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EPHRATAH JANE DOE: BF, 18-30 - Skeletal remains found buried in
Ephratah, NY - Dec 17 2015
By: Scorpio Date: June 7, 2020, 11:54 pm
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Skeletal remains recovered from a shallow grave in Western
Fulton County NY, Town of Ephratah. Remains were located by an
excavation crew working in a small, remote gravel quarry.
Remains are that of a b/f, late teens to mid twenties. Slender
build. Several hoop bracelets were found on the remains. One of
which was an Avon "Libra" horoscope bracelet. The remains also
had a dark colored wig with several dreadlocks attached. Subject
had a large gap between her front teeth.
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Re: EPHRATAH JANE DOE: BF, 18-30 - Skeletal remains found buried
in Ephratah, NY - Dec 17 2015
By: Scorpio Date: June 7, 2020, 11:54 pm
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Re: EPHRATAH JANE DOE: BF, 18-30 - Skeletal remains found buried
in Ephratah, NY - Dec 17 2015
By: Scorpio Date: June 7, 2020, 11:57 pm
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HTML https://www.fultoncountyexpress.com/investigation-continues-into-womans-remains-found-in-ephratah/
Investigation continues into woman’s remains found in
Ephratah
Posted by Webmaster | Dec 31, 2015
By LEVI PASCHER
Fulton County Express
EPHRATAH – The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office
continues to conduct an investigation into the unidentified
remains of a woman that were found in the Town of Ephratah on
Thursday.
Although the woman hasn’t been positively identified at
this time the investigation has determined the remains belonged
to a woman between the ages of 25 and 35 and at the time of
death would have been approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall, Fulton
County Sheriff Thomas Lorey said during a press conference on
Friday.
“We do not have a name and we are still working on the
identification,” he said.
He said the cause of death has still been undetermined and
therefore can’t be deemed a homicide at this time. He also
said the time of death hasn’t been determined but the body
probably went undiscovered for “several years.”
Authorities said the discovery was made shortly after 11 a.m. on
Thursday by an excavating crew working at a property within the
town. Officials said the remains were found in a gravel pit
where the crew was working.
Lorey said the area where the bones were found, just off Fical
Road, has been closed off since the discovery to allow
investigators to search for additional evidence.
He said the excavation crew was using the site for materials for
an ongoing roadway project since the beginning of the month. The
sheriff said as a result the department has yet to uncover all
of the skeletal remains because they had been moved around the
site during that time.
“During the construction process the remains were
scattered and we are still recovering them,” Lorey said.
Fulton County District Attorney Louise Sira said despite not
having a cause of death the remains are being deemed
“absolutely suspicious” at this time. She said the
State Police Forensic Investigation Unit is assisting her office
along with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department.
She said the case will require an extensive investigation into
DNA and dental records to ultimately identify the remains. The
sheriff said although the exact identity of the remains is
undetermined the department has successfully eliminated at least
one possibility.
“There have been rumors circulating that it may be the
body of a missing woman from Johnstown but it has positively be
ruled out that it is not her,” Lorey said. “We
checked the dental records.”
Lorey was referring to Kellisue Ackernecht who disappeared on
the night of Sept. 30, 2008, after leaving her job in Amsterdam.
Her vehicle was later found engulfed in flames in the Frog
Hollow section of Johnstown.
Sira said with there only being skeletal remains it may be
difficult to determine if the victim suffered any soft tissue
injuries that resulted in her death.
“There is a lot of forensic work being done today to help
identify the remains,” the sheriff said.
Lorey advised anyone with information about the investigation to
contact the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.
“Our number one priority is to identify the
remains,” Sira said. “Then obviously we want to
determine how and when they got to that location.”
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Re: EPHRATAH JANE DOE: BF, 18-30 - Skeletal remains found buried
in Ephratah, NY - Dec 17 2015
By: Scorpio Date: June 7, 2020, 11:59 pm
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HTML https://dailygazette.com/article/2015/12/18/human-remains-found-fulton-county-gravel-pit
Remains found in Fulton County gravel pit are of woman
Police are investigating after skeletal human remains were
found Thursday morning in a gravel pit in
Kyle Adams | December 18, 2015
The human remains found in a Fulton County gravel pit Thursday
morning have been identified as a woman between the ages of 25
and 35, according to law enforcement.
Fulton County District Attorney Louise K. Sira said this evening
that the woman was between 5-foot-2 inches and 5-foot-5 inches
tall.
“So we’ve made significant progress today and obviously that
definitely narrows our search pool,” Sira said.
The skeletal remains were found around 11 a.m. Thursday morning
by an excavation crew working in a gravel pit off Green Road in
the town of Ephratah, according to Sira. They were sent to
Albany Medical Center for an autopsy Friday afternoon.
So far, little else is known about the remains.
Sira said it’s hard to determine yet how long the body had been
there, but no soft tissue remained on the skeleton.
She said identifying the remains is the “number one priority”
for law enforcement at this stage.
No cause of death has been determined, but Sira said the death
is being treated as suspicious due to the body’s disposal in the
gravel pit.
The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is leading the investigation,
with cooperation from the New York State Police.
Sira said a Johnstown woman missing since 2008, Kellisue
Ackernecht, has been ruled out by dental records.
As the investigation continues, Sira said investigators are
still searching for missing bones from the skeleton and will
conduct a DNA analysis to compare to missing people in the
Capital Region, upstate New York, and then beyond if necessary.
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Re: EPHRATAH JANE DOE: BF, 18-30 - Skeletal remains found buried
in Ephratah, NY - Dec 17 2015
By: Scorpio Date: June 8, 2020, 12:04 am
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Artist's rendering of what the victim may have looked like.
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Re: EPHRATAH JANE DOE: BF, 18-30 - Skeletal remains found buried
in Ephratah, NY - Dec 17 2015
By: Scorpio Date: June 8, 2020, 12:06 am
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Photos of crime scene where Jane Doe was buried.
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Re: EPHRATAH JANE DOE: BF, 18-30 - Skeletal remains found buried
in Ephratah, NY - Dec 17 2015
By: Scorpio Date: June 8, 2020, 12:09 am
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2015 Ephratah bones discovery continues to puzzle investigators
January 31, 2019 06:49 PM
Thursday evening at 6 p.m. NewsChannel 13 launches a new series
of reports profiling unsolved crimes from around the Capital
Region. Some you'll have heard of. Others, you'll be learning
about for the first time.
We'll be revisiting crime scenes, tracking down the people
involved and sharing whatever new information we're able to
uncover. It's all in the interest of generating new leads for
investigators still eager to solve these cases.
Our first #ColdCase13 file is "Jane Doe" from Ephratah.
A crew moving gravel in December 2015 unearths something with an
excavator. They think it's just trash – until they look
closer. The "trash" was actually human remains that had been
buried in a shallow grave.
This was an African-American female, presumptively in her early
20s and about 5 feet, 3 inches tall.
A forensic artist took the mostly skeletal remains and using
clay, was able to create a rendering of what the victim might
have looked like. However, in three years - investigators have
been unable to put a name with the face. They're not even
positive the person has been reported missing.
What they are positive of is this was no accidental death. This
woman was murdered likely by someone who lived -- and may still
live locally. Someone who knew the area well enough to choose a
gravel pit far off the beaten path to bury the victim.
Investigators are eager to identify the victim, so they can then
get to work tracking down her killer.
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Re: EPHRATAH JANE DOE: BF, 18-30 - Skeletal remains found buried
in Ephratah, NY - Dec 17 2015
By: Scorpio Date: June 8, 2020, 12:13 am
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HTML https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/15593/details?nav
Demographics
Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: Black / African American
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 30
Estimated Age Range (Years):18-30
Estimated Year of Death: 2005-2013
Estimated PMI: Years
Height: 5' 3"(63 inches) , Estimated
Weight: 120 lbs, Estimated
Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: December 17, 2015
NamUs Case Created: August 16, 2016
ME/C QA Reviewed--
Location Found Map
Location: Ephratah, New York 13452
County: Fulton County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land--
Circumstances of Recovery: Skeletal remains recovered from a
shallow grave in Western Fulton County NY, Town of Ephratah.
Remains were located by an excavation crew working in a small,
remote gravel quarry. Remains are that of a b/f, late teens to
mid twenties. Slender build. Several hoop bracelets were found
on the remains. One of which was an Avon "Libra" horoscope
bracelet. The remains also had a dark colored wig with several
dreadlocks attached. Subject had a large gap between her front
teeth.
Details of Recovery
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or
complete skeleton
Physical Description
Hair Color: Unknown
Head Hair Description: Subject was wearing a dark colored wig
with several dreadlocks attached.
Facial Hair Description: None
Left Eye Color: Unknown
Right Eye Color: Unknown
Eye Description --
Distinctive Physical Features: No Information Entered
Clothing and Accessories
Accessories: A small bag of decayed clothing was found in the
vicinity but can not be tied to the body forensically.
Jewelry: Several hoop bracelets and one Avon brand horoscope
bracelet "Libra"
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Re: EPHRATAH JANE DOE: BF, 18-30 - Skeletal remains found buried
in Ephratah, NY - Dec 17 2015
By: Scorpio Date: June 8, 2020, 12:13 am
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Re: EPHRATAH JANE DOE: BF, 18-30 - Skeletal remains found buried
in Ephratah, NY - Dec 17 2015
By: Scorpio Date: June 8, 2020, 12:15 am
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Jane Doe's personal items
HTML https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/15593/attachments
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Tart Optical Eyeglasses - Near sighted prescription - these are
not the actual glasses, but rather what they may have looked
like in their original state. These glasses were produced from
the mid to late 1980s.
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Newport Red Cigarettes Comb - Item was produced between between
September of 1981 to late 1982.
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Avon Libra horoscope bracelet - Item was sold between the fall
of 1979 and Spring of 1980 - Photograph is not of the actual
item but rather what it would have looked like originally.
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