NamUs UP14691: San Mateo County Jane Doe (2015) (ATTEMPT TO MATCH)

NamUs UP14691: San Mateo County Jane Doe (2015)

Category	Details
NamUs Case Number	UP14691
ME/C Case Number	15-01649
Date Body Found	October 19, 2015
Location Found	Stulsaft Park, Redwood City, San Mateo County, CA 94061
GPS Coordinates	N37°27'.404" W122°14'.943"
Biological Sex	Female
Race / Ethnicity	Uncertain
Estimated Age Range	20-35 Years (Adult, Pre-40)
Estimated Year of Death	~2010 (Estimated PMI: 5 Years)
Condition of Remains	Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only (torso, one or more limbs, one or both hands not recovered)
Circumstances of Recovery	Skeletal remains found wrapped in white cloth near a pedestrian walking trail in Stulsaft Park, Redwood City.
Physical Description	Height/Weight: Cannot estimate; Hair/Eye Color: Unknown (skeletal remains only); No distinctive features noted
Clothing and Accessories	None; remains wrapped in white cloth near the body
NamUs Case Created	January 16, 2016
Last Updated	September 20, 2024
Additional Notes	Not found on tribal land; no NCMEC number; case remains active with San Mateo County Coroner

By: Shane Lambert
Original time of writing: October 11th, 2025

The San Mateo County Jane Doe is a case stemming from the October 2015 discovery of human remains in Stulsaft Park. This park is located in Redwood City, which is between San Francisco and San Jose. The remains of this person, thought to be female, were only partially found. Her skeletal remains were found wrapped in a blanket near a hiking or walking trail in the park.

It was thought that she died in 2010, but these estimates are difficult to make. Her age estimate is broadly considered to be 20-25 years old. While her ethnic background is not listed, the artistic renderings do suggest a black individual. But anyone cross referencing this case will need to be careful with assumptions.

Attempt to Match: San Mateo County Jane Doe/Eduviges Prado

The potential match between NamUs UP14691 (San Mateo County Jane Doe, found October 19, 2015, in Stulsaft Park, Redwood City) and MP23709 (Eduviges Prado, missing from Menlo Park since March 15, 2009) is compelling but not conclusive. I independently identified this connection based on timeline, location, and demographic alignment, later discovering a Websleuths user, Melt71, who suggested the same link in a May 19, 2020, post in a thread. Below, I analyze the strengths and weaknesses of this potential match, drawing on the provided NamUs data and regional context.

Strengths:

The timeline is a significant strength. Prado disappeared in March 2009, and UP14691’s estimated postmortem interval (PMI) of ~5 years places her death around 2010, a mere one-year gap within the margin of error for skeletal remains exposed to Stulsaft Park’s environment.
Location is another strong factor: Menlo Park is only ~3 miles from Redwood City, both in San Mateo County, a compact urban area with high mobility, especially among transient populations.The missing person was last seen in Menlo Park, which is a short drive from where the Jane Doe was found.
Prado’s age (22) fits neatly within UP14691’s estimated range (20-35), and her female sex matches the skeletal analysis. Her Hispanic/Latino ethnicity aligns with San Mateo County’s demographic (25% Hispanic in 2010) and doesn’t conflict with UP14691’s "uncertain" race, as skeletal remains often require DNA for ancestry confirmation. The proximity and timeline make it plausible that Prado, if deceased, could have been moved to or died in Stulsaft Park.

Weaknesses:

The primary weakness is the lack of detailed circumstances for Prado’s disappearance. NamUs only states she was "last seen in Menlo Park," with no mention of lifestyle, mental health, or risk factors (e.g., transient status, employment, or relationships). This vagueness hinders connecting her to the park or the cloth wrapping, which could imply homicide but lacks context in Prado’s case.
UP14691’s partial remains (missing torso, limbs, hands) prevent height, weight, or feature comparisons. Prado’s brown hair and eyes can’t be verified against skeletal remains, and her reported height (5’0”-5’2”) and weight (145 lbs) remain untestable.

In conclusion, the match is moderately strong due to timeline, location, and demographics, supported by my independent analysis and Melt71’s post. However, without forensic confirmation or detailed circumstances, it remains speculative.

Comparison: UP14691 (San Mateo County Jane Doe) vs. MP23709 (Eduviges Prado)

Category	UP14691 (Jane Doe)	MP23709 (Eduviges Prado)	Match Notes
NamUs Case	UP14691	MP23709	Unidentified vs. missing person; no confirmed forensic link.
Timeline	Found: Oct 19, 2015 Est. Death: ~2010 (PMI ~5 years)	Last Seen: Mar 15, 2009	Strong: 2009 disappearance aligns with ~2010 death (1-year gap within PMI error).
Location	Stulsaft Park, Redwood City, CA 94061	Menlo Park, CA 94025	Strong: ~3 miles apart in San Mateo County; high mobility in urban area.
Sex	Female	Female	Exact match.
Age	20-35 years	22 years (at disappearance)	Strong: Prado’s age fits within Jane Doe’s range.
Race/Ethnicity	Uncertain	Hispanic/Latino	Plausible: Uncertain race doesn’t exclude Hispanic; for some reason, the artistic rendering depicts dark skin.
Physical Traits	Height/Weight: Unknown Hair/Eyes: Unknown (skeletal)	Height: 5’0”-5’2” Weight: 145 lbs Hair/Eyes: Brown	Neutral: Skeletal remains limit comparisons; Prado’s traits don’t conflict.
Circumstances	Partial skeletal remains in white cloth, near trail; possible foul play.	Last seen in Menlo Park; no details on lifestyle or risk factors.	Neutral: Vague circumstances for each case.

Tara Faye Grinstead - Murderer Convicted, Body Not Found

Field	Details
Name	Tara Faye Grinstead (Called "Ms. Grinstead" in some newspaper articles from the of her disappearance, suggesting she was unmarried).
Biological Sex	Female
Race / Ethnicity	White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact	October 22nd, 2005 (Saturday)
Missing From	Ocilla, Georgia
County	Irwin County
Missing Age	30 Years
Current Age	50 Years
Birthdate Range	October 23rd, 1974 - October 22nd, 1975 (Probably November 14th, 1974)
Height	5' 3" - 5' 5" (63 - 65 Inches)
Weight	100 - 110 lbs
BMI	17.7 - 20.2
Hair Color	Brown
Eye Color	Brown
Distinctive Physical Features	Pierced ears, pierced navel, small tan-colored birthmark on front of shoulder
Clothing	Possibly black sweatpants
Footwear	Possibly gray New Balance sneakers
Circumstances of Disappearance	Tara was last seen at approximately 11:00pm at an acquaintance's residence in the vicinity of the 700 block of W. 3rd St. in Ocilla, GA. She left the residence and arrived at her home in the vicinity of S. Alder St. and W. Park St. in Ocilla, GA. It is unknown at what time she arrived. Her vehicle, the clothes she wore, and cell phone were found at her residence which was locked. Supplemental details: she attended a cookout the night she went missing, when she got home there was a robbery in progress, and alarm bells were raised on Monday she did not report to work (she was a high school teacher).

By: Shane Lambert
Original Publication Date: October 10th, 2025

Tara Faye Grinstead was a high school teacher who went missing in October 2005. The first newspaper coverage I found of her disappearance discussed a large reward for information leading to her whereabouts. That dated to December 2005 and it seemed that this was considered a likely abduction scenario in the early going.

USA Today. December 21, 2005.

December 21st, 2005. Anderson Independent Mail.

This is a case where there is a conviction with the body. In 2017, Ryan Alexander Duke was convicted of charges related to her death, including felony murder. The same article suggests that the missing person's body was destroyed. It appeared as though she arrived home and stumbled onto an active crime scene as there was a robbery in progress once she got there.

April 13, 2017. Atlanta Constitution.

The second page of the article above stated that the robbers were former students of the high school that Grinstead taught at.

I think that this is a case that online researchers can basically leave alone. It's not that mysterious as to what happened to her thanks to the convictions. It is also a well covered case. The mysterious is where her remains are but if they were destroyed, as suggested in the article above, then any work attempting to aid locating her by online researches could be entirely futile.

Amanda Poole - Teen Missing Under Mysterious Circumstances in Memphis, Tennessee

Amanda Poole: Missing Since 2015

Field	Details
Name	Amanda Poole
Date of Last Contact	October 8th, 2015 (Thursday)
Missing From	Memphis, Tennessee
Age at Disappearance	16 Years
Current Age	26 Years
Birthdate Range	October 9th, 1998 - October 8th, 1999
Biological Sex	Female
Race / Ethnicity	Black / African American
Height	5' 7" (67 inches)
Weight	150 lbs
BMI	23.5
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Brown
Circumstances	Left home and hasn't been seen since.
Government Source	NamUs

The Body Mass Index (BMI) of 23.5 falls within the healthy weight range (18.5–24.9), suggesting Amanda Poole had an average, balanced build at the time of her disappearance. This can aid in visualizing her as someone with a proportionate height-to-weight ratio, neither notably thin nor heavy, which may assist in recognizing her in potential sightings or descriptions.

By: Shane Lambert
Original Publication Date: October 9th, 2025

Details of Amanda Poole’s Disappearance

Amanda Poole is teenager who went missing on October 8th, 2015, in Memphis, Tennessee. She was last seen wearing a white shirt and khaki pants (iHeart). She went missing during her morning commute to school. Below, I offer my theory on what happened, which I believe to be an original guess.

Speculation: Amanda Poole’s Disappearance and the Wooded Shortcut Theory

Note: The following is a speculative theory based on available case details, geographic analysis, and urban context of North Memphis in 2015. It is not presented as fact and should be treated as a hypothesis to encourage discussion and tips to aid the investigation.
On October 8th, 2015, 16-year-old Amanda Poole vanished from Memphis while heading from her aunt’s home in the 2300 block of Cliffdale Cove to a presumed MATA bus stop, likely on Hawkins Mill Road, to catch a bus to Trezevant High School. Sources like FOX13 Memphis mention the teens target for a bus stop to get to her school. I believe her target was a Hawkins Mill Road stop, with both University Street and Chattering Lane potential viable routes to reach it. A compelling theory suggests Amanda took a shortcut through a wooded area near a dilapidated house, where she may have been stalked by someone exploiting this neglected area.

The Route to Hawkins Mill Road

The standard route to Hawkins Mill Road is one that forms an inefficient “U”: south on Cliffdale Street to Sharon Lane (0.3 miles), north to Chattering Lane (0.2 miles), then either east on Chattering or north on University to a MATA stop like the one at University/Hawkins Mill (0.3–0.5 miles). This would make for a reasonably short walk totaling 0.8–1 mile.
Green and white bus stop placards appear in Google Maps in modern times and back in 2014, when Google Maps must have driven the area for an update. While nothing exists for 2015, the gap for information in the area can be bridged using the 2014 maps and modern maps to infer what was in the area in 2015. I think Amanda could have taken University Street’s sidewalk for visibility or Chattering Lane’s quieter residential path to reach Hawkins Mill, both practical for catching what I think would have Route 2 toward her high school.
But a local like Amanda might have known a shortcut. Cliffdale Street’s dead end abuts a wooded strip—dense with trees and underbrush. A route through this forested area could offer a local with knowledge of faintly used trails a direct cutoff to Chattering Lane, University Street, or Hawkins Mill Road, potentially cutting 5–10 minutes off a perhaps ill-advised short cut.

Blight and the Broken Windows Theory

Google Maps 2013 imagery shows a rundown house at the north tip of Cliffdale Street's cul-de-sac. It's overgrown and boarded in 2013.

By 2019, the same location in Google Maps looks improved but there is still some boarded windows. There are other houses like this in the area, which can be seen if you take a walk with Google Maps' 2014 update.
Common experience is enough to make a point that I think a lot of urbanites will agree with. Unmaintained homes are an attractant to homeless people, and these people can be clandestine.
For a proper citation grounded in something scholarly, the Broken Windows theory from 1982 (James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling) posited the bad building maintenance was a factor in attracting antisocial behavior and crime.
If there are faint trails through the wooded area at the end of Cliffdale Street, the kind that locals would know best, such a path could be used to bypass the inefficient U-route to the bus stop. Such an area would make a 16-year old female vulnerable to a clandestine transient or stalker, especially in the early hours of the morning.
Amanda’s mother, Tammie Leshure, told reporters she believed her daughter “met the wrong people,” a scenario fitting this setting. A transient or opportunist near the house could have watched the trail, spotting Amanda alone. Perhaps it was a crime of opportunity or someone who

Brook Lynn Peck: Missing from New Port Richey, Florida Since October 2015

NamUs Case Number	MP34394
Name	Brook Lynn Peck (Nickname: Brooklyn)
Biological Sex	Female
Race/Ethnicity	White / Caucasian
Date of Last Contact	October 26th, 2015 (Monday)
NamUs Case Created	July 14th, 2016 (Thursday)
Location	New Port Richey, Florida (Pasco County); Van Doren Avenue is mentioned in conjunction with her last sighting.
Missing Age	21 Years
Current Age	31 Years
Birthdate Range	October 27th, 1993 – October 26th, 1994 Probably in December 1993.
Height	4'7" – 5'0" (55–60 inches)
Weight	100–110 lbs
BMI	21.5–23.2 (Normal range, indicating a petite, slender build, which helps visualize Brook as having an average, lightweight frame for her height)
Hair Color	Brown (Long, past shoulders)
Eye Color	Hazel
Distinctive Physical Features	Pierced ears; Tattoos: Large clock on right chest, large skull on left chest, tattoos on both wrists, writing from shoulder to shoulder on upper chest, tattoo on left thigh
Clothing and Accessories	Unknown clothing, footwear, or jewelry; no eyewear or accessories
Circumstances of Disappearance	Brook left a friend’s residence (Hillside Drive) at approximately 2:00 AM on October 26th, 2015, to meet an unknown subject and has not been seen since. She was said to be heading to a Sunoco gas station at that time.
Transportation	No information entered

By: Shane Lambert
Original Publication Date: October 9th, 2025

AI dramatization. Theory is speculative.

Brook Lynn Peck - Trucker Theory

On October 26th, 2015, Brook Lynn Peck, a 21-year-old woman, vanished from New Port Richey, Florida, after leaving a friend’s home on Hillside Drive around 2:00 AM to meet an unknown individual at a Sunoco gas station. The nearest Sunoco station to Hillside Drive was at 5736 US Highway 19, New Port Richey, FL 34652. Her phone made its last outgoing call at 6:17 AM, and she hasn’t been heard from since.

With a court date set for October 27th and clothes laid out for her return, her disappearance under suspicious circumstances has puzzled investigators for a decade. Given her struggles with substance use and involvement in prostitution, one compelling theory emerges: could Brook’s case be a truck-stop disappearance tied to a late-night client?

Truckers are a known entity when it comes to prostitution usage. The lingo for women who engage in prostitution is "lot lizard." Furthermore, the truckers are a known entity in relation to missing persons cases.

The Sunoco station at 5736 US Highway 19, located along a bustling corridor, was a likely 24/7 operation in 2015, though this isn’t explicitly documented. Its position on a major thoroughfare like US 19, a key route in Pasco County’s trucking network, supports this assumption, as gas stations in such areas often cater to late-night travelers and truckers. 

Google Maps imagery confirms the station rebranded to Shell between June and December 2016; the current Shell operates 24/7, reinforcing the site’s round-the-clock accessibility. In 2015, this Sunoco was a plausible rendezvous point at 2:00 AM, especially for transient visitors.

Google Maps also reveals a critical clue: a rig parked at the station. While not a formal truck stop like a Pilot or Love’s, the location’s proximity to US 19 makes it a convenient pull-off for truckers needing fuel or rest. Informal parking for semis is common along such highways in North America. Brook’s plan to meet someone suggests a prearranged encounter, and her history in sex work points to a possible “John” contacting her.

Truckers, often transient and seeking discreet services, are a known demographic in highway sex trade and truck stops emerge in missing persons cases quite often, as seen in cases like Patricia Seelbaugh's. A trucker idling at the Sunoco could have called Brook, luring her to the lot.

This theory, although speculative, aligns with the case’s suspicious nature. Furthermore, it aligns with known missing persons patterns. Truck stops, broadly construed to include gas stations where truckers are allowed to park long term, aren't safe places to be in the wee hours of the morning.