WA WA - Pierce Co, Weyerhaeuser Public Hunting land, Fem 20-30, UP5665, clothes & left shoe, Dec'76

[Romulus]

The Doe Network Unidentified Female Date of Discovery: December 11, 1976 Location of Discovery: Pierce County, Washington Estimated Date of Death: 4 months to 2 years prior State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton Cause of Death: Unknown, no obvious signs of violence Physical Description ** Listed information is approximate Estimated Age: 20-30 years old Race: Unknown Gender: Female Height: 5'6 Weight: Unknown, but with a slender build. Hair Color: Auburn or dark brown, 14-17" in length. Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown Dentals: Available. Tooth #1 enamel pearl, #18 has an occlusal amalgam, #19 MODFL amalgam, #31 distal drift, #30 extracted years prior. Compared to several missing persons with no match. Fingerprints: Not available. DNA: Not available. Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: Fragments of clothing include a greenish-blue jacket, red or rust colored denim jeans, nylon panties, nylon stocking material, and the bottom of a tennis or boating left shoe (size 6 or 7) was found nearby. Jewelry: Unknown Additional Personal Items: Unknown Case History A pheasant hunter found the skeletal remains of the victim in heavy underbrush on Weyerhaeuser Public Hunting land east of McKenna. The victim was located a quarter-mile south of state Route 702 and two miles west of state Route 7. On Jan. 11, 1977, the remains were placed in the Sheriff's property room. Two years and five days later, the skeleton was slated for destruction and was put in the Tacoma landfill. Investigating Agency(s) If you have any information about this case please contact;Agency Name: Pierce County Medical Examiner's Office Agency Contact Person: Amber Midkiff Agency Phone Number: 253-798-6494 Agency Name: Pierce County Sheriff's Office Agency Contact Person: N/A Agency Phone Number: 253-798-7516 Agency Case Number: LE: 76-20879; ME: 20-477 NCIC Case Number: U840023732 NamUs Case Number: UP #5665 Former Hot Case Number: 951 Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Information Source(s) http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/915ufwa.html NamUs The News Tribune Archive (12/2/96) Seattle PI News Archive

 

[Alleykins]

How sad and unfortunate that the remains were put in a landfill. I've never heard of happening as opposed to cremation and/or burial.

 

[MelmothTheLost]

How sad and unfortunate that the remains were put in a landfill. I've never heard of happening as opposed to cremation and/or burial.

In my browsings of Doe Network I've come across a handful of other cases like this. Frankly it seems to me utterly disrepectful of the fact that these are human remains. Although this case may be one of natural causes, others I've seen given this treatment were very likely murder. In those cases, where the victim has already been discarded like rubbish by the killer, it beggers belief that the police would then also discard their remains like rubbish.

 

[Springrain]

Oh boy, I live in Pierce County.

 

[Romulus]

From crimewatchers site forum

 

[theshadow45]

There is another Pierce County Jane Doe found in 1978 where the remains were also disposed of in a similar fashion by the police, there is speculation that they may have been the remains of presumed Bundy victim Donna Manson but this was never confirmed. Link to her thread: http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?245298-WA-Pierce-Co-WhtFem-Skeletal-UP5706-15-20-along-Mashel-River-Aug-78.

 

[theshadow45]

Marla Jean Thomas http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/t/thomas_marla.html? Coincidentally, she disappeared two years to the day before this UID was found.

 

[theshadow45]

As of yesterday, this Jane Doe has been unidentified for 41 years.

 

[Bohemian]

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/amp/Part-7-Records-often-are-as-hard-to-find-as-a-1107646.php

(I have this link bookmarked for WA ‘Doe’ threads *sighs deeply*)

 

[Bohemian]

And again, Cherry Ann Greenman:

http://www.websleuths.com/forums/showthread.php?93291-WA-Cherry-Greenman-19-Waterville-14-Sept-1976

 

[Springrain]

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/amp/Part-7-Records-often-are-as-hard-to-find-as-a-1107646.php

(I have this link bookmarked for WA ‘Doe’ threads *sighs deeply*)

Thanks so much for this link; it was very informative.

 

[Bohemian]

Thanks so much for this link; it was very informative.

My pleasure. It’s so sad that some of WA’s ‘Does’ will forever remain UID.

 

[Mysteries1974]

Here is the dental condition sheet

Here is the NCIC chart for this UID

 

[theshadow45]

Bumping.

 

[theshadow45]

McKenna Jane Doe has been unidentified for 43 years today.

 

[carbuff]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

No rollouts listed in Namus, though the notes in the Doenet case file say there are several ruled out by dentals.

 

[Mysteries1974]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

No rollouts listed in Namus, though the notes in the Doenet case file say there are several ruled out by dentals.

I wonder if maybe those rule outs were not included maybe because either the persons were found or because these ruleouts were made over 40 years ago. I also wonder if they are some of Ted Bundys missing victims

 

[carbuff]

I wonder if maybe those rule outs were not included maybe because either the persons were found or because these ruleouts were made over 40 years ago. I also wonder if they are some of Ted Bundys missing victims

Lots of agencies either don't update the exclusions, or don't make it public. I would be surprised if the remains weren't compared to known Bundy victims, but they wouldn't necessarily say that.

 

[theshadow45]

McKenna Jane Doe has been unidentified for 44 years today.

 

[MadMcGoo]

A landfill. Wow.