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JACKSON COUNTY JANE DOE: F, 25-60, skull found by hunters in
Vancleave, MS - Feb 1, 1991 *Kimberly Funk*
DIR By: Scorpio
Date: February 12, 2020, 10:01 pm
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This skull was found in Jackson County, MS. Paperwork
identifying her has been destroyed. The circumstance about the
recovery are unknown at this time. An investigation to date has
two possible recovery location and dates. Case Pending. It is
unknown at this time as to exact date found. File can not be
located.
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Re: JACKSON COUNTY JANE DOE: F, 25-60, skull found by hunters in
Vancleave, MS - February 1, 1991
DIR By: Scorpio
Date: February 12, 2020, 10:02 pm
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Re: JACKSON COUNTY JANE DOE: F, 25-60, skull found by hunters in
Vancleave, MS - February 1, 1991
DIR By: Scorpio
Date: February 12, 2020, 10:02 pm
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Date of Discovery: February 1, 1991
Location of Discovery: Vancleave, Jackson County, Mississippi
Estimated Date of Death: 3 years prior
State of Remains: Partial skeletal
Cause of Death: Unknown, homicide suspected.
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 25-60 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'2" to 5'6"
Weight: 105 to 135 lbs.
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Identifiers
Dentals: Available. Metallic crown on upper-right incisor.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Sample submitted - tests not complete.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: A bathing suit (description unavailable).
Jewelry: Some jewelry was recovered at the scene (description
unavailable).
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.
Circumstances of Discovery
The decedent's partial remains were found in Vancleave,
Mississippi around February 1, 1991 by hunters. Newspaper
clippings mention the discovery taking place on January 31.
It is believed she was from a different State.
Her case file was destroyed and many details about the case are
unknown. There are two possible recovery locations and dates.
Initially, investigators were unsure of the recovery date and
listed it as January 1, 1988.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Mississippi State Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Mark LeVaughn
Agency Phone Number: 601-420-9140
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 2012060954
Agency Name: Pascagoula Police Department
Agency Contact Person: Darren Versiga
Agency Phone Number: 228-938-6654
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown
Agency Name: Harrison County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Kristi Johnson
Agency Phone Number: 228-896-3000
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown
Agency Name: Jackson County Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: Mike Byrd
Agency Phone Number: 228-769-3068
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 10335
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Re: JACKSON COUNTY JANE DOE: F, 25-60, skull found by hunters in
Vancleave, MS - February 1, 1991
DIR By: Scorpio
Date: February 12, 2020, 10:02 pm
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HTML https://www.theunidentified.org/blog/new-forensic-art-for-a-very-old-case
This Mississippi case once had the makings of a story that could
never be solved: all paperwork and evidence had somehow been
destroyed over the years. With nothing concrete to go on, up
until today the only information her case file contained was
that her death occurred sometime between the years 1980-1988,
and her skull was discovered somewhere in Jackson County,
Mississippi. One significant piece of information has been
retained over the years, despite the loss of evidence: a bathing
suit was discovered near her body.
Today, Case 10335 finally has some good news-- this unidentified
woman has received two fantastic modern pieces of forensic art
to help with identification! Each image* notes a certain
dentition uniqueness which may help with identifying this woman.
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Re: JACKSON COUNTY JANE DOE: F, 25-60, skull found by hunters in
Vancleave, MS - February 1, 1991
DIR By: Scorpio
Date: February 12, 2020, 10:02 pm
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HTML https://www.theunidentified.org/blog/new-forensic-art-for-a-very-old-case
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Update 9/28/18: Artist Kathy Coop, a private citizen and
advocate for missing and unidentified people, has created an
exceptional additional image to help visualize this woman. This
conceptualization is based on the new forensic art that has been
released and is not formally associated with the case file.
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Re: JACKSON COUNTY JANE DOE: F, 25-60, skull found by hunters in
Vancleave, MS - February 1, 1991
DIR By: Scorpio
Date: February 12, 2020, 10:03 pm
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Re: JACKSON COUNTY JANE DOE: F, 25-60, skull found by hunters in
Vancleave, MS - February 1, 1991
DIR By: Scorpio
Date: December 19, 2021, 7:07 pm
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Identified as 30-year-old Kimberly Ann Funk, formerly of Sharon,
Pennsylvania.
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Re: JACKSON COUNTY JANE DOE: F, 25-60, skull found by hunters in
Vancleave, MS - Feb 1, 1991 *Kimberly Funk*
DIR By: Scorpio
Date: December 20, 2021, 11:54 pm
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HTML https://www.sharonherald.com/news/local_news/ex-sharon-resident-idd-as-1991-murder-victim/article_b3ce1c6c-f758-54ad-b933-123bf211eb43.html
Ex-Sharon resident ID'd as 1991 murder victim
PASCAGOULA, MISS. — The body of a woman found 30 years ago in a
Mississippi bayou has been identified as a former Sharon
resident.
Kimberly Ann Funk, formerly of Sharon, went missing in 1990, and
her body was discovered in 1991 in Ward Bayou, about 15 miles of
the Mississippi Gulf of Mexico coast.
Detective Matthew Hoggatt, of the Jackson County Sheriff
Department in Pascagoula, Miss., said his office is
investigating Funk's death as a homicide.
"We are sure it was a homicide, but we're not releasing a cause
of death," he said.
Thursday's announcement ends a 30-year mystery and identifies a
long-ago victim.
On Feb. 1, 1991, forensic pathologists reported that the
skeletal remains discovered in Ward Bayou belonged to a white
woman in her late 20s with brown hair, but failed to establish
an identity.
Later that year, investigators released images of a clay model
of the woman's face, based on features of her skull, but they
still were unable to discover the body's identity.
In 2019, the Mississippi state crime lab used funds from an
anonymous donor to pay for enhanced DNA testing through the
Othram Inc. laboratory, based in The Woodlands, Texas.
Information from the tests were used to build a family tree.
The investigation bore fruit in March, when Othram's DNA tests
indicated that the victim may have had a brother living in
Sharon. Investigators spoke with the brother, who said his
sister — Funk, who also used the name "Star" — had gone missing
in 1990.
DNA testing on the brother, obtained with cooperation of Sharon
police, confirmed that the body was that of Funk.
Hoggatt said Funk, who was born Feb. 7, 1969, had left
Pennsylvania prior to 1989-90, when she lived in Houston.
Sometime in 1990, Funk arrived in Biloxi, Miss.
Now that investigators have identified Funk as the victim, they
are trying to fill in the blanks in the timeline of the final
months of her life and, from there, discover the identity of her
killer.
Hoggatt said he is looking for any information from anyone who
knew about Funk's activities while she lived in Texas and
Mississippi — and that could include people from Sharon.
"We don't discount any kind of information at this point,"
Hoggatt said. "There might be somebody up there that she stayed
in touch with."
ANYONE WITH information on Funk can contact the Jackson County
Sheriff's office at 228-769-3063 or Mississippi Crime Stoppers,
HTML https://www.dps.ms.gov/crime-stoppers.
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