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BRIDGEPORT JANE DOE: BF, 25-35, badly burned body found in empty
lot in Bridgeport, CT - 5 June 1993
By: Akoya Date: March 12, 2020, 3:47 pm
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Badly Burned female found in an empty lot at Lafayette and
Railroad, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
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Re: BRIDGEPORT JANE DOE: BF, 25-35, badly burned body found in e
mpty lot in Bridgeport, CT - 5 June
By: Akoya Date: March 12, 2020, 3:49 pm
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Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP14478 Female, Black / African
American
Date Found June 5, 1993
Location Found Bridgeport, Connecticut
Estimated Age Range 25-35 Years
Case Information
Case Numbers
NCMEC Number--
Case Number 93-05848
Demographics
Gender Female
Race / EthnicityBlack / African American
Estimated Age Group Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range 25-35 Years
Estimated Year of Death 1993
Estimated PMI 5 Hours
Height 5' 3"(63 inches) , Estimated
Weight Cannot Estimate
Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Found June 5, 1993
NamUs Case Created November 6, 2015
Agency QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
Street Address Empty Lot Lafayette and RailroadBridgeport,
Connecticut 06610
County Fairfield County
GPS Coordinates--
Circumstances of RecoveryBadly Burned female found in empty lot.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains All parts recovered
Condition of Remains Not recognizable - Charred/burned
Physical Description
Hair Color Black
Head Hair Description curly
Left Eye Color Unknown or Missing
Right Eye Color Unknown or Missing
Case Contributors
Michelle Clark, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Connecticut Office of Chief Medical Examiner
(860) 679-3980
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Re: BRIDGEPORT JANE DOE: BF, 25-35, badly burned body found in e
mpty lot in Bridgeport, CT - 5 June
By: Akoya Date: March 12, 2020, 3:54 pm
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Bridgeport PD releases new images of 1993 murder victim
By Tara O'Neill
Updated 9:08 pm, Thursday, May 17, 2018
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The Bridgeport Police Department released new composite images
of an unidentified woman who was murdered and burned beyond
recognition in 1993.The images of the victim were created using
new DNA technology,
BRIDGEPORT — Police hope new images of what a woman might have
looked like at the time of her murder will help them identify
her nearly 25 years later.
The woman was found burned beyond recognition in a vehicle in a
vacant lot at the intersection of Lafayette Street and Railroad
Avenue on June 5, 1993. First responders had been dispatched for
a report of a car on fire, Police Chief Armando Perez said
Thursday.
The cause of death was listed as a homicide, but the manner was
unknown because of how severely her body was burned, said Capt.
Brian Fitzgerald, head of the Detective Bureau.
The medical examiner estimated the woman was probably between
the ages of 25 and 35.
Police didn’t have much information in 1993, but the case wasn’t
forgotten.
“When there’s nothing active going on, that’s when these guys
can dig into our cold cases,” Perez said.
The department has 340 unsolved cold cases. The 1993 case is the
only Jane Doe.
When she died, police interviewed witnesses, which didn’t lead
to much.
“We did take some statements (in 1993) — nothing that pushed us
in the direction of who the victim was at that time,” Fitzgerald
said.
TV show sparks idea
One evening, Bridgeport Police Detective Christopher LaMaine
watched a television show depicting the use of DNA phenotyping
to produce images of victims whose remains were unrecognizable.
DNA phenotyping is the process of predicting physical appearance
and ancestry from DNA.
LaMaine said the show inspired his idea to give it a try with
unidentified victims in the city. About four months ago, police
contacted a company in Virginia that could help.
“Detectives and investigators from 1993 did collect evidence
from the scene that we were able to use in 2018 to gather DNA
evidence from,” Fitzgerald said.
Parabon NanoLabs, a DNA technology company that specializes in
DNA phenotyping, created images of the 1993 murder victim for
Bridgeport police, using its Snapshot DNA Phenotyping Service.
The company uses this service to help law enforcement agencies
generate leads in criminal investigations, Perez said.
Bridgeport police paid the lab $3,500.
“We think it’s worth it to try to identify the victim of a
homicide and bring some closure to the family,” Fitzgerald said.
Who is she?
The Bridgeport Police Department is the first law enforcement
agency in Connecticut to use this type of DNA technology in a
criminal investigation, Perez said.
Using DNA taken from the victim in 1993, the company produced
trait predictions of the victim, to varying percentages of
certainty for particular features.
Once the traits were predicted, Parabon NanoLabs put together a
composite of what the victim may have looked like at 25 years
old.
The woman, as scientifically predicted through her DNA, likely
had light brown skin — determined with 95.7 percent
“confidence,” according to the lab — brown/hazel eyes, black
hair and zero or a few freckles.
The system is one that the department will likely use again.
“It’s a great tool,” Perez said. “I’m sure we’ll use it more for
other cases we have.”
Next steps
Now that the department has these images, detectives will go
back and re-interview witnesses.
“This is a horrible case, a case that probably would not have
been solved. But because of the efforts of these officers ...
there’s a chance that we are going to find out who did this
horrific crime,” Perez said.
The chief said the victim’s DNA could be tested to see if she’s
a match for people who might come forward in the belief that
they are related, after seeing the new images.
In this case, detectives have some information, but “identifying
the woman who was murdered will bring our investigators closer
to determining what led to the death,” Fitzgerald said.
With cold cases like this one, he said, the department will look
at evidence that was discovered at the time that could be
revisited with new technology.
“We are determined to solve this case and bring closure to the
family of the ... victim,” Fitzgerald said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Bridgeport
Police Department’s anonymous tip line at 203-576-TIPS.
An occasional series that looks at unsolved homicides, or cold
cases, in Bridgeport, Fairfield and beyond.
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Re: BRIDGEPORT JANE DOE: BF, 25-35, badly burned body found in e
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Re: BRIDGEPORT JANE DOE: BF, 25-35, badly burned body found in e
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Re: BRIDGEPORT JANE DOE: BF, 25-35, badly burned body found in e
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Re: BRIDGEPORT JANE DOE: BF, 25-35, badly burned body found in e
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By: Akoya Date: March 12, 2020, 4:28 pm
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Connecticut Post
Chief Armando “A.J.” Perez speaks at a press conference where
the Bridgeport Police Department
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Re: BRIDGEPORT JANE DOE: BF, 25-35, badly burned body found in e
mpty lot in Bridgeport, CT - 5 June
By: Akoya Date: March 12, 2020, 4:32 pm
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Bridgeport, Connecticut
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