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MCDONALD COUNTY GRACE DOE: WF, 21-31, found hogtied near an
abandoned farmhouse - 2 December 1990
DIR By: Akoya
Date: July 13, 2020, 1:16 pm
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The victim's decomposed bound remains were found in some weeds
in a remote area by an abandoned farm house on Oscar Talley
Road, midway between Lanagan and Pineville, Missouri. She was
hogtied with six different types of material: nylon rope, lead
rope, coaxial cable, telephone cable, parachute cord and
clothesline. The parachute cord is believed to have been
military issued because it was not commercially available in
1990. Because of the way she was bound - both hands behind the
back and tied to one leg with a shoelace - it is believed that
she was also raped.
A single blond hair not belonging to the victim was found on the
body. Investigators believe the victim may have been murdered at
or near the location her body was found based on a witness
statement that she heard a woman scream in that proximity on
Halloween night — about the same time the victim is believed to
have died.
She has been dubbed "Grace Doe."
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Re: MCDONALD COUNTY GRACE DOE: WF, 21-31, found hogtied near an
abandoned farmhouse - 2 December 199
DIR By: Akoya
Date: July 13, 2020, 1:22 pm
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Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 90-21
Date found December 02, 1990 00:00
Date created June 12, 2009 15:01
Date last modified December 07, 2016 10:17
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed July 10, 2011 21:50
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency McDonald Cnty Coroners Ofc
Phone 417-845-1234
Case Manager
Name Clara Land
Phone 573-526-6178
Exclusions
The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent:
First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA
Diane Elmore 1958 Oklahoma
Hazel Klug 1962 Virginia
Janet Knife 1959 Missouri
Meredith Medina 1972 Oklahoma
Gloria Palmer 1944 Missouri
Patricia Schmidt 1964 Virginia
Tiffany Sessions 1968 Florida
Susan Swedell 1968 Minnesota
Nadine Timm 1935 Illinois
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Re: MCDONALD COUNTY GRACE DOE: WF, 21-31, found hogtied near an
abandoned farmhouse - 2 December 199
DIR By: Akoya
Date: July 13, 2020, 1:24 pm
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NamUs UP # 5321
ME/C Case Number: 90-21
Mcdonald County, Missouri
21 to 31 year old White Female
Case Report - NamUs UP # 5321
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 90-21
Date found December 02, 1990 00:00
Date created June 12, 2009 15:01
Date last modified December 07, 2016 10:17
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed July 10, 2011 21:50
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency McDonald Cnty Coroners Ofc
Phone 417-845-1234
Case Manager
Name Clara Land
Phone 573-526-6178
Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 40
Minimum age 21 years
Maximum age 31 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) 120, Estimated
Height (inches) 63, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Probable year of death 1990 to 1990
Estimated postmortem interval 2 Months
Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1
Address 2
City
State Missouri
Zip code
County Mcdonald
Circumstances
Victim was found in remote area at an abandoned farm house.
Victim was bound and the skull was separate from the body.
Physical
Hair color Brown
Head hair
Brown
Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available
Clothing on body
Blue jean coat, white t-shirt, "Lee" brand blue jeans, socks.
Clothing with body
Footwear
White "Fitness" brand hi-top tennis shoes (7 1/2).
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete
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Re: MCDONALD COUNTY GRACE DOE: WF, 21-31, found hogtied near an
abandoned farmhouse - 2 December 199
DIR By: Akoya
Date: July 13, 2020, 1:26 pm
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Neosho Daily News
McDonald County detective pieces together cold case - News -
Neosho Daily News - Neosho, MO - Neosho, MO
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Re: MCDONALD COUNTY GRACE DOE: WF, 21-31, found hogtied near an
abandoned farmhouse - 2 December 199
DIR By: Akoya
Date: July 13, 2020, 1:27 pm
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CASE NUMBER - Unidentified Female
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Artistic renderings of the victim; Victim's shoes and jacket;
Bounding material; Sketch of clothing.
Date of Discovery: December 02, 1990
Location of Discovery: Mcdonald County, Missouri
Estimated Date of Death: Possibly October 31, 1990
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Partial skeletal parts only
Cause of Death: Unknown
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 21-31 years old
Race: White, possibly mixed with Native American
Gender: Female
Height: 5'1" to 5'4"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Dark brown with a natural red highlight in the sun,
wavy and collar-length.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Slender build.
Identifiers
Dentals: Available. Dental x-rays and dental models and/or
photographs available. Well-cared orthodontic patient; excellent
occlusion tooth. Fillings present.
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: A stone-washed Levi denim jacket (larger size), white
T-shirt with a left pocket (larger size), Lee blue jeans with
the cuffs rolled to the tops of her shoes, socks, and white
Fitness hi-top tennis shoes (size 7 1/2).
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
The victim's decomposed bound remains were found in some weeds
in a remote area by an abandoned farm house on Oscar Talley
Road, midway between Lanagan and Pineville, Missouri.
She was hogtied with six different types of material: nylon
rope, lead rope, coaxial cable, telephone cable, parachute cord
and clothesline. The parachute cord is believed to have been
military issued because it was not commerically available in
1990. Because of the way she was bound - both hands behind the
back and tied to one leg with a shoelace - it is believed that
she was also raped.
A single blond hair not belonging to the victim was found on the
body. Investigators believe the victim may have been murdered at
or near the location her body was found based on a witness
statement that she heard a woman scream in that proximity on
Halloween night — about the same time the victim is believed to
have died.
She has been dubbed "Grace Doe."
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: McDonald County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Clara Land
Agency Phone Number: 417-845-1234
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 90-21
Agency Name: McDonald County Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Detective Lorie Howard
Agency Phone Number: 417-223-7429 or 7430
Agency E-Mail: l.howard(at)mcdonaldcountysheriff.com
Agency Case Number: 90-21
NCIC Case Number: U468964622
NamUs Case Number: 5321
Information Source(s)
Namus
Forensic Artist Victoria Lywood - Cold Case Files
McDonald County Sheriff's Office
Neosho Daily News Archive
Admin Notes
Added: 6/29/10; Last Updated: 10/30/16
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Re: MCDONALD COUNTY GRACE DOE: WF, 21-31, found hogtied near an
abandoned farmhouse - 2 December 199
DIR By: Akoya
Date: July 13, 2020, 1:29 pm
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Meet McDonald County Missouri's "Grace" Doe; Do You Know Who She
Is?:
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The diligent work of a detective in McDonald County has led to a
facial reconstruction of a woman who was found murdered on
county road over twenty years ago.
Lorie Howard has devoted hundred's of hours of her own time the
last three years trying to find out who "Grace" Doe is so she
can give her back her real name.
For about three weeks in late 1990 a ten year-old boy who lived
on Oscar Talley Road told his parents that there was a dead
person on a carport near an abandoned farmhouse. They believed
at the time it was just the little boys imagination. It wasn't.
A couple collecting cans on December 2, 1990, found Grace's
skull, that was wrapped in a towel, and other bones scattered in
some weeds near the farmhouse and called authorities. Grace's
skeletal remains had been scattered by animals, according to
Howard.
When Grace's body was discovered it was badly decomposed. Do you
know who she is?
Some people who live on the dirt road told investigators that
they heard a woman scream and the rumbling of a loud vehicle,
possibly a diesel truck, idling near the farmhouse about a week
before Halloween that year.
When investigators gathered evidence the picture that was
developing was disturbing.
Grace had been hogtied with several types of ropes and cable
with intricate knots: Nylon rope, lead rope, coaxial cable,
telephone cable, military issued parachute cord and clothesline.
Both hands were behind her back and tied to one leg with a
shoelace.
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Detective Lorie Howard holding the bindings found on Grace's
body
Howard believes Grace was raped before someone strangled her.
The detective believes that because when an autopsy was
performed on the woman in Columbia there were no bullet or stab
wounds and no signs of blunt force trauma that would have caused
her death.
A single sandy colored blonde hair was found on the collar of
the jean jacket that Grace was wearing. "I believe whoever
killed Grace lived or lives in the area," said Howard.
Howard believes Grace's murderer/s were familiar with the area
because of how remote the area is and the layout of the road.
"It's not a road you would want to get stuck on. It's bumpy and
windy. They had to know the area and that the farmhouse was
abandoned. I don't believe they stumbled upon the area."
Grace was bound with six different types of rope and other
materials.
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In 2009, after reviewing every piece of evidence from the
original investigation, Detective Howard discovered a fingernail
inside an evidence bag. "When I opened it, I realized this was
part of the body and that it had never been tested," Howard
said.
That fingernail could be the link that ties Grace to a family
member. A DNA profile was able to be constructed form the long
lost evidence.
A forensic rendition of Grace was impossible for a long time
because the woman's bones and skull had been missing for several
years and were only recently re-discovered at the University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville. Howard had reached out to medical
examiners in Columbia and an anthropologist at U of A to help
locate them and they were eventually found. "By the grace of God
they found them.
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Lywood's Forensic Re-creation Of "Grace" Doe
Howard says she calls her Jane Doe “Grace” because people have
told her it will only be by the grace of God that she will ever
solve the mystery.
After Grace's bones and skull were recovered Howard took them to
Freeman Hospital in Neosho and sent the scans to forensic artist
Victoria Lywood in Montreal, Canada.
Lywood sent daily updates for about two weeks to Howard. "She
would tell me I worked on the eyebrows today...or I worked on
the lips. The last update I had was on Thursday [April
7th]....on Friday I opened my email and the subject line said
Meet Grace."
"I wanted to know her. I was sure after I saw her I would know
who she was. I didn't. Now I know I'm not going to stop until I
find out who she is and we get this solved."
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Profile of "Grace" Doe
Howard says Lywood included shoulder length hair because that
was what investigators had remembered... she even included a
jean jacket. “It’s almost exactly how I pictured her,” Howard
said of Grace. “The detail is amazing.”
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Jean Jacket found with "Grace" Doe
Grace was probably in her mid-20's to early 30's with brown
eyes, is believed to have brown eyes and auburn hair. Based on a
hair sample taken from her remains, she was probably of mixed
race, likely Caucasian and Native American, according to Howard.
Anthropologists believe Grace was between 5’1” and 5’4” and
probably weighed around 120 pounds.
It appears that Grace had a lot of expensive dental work done.
When Grace was found she was wearing a blue denim jacket, white
T-shirt, “Lee” brand blue jeans and size 7 ˝, white “Fitness”
brand high-top tennis shoes.
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Shoes found with "Grace" Doe
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Howard has been chasing old and new leads in the case. Yesterday
she received a call from someone who had seen a picture of Grace
on Facebook and believes she may know who she is. She is also
looking into the case of Robin Abrams, who went missing from
Illinois on October 4, 1990.
Robin Renea Abrams has been missing since Oct 4, 1990
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Abrams was a former sheriff's deputy in Will County Illinois.
She was last seen by her father when she waved to him when she
passed him on a road near their home in Beecher.
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Abrams had a romantic relationship with a married police
officer, Anthony Marquez, before she vanished. Abrams's family
stated she did not realize Marquez was married. He convinced her
to join the sheriff's department; she was hired as a deputy in
1988.
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In November 1989, shortly after she ended her relationship with
Marquez, she got an order of protection against him, alleging
that he had harassed her and slashed her car's tires. In
December 1989, she was terminated from the sheriff's department,
two weeks before her probationary period was scheduled to end.
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Shortly after Abrams was fired, Marquez filed a criminal
complaint against her, alleging harassment. The complaint was
dismissed. Marquez was himself terminated from the police
department in December 1990.
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A few months after her termination, Abrams filed a lawsuit
alleging wrongful dismissal, sexual harassment and violation of
civil rights. The defendants included Marquez and seven others
in the sheriff's department.
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One of the first hearings in the suit was scheduled for October
22, 1990, eighteen days after she disappeared. It has not been
established that the lawsuit or Abrams' problems with the
sheriff's department and with Marquez had anything to do with
her disappearance.
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Her disappearance was initially investigated by the Will County
Sheriff's Department, but the state police took over shortly
after it began, citing a possible conflict of interest.
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Even though Lywood's reconstruction of Grace doesn't appear to
be a match for Abrams, Howard is trying to find someone who will
compare X-rays of Abrams' thigh bone and spine to compare them
with Grace's bones that were recently recovered.
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Abrams is Illinois oldest active missing adult case on the
National Center for Missing Adults website.
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The Jasper County sheriff's office has provided her with
information on three women who went missing during that time
(not the Three Missing Women from Springfield.) Ironically, one
of the is named Grace.
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Pencil Sketch Of "Grace" Doe
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Re: MCDONALD COUNTY GRACE DOE: WF, 21-31, found hogtied near an
abandoned farmhouse - 2 December 199
DIR By: Akoya
Date: July 13, 2020, 1:37 pm
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20 year old cold case murder warms up
Updated: Jun 09, 2011 9:47 AM EDT
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by ZACH FLETCHER
It's a southwest Missouri murder case that dates back more than
20 years.
Now, there's a new twist that could shed some light on a case
that had gone cold. Back in 1990 a decomposed body was found in
McDonald County the identity never known.
In December 1990 a couple found a body near an old house between
Lanagan and Pineville, Missouri.
"'I think I see a skull' - 'I said surely not' - he says
'yeah'," says Linda Grohler. "I went back and there was this
skull then you started looking around and you could see part,
the rest of her over on the concrete slab."
Grohler and her husband found the skeletal remains. Grohler says
it is a memory she will always have.
"You were always left with 'what if we could have helped? What
if we could have heard?" Grohler says.
McDonald County Sheriff's detective Lorie Howard has taken on
the case non-stop for the last three years.
A co-worker told her "Only by the grace of God will she solve
the case" and she began calling the Jane Doe, "Grace Doe".
Through the years with the help of the community Howard has been
able to gather more pieces to the puzzling case. Since the
homicide 20 years ago the house where Grace Doe's body was found
has been demolished.
But there's new evidence in the case.
"Having now found the skeletal remains, I'm thrilled, absolutely
thrilled." says Howard.
The department never received the bones after they were
processed by an anthropologist at the University of Arkansas.
He sent them to the medical examiner's office in Columbia,
Missouri where they were lost in paperwork but discovered this
week.
"Cases that are this old, things get scattered because they get
sent to different places, and that is exactly what happened,"
Howard says.
Detective Howard has the binding and clothing of the female
victim. Grace was bound by six different types of wiring: nylon
rope, lead rope, co-ax cable, telephone cable, para-cord and
clothesline.
Howard says she does not believe Grace was from around this area
but it is possible the suspect is from or at least knew the
area.
"I'd love to find out who she is or who she was," says Grohler.
"I'd love for her parents to know. That I would."
"I think everybody is entitled to rest at some point and I
strongly believe it's time for her to rest," says Howard.
The case of Grace Doe will be getting a face in a few weeks with
the help of a facial reconstructionist, hopefully gaining more
information in this cold case.
Howard says from some of the evidence they are able to tell she
was 5'1 to 5'4" with a slender build. She had darker curly hair
and was in her mid-to-late 20's when she was killed.
If you have any tips you are urged to call the McDonald County
Sheriff's Office at 417-223-4319.
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Re: MCDONALD COUNTY GRACE DOE: WF, 21-31, found hogtied near an
abandoned farmhouse - 2 December 199
DIR By: Akoya
Date: July 13, 2020, 1:38 pm
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A southwest Missouri cold case heats up
Updated: Jun 09, 2011 9:47 AM EDT
It's a southwest Missouri murder case that dates back more than
twenty years. Now, there's a new twist that could shed some
light on a case that had gone cold. Back in 1990 a decomposed
body was found in McDonald County -- the identity never known.
KOAM and FOX 14's Zach Fletcher reports on a pivotal break in
the case of Grace Doe.
This was the scene twenty years ago -- December of 1990 when a
couple found a body near an old house between Lanagan and
Pineville, Missouri.
"Says Linda I think I see a skull. I said surely not. He says
yeah and I went back and there was this skull then you started
looking around and you could see part -- the rest of her over on
the concrete slab." says Grohler.
Linda Grohler and her husband found the skeletal remains.
Grohler says it is a memory she will always have.
"You were always left with what if we could have helped. What if
we could have heard." says Grohler
Since the homicide twenty years ago, the house where Grace Doe's
body was found has been demolished. That wasn't the only
evidence lost....somehow as the bones were transferred from one
specialist to another, they were misplaced.
"Cases that are this old, things get scattered because they get
sent to different places, and that is exactly what happened."
says Howard
McDonald County Sheriff's detective Lorie Howard has taken on
the case non-stop for the last three years. A co-worker told her
"only by the grace of god will she solve the case." and she
began calling the Jane Doe, Grace. Through the years, with the
help of the community, she has been able to gather more pieces
to the puzzling case. And this week, she received welcome news--
the missing skeleton was discovered at a medical examiners
office in Columbia.
"Having now found the skeletal remains, I'm thrilled, absolutely
thrilled." says Lorie Howard
Detective Howard has the binding and clothing of the female
victim. Grace was bound by six different types of wiring --
nylon rope, lead rope, co-ax cable, telephone cable, para-cord
and clothesline. Howard says she doesn't believe Grace was from
around this area. But it is possible the killer is from or at
least knew the area.
"I'd love to find out who she is or who she was. I'd love for
her parents to know. That I would.
"I think everybody is entitled to rest at some point and I
strongly believe it's time for her to rest." says Howard.
The case of grace doe will be getting a face in a few weeks with
the help of a facial reconstructionist , hopefully gaining more
information in this cold case. Howard says from some of the
evidence, they are able to tell she was 5-foot-one to
5-foot-four with a slender build. She had darker curly hair and
was in her mid to late twenties when she was killed. If you have
any tips you are urged to call the McDonald County Sheriff's
Department. Tomorrow morning, the skull will be given a c-t scan
by freeman in Neosho and those images sent to the
reconstructionist.
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Re: MCDONALD COUNTY GRACE DOE: WF, 21-31, found hogtied near an
abandoned farmhouse - 2 December 199
DIR By: Akoya
Date: July 13, 2020, 1:40 pm
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Grace Doe
"Grace Doe" is the nickname given to a woman found murdered in
Missouri in 1990.
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Grace Doe
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Sex Female
Race White / Native American
Location McDonald County, Missouri
Found December 2, 1990
Unidentified for 26 years
Postmortem interval 2 months
Body condition Skeletal
Age approximation 21 - 31
Height approximation 5'1 - 5'4
Weight approximation 120 pounds
Cause of death Homicide
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Re: MCDONALD COUNTY GRACE DOE: WF, 21-31, found hogtied near an
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DIR By: Akoya
Date: July 13, 2020, 1:41 pm
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The jaw bone of Grace Doe was among skeletal remains
rediscovered at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Grace Doe was hogtied with a variety of bindings, including
nylon rope, lead rope, coaxial and telephone cable, parachute
cord and clothesline.
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