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Case File 543UFTX

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Reconstruction of Victim

Unidentified White/Hispanic Female

Vital Statistics

  • Estimated age: 13 - 19 years old
  • Approximate Height and Weight: 5'1" - 5'5".
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: Red or auburn hair.
  • Skeletal Findings: There was evidence of prior abuse as several ribs had been broken but were healed.
  • Clothing: She was found wearing only a pair of pink panties.
  • Jewelry: a coin ring with the year "1904" engraved on it.
  • Fingerprints: Not Available
  • Dentals: Available; she had extensive dental work with about 14 fillings.
  • DNA: mtDNA Available

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Victim's ring

Case History

The victim was located by a worker with the Texas Highway Department in Grimes County, Texas on October 29, 1981. She was found on F.M. 244, just south of Iola near Bull Creek Bridge.

The body was inside a large plastic bag, which also contained a type of rag commonly used by mechanics. An investigation was launched by the Grimes County Sheriff's Department and the Texas Rangers, but the identity of the girl was never established and no local children were reported missing about that same time.

Authorities theorize that the girl likely was physically abused and eventually killed. She possibly had dropped out of school. Considering the condition of the body, the killer or killers may have stored the body in a cool, dry place - possibly a closet - where it decomposed over several years. The killer probably needed to get rid of the body, then placed it in a bag and dumped it on the side of the road in 1981.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Grimes County District Attorney's Office
Investigator Travis Higginbotham
Investigator Todd Green
936-873-2137
936-873-2151
or
Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse
1-800-346-3243
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

TMPC Case Number:
U9105002

NCMEC #:
TXCHU9105002

NCIC Number:
U-820002911
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Grimes County District Attorney's Office
Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse
NCMEC

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