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Case Description
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On August 18, 2025, the body of Mary Ruth Bowen was discovered in Dallas, Texas. Despite efforts to identify next of kin or locate individuals connected to her, she remains an unclaimed person. Her case has been officially registered under NamUs ID UCP149740, a national database used to track and resolve cases involving unidentified or unclaimed individuals.

The investigation is being handled by the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Science, a medical examiner agency based in Dallas. T ...Read More
Date Found: 08/18/2025
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Victim Details

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149740

UCP149740

54603

Mary

Ruth

Bowen

White / Caucasian

White / Caucasian

Female

08/18/2025

Dallas

Texas

Dallas County

No

48346

Southwestern Institute of Forensic Science

Dallas

Texas

Dallas County

Syretta Antwi-Boasiako

Decedent Affairs Program Coordinator

2355 North Stemmons Freeway, , Dallas, Texas

2149205900

County

Medical Examiner

IFS-25-13185

2025-08-18

Gray or Partially Gray

The scalp hair is medium length, brown-wavy, and gray.

Unknown

Unknown

11/28/2025


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