Unidentified homicide victim - ViCAP Alert - Brief Article

FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin,The, Sept, 2002

The FBI in New Orleans, Louisiana, seeks information regarding the identity of a female found in February 1999 floating in the Gulf of Mexico approximately 20 miles south of Grand Isle, Louisiana. 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, 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 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 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, 22133, at 703-632-4166. This alert bears ViCAP number 2000-LA-00007.