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"MS. WIGGINS" JANE DOE: WF, 32-46, found in trash bags
near Wiggins, MS - 5 October 1980
By: Akoya Date: October 18, 2020, 1:53 pm
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Hunters found the victim's skeletal remains in two green trash
bags in a wooded area off Highway 26 in Wiggins. Her hands and
feet were bound.
She is affectionately known as Ms. Wiggins.
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Re: "MS. WIGGINS" JANE DOE: WF, 32-46, found in trash
bags near Wiggins, MS - 5 October 1980
By: Akoya Date: October 18, 2020, 1:55 pm
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Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 2013005870
Date found October 05, 1980 00:00
Date created September 09, 2013 11:55
Date last modified May 30, 2017 10:11
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Stone County Coroner's Office
Phone 601-528-4256
Case Manager
Name Kristi Johnson
Phone 228-896-0664
Exclusions
The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent:
First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA
Colleen Burgess 1948 Colorado
Peggy DeCoteau 1938 Montana
Delores Griffin 1942 Illinois
Barbara Jackson 1948 Alaska
Mary Levitz 1933 Mississippi
Mary Ann Perez 1943 Louisiana
Mary Thompson 1947 Texas
Cherry Weaver 1941 Florida
Jennifer Wyant 1958 Tennessee
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Re: "MS. WIGGINS" JANE DOE: WF, 32-46, found in trash
bags near Wiggins, MS - 5 October 1980
By: Akoya Date: October 18, 2020, 1:58 pm
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NamUs UP # 11583
ME/C Case Number: 2013005870
Stone County, Mississippi
32 to 46 year old White Female
Case Report - NamUs UP # 11583
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 2013005870
Date found October 05, 1980 00:00
Date created September 09, 2013 11:55
Date last modified May 30, 2017 10:11
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Stone County Coroner's Office
Phone 601-528-4256
Case Manager
Name Kristi Johnson
Phone 228-896-0664
Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 50
Minimum age 32 years
Maximum age 46 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) 61, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Probable year of death 1980 to 1980
Estimated postmortem interval 6 Months
Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 Road off Hwy 26
Address 2
City Wiggins
State Mississippi
Zip code
County Stone
Circumstances
On October 5, 1980, hunters discovered skeletal remains.
Physical
Hair color Brown
Head hair
Medium to dark brown, shoulder length hair
Left eye color Unknown or Missing
Right eye color Unknown or Missing
Other distinctive
physical characteristics
Probably right handed
Muscle attachments are well developed, especially in the upper
extremities. Physique was likely muscular and compact. Female
was physically active through either occupation or athletics.
Skeletal findings
Healed nasal fracture with nasal bridge deviation to the right.
Healed fracture of the lateral end of right clavicle.
Slight porotic hyperostosis suggests at least one episode of
chronic iron deficiency anemia.
May have given birth to a child many years prior to death or not
at all.
Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available
Clothing and Accessories
No clothing or accessories
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete
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Re: "MS. WIGGINS" JANE DOE: WF, 32-46, found in trash
bags near Wiggins, MS - 5 October 1980
By: Akoya Date: October 18, 2020, 2:00 pm
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Case File: 1065UFMS
The Doe Network
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Reconstructions and sketch of the victim
Unidentified Female
Date of Discovery: October 5, 1980
Location of Discovery: Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi
Estimated Date of Death: April through October 1980
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete
skeleton
Cause of Death: Homicide
Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate
Estimated Age: 34-46 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1" to 5'6"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Medium to dark brown, shoulder length.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Healed nasal fracture with nasal
bridge deviation to the right. Healed fracture of the lateral
end of right clavicle. Slight porotic hyperostosis suggests at
least one episode of chronic iron deficiency anemia. May have
given birth to a child many years prior to death or not at all.
Probably right-handed. Muscle attachments are well developed,
especially in the upper extremities. Physique was likely
muscular and compact. She was physically active through either
occupation or athletics.
Dentals: Available. Extensive dental work. Four platinum dental
bridges. several root canals. Seven fillings.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Case History
Hunters found the victim's skeletal remains in two green trash
bags in a wooded area off Highway 26 in Wiggins. Her hands and
feet were bound.
She is affectionately known as Ms. Wiggins.
Investigating Agency(s)
If you have any information about this case please contact;
Agency Name: Harrison County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Kristi Johnson
Agency Phone Number: 228-896-0664
E-Mail
Agency Name: Mississippi Chief Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Mark LeVaughn
Agency Phone Number: 601-987-1440
Agency Case Number: 2013005870
NCIC Case Number: U640027728
NamUs Case Number: UP #11583
Former Hot Case Number: 1598
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with
information regarding this case.
Information Source(s)
NamUs
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Re: "MS. WIGGINS" JANE DOE: WF, 32-46, found in trash
bags near Wiggins, MS - 5 October 1980
By: Akoya Date: October 18, 2020, 2:02 pm
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Remains Found-Wiggins (1980/10/05)
Click to View Movie
Jane Doe – October 5, 1980
Location: Hwy 26 Wiggins,Ms
(Harrison CO SO is working closely with Stone CO SO on this
case)
Skeletal remains found October 5, 1980, in a wooded area off Hwy
26 in Wiggins, MS. The remains were submitted to a Forensic
Anthropologist for evaluation. It was determined the victim was
a Caucasian Female, aging from 34-46. She was approximately
5’1?- 5’7? tall and had medium to dark brown (almost auburn)
shoulder length hair. She had very expensive dental work
including a root canal and platinum/gold bridges. A forensic
artist performed a facial reconstruction (pictured). Please note
her eye color is unknown. For more information please visit
HTML https://identifyus.org/en/cases/11583
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Re: "MS. WIGGINS" JANE DOE: WF, 32-46, found in trash
bags near Wiggins, MS - 5 October 1980
By: Akoya Date: October 18, 2020, 2:03 pm
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Officials hope to put names to murdered South Mississippi
women's faces
Published: November 2, 2013
Facial renderings from their remains found in 1980 may help
identification
By MARGARET BAKER � mbbaker@sunherald.com
HARRISON COUNTY -- In October 1980, hunters discovered the
skeletal remains of a woman who had been murdered and dumped on
a dirt road off Mississippi 26 in Wiggins.
The woman, referred to by authorities as Ms. Wiggins because of
where her remains were found, had been stripped, bound and
placed in a large green garbage bag.
Her identity remains unknown.
She's one of two women
whose skeletal remains were discovered the same year.
On Nov. 10, 1980, a man on White Plains Road, an old logging
road off Lamey Bridge Road in Harrison County, discovered the
second woman's remains, later determined to be another homicide
victim. Authorities refer to her as Ms. Harrison because of
where her body was found. She, too, was found unclothed. She,
too, remains unidentified.
Now, two Harrison County cold case investigators, Sgt. Coley
Judy and crime scene investigator Kristi Johnson, are hoping
that by generating facial-reconstruction renderings of the
women, investigators will be able to identify them and aid the
investigations into their murders.
"We just really want to know who they are," Johnson said. "We
want to be able to tell their families what happened to them and
where they are, and bring them back home. People deserve to
know."
Ms. Wiggins
Harrison County investigators have worked with Mississippi and
out-of-state forensic experts and others to gain leads. So far,
they have obtained dental records on the victims and have sought
through forensic examiners any type of physical details that
could aid identification.
In addition, they are working with experts to have DNA extracted
from the remains. After the DNA is extracted, they hope to make
greater strides in their investigation.
So far, Judy and Johnson said over the last four months they
have been able to determine the woman found in Wiggins was
white, 36 to 46 years old and 5 feet 1 to 5 feet 7 inches tall.
She had a healed fracture of her right clavicle and had medium
to dark brown hair.
Experts estimate she died between April and September 1980.
She also had undergone very expensive dental work, they said.
Her dental records did not match any of the thousands of people
listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System,
or NamUs, database. Both women's information has been submitted
to NamUs.
Judy and Johnson said they have been working with a team of cold
cases investigators throughout South Mississippi, among them
Pascagoula police Detective Darren Versiga and Stone County
sheriff's Lt. Ray Boggs.
Ms. Harrison
A man who was squirrel hunting discovered the remains of the
woman found on the logging road in Harrison County. He told
investigators then he called the owner of a nearby business to
report the find to authorities.
Harrison County investigators said they have learned from
experts the woman was white, likely had medium-length
light-brown hair, was 19 to 25 years old, 5 feet 2 to 5 feet 5
inches tall and had a curvature in her spine that may have made
her appear slightly hunchbacked.
Experts believe she died between May 1979 and August 1980.
She had 12 fillings but no other dental work and it was unlikely
she ever gave birth.
Judy and Johnson are working with law enforcement officers from
surrounding agencies to try to solve unsolved murders such as
these.
Harrison County alone has 21 unsolved murders, Judy said, and
cold case investigators are sharing information in an effort to
get leads in them.
As for Ms. Wiggins and Ms. Harrison, "We've checked all the
missing persons in the area at the time the remains were found,
but never found anybody that matched," Judy said. He said
information on the two has been entered into the National Crime
Information Center database.
"We're hoping to identify the victims of these homicides, and we
are hoping to have closure for the families," Johnson said.
"They've got families who want to know what happened to them.
It's kinda sad to know they are still waiting on answers."
To report information, call the Harrison County Sheriff's Office
at 896-0678 or Crime Stoppers at 1-877-787-5898, text CSTIP plus
your message to 274637 or go to mscoastcrimestoppers.com.
Read more here:
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Re: "MS. WIGGINS" JANE DOE: WF, 32-46, found in trash
bags near Wiggins, MS - 5 October 1980
By: Akoya Date: October 18, 2020, 2:06 pm
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Investigators continue to identify two women 33 years later
Posted: Feb 12, 2014 5:16 PM CST
Updated: Feb 12, 2014 7:00 PM CST
By Michelle Lady - bio | email
HARRISON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -
In October 1980, a woman was found dead in a wooded area of
Wiggins. One month later, another woman was found dead in a
wooded area of Harrison County. To this day no one knows who
these women are, how they died or who is responsible for their
deaths.
Harrison County investigators are not giving up. They have
recently taken another look at the cases and with today's
technology they are hoping to get answers.
"We get new cases in everyday, and it's important to work every
case and make sure you don't forget them because it's old,"
Harrison County Evidence Technician Kristi Johnson said.
"We have a dedication to these people just like we do our
victims of today."
Thirty-three years ago the Internet was not even thought of, but
now with a few clicks on the web you can look up missing people
from across the country. Johnson added the two women's profiles
to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System to
expand their search for the families of the ladies she knows
only as Ms. Harrison and Ms. Wiggins.
Johnson is also getting a DNA profile of the women compiled.
"DNA takes a long time and once it gets entered into the
database we are hoping to have some sort of resolution at least,
at the very least, identify them and bring them home to their
families."
Through her investigation, Johnson found out that the women's
skeletal remains were analyzed in Oklahoma. She contacted the
office and was able to get pictures of facial reconstructions
made shortly after the women were found dead.
"We have been able to see in other people that have been
identified that their reconstructions are pretty close likeness
to what they looked like. Usually family members can recognize,
or at least think, that person looks like the person or
resembles their missing loved one."
Ms. Harrison was found on November 10, 1980 on Logging Road off
White Plains Road north of Interstate 10. Investigators believe
she was between 19 and 25-years-old and had been dead for
anywhere from three to 12 months before her remains were found.
"There was nothing on her remains to indicate how she died, so
we are not sure. We are working it as a homicide until we can
prove otherwise."
Ms. Harrison was a Caucasian woman between 5'2" and 5'5" tall.
Investigators said she had a little bit of a hunchback and
believed she had some back pain. She also had some dental work
done.
Ms. Wiggins was found October 5, 1980 off Highway 26 in Wiggins.
She is also a Caucasian woman and is believed to have been
anywhere from 34 to 46-years-old and about 5'1" to 5'7" tall.
"She was actually found in some trash bags with some twine
wrapped around her remains and the bag, so we know she was a
victim of a homicide."
Ms. Wiggins had medium to dark brown hair and extensive dental
work including a root canal and platinum or gold bridges.
With very little information on these women, Johnson hopes the
pictures or even the DNA can help them identify them and then
maybe she can even track down their killers.
"It's really important to these people. They have been waiting
25 plus years to find out what happened to their family and, we
want to bring that closure to them."
If you recognize these women or know anything about their
disappearance you are asked to call Harrison County Sheriff's
Department at 228-896-0678. If you would like to leave an
anonymous tip you can do so by clicking on the link
HTML http://www.harrisoncountysheriff.com/anonymous-tip-form/.
To learn more about these women or other cold cases Harrison
County investigators are working on click here
Http://www.harrisoncountysheriff.com/depar...old-case-files/
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Re: "MS. WIGGINS" JANE DOE: WF, 32-46, found in trash
bags near Wiggins, MS - 5 October 1980
By: Akoya Date: October 18, 2020, 2:08 pm
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HARRISON COUNTY -- Cold case investigators were disappointed
when DNA extracted from the skeletal remains of a woman found
slain in 1980 didn't match any of the profiles of women reported
missing nationwide.
"That means either she's not been reported missing or there is
no DNA on file for the missing person that's been reported to
authorities," said Kristi Johnson Harrison County sheriff's cold
case and crime scene investigator. "Now, it's one of those cases
where I'm going to have to research missing persons to see if I
can find somebody with similar features."
In October 1980, hunters discovered the remains dumped on a dirt
road off Mississippi 26 in Wiggins. The woman, referred to as
Ms. Wiggins because of where her remains were found, had been
stripped, bound and placed in a large green garbage bag.
She was one of two women whose remains were discovered that
year.
On Nov. 10, 1980, a man found the scattered skeletal remains of
an unclothed woman on an old logging road just off Lamey Bridge
Road in rural Harrison County. Authorities believe the woman,
referred to by authorities as Ms. Harrison, was dumped there
because no clothing or personal effects such as purse, were
found. Her death was ruled a homicide.
Johnson and Harrison County cold case investigator Sgt. Coley
Judy are still waiting for experts to extract DNA from those
remains in hopes of finding a match.
The investigation
So far, the investigators have artist's renderings of the women
from experts who reconstructed their faces based on evidence
found at the scenes.
They are planning to do isotope testing, which can determine the
region of the country where the women resided based on the water
they consumed over the years.
In 2013, the Sun Herald first reported on the two killings.
Sever
al tips came in as a result, but none panned out. Investigators
are hoping for more leads this time that might mean a break in
the cases. Authorities believe the two slayings may be related
because of the nature of the evidence at each of the crime
scenes.
"There is somebody out there who is wondering what happened to
their family member or their friend," Johnson said. "I'm a
mother. I'm a daughter. I'm a sister. I cannot imagine not
knowing where someone in my family is for a day, much less
years. That's got to be heartbreaking. No matter how many years
have passed, they deserve answers and closure for the victims."
Ms. Wiggins
Harrison County investigators have worked with authorities in
Stone County, including sheriff's Lt. Ray Boggs, and in- and
out-of-state forensic experts and others to gather leads in the
case.
They have determined the woman was white, 36 to 46 years old and
5-feet-1 to 5-feet-7. She had a healed fracture of her right
clavicle and had medium to dark hair.
Experts estimate she died between April and September 1980.
She had undergone extensive dental work, with four bridges,
several fillings and root canals, though her dental records did
not match any of the people listed so far in the National
Missing and Unidentified Persons System, or NamUs, database.
Ms. Harrison
The investigators have learned from experts the woman was white,
5-feet-2 to 5-feet-5 and had a curvature of her spine that may
have made her appear slightly hunchbacked.
She likely died between May 1979 and August 1980.
She had 12 fillings but no other dental work and it was unlikely
she ever gave birth.
Johnson said investigations today are conducted much differently
than they were in the '70s and '80s, when DNA technology, for
example, was not yet available. DNA samples or dental records
weren't routinely collected from relatives of missing persons so
that information isn't among the evidence.
"The fact of the matter is that we may never get these girls
identified, but the more people we get involved with the number
of missing and unidentified persons, the more people could share
information with us and possibly help identify these people,"
Johnson said. "We want to be able to reach out to somebody
before it is too late. It's getting really hard with each
passing year. Relatives of these two women may be passing away.
We want to give them some closure before it's too late."
To report information, call the Harrison County Sheriff's Office
at 896-0678 or Crime Stoppers at 1-877-787-5898, text CSTIP plus
your message to 274637 or go to mscoastcrimestoppers.com.
Read more here:
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Re: "MS. WIGGINS" JANE DOE: WF, 32-46, found in trash
bags near Wiggins, MS - 5 October 1980
By: Akoya Date: October 18, 2020, 2:10 pm
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USM student scans skull, attempting to solve 30-year-old cold
case
Published: Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 8:45 AM
By Michael Dumas, Press-Register The Mississippi Press
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- More than 30 years ago, a woman was
found murdered near Wiggins, and not only was her killer never
found -- neither was her identity.
But Ocean Springs resident Jessica Carzoli hopes to change that
as part of a project she's working on through the University of
Southern Mississippi.
Carzoli, 29, wasn't even born when the woman -- known to
scientists in the school's anthropology department simply as
"Ms. Wiggins" -- was killed. But through her course of study in
anthropology and forensics, she has come to know quite a bit
about her.
"They found brown hair with her, which said she was a
Caucasian," said Carzoli, as she stood next to a plain cardboard
box containing Ms. Wiggins' skull at Singing River Hospital on
Tuesday.
Through examination of the entire skeleton, Carzoli said it was
known that the victim had been between the ages of 35 and 45 at
the time of death, and that she was somewhere between 5-foot-3
and 5-foot-6 inches tall.
Investigators at the time also believed she had been dead
approximately six months before she was discovered with her
hands and feet bound in September 1980.
Through a partnership program between the hospital and USM,
Carzoli, a senior, was invited to have the skull put through a
CT scan to produce a 3D image that would help her created a
facial reconstruction of the woman to help with identity.
She said she would also produce a computer-generated
reconstruction of the woman's face; all of which will be
forwarded to Stone County law enforcement for their cold-case
file.
The process is called "forensic artistry," according to Carzoli.
She said she picked Wiggins' remains out of 10 or 12 other cold
cases the anthropology department keeps, mainly due to "amount
of information that we had on her."
"Some we only have a skull," she said, adding that Wiggins'
entire body was recovered at the scene.
Thanks to professional courtesy and curiosity between USM
professor of anthropology Dr. Marie Danforth and orthopedic
surgeon Dr. Chris Wiggins, Singing River donated the use of its
CT scanner for Carzoli's project.
"Education is a big part of the medical profession," Dr. Wiggins
said. "We're glad to help out anyone that is furthering their
education.
"It's a win-win situation. Singing River Hospital's donated
their time and equipment, it helps Jessica get her degree and it
may help solve a cold case that's been around for 30 years."
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Re: "MS. WIGGINS" JANE DOE: WF, 32-46, found in trash
bags near Wiggins, MS - 5 October 1980
By: Akoya Date: October 18, 2020, 2:11 pm
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Officials hope to put names to murdered South Mississippi
women's faces
Published: November 2, 2013
Facial renderings from their remains found in 1980 may help
identification
By MARGARET BAKER � mbbaker@sunherald.com
HARRISON COUNTY -- In October 1980, hunters discovered the
skeletal remains of a woman who had been murdered and dumped on
a dirt road off Mississippi 26 in Wiggins.
The woman, referred to by authorities as Ms. Wiggins because of
where her remains were found, had been stripped, bound and
placed in a large green garbage bag.
Her identity remains unknown.
She's one of two women
whose skeletal remains were discovered the same year.
On Nov. 10, 1980, a man on White Plains Road, an old logging
road off Lamey Bridge Road in Harrison County, discovered the
second woman's remains, later determined to be another homicide
victim. Authorities refer to her as Ms. Harrison because of
where her body was found. She, too, was found unclothed. She,
too, remains unidentified.
Now, two Harrison County cold case investigators, Sgt. Coley
Judy and crime scene investigator Kristi Johnson, are hoping
that by generating facial-reconstruction renderings of the
women, investigators will be able to identify them and aid the
investigations into their murders.
"We just really want to know who they are," Johnson said. "We
want to be able to tell their families what happened to them and
where they are, and bring them back home. People deserve to
know."
Ms. Wiggins
Harrison County investigators have worked with Mississippi and
out-of-state forensic experts and others to gain leads. So far,
they have obtained dental records on the victims and have sought
through forensic examiners any type of physical details that
could aid identification.
In addition, they are working with experts to have DNA extracted
from the remains. After the DNA is extracted, they hope to make
greater strides in their investigation.
So far, Judy and Johnson said over the last four months they
have been able to determine the woman found in Wiggins was
white, 36 to 46 years old and 5 feet 1 to 5 feet 7 inches tall.
She had a healed fracture of her right clavicle and had medium
to dark brown hair.
Experts estimate she died between April and September 1980.
She also had undergone very expensive dental work, they said.
Her dental records did not match any of the thousands of people
listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System,
or NamUs, database. Both women's information has been submitted
to NamUs.
Judy and Johnson said they have been working with a team of cold
cases investigators throughout South Mississippi, among them
Pascagoula police Detective Darren Versiga and Stone County
sheriff's Lt. Ray Boggs.
Ms. Harrison
A man who was squirrel hunting discovered the remains of the
woman found on the logging road in Harrison County. He told
investigators then he called the owner of a nearby business to
report the find to authorities.
Harrison County investigators said they have learned from
experts the woman was white, likely had medium-length
light-brown hair, was 19 to 25 years old, 5 feet 2 to 5 feet 5
inches tall and had a curvature in her spine that may have made
her appear slightly hunchbacked.
Experts believe she died between May 1979 and August 1980.
She had 12 fillings but no other dental work and it was unlikely
she ever gave birth.
Judy and Johnson are working with law enforcement officers from
surrounding agencies to try to solve unsolved murders such as
these.
Harrison County alone has 21 unsolved murders, Judy said, and
cold case investigators are sharing information in an effort to
get leads in them.
As for Ms. Wiggins and Ms. Harrison, "We've checked all the
missing persons in the area at the time the remains were found,
but never found anybody that matched," Judy said. He said
information on the two has been entered into the National Crime
Information Center database.
"We're hoping to identify the victims of these homicides, and we
are hoping to have closure for the families," Johnson said.
"They've got families who want to know what happened to them.
It's kinda sad to know they are still waiting on answers."
To report information, call the Harrison County Sheriff's Office
at 896-0678 or Crime Stoppers at 1-877-787-5898, text CSTIP plus
your message to 274637 or go to mscoastcrimestoppers.com.
Read more here:
HTML http://www.sunherald.com/2013/11/02/508157...?#storylink=cpy
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