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Unidentified White / Caucasian Female
Age 50-70
from Ames, Iowa

Victim Details

Created

Oct 3, 2024

Case Added

Oct 7, 2024

Case ID

49849

Case Number

24-07344

Estimated Age Range

Adult

Age From

Age To

PID

69007

Possible Nicknames

Julia Longfellow

Height

62 inches

Weight

88 lbs

Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Primary Ethnicity

White / Caucasian

Gender

Female

Estimated Birth From

1954

Estimated Birth To

1974

Estimated Death Year From

2024

Date Found

Aug 22, 2024

City

Ames

State

Iowa

County

Story County

Zip Code

50010

Tribal Land

All Parts Recovered

Agency ID

48645

Agency Name

Ames Police Department

Agency City

Ames

Agency State

Iowa

Agency County

Story County

Agency Address

515 Clark, , Ames, Iowa

Agency Phone

5152395133

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Case #

24-003263

Agency Report Date

Aug 22, 2024

Hair Color

Brown

Head/Hair

Medium-length dark brown with white streaks

Left Eye Color

Blue

Right Eye Color

Blue

Physical Descriptions

Other distinctive physical characteristic: Freckles across zygomatic area and nose

Clothing & Accessories

Clothing: Black bonnet, silver jacket, maroon long-sleeved shirt, green pants
Other: 2 books (Charles Dickens - "Nicholas Nickleby"; Charles Dickens - "Little Dorrit"), New Testament Psalms, various papers with writings, sugar packets, napkins, gum wrapper

Area Recovered:

Case Description

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Law enforcement called to emergency department on 08/22/2024 to help in identification of unidentified female. Female refused to release her legal name, saying she made a new life for herself. Female gave law enforcement an alias - Julia Longfellow. Female stated she had been living in Ames for 10 years with a woman, working in exchange for room and board. Female died on 09/06/2024. This became a medical examiner case to make a positive identification.
Date Found: 2024-08-22

Links to Additional Sources (1)

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP130738

Possible Missing Person Matches (3)

Missing persons whose details are consistent with these remains, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

Values read: this case vs the missing person.

77%Possible

Kaidena Wood

MP11855 • Missing since Jul 30, 2011 from Norwalk, Iowa

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Sex ✓Female

Age 85%Est. 50–70 vs 72 when missing

Race 100%White

Location 92%39 mi away, same state

TimingFound 13 years after last seen

Height 100%5'2" vs 5'2"

Weight 53%88 lb vs 128 lb

Hair 70%Brown vs Gray

Eyes 100%Blue vs Blue

76%Possible

Darleen Fitchett

MP57350 • Missing since Jan 19, 1960 from Des Moines, Iowa

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Sex ✓Female

Age 85%Est. 50–70 vs 28 when missing

Race 100%White

Location 95%30 mi away, same state

TimingFound 65 years after last seen

Height 100%5'2" vs 5'3"–5'7"

Weight 83%88 lb vs 110–130 lb

Hair 50%Brown vs Red

Eyes 100%Blue vs Blue

75%Possible

Dawn Allen

MP10760 • Missing since May 4, 2011 from Carroll, Iowa

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Sex ✓Female

Age 85%Est. 50–70 vs 50 when missing

Race 100%White

Location 85%66 mi away, same state

TimingFound 13 years after last seen

Height 100%5'2" vs 5'0"–5'2"

Weight 46%88 lb vs 135–145 lb

Hair 50%Brown vs Blond

Eyes 100%Blue vs Blue

These comparisons are generated automatically from public NamUs case data and are not confirmed identifications. Only DNA, dental or fingerprint comparison by investigators can confirm an identity. If you believe two cases are connected, contact the agency handling this case.

Unidentified White / Caucasian Female
Age 50-70
from Ames, Iowa

Victim Details

Case Description

Links to Additional Sources (1)

Possible Missing Person Matches (3)

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