The Doe Network:
Case File 320UFCA

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Victim's Ring

Unidentified White Female

Vital Statistics

  • Estimated age: 29 - 41 years old
  • Approximate Height and Weight: 5'5"-5'7"; 110 - 130 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: Strawberry blond/red hair. Eye color unknown. No visible tattoos or scars. Her nails were manicured.
  • Clothing: She looked as if she had been dressed to go to an outdoor event. Blue sweatshirt, "Levi" shorts a size 30-32, "Victoria Secret" brand bra (size 34B), Fruit of the Loom T-shirt, trendy multi-colored knee-high socks with toes, and "Gorilla" brand hiking boots worth approximately $120.00 in 1996.
  • Jewelry: A wedding ring was found on her right hand and authorities believe that she may have been estranged, separated, or divorced from her husband.
    Also a leather band found that detectives believe was a part of a charm necklace. The ornaments that would have been laced on the necklace were found in the victim's pocket. Investigators believe that she quite possibly had her necklace broken in the scuffle and collected the ornaments and placed them into her pocket before she was murdered.
  • Dentals: Available Teeth practically perfect with only a few filling
  • DNA: Available

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Case History
The victim was discovered decomposed, inside a refrigerator, in an irrigation ditch along Bacon Island Road, in the Delta area west of Stockton.

Individuals who had been scooping the area for coins, cans, and other metal objects when they found the refrigerator that had been tied shut with rope and dumped into the levee. The people cut through the rope, opened the fridge, and dug through a patched faux fur waterbed quilt and A Hillary brand sleeping bag before reaching a woman's remains.

Her body had apparently been bound, gagged, and her hands had been taped behind her back.

Detectives say that the items found inside of the refrigerator lead them to believe that the fridge had resided in the East Bay. They came to this conclusion because the items that they found all had ties to that area. Some of the cities associated were; Richmond, Antioch, Pittsburgh, Oakley, and Brentwood. The electrician's tape used to tie up the victim had been purchased at the military surplus store in Oakley. There was an unopened bag of Ice from the Glacier Ice Co. which is produced in Freemont and shipped only to the East Bay. There were miniature milk cartons in the icebox that are used mainly in hospitals, schools, or institutions. Based on the contents, police say the refrigerator was likely to have originated between the Highways 680, 580, 4, and Interstate 5.

Hundreds of leads have been followed-up with no success.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office
Homicide Unit
Captain John Huber
209-468-4572
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Agency Case Number:
95-10064

NCIC Number:
U-821013310
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Missing Persons Gallery
San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office
AMW

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