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Unidentified Black / African American Female
Age 20-40
from Nashville, Tennessee

Case Description

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Victim was found buried in the basement of a house. James Shaffer confessed to murdering the victim and burying her in the basement.
Date Found: 1987-11-17

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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP113498

Victim Details

created

Dec 21, 2023

Case Added

Jan 03, 2024

Case ID

47763

Case Number

87-2078

Estimated Age Range

Adult - Pre 40

Age From

Age To

Pid

65963

Possible First Name

Sheila

Possible Last Name

Cummings

Height

68 inches

Height To

70 inches

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Primary Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Female

estimatedPostmortemInterval

Post Mortem Interval

Years

Estimated Birth From

1945

Estimated Birth To

1965

Estimated Death Year From

1985

Date Found

1987-11-17

City

Nashville

State

Tennessee

County

Davidson County

Zip Code

37209

Tribal Land

Agency ID

45633

Agency Name

Metropolitan Nashville Police Department

Agency City

Nashville

Agency State

Tennessee

Agency County

Davidson County

Agency Contact

Matthew Filter

Contact Job Title

Detective

Agency Address

200 James Robertson Parkway, , Nashville, Tennessee

Agency Phone

6158628600

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

https://www.nashville.gov/departments/police

Agency Case #

1987-273117

Agency Report Date

1987-11-17

Hair Color

Black

Left Eye Color

Unknown

Right Eye Color

Unknown

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Unidentified Black / African American Female
Age 20-40
from Nashville, Tennessee

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Age 20-40
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