and many have been ruled out. I tried expanding my search to runaways from the time who could have been in the area. I found two potentials:

Teresa Cupps

She is older (was 20 when she went missing) but appears to have a good resemblance and possibly a strong neck. She went missing from a juvenile shelter in Oklahoma City in in 1977. She had a history of drug use and petty crime. She is listed as White in NamUs but ethnicity is listed as Other so she could be part Native American. http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...-Oklahoma-City-OK-1977&highlight=teresa+cupps
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/c/cupps_teresa.html
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/12468/0/
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1318dfok.html

Eva Ridall

She is reported as missing from Florida. She apparently ran away to Cincinnati and visited a cousin before heading to California (per Doe Network). Her hair appears to be dyed blonde in some photos. She was 15 when she went missing in 1977. http://www.websleuths.com/forums/sh...-15-Bradenton-1-May-1977&highlight=eva+ridall
http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/r/ridall_eva.html
https://www.findthemissing.org/en/cases/33753/0/
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3586dffl.html

Both of these missing women may have had small tattoos. This could also fit as only some of Fly Creek Jane Doe's remains were found (although I cannot tell if she was dismembered or if some portions were not recovered due to animal activity).

 

[theshadow45]

Only partial skeletal remains were recovered and it was estimated that she died a couple of years before she was found. If she had any identifying marks like scars or tattoos they likely wouldn't have been able to tell.

 

[WesternArtist]

Only partial skeletal remains were recovered and it was estimated that she died a couple of years before she was found. If she had any identifying marks like scars or tattoos they likely wouldn't have been able to tell.

That makes sense. I was thinking if she was dismembered the reason could have been to remove an identifying mark in case she was found sooner. However, I don't actually know if she was dismembered or if her remains were disturbed by animal activity.

 

[theshadow45]

Submitted Roxanne Sims via NamUs.

 

[Coffee56]

Has this one been discussed?

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3738dfmo.html

 

[theshadow45]

Has this one been discussed?

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/3738dfmo.html

No, she hasn't been mentioned previously.

 

[theshadow45]

Possibly Teresa Davis http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/d/davis_teresa.html?