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Unidentified Uncertain Female
Age 18-23
from Grand Tower, Illinois

Victim Details

Created
Sep 04, 2012

Case Added
May 12, 2023

Case ID
16521

Case Number
J20120807004

Estimated Age Range
Adult - Pre 30

Age From
18

Age To
23

Pid
25502

Height
65 inches

Ethnicity
Uncertain

Primary Ethnicity
Uncertain

Gender
Female

EstimatedPostmortemInterval
5

Post Mortem Interval
Years

Date Found
2012-08-07

City
Grand Tower

State
Illinois

County
Jackson County

Zip Code
62942

Agency ID
42309

Agency Name
Jackson County Sheriff's Office

Agency City
Murphysboro

Agency State
Illinois

Agency County
Jackson County

Agency Contact

Agency Address
1001 Mulberry Street, , Murphysboro, Illinois

Agency Phone
6186842177

Agency Jurisdiction
County

Agency Type
Law Enforcement

Hair Color
Unknown

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Case Description

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On August 7, 2012 the Jackson County Sheriff's Office recovered partial skeletal remains along a remote stretch of the Mississippi River north of Grand Tower, IL. The bones consist of a partial mandible, the right tibia, and the right clavicle. No other evidence was located. An anthropologist from Southern Illinois University believes the remains are that of a female of unknown ancestry, between 18 and 23 years old, 5'3" to 5'8" tall. She believes the post mortem period to be between 5 and 25 years with at least part of that time spent in burial.
Date Found: 2012-08-07

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