The Doe Network:
Case File 642UFCO

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Reconstruction of Victim

Unidentified White Female

Vital Statistics

  • Estimated age: 35-40 years old
  • Approximate Height and Weight: 5'4-5'7"
  • Distinguishing Characteristics: Strands of reddish brown hair were located. She suffered from temporomandibular joint syndrome, and her spine showed signs of scoliosis.
  • Clothing: Part of a woman's black vinyl belt was discovered near the bones. It was the only clothing item found.
  • Dentals: Available. Some of the teeth were missing because they'd been pulled by a dentist, while others fell out after death. She had a gold molar and full-cast gold crown, as well as multiple dental artifacts.
  • DNA: Pending

Case History
The victim was located by hikers near the Smokehouse Campground on U.S. Forest Service Road 402 (Divide Road) on July 7, 1994. The area is commonly called "Windy Point".
The skull was delivered to authorities in a plastic spring water bucket. It showed marked mummification with adherence of tissue to both the internal and external portions of the skull and about the base and face. Searchers recovered an intact humerus and intact scapula, with mummified tissues. There were also portions of spinal cord and the right pelvis, and multiple bone fragments.
No antemortem trauma could be identified based on the existing remains. The remains sustained carnivore damage.
No identification was found near the remains.
The medical examiner whose officer conducted the forensic facial reconstruction from her skull found no useful trace evidence. The cause and manner of death are forensically undetermined, but some law enforcement officers suspect foul play. Investigators believe the woman was slain at another location, brought to Windy Point possibly in the fall of 1993 and then covered with tree limbs to conceal her whereabouts.

Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Montrose County Sheriff's Office
970-252-4023
Or
Montrose County Coroner
Dr. Thomas Canfield
970-249-7755
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Source Information:
The Montrose Press
The Denver Post

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