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Unidentified Black / African American Female
Age 35-55
from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Victim Details

Created
May 23, 2017

Case Added
Oct 07, 2024

Case ID
18948

Case Number
17-1470

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 50

Age From
35

Age To
55

Pid
28133

Height
66 inches

Weight
244 lbs

Ethnicity
Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity
Black / African American

Gender
Female

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
21

Post Mortem Interval
Days

Estimated Birth From
1962

Estimated Birth To
1982

Estimated Death Year From
2017

Date Found
2017-03-27

City
Philadelphia

State
Pennsylvania

County
Philadelphia County

Zip Code
19104

Tribal Land
No

AllPartsRecovered
1

Agency ID
42260

Agency Name
Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office

Agency City
Philadelphia

Agency State
Pennsylvania

Agency County
Philadelphia County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
400 North Broad Street, , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Agency Phone
2156857445

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Medical Examiner

Agency Website
https://www.phila.gov/departments/medical-examiners-office/

Agency Case #
17-1470

Hair Color
Black

Head/Hair
Black, possible dread lock

Body/Hair
black pubic hair

Solved
Yes

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: multiple layers of pants and jackets

Area Recovered: allowfullscreen>

Case Description (IDENTIFIED)

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Decedent was recovered from the Schuykill River in Philadelphia on 3/27/2017. She was moderately decomposed and was carrying no effects. Decedent did have a hospital bracelet from a recent admission to a psychiatric hospital in the area (name on bracelet was determined to be alias).
Date Found: 2017-03-27

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Victim Details

Case Description (IDENTIFIED)

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