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TRUNK LADY: WF, 17-45, found in trunk in Frederick County, MD -
24 August 1982
By: Akoya Date: March 29, 2020, 11:19 am
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Trunk Lady was located in a steamer trunk (footlocker) located
just off a roadway in Gambrills State Park, in Frederick,
Maryland on August 24, 1982. The trunk had leaves and sticks
scattered over it but it was not hidden. Investigators don't
know how she died, where she died, or who she is. The bones were
found in an area known as the Frederick Municipal Forest. Back
in 1982, it was known as the Frederick City Watershed because
all the water that falls in the mountains drains into the city's
reservoir. In the heat of the summer in August, a man and a
woman were up there looking for mushrooms and they made the
horrible discovery. Forensic dentists have produced a dental
chart that indicates she had work done at a dental school.
Investigators do not believe she is from the Frederick area.
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Re: TRUNK LADY: WF, 17-45, found in trunk in Frederick County, M
D - 24 August 1982
By: Akoya Date: March 29, 2020, 11:20 am
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Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 82-01607
Date found August 24, 1982 12:38
Date created July 29, 2010 11:39
Date last modified March 17, 2015 11:20
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed July 30, 2010 05:16
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency MD Ofc of Chief St Med Examiner
Phone 410-333-3225
Case Manager
Name Charlotte Noranbrock
Phone 410-333-3254
Exclusions
The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent:
First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA
Katherine Anderson 1954 Maryland
Maureen Baca 1950 California
Marie Blee 1964 Colorado
Susan Cappel 1962 Ohio
Valarie Cuccia 1953 New York
Kathleen Durst 1952 New York
Sherry Eyerly 1963 Oregon
Rachael Garden 1964 New Hampshire
Gina Hall 1962 Virginia
Anne Manchester 1954 Delaware
Judith ODonnell 1961 New York
Betty Roberts 1930 Maryland
Jeanne Scrima 1935 New York
Nancy Snow 1936 Maryland
Emma Vaughn 1967 Florida
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Re: TRUNK LADY: WF, 17-45, found in trunk in Frederick County, M
D - 24 August 1982
By: Akoya Date: March 29, 2020, 11:21 am
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NamUs UP # 7477
ME/C Case Number: 82-01607
Frederick County, Maryland
17 to 45 year old White Female
Case Report - NamUs UP # 7477
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 82-01607
Date found August 24, 1982 12:38
Date created July 29, 2010 11:39
Date last modified March 17, 2015 11:20
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed July 30, 2010 05:16
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency MD Ofc of Chief St Med Examiner
Phone 410-333-3225
Case Manager
Name Charlotte Noranbrock
Phone 410-333-3254
Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 50
Minimum age 17 years
Maximum age 45 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) 64, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Probable year of death 1972 to 1982
Estimated postmortem interval 3 Years
Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 Fork Road
Address 2 Watershed property
City Frederick
State Maryland
Zip code
County Frederick
Circumstances
Subject found in trunk in a wooded area at a state park. The
body may have been at that location for three (3) or more years.
Physical
Hair color Brown
Head hair
medium length
Body hair
Reddish Brown Pubic Hair
Other distinctive
physical characteristics
Spondylolysis
Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available
Other items found
with body
Dark colored towel
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNA
Status: Sample is currently not available
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Re: TRUNK LADY: WF, 17-45, found in trunk in Frederick County, M
D - 24 August 1982
By: Akoya Date: March 29, 2020, 11:23 am
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Re: TRUNK LADY: WF, 17-45, found in trunk in Frederick County, M
D - 24 August 1982
By: Akoya Date: March 29, 2020, 11:25 am
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Daily Mail
Two hikers spotted a steamer trunk containing a decomposing body
while picking mushrooms in Frederick County.
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Re: TRUNK LADY: WF, 17-45, found in trunk in Frederick County, M
D - 24 August 1982
By: Akoya Date: March 29, 2020, 11:27 am
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HTML http://www.your4state.com/news/news/frederick-police-reopen-woman-in-the-trunk-cold-case
Frederick Police Reopen 'Woman in the Trunk' Cold Case
Published 02/14 2012 07:08PM
Updated 02/14 2012 07:39PM
FREDERICK, MD - Police in Frederick have reopened an almost
30-year-old cold case. The challenge? They never identified the
victim who was found badly decomposed in a trunk. Now a new
generation of detectives hopes to bring some justice to "Jane
Doe".
Two hikers made a gruesome discovery at the Frederick City
Watershed almost 30 years ago. They stumbled upon a steamer
trunk and found a skeletonized body inside.
In 1982, detectives determined the victim was a white woman in
her late teens to early 20's, about 5'4 with a medium build.
She's never been identified and is known as "The woman in the
trunk".
However, now police are hard at work, breathing new life into
the cold case.
"Even though they may be considered cold by society's standards,
they're not cold for our standards," says Lt. Clark Pennington
of the Frederick City Police.
An artist drew a sketch in the 1980's, but now a different
artist will make a digital one.
"I've contacted the old artist. I've contacted the old
detectives, just trying to update and if it there's something
they missed," says Curt Lege, a Frederick City Police detective.
Police also entered her teeth into an online database and are
reexamining stacks of her case files. They believe her teeth may
crack the case because of the amount of dental work. Police
think she may have been a dancer or gymnast due to some wear on
her hipbones.
"The hope first off is closure for the family. This woman has to
be missed by somebody, so somebody is out there looking for her.
This victim has a family, so we want to fully investigate this
crime, identify who she is, and be able to provide some closure
for the family," says Lt. Pennington.
"That's what we're hoping that we do and we give somebody that
hope and they come forward and give us the information that'll
hopefully identify this person," says Lege.
Police hope a fresh set of eyes will help them solve the case of
the "woman in the trunk" found almost three decades ago.
The new sketch is expected to be completed within a month. This
case has appeared on several national forensic science shows,
such as "The New Detectives" and "Final Justice".
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Re: TRUNK LADY: WF, 17-45, found in trunk in Frederick County, M
D - 24 August 1982
By: Akoya Date: March 29, 2020, 11:29 am
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Cheerleader in the Trunk
Cheerleader in the Trunk, also referred to as Woman in the Trunk
and Lady in the Trunk, was a woman found dead in a footlocker in
1982 in Maryland. Her case has been featured on Nancy Grace and
The New Detectives.
Cheerleader in the Trunk
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Sex Female
Race White
Location Frederick County, Maryland
Found August 24, 1982
Unidentified for 34 years
Postmortem interval Months
Body condition Skeletal
Age approximation 17 - 45
Height approximation 5'2 - 5'6
Weight approximation 100 - 130 pounds
Cause of death Homicide
Not to be confused with the Woman in the Trunk.
Cheerleader in the Trunk, also referred to as Woman in the Trunk
and Lady in the Trunk, was a woman found dead in a footlocker in
1982 in Maryland. Her case has been featured on Nancy Grace and
The New Detectives.
Physical characteristics
She had wear on her bones, especially her hips, indicating she
was active in gymnastics or other sports.
She had extensive dental work.
She had brown hair.
Decomposition prevented analysis of eye color.
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Re: TRUNK LADY: WF, 17-45, found in trunk in Frederick County, M
D - 24 August 1982
By: Akoya Date: March 29, 2020, 11:37 am
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THE TRUNK LADY
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Unidentified White Female
The victim was discovered on August 24, 1982 in Frederick,
Frederick County, Maryland
Estimated Date of Death:
Spring 1982Decomposed (skeletal) Remains
Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 17-25 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'2"-5'4"; 100-130 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Medium length brown hair.
Previous back injury. Possible dancer, gymnast.
Dentals: Available. The decedent had undergone extensive dental
procedures, some of which are consistent with those performed by
dental students. Including two crowns on left front teeth, a
root canal and numerous fillings. She had one gold-filled tooth
on the right upper side and several silver fillings.
Case History
The victim was located in a steamer trunk (footlocker) located
just off a roadway in Gambrills State Park, in Frederick,
Maryland on August 24, 1982. The trunk had leaves and sticks
scattered over it but it was not hidden.
Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Frederick Police Department
Det. G. C. LEGE
301-600-2100 and 301-600-3918.
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
Agency Case Number: 1982-12633
NCMEC #: USMD82cr12633
NCIC Number:
NIC # U759825015
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with
information regarding this case.
Source Information:
Frederick News Post 1/83 & 9/82
Washington Post 1/03
nbc4.com News 5/11/05
NCMEC
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Re: TRUNK LADY: WF, 17-45, found in trunk in Frederick County, M
D - 24 August 1982
By: Akoya Date: March 29, 2020, 11:40 am
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The News
Friday, September 24, 1982
POLICE RELEASE SKETCH ON WOMAN FOUND IN TRUNK
An artist's sketch has given Frederick City Police new hope of
identifying the decomposed body discovered last month on the
Frederick City watershed.
Inspector Paul W. Mossburg said his office had received only six
inquiries from persons seeking relatives or friends. Police are
checking more than the names provided by the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
On Tuesday, August 24, a couple hunting mushrooms found a nearly
new trunk about thirty feet from a dirt road in the heavily
wooded area northwest of Frederick. The trunk had leaves and
sticks scattered over it but was not hidden.
The couple opened the trunk and discovered a body so badly
decomposed that the sex could not be determined visually.
The body and trunk were shipped to the medical examiner's morgue
in Baltimore where it was determined the victim was a white
female, between 30 and 45 years, with brown hair. She stood
approximately 5 feet 3 inches tall and apparently had been dead
since spring. She had undergone extensive dental work including
two crowns on left front upper teeth, a root canal and numerous
fillings. She had one gold-filled tooth on the right upper side
and several silver fillings.
Police brought in a Delaware State Trooper, R. J. Wysock, whose
specialty is re-creating facial features. Wysock has studied the
skeleton and produced a sketch. While only an artist's
conception, it could aid police in identifying the victim.
Police said the woman's remains were located inside a brown
steamer trunk which had gold-colored fittings and black rubber
hand grips. Police believe the woman possibly was last alive
within a 100-mile radius of the watershed.
The police investigation is being conducted by Inspector
Mossburg and Cpl. Robert A. Servacek.
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Re: TRUNK LADY: WF, 17-45, found in trunk in Frederick County, M
D - 24 August 1982
By: Akoya Date: March 29, 2020, 11:42 am
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The Post
Friday, August 27, 1982
BODY IDENTIFIED AS WHITE WOMAN
The decomposed body of an unidentified
person found in the Frederick
Watershed on Tuesday, Aug. 24 has been
identified as that of a white woman with
brown hair. She was between 30 and 40
years of age.
Inspector Paul W. Mossburg of the
Frederick City Police Department
reported that the Maryland State
Medical Examiner's Office in Baltimore
also discovered that the woman had expensive
dental work including two gold
crowns, several silver inlays and root
canal work.
The body, which was found in a
relatively new trunk, has been removed
to the Smithsonian Forensic Science
Laboratory for further examination.
The cause of death has not yet been
determined.
Anyone having any information
should contact the police at 663-6161. Officer
Robert Servacek is currently investigating
the case.
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