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| CAF921015 Oct 15 1992; Santa Cruz County | |
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| monkalup | Dec 26 2009, 06:21 PM Post #1 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://doenetwork.org/hot/hotcase1888.html Unidentified Asian Female •The victim was discovered on October 15, 1992 in Santa Cruz County, California •Estimated Date of Death: 6-10 months prior •Skeletal Remains. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vital Statistics •Estimated age: 33-39 years old •Approximate Height and Weight: 52"; 80 lbs. •Distinguishing Characteristics: Black hair. Many broken bones in various states of healing, to show long term abuse. •Clothing: Blue and red pullover sweat shirt; brown long sleeve sweater; brown t-shirt; black polyester pants and brown thermal underwear. •Dentals: Only four teeth. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case History The victim was located in garbage bags near Highway 17, in a wooded area north of Scotts Valley. The body was about 25 feet east of the freeway, down an embankment, north of Vine Hill Road. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investigators If you have any information about this case please contact: Santa Cruz Sheriff-Coroner Alan Burt 831-454-3001 You may remain anonymous when submitting information. Agency Case Number: 92-11058 NCIC Number: U-599099129 Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. Source Information: NamUs San Jose Mercury News (CA) - November 3, 1992 |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Dec 26 2009, 06:22 PM Post #2 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Dec 26 2009, 06:23 PM Post #3 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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San Jose Mercury News (CA) November 3, 1992 Edition: Santa Cruz/Monterey Section: Local Page: 1B Topics: Index Terms: SANTA-CRUZ COUNTY UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN DEATH BODY FOUND PAST ABUSE WOMAN DIED AFTER YEARS OF ABUSE Author: LEE QUARNSTROM, Mercury News Staff Writer Article Text: The woman whose skeletal remains were found off Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley last month had been brutalized several times before her death. That was the conclusion Monday of the Santa Cruz County coroner, who said the woman died after being physically abused repeatedly. She died five to 10 months ago, the coroner's office said. Her remains were discovered Oct. 15 off the northbound lanes of Highway 17 north of Vine Hill Road. Age estimated Sheriff's Sgt. Craig Little said the woman, who was Asian, was 25 to 40 years old and about 4-foot-5. She weighed 80 to 85 pounds and had thin, sparse black hair about five inches long. The woman was wearing a red-and-blue zippered sweat shirt, a brown pullover sweater and a T-shirt with the word "Hawaii" on it. She also wore black polyester pants and long thermal underwear. Sheriff's Lt. Dennis Smith said the woman had only a few front teeth remaining, with no signs of dental work. The back teeth apparently had rotted away. Both ankles had been broken and were healing, indicating they were injured two to three months before her death, he said. She also had 11 broken ribs. ''This victim," he said, "had probably received minimal, if any, medical attention ever in her life." 'Ultimate homicide' Little said the condition of the skeleton indicated "probably long-term abuse and ultimate homicide." Authorities are convinced the victim is not Arlene Tsuji, who vanished, at age 25, while walking near her Aptos home in October 1991. Anyone with information about the unidentified woman has been asked to call the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Department at (408) 425-2431, or (408) 425-2121 after normal business hours. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Dec 26 2009, 06:24 PM Post #4 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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San Jose Mercury News (CA) October 20, 1992 Edition: Santa Cruz/Monterey Section: Local Page: 1B Topics: Index Terms: WOMAN BODY FOUND SCOTTS-VALLEY POLICE PROBE REMAINS ARE NOT THOSE OF MISSING APTOS WOMAN Author: LEE QUARNSTROM, Mercury News Staff Writer Article Text: The remains of an Asian woman found off Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley last week are not those of Arlene Tsuji, the 25- year-old Aptos woman who vanished while taking a walk a year ago this week. The Santa Cruz County Coroner's Office said Monday the height and poor dental care of the skeletonized remains found Thursday a mile north of the Scotts Valley city limits eliminated the possibility the woman was Tsuji. Tsuji disappeared last Oct. 24 while walking through her Vienna Woods neighborhood above Soquel Drive in Aptos. The FBI has entered the investigation, but no information about her whereabouts has been reported since she vanished. The coroner reported Monday the remains found last week were of an Asian woman probably between the ages of 25 and 35. She was 4 feet 4 inches tall and wore black polyester pants, a red- and-blue zippered sweat shirt, a brown pullover sweater and a T-shirt with a Hawaii logo on the front. Investigators estimated she had been dead three to four months, according to the coroner, who said preliminary autopsy results were inconclusive as to the cause of death. Memo: Anyone with information on the unidentified woman or on Tsuji is asked to call Santa Cruz County sheriff's investigators at (408) 425-2431 or the sheriff's dispatch operator at (408) 425-2121. Copyright © 1992 San Jose Mercury News Record Number: 9203160482 |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| tatertot | Jan 19 2010, 10:20 PM Post #5 |
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http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/c...?nclick_check=1 Pogonip Jane exhumed; detectives seek subpoena for Salinas school records after anonymous tip By Jennifer Squires -- Santa Cruz Sentinel Posted: 01/19/2010 06:50:05 PM PST Updated: 01/19/2010 06:50:29 PM PST SANTA CRUZ - The remains of a teenage girl found dead in a city park 16 years ago were exhumed last week and investigators working to identify the teen, known only as "Pogonip Jane" hope next time the girl's body is buried, her family will be there to say goodbye. Pogonip Jane's remains and those of another Jane Doe were exhumed last week for further forensic testing and, in the case of the second body, DNA analysis that has never been done, according to Christopher Smith, a coroner's unit volunteer who works on cold cases. The Jane Doe was an Asian woman in her 30s found in garbage bags dumped alongside Highway 17 north of Scotts Valley in October 1992. Broken bones in various states of healing showed the woman has been physically abused for years. Smith said the Sheriff's Office forensic anthropologist, Lauren Zephro, told him it was the worst case of abuse she'd ever come across. The Highway 17 Jane Doe was buried in an unmarked grave in the Soquel Cemetery not far from Pogonip Jane, who was found near an abandoned homeless campsite in Pogonip, a city-owned open space on the outskirts of town. Officials do not believe the cases are related. Media attention brought fresh leads in Pogonip Jane's case earlier this month after investigators announced new scientific tests revealed she was in her teens, not her mid-20s, when she died. Smith said their best estimate now is that she was 14½ years old. Detectives are getting a subpoena for student records at Washington Middle School in Salinas after an anonymous tipster said Pogonip Jane might have been a student there by the name of "Maria" or "Marie," Smith said. "We have to go check," he said. "Any tip is better than no tip." They are also working with the FBI to comb through old reports of kidnapped children, which are not entered into the missing persons system. "We may be looking in the wrong haystack," Smith said. Smith and others working the case have long thought someone would have reported Pogonip Jane missing, in part because she had good teeth. "We know there's something wrong here," Smith said. "You don't spend a lot of money on braces, on cosmetic dentistry and sealants on a young person's teeth and then don't report them missing, so something has gone amiss in the system." When investigators decided to exhume Pogonip Jane's remains last week, they also removed the body of the Jane Doe dumped on the side of the highway. The petite woman had been dead no more than six months when she was found. The autopsy showed she probably weighed less than 100 pounds and was under 5 feet tall. She only had four teeth and no signs of past dental care. Back in 1992, her DNA was never collected to be checked against the National Missing Persons Database or saved in the National Unidentified Persons Data System. Those steps are now begin taken, Smith said. "With the new forensic advances, it's good to revisit these old cases," Smith said. |
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