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Topic Started: Jan 22 2007, 11:54 AM (1,035 Views)
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The Doe Network:
Case File 380UFCA

Reconstruction of Victim by Daniel Sollitti

Unidentified White Female


The victim was discovered on March 14, 2005 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California
Estimated Date of Death: Recent
Formerly Hot Case # 52


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Vital Statistics


Estimated age: 30-35 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5' 4"; 135 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown, shoulder length hair with blonde highlights; green eyes. She had an enlarged growth on the inside of her left wrist, and a new tattoo located on the top of her left hand.
Clothing: She was wearing multiple layers of clothing, including a blue and white striped sweater, several t-shirts, blue denim pants and black tennis shoes.
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available


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Case History
The victim was located in the 1600 block of Santa Monica beach, in Santa Monica, California on March 14, 2005.
She was possibly a German National having recently arrived in the United States. She has a possible first name of “Martina” and spoke with a heavy German accent. She is thought to have been homeless and to have frequented the Santa Monica and Venice beach areas.


Tattoo on top of left hand




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Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Santa Monica Police Department
Detective Michael Bambrick
310-458-8932
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Agency Case Number: DR# 05-024102


NCIC Number:
N/A
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
**Warning! Post-mortem photos contained in link below!
The Santa Monica Police Department
Los Angeles Coroner


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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://coroner.lacounty.gov/htm/uipdetail...._num=2005-02069

2005-02069 F White 5'6 134 Brown Brown 33+

Tattoos: Two cysts to her left wrist. Homemade tattoo to her left hand, "I Love You".
Jewelry: silver color ring/band. Three band-rings with yellow, red, and green stone to each ring.
Comments: She was found fully clothed floating in the ocean, Santa Monica pier. She wore layers of clothing, longsleeve shirts, blue jeans. No shoes.



Santa Monica Daily Press (CA)
March 16, 2005
Section: News
Page: 1, 6


Surfer Finds Dead Body Near SM Pier
Bay Street Local Stayed with Woman's Body and Flagged Down Help
Author: John Wood; Daily Press Staff Writer



Article Text:
BAY STREET— A surfer on Monday discovered a dead body floating just below the surface of the ocean south of the Santa Monica Pier.
Michael Wagenvoord, who has surfed for some 25 years at the break known as Bay Street, was alone when he noticed the 35-year-old woman's body. He stayed with it and flagged down help from the shore.
The woman's body was fully clothed and wore two pairs of earrings, a blue stone necklace, a fake lei, beads and other jewelry, according to Los Angeles County Department of Coroner Lt. Cheryl MacWillie. There was no sign of trauma to the woman's body and the incident has been classified as a suicide or an accident.
Investigators have not been able to identify the woman, a brunette who stood 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighed 134 pounds. MacWillie said the woman wore four or five layers of clothing and may have been homeless.
"She is probably a transient,"
MacWillie said Tuesday. "She's not been identified. We do not have anything coming back to her from friends."
The cause of death was unknown Tuesday and an autopsy was scheduled to take place today.
Wagenvoord was shaken up after discovering the woman during a morning surf session, friends said. Randy Wright, owner of Horizons West Surf Shop, said Wagenvoord later told him how he had come upon the body and signaled for help.
"He was surfing yesterday down at Bay Street, right around the storm drain area, and he said, 'Yeah, got a few waves and saw something floating,'" Wright said. "There was nobody with him that he could paddle into the shore (for help).
"That's kind of gnarly," added Wright, whose surf shop at Main and Bay streets is near where the body was discovered. "Don't see too many floaters out there. I guess the lifeguards do, but not if you're surfing."
Lifeguard spokesman Garth Canning said Wagenvoord caught the attention of a beachgoer, who then retrieved a lifeguard. The lifeguard paddled out on a paddle board, verified that there was a dead body in the water and called for a Baywatch rescue boat from Marina del Rey. The body was lifted onto the Santa Monica Pier, where Santa Monica Police took over the investigation.
Authorities said the body was not in an advanced state of decomposition and likely was in the water for three or four days, maybe less.
Canning said lifeguards discover dead bodies more frequently than people may think. Though sometimes people die from swimming or surfing in large waves, a more frequent cause is suicide, Canning said.
"It happens occasionally," he added. "Especially around the holidays, people commit suicide, jump off piers, accidental deaths. While not a usual occurrence, it definitely happens on a yearly basis."
Still, it's rare that surfers discover the bodies. Wright, who has surfed in the Santa Monica Bay since 1976, came upon one dead body in the water nine years ago, but said he'd never heard of another surfer doing so ... until now.
Wright's encounter was in 1986, at the Venice breakwater, while he was surfing with friends. He said his group noticed the decomposed body of an elderly man and went for help.
By the time lifeguards arrived, Wright said the body couldn't be found. Three days later it washed ashore.
"It's crazy," Wright said on Tuesday. "You go and get some waves, and see something and go, 'Oh my god.'"

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John Wood/Daily Press
GOLDEN SANDS: Out-of-state tourists Scott Wathen, 40, and Amanda Bennion, 21, walk along Santa Monica Beach in the same area a dead body was discovered by a surfer. The body belonged to an unidentified 35-year-old woman who authorities said likely committed suicide.
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Lauran

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Post Mortem photo:

http://z10.invisionfree.com/usedtobedoe/in...showtopic=54440
Lisa

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Thou shalt not be a perpetrator.
Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.”

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City of Santa Monica Police Department
Public Information Bulletin
ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY


Picture of Unidentified Female - DR# 05-24102
Picture of Tattoo of Left Hand of Unidentified Female - DR# 05-24102
Unidentified Person Tattoo: Top of Left Hand

On March 14, 2005 at 9:40 a.m., an unidentified female subject was found deceased in the 1600 block of Santa Monica beach. The victim was possibly a German National having recently arrived in the United States. She has a possible first name of “Martina” and spoke with a heavy German accent. She is thought to have been homeless and to have frequented the Santa Monica and Venice beach areas.

She is described as a female White between 30-35 years of age, 5’4” tall and 135 pounds. Her hair is shoulder length and brown with blonde highlights and green eyes. A new tattoo is located on the top of her left hand. She also has an enlarged growth on the inside of her left wrist. When located, she was wearing multiple layers of clothing, including a blue and white striped sweater, several t-shirts, blue denim pants and black tennis shoes.

The Santa Monica Police Department is attempting to identify this individual. Anyone having information is asked to contact Detective Bambrick at (310) 458-8932.

For additional information, contact
Detective Michael Bambrick at (310) 458-8932 or
Sergeant Dan Salerno at (310) 458-8962 or
Watch Commander (24 hours) at (310) 458-8427
DR# 05-024102 August 10, 2005

http://santamonicapd.org/Archive/2005-0241...tToIdentify.htm
Lisa

“Thou shalt not be a victim.
Thou shalt not be a perpetrator.
Above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.”

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