Missing Person Commentary

By: Shane Lambert Virginia Lynne Uden went missing with her two sons, last seen on September 12th, 1980. Her case details, according to NamUs, are as follows: Case Details of Virginia Lynne Uden’s Disappearance Attribute Details Age 32 years old Race/Gender Caucasian female Height/Weight 5'6" and 170lbs Hair/Eyes Brown hair, brown eyes Distinguishing Mark Birthmark on the left lower eyelid Last Location Riverton, Wyoming Vehicle Evidence Vehicle located with blood in the back seat, thought to belong to one of her sons but this may have been presumptuous. Missing With Richard and Reagan Uden are also missing Possible Destination May have been traveling to the boy's adoptive father's residence The news did cover this disappearance. Her vehicle was a station wagon, and it was found in Shoshone National Fo...

By: Shane Lambert NamUs #MP59776 stands out in the month of September 2019 for NamUs. It was just added to the database even though the MP was last seen in 1931. Here's what NamUs states on the matter: last contact: March 4th, 1931 aged 22 years ( meaning the birth year of 1909) White female 5'0" to 5'10" (note: the range here is HUGE) 100 to 180lbs (note: huge range) last seen in Monticello, Indiana last documented location was at the birth of a daughter, Barbara Annette Fulks I searched her name in newspaper databases. Nothing appeared for the exact name but "Opal Fulks" worked. Her husband Emery Fulks sought a divorce, according to an article I found in 1939: NamUs #MP59776   Mon, Jul 31, 1939 – Page 5 · Logansport Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, Indiana) · Newspapers.com Emery Fulks requests divorce   Tue, Aug 1, 1939 – 2 · Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana) · Newspapers.com

By: Shane Lambert NamUs #UP60245 notes: Adult pre-50 years old Height 4'11" to 5'1" Female Hispanic/latino Body found: June 10th, 1988 (decomposed) Brown hair Found in an orange grove in rural McFarland, California Clothing description at NamUs The following article appears to be related to the case. It's strange in that it actually names a murder victim who was found in an orange orchard near McFarland on the same date as NamUs #UP60245. Coincidence? Related news? I thought it was worth posting.  At first glance, the newspaper article below and the NamUs description for #UP60245 appear to be of one and the same person based on the dates matching and the orange-grove location. That forces one to ask why #UP60245 is considered unidentified. Could be that these are not one and the same person or that the original identification was wrong? Related to NamUs #UP60245   Fri, Jul 8, 1988 – 9 · Tulare Advance-Register (Tulare, California) · News...

NamUs details for #UP59983: Female Hispanic/latino 18-25 years about 4'11" about 116 pounds hit-and-run victim walking west along highway 905 brown hair brown eyes clothing and jewelry available at NamUs Opinion: This hit-and-run happened very close to the American/Mexican border. Based on the individual's latino/hispanic ethnicity, those looking at this case may need to consider the possibility that this individual was a Mexican national. This means you may have to cross-reference this case with missing Mexican nationals.   Sun, Dec 25, 1988 – 110 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com Read the following article, one that discusses hit-and-run accidents in the area as a phenomenon that has something to do with illegal immigration in the area.   Wed, Aug 30, 1989 – 23 · The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California) · Newspapers.com

NamUs #UP1498 is an unidentified person. According to NamUs, her details are as follows: Body found: July 1st, 1980 Location: Neptune, New Jersey Age: estimated 20-30 years old Sex: Female Race: White Estimated to have died: in 1980 Height: 5'7" Weight: 135 pounds Approximate Google Maps coordinates of body: 40.2091219,-74.0386271 (behind Shore Bowling Alley) Hair: brown She had $27 in bills. She had "Zena" blue jeans, a dark blouse with gold threads, no bra, no belt, and black briefs. Her footwear was sneaker size 7.5. She had two neck chains, one is a gold metal-choker chain with 0.5" letter T. She had a ring, white metal with a white stone and a bracelet of a brown tortoise shell. Pictures of jewelry and footwear are at NamUs . Case research/expanded details: The NamUs description says that she died in 1980, meaning before July 1st, 1980 -- the day her body was found. I found one newspaper article discussing this case that may pinpoin t...