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| tatertot | Mar 4 2009, 03:32 AM Post #1 |
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http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/18845944/detail.html Body Exhumed In 27-Year-Old Cold Case POSTED: Tuesday, March 3, 2009 UPDATED: 6:28 pm EST March 3, 2009 MONROE, Mich. -- Using a backhoe, investigators retrieved an unidentified body from a LaSalle Township cemetery Tuesday in hopes of gathering more evidence about the case that has baffled authorities for 27 years. Second Look Taken At Monroe Cold Case The body of Jane Doe was found in the water near the shoreline of the Monroe Power Plant on March 31, 1982. "The cause of death was determined to be manual strangulation," said Monroe County Sheriff's Department Detective Jeff Pauli. Pauli said the body was estimated to have been in the cold waters of Lake Erie for two or three weeks. The original police report described the woman as 5 feet 4 inches, weighing 110 pounds and in her 20s. No leads have panned out in the case, until now. "There was another area police department that had a missing persons around the time she washed ashore … they have leads," Pauli said. Michigan State Police forensic artist Sarah Krebs is one of the investigators on the case and she said she believes there's a good chance Jane Doe will be identified. She said she's used tissue depth markers and clay on skulls in the past to make positive identifications. Krebs said the color of the woman's hair, the texture and the haircut have been seen in morgue pictures. Krebs said she doesn't know how the woman styled her hair, but it's more information than she would usually be given to work with. The remains taken from the Roselawn Cemetery will be sent to an anthropology lab at Michigan State University and then DNA samples will be entered into a database in Texas. "Eventually, we want DNA from family members because the ultimate goal is to get this person identified," Pauli said. |
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| tatertot | Mar 4 2009, 03:32 AM Post #2 |
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| tatertot | Mar 4 2009, 03:43 AM Post #3 |
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-...0,4726767.story Body exhumed to look for link to 1982 cold case Associated Press 9:24 PM CST, March 3, 2009 LaSALLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Investigators have exhumed the body of a woman whose body washed ashore on Lake Erie in 1982 to determine if she was a homicide victim. State police Trooper Sarah Krebs says the body was disinterred Tuesday from an unmarked grave in a cemetery in Monroe County's LaSalle Township. The Detroit Free Press says Krebs is recreating what the woman's face looked like, which could take up to two months. Investigators also are sending DNA samples from the body to a national database of DNA from missing persons' relatives. The body was found in Frenchtown Township, 35 miles south of Detroit. Canton Township detectives were among the law enforcement agencies on the scene. Public safety director John Santomauro confirms his department is investigating the 1982 disappearance of a woman in her 20s. |
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| tatertot | Mar 4 2009, 03:45 AM Post #4 |
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http://www.freep.com/article/20090303/NEWS...ed+for+ID+tests Jane Doe from Lake Erie exhumed for ID tests Cops seek link to cold case from '82 BY ZLATI MEYER • FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER • March 3, 2009 Investigators have exhumed the body of a Jane Doe that washed ashore 27 years ago on Lake Erie and are trying to identify her using facial reconstruction and DNA analyses. The apparent homicide victim, believed to be in her 20s, was disinterred Tuesday from an unmarked grave in Roselawn Memorial Park in Monroe County’s LaSalle Township, State Police Trooper Sarah Krebs said. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI and Canton Township detectives were on the scene. Canton’s director of public safety, John Santomauro, confirmed Tuesday that his department was investigating a cold case: the disappearance of a woman in her 20s in 1982. Krebs is recreating what the woman’s face looked like, which could take up to two months. In addition, DNA samples from the body found in 1982 near the Detroit Edison Co. power plant in Frenchtown Township are being sent to a national database of DNA from relatives of missing people. The body is believed to be of a 20- to 28-year-old Caucasian woman, 5-foot-4, 110 pounds with brown shoulder-length hair, pierced ears and exceptional dental work, according to Krebs. She was found mostly nude and had no scars or tattoos. She has not been reburied. “If she does get identified, she’ll have a family, who’ll want to relocate her,” Krebs explained. |
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| PorchlightUSA | Mar 4 2009, 10:06 AM Post #5 |
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http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?A...METRO/903040395 Wednesday, March 4, 2009 1980s mystery Fresh hope for cold case Christine Ferretti / The Detroit News LA SALLE TOWNSHIP -- It's been 27 years since a young, unidentified woman's half-clothed body washed up on the shoreline of Lake Erie in Monroe. She had brown hair, straight teeth, wore a plaid shirt -- and had a cord wrapped twice around her neck. Fingerprints, dental records and fliers yielded fruitless tips to identify her. A month later, she was laid to rest in an unmarked Monroe County grave. And hope faded away. Now, Canton Township police have urged Monroe County officials to give the case another look: They believe the body could be 15-year-old Kim Marie Larrow, a chronic runaway who went missing after leaving a Canton Township ice cream parlor in 1981. The first step in unraveling the mystery came Tuesday, when the young woman's tomb was resurrected from the quiet depths of the Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery on Dixie Highway in La Salle Township, near Toledo. The prospect overwhelmed Larrow's half-sister, Andrea Stadwick. "It's difficult not knowing. My wish is that she went off and had this wonderful fairy tale life, and she's happy and healthy ... but I know that's not right," Stadwick said tearfully. "I'm so grateful if they can rule this out. And if it is (Kim) then certainly I'll have some kind of answer about what happened to my sister." Investigators needed less than an hour to pluck the casket. They whisked it to a restricted building on site and loosened about 20 screws to reveal a "remarkably preserved" body, said Jeff Pauli, a detective for the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, which is leading the exhumation that is being paid for by the FBI. DNA extraction and a 3-D facial reconstruction comes next. Canton police declined to discuss the investigation Tuesday, but have said the time frame, general description and location where the body was found led them to believe it could be Larrow. The cases emerged within eight months of each other. Both women had a similar build, height and hairstyle -- and Larrow had just relocated from her father's home in Monroe County to Canton to live with her mother. "The time frame is pretty close and physical description. We have reason to believe she might have been heading back that way (toward Monroe)," Canton Police Detective Ken Robinson previously told The Detroit News. "It's something that definitely needs to be looked into." But Stadwick said she doubts the body is her relative. The unidentified woman was 5 feet 4 inches tall with brown eyes. Larrow was a couple of inches shorter with bluish eyes, Stadwick said. "I'm almost 99 percent sure it couldn't be her, because the eye color alone," said Stadwick, 48, who lives in Florida. Ingham County Medical Examiner Dean Sienko said many things could happen to a body after death. "I don't think we'd rule it out based on eye color," he said. "Many things could have an effect on the perceived body size or decay they have." Larrow was last seen leaving a Stroh's Ice Cream parlor on Sheldon Road in Canton in the summer of 1981. The unidentified woman -- believed to be 20 to 28 years old -- washed ashore March 31, 1982. The death was ruled a homicide by manual strangulation. The body was well preserved due to the chilly water. It may have been floating for several weeks to months, according to the original investigators' report. Family and police said Larrow sometimes ran away and was known to hitchhike. She planned to meet with friends to hang out in Hines Park that June evening. She never turned up. Leads never materialized, DNA wasn't obtained much in the 1980s, and resources were limited. Police also claim Larrow's mother waited days to report her missing and refused to cooperate with the investigation. Despite the grim prospects, Larrow's cousin Robert Cooper teamed with Crime Stoppers last fall, offering a $2,000 reward for new information in the case. He's holding on to hope. "It makes sense. No other bodies (turned up) around this Michigan area," said Cooper, a former Toledo police officer. "If she was hitchhiking and wanted to go to Monroe, she could have been picked up by the wrong person. I'm hopeful that it is Kim. I'm happy. That is my goal: To find Kim." The family won't have to wait too long. Police said within a couple of weeks the remains will be shipped to the University of North Texas Health Science Center, where they will be matched against databases for missing persons and unidentified remains. Stadwick and an uncle submitted DNA samples in September 2007. Larrow's mother would not submit DNA, family and police said. "If we have a direct family reference sample we can do a direct comparison, said Dana Benton Russell, a spokeswoman for the center. "The sister would be an excellent match." Monroe County Sheriff's officials said when the woman's body was discovered 27 years ago, investigators did all they could. "They tried all the options available: fingerprints, teeth and fliers but never got any hits," Pauli said. You can reach Christine Ferretti at (734) 462-2289 or cferretti@detnews.com |
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| tatertot | Mar 19 2009, 10:25 AM Post #6 |
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http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/news/national/midw...200903032235570 Detectives try to ID 1982 Jane Doe Early 1980s cold case reopened, body exhumed Updated: Wednesday, 04 Mar 2009, 9:10 AM EST Published : Wednesday, 04 Mar 2009, 9:09 AM EST LA SALLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WUPW) - Monroe County Sheriff detectives said they're hoping new technology will help solve a nearly 28-year-old cold case homicide of an unidentified woman who washed up on the Lake Erie shoreline in Michigan in March 1982. According to the sheriff's department on March 31, 1982, an unidentified white female was discovered on the Lake Erie shoreline. An autopsy was performed and the death was ruled a homicide because the body had strangulation marks around its neck. The news release also mentioned that the female was never positively identified and has since been known as Jane Doe. Tuesday morning police, in conjunction with the Michigan State Police and the FBI's Detroit Field Office, executed a search warrant and exhumed the body from a gravesite at Roselawn Cemetary in La Salle Township near Dixie Highway. "We've exhausted our options to try to identify with our exhuming the body and I think that's the last resort for obvious reasons," said Det. Jeff Pauli. "During the initial stage of the investigation many leads were followed up on many tips, but she was never identified which leads us to today." The murder case went cold for years until the summer of 2008. Monroe County detectives were contacted by another Michigan police agency looking into the disappearance of a woman back in 1981. "We started comparing case files and case notes and determined, obviously, we want to know if our body is that of the missing female," Det. Pauli said. Years after the case was opened, detectives -- who were in elementary school when the crime happened -- could be getting closer to solving it. Now that the body has been exhumed they will used DNA testing and a forensic art to reconstruct her face so they might positively identify Jane Doe. "It's unique and hope is to get the person identified," Det. Pauli told FOX Toledo News. "At the very least, be able to connect with the family, of course. We want to solve the homicide as well, but the first goal is to get her identified so we can move on to the second step." The unidentified female was estimated to be between 20 and 28 years of age, about 5-foot-4 in height and weighed about 110 pounds at the time of her death. She went missing between 1981 through March of 1982. Facial reconstruction, to be performed by state police experts, should take about a month. DNA testing will take longer. If you have information regarding this white female victim you are asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff's Office at (734) 240-7745. |
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| tatertot | Mar 28 2009, 09:53 AM Post #7 |
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http://www.detnews.com/article/20090328/ME...+of+Canton+teen Saturday, March 28, 2009 Body not likely that of Canton teen Bones and teeth are from someone 20 to 30 years old, probably not those of girl missing since 1981. Christine Ferretti / The Detroit News DETROIT -- A body extracted from a Monroe County cemetery last month is likely not that of a Canton teenager who went missing nearly 30 years ago, officials said Friday. Investigators said an analysis of the unidentified woman's bones and teeth reveal she was probably between the ages of 20 and 30, older than the missing girl. Canton police urged Monroe County officials to resurrect the decades-old cold case, hoping the unidentified body could be 15-year-old Kim Marie Larrow, a chronic runaway who went missing from a Stroh's Ice Cream parlor in the summer of 1981. Both Larrow and the unidentified woman -- whose half-naked body washed up on the shoreline of Lake Erie in 1982 with a cord wrapped around her neck -- had a similar build, height and hairstyle. The cases emerged around the same time and Larrow had just relocated to Canton from Monroe County when she disappeared. The woman's body was buried in La Salle Township's Roselawn Cemetery in April 1982, about a month after fingerprints, dental records and fliers didn't bring answers. Larrow's family members were dismayed and relieved Friday to find out the body probably isn't hers. "We'd sure love to know what happened to Kim, but when you hear about how this body came to its end you hope it's not your sister," said Larrow's half-brother Brandon Headley, 46, of Ann Arbor. "There is some relief in knowing maybe she didn't come to an awful demise." Michigan State Police Trooper Sarah Krebs said a final ruling will take at least three months as DNA samples are evaluated by the University of North Texas. In the meantime, State Police will release a 3-D facial reconstruction Monday to solicit clues about the woman's identity. "If she's not Kim, she's definitely somebody else," Krebs said. "Hopefully, somebody remembers ... we can get her identified and solve the homicide." Larrow's family isn't giving up hope. They are offering a $2,000 reward through Crime Stoppers for new leads. And her cousin Robert Cooper said he's staying connected with relatives, police and missing-persons Web sites to keep the investigation going. |
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| ELL | Mar 31 2009, 05:25 AM Post #8 |
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The killer tossed her half-naked body into the Detroit River like a piece of trash, with the strangulation cord still looped around her neck. Based on where she washed up, Michigan State Police believe the victim in one of their oldest cold cases might be from Windsor’s side of the border — and the killer could still be among us. The young woman, known only as Jane Doe, floated ashore near Michigan’s Monroe Power Plant 27 years ago today. Earlier this month, police dug up her body and used the skull to reconstruct her face, hoping someone might recognize a long-lost relative. “There’s no telling, whoever murdered her, if he’s murdered other people,” said Det. Jeff Pauli from the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department. “He could be in prison, he could still be on the loose. So it is of great interest to find the person who killed her.” “You kind of take it personal. You just want to be able to get her identified for the family at the very least, then go after the person who killed her.” The woman’s decomposing body was discovered March 31, 1982, in nothing but a plaid shirt. Police launched an exhaustive investigation, but couldn’t identify the victim, let alone the killer. The trail went cold for nearly three decades. The has case found new life thanks to a desperate family from Canton, Mich., looking for their own long lost relative. Kim Larrow, 15, disappeared in the summer of 1981. “Her family pushed this investigation forward by contacting the FBI and getting them to pay for the exhumation, to see if this was or was not Kim,” said Trooper Sarah Krebs, with the Michigan State Police Forensic Artist Program. Police exhumed the body March 3 and took several bones to a Michigan State University anthropologist, who determined the Jane Doe was too old to be Larrow. “If we don’t believe it’s going to be Kim, it’s got to be somebody else,” said Krebs. She started rebuilding the woman’s face. Police only knew her gender, race and approximate age. Krebs began by removing the skull from the body and cleaning it to the bone. She put on depth markers to determine how deep the tissue and muscle was. “Once we get those set, we start sculpting with clay right on top of the bone,” said Krebs. She used prosthetic eyes, guessing on the colour. Hair colour, the hair line, eyebrow placement and ear size usually require guesswork too, but this time Krebs had autopsy photos. “Also, when we exhumed the body, she still had a full head of hair,” said Krebs. “So we were able to determine the length and colour and kind of the cut of her hair, but not exactly the style she would have worn it.” Krebs said the cold water made it hard to pinpoint when the body was tossed in the river, even though much of it was still intact. Police are looking at missing persons cases as far back as 1981. “This is the oldest case I’ve ever worked on,” said Krebs. “It’s a 27-year-old cold case homicide. That means somebody has been missing this person for 27 years, which is a long time. Are her parents still alive? Are there people that remember her? We’re hoping somebody will still be looking for her.” This is the eighth time Krebs has reconstructed a person’s skull. Three of the previous seven have been identified, including Steven Ralph Hudson. The Mississauga man went missing Jan. 14, 2008 after leaving his Jeep in the Sobey's parking lot in Amherstburg. His body washed up May 6, 2008, about a mile from where the Jane Doe did 27 years ago. “The mouth of the Detroit River isn’t too far from there,” said Krebs. “It seems like during that time of year, for whatever reason, quite a few bodies have washed up on the shore. Two of them that we know of have been from Canada. So we’re thinking this could be a Canadian individual.” The Jane Doe was white with brown shoulder-length hair, pierced ears, Type O blood and straight teeth, possibly from orthodontic work.She weighed about 110 pounds, was 20 to 30 years old and between four foot 10 and five feet four inches tall.She washed up on the shore of the Detroit River near the Monroe Power Plant on March 31, 1982.Anyone with information about a person who went missing around that time can call police at 734-240-7745. http://www.windsorstar.com/news/recognize+...5666/story.html |
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| tatertot | Mar 31 2009, 06:07 AM Post #9 |
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http://www.freep.com/article/20090330/NEWS...d+slain+in+1982 Police reconstruct face of woman found slain in 1982 March 30, 2009 A facial reconstruction of a woman whose body was found partially nude with a cord tied around her neck on the shores of Lake Erie in Monroe County 27 years ago was made public today. State Police, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI are asking for the public’s help in identifying the woman who was discovered March 31, 1982, near the Detroit Edison Co. power plant in Frenchtown Township. The unidentified woman was exhumed after Canton Township police working cold cases believed the Jane Doe could be their missing female. The Canton woman went missing about the same time Jane Doe was discovered. “The more we look into it it the more we believe it’s not going to be her,” said Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Detective Sgt.Heath Velliquette. The missing Canton female was 15 at the time she disappeared. Jane Doe was between 20 and 30 years old when she died. This is a last-ditch effort to get her identified,” said Trooper Sarah Krebs, who took 30 hours to complete the reconstruction. The woman is described as a white female with brown shoulder-length hair and pierced ears. She is between 5 feet 4 and 5 feet 10, 110 pounds, with exceptionally straight teeth and type O blood. DNA from the woman will be sent to the University of North Texas in Denton, to try to match it with that of people reported missing and the relatives of the missing. Velliquette encouraged the family members of missing females who fit the description of Jane Doe to contact the sheriff’s office to learn how they can submit DNA samples to increase the chances that the woman will be identified. Anyone with information about the unidentified woman is asked to contact the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office at 734 240-7745 |
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| ELL | Mar 31 2009, 06:25 AM Post #10 |
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Police hope model helps identify woman's body Police use 3-D reconstruction in hunt for clues Christine Ferretti / The Detroit News Detroit -- It was 27 years ago today when her half-naked body washed up on the banks of Lake Erie near the Monroe Power Plant. Police say the young woman -- with dark brown hair and eyes and exceptionally straight teeth -- could have been floating in the frigid waters for months. But one thing was for sure: She was strangled. A plastic cord was still wrapped twice around her neck. Her description, fingerprints and dental records failed to produce viable leads to her identity. A month later, she was laid to rest in a Monroe County cemetery and the case went cold. Advertisement But Monday, Michigan State Police released a 3-D clay reconstruction of the woman's face, which they hope will finally give this unidentified murder victim a name -- and justice. The multijurisdictional effort, which includes state and federal investigators and the Monroe County Sheriff's Department, got under way earlier this month, when police exhumed the corpse from an unmarked grave, thinking she could be missing Canton Township teen Kim Marie Larrow. Larrow, then 15, went missing from a Stroh's Ice Cream parlor in the summer of 1981. Although DNA test results are pending, police said Friday it's not likely Larrow. The unknown woman's bones reveal she was not a teen. She was between the ages of 20 and 30. Even so, police say odds of identifying the woman are good: They had a lot to work with for reconstruction, including autopsy photos and the corpse's well-preserved features and hairstyle. "It was a lot more information than I'd normally have in a case like this," said Michigan State Police Trooper Sarah Krebs, who made the model. "All that lends itself to a more accurate reconstruction." Krebs said it took about 30 hours to build the clay face over top of the woman's skull, using prosthetic human eyes and the body's actual teeth. The image will be circulated to law enforcement agencies and missing persons Web sites. Monroe County Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Heath Velliquette said investigators are confident the rendering will bring them an identification. "We're looking forward to obtaining more leads," he said. "We're very hopeful she's going to be identified and that it results in solving her homicide." This is the eighth reconstruction for Krebs. Three have led to identifications. cferretti@detnews.com (586) 468-0528 http://www.detnews.com/article/20090331/ME...fy+woman+s+body |
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| ELL | Oct 22 2009, 06:31 PM Post #11 |
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Victim: White female Age: Between 20 and 30 Height: Between 4'10" and 5'4" Weight: Approximately 110 lbs. Hair: Brown, shoulder length Other: Pierced ears and straight teeth, possibly from orthodontic care. Victim was found on the shores of Lake Erie at the Monroe Power Plant on March 31, 1982. If you have any information, please contact Detective Pauli of the Monroe County Sheriff's Department at (734) 240-7745. http://www.michigan.gov/msp/0,1607,7-123-1...11684--,00.html |
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| tatertot | Feb 17 2010, 01:42 PM Post #12 |
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http://www.monroenews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar...EWS01/702179987 Identity of body unknown by Ray Kisonas , last modified February 17. 2010 11:01AM It was believed the identity of the person whose body was exhumed from a Monroe County grave was a Madison Heights woman reportedly last seen along I-75 near the state line almost three decades ago. But it's not her. Police said Carolyn Martin fit the description of the Jane Doe in the grave, whose body washed ashore near the Monroe Power Plant in 1982. The timeframe and location were similar and both had chips in the same tooth. But the DNA did not match. Michigan State Police Trooper Sarah Krebs, a forensic artist based in Detroit, created a facial reconstruction of Jane Doe using the skull retrieved from the grave. "Physically, they look so much alike," Trooper Krebs said Tuesday. "It's mind-boggling that it's not her." DNA was retrieved from the remains of the unidentified murder victim whose body was exhumed from Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle, in March. Test results were released recently and they did not match anyone in the system at the Center for Human Identification at the University of North Texas. "It's still Jane Doe," said Detective Sgt. Heath Velliquette of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. "We're back to square one." The exhumation occurred when family members of Kim Larrow, a Dundee teen missing for many years, asked that her case be reopened. But the body in the grave was not Kim's. Police determined that Jane Doe was older and the facial reconstruction revealed they didn't look like each other. Kim was 15 years old when she disappeared in June, 1981, in Canton where she lived after moving from her father's home in Dundee. She made plans with a friend to meet at Hines Park but Kim never showed and was never seen again. Nine months after she disappeared, a body washed ashore in Monroe. The partially nude victim was strangled to death but officials never identified her. Last March, police exhumed the body and later circulated a photo of the reconstructed face. They received a tip that it might be Ms. Martin, who disappeared with her toddler son after they were let out of a vehicle along I-75 near Ohio. Trooper Krebs said Ms. Martin and her boyfriend were involved in a paternity suit regarding their young son. She said they reportedly reconciled and decided to move to Texas where the boyfriend was supposed to have a job waiting for him. On the way south on I-75, Ms. Martin reportedly changed her mind and did not want to leave Michigan. Trooper Krebs said her boyfriend allegedly gave her $4,000 and dropped her and her son off along I-75 in Monroe County. Mother and son were never seen again. Seven months after that incident, Jane Doe washed ashore. But now DNA has determined it wasn't Ms. Martin either. "Everything lined up," Trooper Krebs said. "We thought it was going to be her. But it wasn't." Although the woman in the Roselawn grave remains Jane Doe, police officials said other avenues for DNA searches are being pursued. Sheriff's Detective Jeff Pauli said the case will remain open and there still is a possibility the victim will be identified one day. Detective Pauli said he received numerous tips from Colorado, New York, Canada and elsewhere when Jane Doe's photograph was distributed last year. It also was featured on "America's Most Wanted." "It's not a hopeless case, but it is frustrating," Detective Pauli said. "We want to get her identified." |
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| PorchlightUSA | Feb 23 2010, 08:38 PM Post #13 |
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Unknown Lake Erie Jane Doe Killer Report a Tip Mich. Power Plant Workers Make Shocking Discovery View Larger Twenty-seven years after her body washed up on the Lake Erie shoreline, a forensic artist with the Michigan State Police created this bust of Jane Doe's head. Decades after two workers at a Michigan power plant found the body of a woman washed up on the shores of Lake Erie, cops are still using every trick in the book to put a name to her face. But their troubles don't end there. Not only do police have no idea who the woman is -- they also have no idea who murdered her. The mystery began March 31, 1982, when a couple employees of the Detroit Edison Power Plant in Monroe County, Mich., made the horrific discovery during routine perimeter checks. Beached upon the banks of Lake Erie and pinned beneath a log, they found the half-naked white female, who appeared to be approximately 20 to 30 years old. She was 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed about 110 pounds with brown eyes, brown, medium-length hair, pierced ears and no scars or tattoos. A multi-colored plaid shirt was wrapped around her waist, and the cord used to strangle her was still tied tightly around her neck. Dogged Detectives Work To ID Woman, Find Her Killer All these years later, detectives hope that the distinct description of the victim and her shirt will jog some people's memory, leading them to the halfway-point of their investigation: learning their victim's identity. The size 16-1/2 Wedgefield-brand shirt was made in Taiwan and sold exclusively at K-Mart stores. It had one pocket on the left breast and had 3/4-length sleeves. The only other piece of evidence left behind was the brown, plastic cord tied around her throat. "The autopsy report referred to it as a 'gimp cord,'" Detective Jeff Pauli of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office said. Investigators tell AMW most of the hair on her body had been recently shaved. Her teeth were exceptionally straight and looked to be professionally cared for. It appears she had a history of orthodontics, and Detective Pauli surmises that she cared about her appearance. Based upon the minimal physical deterioration of her body, it's believed that her corpse was in the water for anywhere from a few weeks up to a few months. As she was discovered in the early spring, there is a strong possibility that the cold temperatures of the Michigan winter kept her preserved for an extended period of time. Beyond that, authorities haven't been able to learn much about her, and they hope the keen eyes of AMW readers throughout the country will help shine some light on this most disturbing of cases. The highly detailed, scientific nature of her work allowed her to create a lifelike 3-D model of Jane Doe's face in only two weeks' time. Michigan Trooper Creates 3-D Bust In Effort To ID Victim View Larger Decades after her body was discovered, cops are doing everything they can to learn her identity and bring her killer to justice. In 2008, more than 26 years after the body was first discovered, police in Canton Township, Mich., asked Monroe County cops to look into the possibility that Jane Doe was in fact Kim Larrow -- a teen who'd vanished in 1981. On March 3, 2009, the FBI, along with Monroe County authorities, exhumed the body of the Lake Erie Jane Doe. Together they hoped to quickly launch into the next phase of their investigation. Shortly after the body was raised from the ground, cops submitted her DNA to the University of North Texas' Center for Human Identification. It didn't take long for authorities to rule out Kim Larrow as a possible match to Jane Doe. Michigan State Police Trooper Sarah Krebs said based on the victim's bone structure, "we determined it couldn't have been a 14-year-old. We knew she was at least 18 years old." However, it would take some time before science could confirm their suspicions. Within days of the exhumation, Trooper Krebs, a forensic artist with more than seven years of forensic experience, began using her artistic prowess to help identify Jane Doe. First, Trooper Krebs used Jane Doe's actual skull and molded an oil-based clay atop it. "We used tissue depth-markers to estimate how far the tissues would have projected off the bone," she says. The highly detailed, scientific nature of her work allowed her to create a lifelike 3-D model of Jane Doe's face in only two weeks' time. When her masterpiece was complete, the MSP alerted the local media outlets, hoping to garner new interest in this case. Hopes Quickly Raised, Squelched By Science Less than 24 hours after the first broadcast reports, the brother of a missing local woman who had disappeared in August 1981 came foward. Upon seeing the facial reconstruction, investigators tell AMW he truly believed that Jane Doe was his sister, Carolyn Sue Martin. Since Carolyn Martin's name and Social Security number have not been used ever since she'd vanished, cops were hopeful that there may have been a link. "We received nearly 30 other names, as well," Trooper Krebs said. "But hers just stuck out. Her physical description and the time in which she disappeared really fit the timeline. What made them even more sure of the connection was that both Carolyn Martin and Jane Doe had a chip on the exact same tooth, according to Detective Pauli. Deep down, cops truly believed they were on the cusp of identifying their victim after all this time but were reluctant to get too excited. Unfortunately their worst fears were realized when science crushed their hopes nearly a year later. On Jan. 26, 2010, DNA results came back negative, proving once and for all that the body of Lake Erie Jane Doe was neither that of Kim Larrow nor Carolyn Martin. Justice Sought Through National Plea View Larger Jane Doe was wearing this shirt, which was tied in a knot around her midsection. It was the only article of clothing on her body at the time she was discovered. Ever since photos of Trooper Krebs' 3-D model were released March 30, 2009, few legitimate leads have come in -- even though the media markets in Eastern Michigan and parts of Ontario, Canada, were saturated with pictures of the bust. The lack of tips has frustrated cops, but they are not giving up on their quest to seek justice for this unidentified young woman. A number of missing women from Michigan, Ohio, and even Canada have come up as potential matches -- only to have science officially rule them out. Now, with AMW's assistance, Michigan authorities hope that readers throughout the country may be able to shed some light on their victim. By doing so, not only would her identity be revealed, but her vicious killer would be one step closer to paying for their sins. If you know the true identity of the Lake Erie Jane Doe, as well as that of her killer, you've got to call our Hotline right away at 1-800-CRIME-TV. Wanted For: Murder , Monroe , MI ; Mar 31, 1982 (Information valid as of February 23, 2010) http://www.amw.com/fugitives/case.cfm?id=71198 |
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| PorchlightUSA | May 28 2010, 09:12 AM Post #14 |
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Ruled out as Carolyn Sue Martin Kim Larrow Cynthia Jane Anderson Paulette Jaster per Monroe County Sheriff |
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| PorchlightUSA | Jul 22 2011, 11:27 AM Post #15 |
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Unidentified White Female * The victim was discovered on March 31, 1982 in Monroe County, Michigan * Estimated Date of Death: Several weeks to a month prior Vital Statistics * Estimated age: 20-28 years old * Approximate Height and Weight: 5'4" (163 cm); 110 lbs (50 kg) * Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown, medium length hair; brown eyes. She had no scars or tattoos. Most of the hair on her body had been recently shaved. The victim's ears were each pierced one time. She wore rust colored nail polish. * Dentals: Exceptionally straight teeth, possibly with a history or orthodontic treatment. * Clothing: She was wearing a plaid "Wedgefield" brand shirt (size 16-1/2) that was tied in a knot just below the chest area. It was made in Taiwan and sold at K-Mart stores. The shirt had one pocket on the left side and 3/4 length sleeves. No footwear was found. * DNA: Available 4 Victim's Shirt Case History The victim washed ashore at the Lake Erie Shoreline, near the Detroit Edison Power Plant in Monroe County, Michigan. The body was well preserved due to the extreme cold temperature of the water. Investigators If you have any information about this case please contact: Monroe County Sheriff's Office Detective Jeff Pauli 734-240-7745 or 734-240-7530 You may remain anonymous when submitting information. Case Number: NCMEC # 1100753 NCIC Number: U-114190905 http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/620ufmi.html |
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| ELL | Jul 20 2012, 06:37 PM Post #16 |
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/b...0,5412207.story Authorities in Michigan say a body that washed ashore along Lake Erie more than 30 years ago has been identified through DNA as a missing Indiana woman last seen in the Chicago area. The body of Kimberly A. Wuerthele of Portage was found March 31, 1982 in the Monroe area, about 35 miles southwest of Detroit near Toledo, Ohio. She was 21 and last seen on Feb. 26, 1982. The sheriff's department in Monroe County, Mich., said Friday the death has been classified as a homicide, though an autopsy at the time wasn't able to determine the cause. An “active homicide investigation” is being conducted by the Monroe County sheriff's department, which said it didn't plan to immediately release additional information. According to Portage police, Wuerthele's family reported her missing in June 1982, nearly four months after she drove to Chicago when her family tried to get her help for an addiction problem. She wasn't heard from again. The case went cold, but Portage police began investigating again in 2008. In 2010, police learned of a DNA database of unidentified remains at the University of North Texas. They tracked down down two of Wuerthele's brothers and, using DNA from one of them, submitted information in December. A match was made this month with the body found in 1982. Anyone with information on the case is urged to contact the Monroe County sheriff's department. |
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