Unidentified homicide victim. (ViCAP Alert).The FBI in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , Louisiana, seeks information regarding the identity of a female found in February 1999 floating in the Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east approximately 20 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana Grand Isle is a town in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, on a barrier island of the same name. The island is at the mouth of Barataria Bay where it meets the Gulf of Mexico. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 1,541; during summers, the population has increased to over . Current investigative analysis shows that the victim may have resided in the south Florida area. Crime Scene The victim, found fully dressed wearing a gold bracelet and a gold necklace with a butterfly pendant pendant or pendent In architecture, a sculpted ornament suspended from a vault or ceiling, especially an elongated boss (carved keystone) at the junction of the intersecting ribs of the fan vaulting associated with the English Perpendicular style. , had been shot once in the chest. The woman was wrapped in a fish net, with a 40-pound concrete block inside, and bound with cable wire. Forensic examination determined that the victim was a white female, approximately 50 to 55 years old, 5'2" to 5'5" tall, and weighed between 130 and 145 pounds. The examination also revealed that, a number of years ago, the victim had broken both bones in her lower left leg, which had healed prior to the time of her death. In the past 30 years, she received extensive dental work, but, due to a badly decayed tooth, examiners believed that she had not visited a dentist in the past several years. Alert to Law Enforcement The FBI has highlighted the victim on its Web site at http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/seekinfo/seek.htm under "Unidentified Murder Victim-Grand Isle, Louisiana." The Forensic Anthropology Forensic anthropology is the application of the science of physical anthropology and human osteology (the study of the human skeleton) in a legal setting, most often in criminal cases where the victim's remains are more or less skeletonized. Computer Enhancement Service (FACES) laboratory prepared a reconstructed clay model of what the victim's face may have looked like. Photographs of the clay model, the victim's jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion. The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring. and clothing, the fishing net, the cable wire, and the 40-pound concrete block are depicted at the indicated FBI Web site. The FBI asks any agency having information concerning the identity of the victim to contact Special Agent Barbara O'Donnell, FBI, 2901 Leon C. Simon Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70126, at 504-816-3388 or Crime Analyst Glen W. Wildey, Jr., Violent Criminal Apprehension Program (ViCAP), Quantico, Virginia Quantico, Virginia lies in Prince William County, 23 miles north-northeast of Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, near Dumfries and Stafford along Highway 619. It is totally surrounded by Marine Corps Base Quantico and the Potomac River. , 22133, at 703-632-4166. This alert bears ViCAP number 2000-LA-00007. |
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