Identified! CA - Westlake Village, HispFem 18-30, UP11249, pregnant, in parking lot, 18 July 1980. Maricela Rocha Parga *id'd Dec 2025*

[phantomstrider]

Good that she was identified. Her Reconstruction looks like it was very accurate.

 

[silvernblack]

There is a real picture of her which would have probably helped identify her from after she was found. See Photo 1 within this link here: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=1020ufca

 

[CarlK90245]

There is a real picture of her which would have probably helped identify her from after she was found. See Photo 1 within this link here: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/software/main.html?id=1020ufca

Both of those are artist's renditions. The one on the left was created by me, using a coroner's photo that is not publicly available. The one on the right was done by the NCMEC, based on the post-embalming photo that the agency released to the public.

 

[The4TierBridge]

Both of those are artist's renditions. The one on the left was created by me, using a coroner's photo that is not publicly available. The one on the right was done by the NCMEC, based on the post-embalming photo that the agency released to the public.

I think they were specifically referring to this crime scene photo which is linked on the Doe Network page and labeled “Photo” 1 in red text underneath the reconstructions (there’s some bloating but otherwise the face is recognizable): File:Ventura County Jane Doe (2).jpg - Wikimedia Commons

 

[silvernblack]

Yep. That Photo was a good picture and not showing anything terrible. Better chance of identification if they had shared that instead of the quite bad cartoonish reconstructions.

 

[The4TierBridge]

Yep. That Photo was a good picture and not showing anything terrible. Better chance of identification if they had shared that instead of the quite bad cartoonish reconstructions.

They did share it. That's why it is available to us, the public.

 

[aurycore]

May Maricela be at peace now.

 

[CarlK90245]

Today, March 12, 2026 is Maricela's 68th birthday.

 

[Bergamasque]

Happy heavenly birthday, Maricela!