NamUs #UP6040 - Notes for Websleuths
By: Shane Lambert
I was looking at NamUs #UP6040 today. She is an individual that was found dead on February 19th, 1971 in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida. Her NamUs vitals:
Commentary
I was looking at NamUs #UP6040 today. She is an individual that was found dead on February 19th, 1971 in Lake Panasoffkee, Florida. Her NamUs vitals:
- Aged 17-24
- White female
- Estimated to have died in 1971 within weeks of her discovery
- 5'3"
- 110 pounds
- Brown hair
- Eyes are probably brown
She was found under the Lake Panasoffkee Bridge at Interstate 75.
NamUs mentioned her clothing, which included green plaid pants and a poncho. Some details that websleuths should be aware of that you don't get from NamUs comes from the newspaper reporting of the day (Orlando Sentinel/Feb 21 1971/Page 66 unless otherwise noted):
- This woman was definitely thought to be a murder victim who was strangled with a belt (one article from Feb 22 1971 said she was found "with a belt tied around her neck" Sentinel Page 5)
- She may have been pregnant
- She was referred to as the "hippie-type"
- She was believed to have been thrown over the side of the bridge
- She had a gold cap on a tooth
- The body was found by two young men hitchhikers who looked down from the bridge
- She was barefoot (Feb 22 Sentinel)
- She was dressed in "a Kelly green, long-sleeved blouse and green and cream plaid slacks" (Feb 22 Sentinel)
- Her location is described as between "Wildwood and Bushnell" (Tampa Tribune/Feb 27 1971)
- They were able to get a fingerprint
- They have her dentals
Commentary
When you are reading missing-person reports, the clothing is big in this case. But try to remember that she had a gold cap on a tooth. If you ever read of a report of a woman who was last heard from in February 1971 or prior with a gold cap on her tooth then cross reference her details against NamUs #UP6040 to see if anything lines up.
Can anyone tell me where her body is buried at the cemetery? Thank you so much
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