Case File 702UFVA
White sheet with flowers and butterflies & blue sheet with flowers.
Unidentified Black Female
- The victim was discovered on November 24, 1992 in Petersburg, Petersburg County, Virginia
- Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior
Vital Statistics
- Estimated age: 70-90 years old
- Approximate Height and Weight: 5'1"; 71 lbs.
- Distinguishing Characteristics: Gray hair. She had a prior surgery that revealed a 10.5" healed midline abdominal incision scar. Small, healed, scars on lower extremities ranging from 1/8" x 1/4" to 1/2" by 1/4". Scattered hyperpigmented patches and scars over the back from the nape of neck down to the buttocks.
- Clothing: Pink slip; peach socks. Clothing with body: white sheet with flowers and butterflies; a blue sheet with flowers; a light brown blanket.
- Dentals: Upper and lower jaw has no teeth.
- DNA: Not available.
Case History
The victim was located in the 800 block of South Adams Street, on an access road used by ambulances traveling to the Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg, Virginia on November 24, 1992.
She was wrapped carefully in a blanket. The body was abandoned with a note saying that no one could afford to bury her. The note said that the woman was 78 years old and that her name was Wilma, but did not provide a last name. It said that she lived in Mebane, North Carolina, near Durham, and had been visiting a sick friend in Petersburg.
The note claimed she had no family except a stepson, named Otis, somewhere in New Jersey. Police in Petersburg and North Carolina have had no luck in finding Otis or anyone who knows Wilma.
The note may have been an attempt to mislead authorities.
The state medical examiner ruled that the victim had died of a heart attack.
Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Brian Spatola
Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
202-782-2213
Email
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
Agency Case Number:
C0607-92
Source Information:
NamUs
The Washington Post