Case Num: 02-1368
Found on: 4/27/2002
Age Range: 15-19
Gender: Female

Circumstances

This teenage female was found behind a business in Tempe but she had been picked up hitchhiking near 32nd Street and Greenway Road in Phoenix. At that time she told the driver in Spanish that she was kicked out of a house for drug use. Her death was due to a drug overdose.

Description

She appears to be Hispanic, Native American, or biracial and has brown eyes. Her hair is approximately 12.5 inches long and is dark and straight. She is 5'1" tall and weighs 125 pounds. She has several scars, among them a scar on the back of the left hand and a scar on the top of the left shoulder. She had faded purple polish on her fingernails and a purple elastic hair tie on her wrist. She was wearing a red tank top, blue jeans with a side zipper and eyelets on waistband, and blue underwear, along with black shoes, size 6.5 with 3" wedge heels.

Scientific Information

Her DNA has been entered into the CODIS national database and a copy of her dental x-rays are on file.

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