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Unidentified Black / African American Female
Age 13-56
from Leland, North Carolina

Victim Details

Created
May 10, 2008

Case Added
Sep 06, 2023

Case ID
44421

Case Number
79-869

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 60

Age From
13

Age To
56

Pid
8466

Height
64 inches

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Female

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
3

Post Mortem Interval
Weeks

Estimated Birth From
1923

Estimated Birth To
1966

Estimated Death Year From
1979

Date Found
1979-12-08

City
Leland

State
North Carolina

County
Brunswick County

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
4260

Agency Name
Brunswick County Sheriff's Office

Agency City
Bolivia

Agency State
North Carolina

Agency County
Brunswick County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
70 Stamp Act Drive, P O Box 319, Bolivia, North Carolina

Agency Phone
9102532694

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Hair Color
Black

Head/Hair
short to medium length, black & kinky

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: bra, short sleeved dark shirt, tan sweater, white panties w/blue trim, black slacks or pajama pants, over the knee stockings, red scuffs (footies)
Jewelry: Yellow band "Snoopy" watch

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Case Description

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Found by hunters in a wooded area near the Hooper Hill section of Leland. Isotope Analysis determined that she did not originate from North Carolina and had not resided in North Carolina for the last five years of her life. The results show she may have spent significant time in regions of: West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and California as well as Midwestern regions in Northern Wisconsin and Michigan.
Date Found: 1979-12-08

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