The Doe Network:
Case File 605UFNY

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Tattoo above victim's right breast

Unidentified Hispanic or Black Female

Vital Statistics

  • Estimated age: 35-50 years old
  • Approximate Height and Weight: 5'7" - 6'1"; 180 - 200 lbs.
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: The torso had a stab wound and belonged to a large woman with a tiny tattoo of two red cherries on a green stem above her right breast.
  • Clothing: She was wearing gray Champion sweat pants, a tan or cream colored long-sleeved shirt by Voice and a red camisole bearing Spanish-language labels.
  • DNA: Available

Case History
A female torso inside a suitcase washed ashore at Harbor Island Park in Nassau County, New York on March 3, 2007. About three weeks later, the two legs were found a day apart — on March 21 off Cold Spring Harbor and March 22 off Cove Neck, along Nassau County's Gold Coast. Each leg had pink toenail polish on some toes. DNA confirmed the legs and torso belonged to the same woman.

Since the torso floated onto the beach as storm-fed floods hit the region, authorities have said it could have come from almost anywhere.

The dark blue or black suitcase is sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores. Police also found small scraps of paper tucked away in the crevaces of the suitcase. When pieced together, it looks like a calendar with the Spanish word "cinco" and the phrase "begin to live."

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Suitcase label

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Clothing, camisole, shire, & pants


Scraps of paper

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Mamaroneck Police Department are working jointly with Nassau and Suffolk Police
914-777-7780
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Source Information:
FOXNews.com
Newsday
wcbstv.com
The Journal News 4/25/07
AMW
NY News Journal

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