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Unidentified White / Caucasian Female
Age 50-65
from Queens, New York

Victim Details

Created
Oct 19, 2010

Case Added
Jan 12, 2024

Case ID
12541

Case Number
Q93-03251

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 70

Age From
50

Age To
65

Pid
21000

Height
60 inches

Weight
135 lbs

Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity
White / Caucasian

Gender
Female

Post Mortem Interval
Days

Estimated Birth From
1928

Estimated Birth To
1943

Estimated Death Year From
1993

Date Found
1993-06-19

City
Queens

State
New York

County
Queens County

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
45911

Agency Name
Office of Chief Medical Examiner New York City

Agency City
New York

Agency State
New York

Agency County
New York County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
520 First Avenue, , New York, New York

Agency Phone
2124472030

Agency Jurisdiction
Local

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Case #
Q93-03251

Hair Color
Brown

Head/Hair
straight, 2", brown with gray streaks

Left Eye Color
Unknown

Right Eye Color
Unknown

Physical Descriptions
Scar/mark: 1" horizontal scar on midline abdomen below navel

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description

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Unknown white female found in plastic bags and bound with wire, in front of 123-11 Rockaway beach Blvd. The decedent had been placed with the garbage, and sanitation workers noticed the bag and called 911. (Tentative name: Cathy McCarthy. Chest x-ray comparison and DNA were both inconclusive - the case remains unidentified.)
Date Found: 1993-06-19

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