On July 10, 2011 a surf fisherman at a beach north of Fenwick Island caught a clump of human hair with ocean foliage attached. He gave the hair to police the same day. On July 11, 2011 a lifeguard located a small amount of human hair and other accessories while walking along the beach in front of Ocean Village, Bethany Beach. He turned over the hair and other accessories to the police. Another fisherman also caught quantity of hair in ocean while surf casting from beach north of Fenwick Island, DE.
The hair presented as human and DNA analysis subsequently determined the hair was human. The hair was co-mingled with prescription glasses, identifiable as "Fossil" brand, model Mitchell ODR5 140. Additional items included multicolor hair elastics and shark tooth necklace with word REP DOM on back.
DNA analysis yielded a full, single-source mitochondrial profile, which does not currently match any other known missing persons case.
Date Found: 2011-07-09
