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Case File 474UFNC

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Left: Reconstruction as it appeared in May 1968 paper
Right: Photo taken at coroner's office after plastic surgeons reconstruction, May 1968.

Unidentified White Female

Vital Statistics

  • Estimated age: 35-45 years old
  • Approximate Height and Weight: 5'2-5'4; 130 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: There is a very slight possibility of Native American mixture. Black hair with some dark brown and occasional gray. It would be casually viewed to be black; small ears. She had a surgical scar below the left side of her naval. She wore a pair of bifocals, gold and brown smoke colored.
  • Dentals: Available; missing teeth #1, 16, 19, and 32; fillings in teeth #13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 29, 31. Crown fractured to gingival on tooth #30.
  • Clothing: Green & white polka dot dress or blouse w/zipper; size 7 1/2 brown italian loafer style shoe ~ manufacturer not determined, appeared to be cheaper brand in the range of $4-$10; women's all-weather coat, greenish-blue in color, with lining of gray fibers; remnants of what appeared to undergarments and pantyhose.
  • Other Items Found: A more expensive transistor battery, probably for a radio; 2 metallic buttons; the top of a ballpoint pen with the inscription, "Unipeco Mt. Vernon N.Y. U.S.A"; Cosmetics/Hygiene items: "Skin Dew" crème for "Dry Skin", manufactured by Helena Rubenstein, NY, NY; some type of overnight medicated cream, manufactured by Helena Rubenstein, NY, NY - $1.25; "Silk Fashion" liquid makeup, manufactured by Helena Rubenstein, NY, NY - $1.75 (introduced in 1967); glass top with "_ilk of _ntimate"; manufactured by Revlon; some metal tubes or containers which could have been used for lipstick/eyeliner; hair clips and possible greenish-blue hair net; wire frame for standing make-up mirror and some glass remnants of mirror; a "Thin Gillette" blade in wrapper; a pair of tweezers with "Permo TWEEZ" imprinted thereon.
  • Fingerprints: Available
  • DNA: Blood card and hair samples available.
  • Blood Type: A positive

Case History
On April 27, 1968, a woman in a green and white polka dot dress was seen walking down Ten Ten Road in McCullars community, near Fuquay-Varina, in southern Wake County, North Carolina.
A witness says her mother and sister saw her as they drove toward a church up the road. When they came back 15 minutes later, she was gone. When they came back, they didn't see the woman. They saw a fire burning in the field.
The women believed a farmer was burning something until the next day when the woman's body was discovered in that spot.
A suspect in the case died in 1992. The suspect planted tobacco in Canada. Because this woman was a stranger to neighbors, investigators think it is possible that the woman came down from Canada to meet with the suspect. Investigators interviewed the suspect in 1968. He admitted that he and a friend drove up the road to get a look at the woman, but told detectives she had vanished when they got there.
The whereabouts of the victim's remains are unknown, but investigators have hair and blood samples from the original investigation.

cosmetics shoes
Left: Cosmetics found at the scene;
Right: victim's shoes size 7 1/2.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Wake County Sheriff's Office
919-856-6800
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Agency Case Number: 1968-000001

NCIC Number: Not entered
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Wral.com
Wake County Sheriff's Office

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