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Ventura County Doe!

https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1020ufca.html

Date of Discovery: July 18, 1980 Location of Discovery: Weslake, Ventura County, California Estimated Date of Death: 12 hours prior State of Remains: Recognizable face Cause of Death: Homicide by stabbing and strangulation

Physical Description Estimated Age: 15-30 years old Race: Native American and Hispanic, with small amounts of Sub-Saharan African and Asian ancestry. Sex: Female Height: 5'1" to 5'3" Weight: 110 to 115 lbs. Hair: Black, shoulder-length with bleached tips. Penciled brows 1/4" above natural, which were shaved. Eye Color: Brown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Four-to-five months pregnant with a boy; evidence of prior pregnancies; episotomy scar present. Heavy mascara applied to eyelashes. Red polish on finger and toenails. Mole on back of left hand, below the index finger; other birthmarks were visible on her face. Two vaccination scars on left upper arm. Small ovoid scarring on left knee. Pierced ears. Scar on right buttock.

Identifiers Dentals: Available. Extensive dental work. Teeth #24 and #25 mesial lingual rotation. Fingerprints: Available DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items Clothing: White pullover short sleeve shirt, black bra, white underwear, and red corduroy pants. Black high-heeled open-toe shoes were found near the body. Jewelry: Unknown. Additional Personal Items: Unknown.

Circumstances of Discovery

Investigators believe she may have been from Kern County or the San Fernando Valley.

In 2015, DNA results from scrapings of her fingernails and clothing linked the woman and 59UFCA (discovered in Kern County) to Wilson Chouest, a 63-year-old, who was already in prison. He did not apparently know the victims. He was charged with the murders of the adult victims and this victim's unborn son.

A guilty conviction was reached for the two women. The charges relating to the death of this victim's unborn son were dropped, as a result of law changes taking place in 1994.

The same year, the DNA Doe Project took both cases. Analysis of her DNA suggested she was 60% Native American; mostly apparent on her mother's side. She likely had a Hispanic father, and small amounts of Sub-Saharan African and Asian traits were also observed. Very distant cousins of this woman were identified in various regions of the United States and Central America. The organization released the following surnames in relation to the geographic locations of the woman's family members:

"Bermea," "Cantu," ''Casares'', "DeLeon," "Garcia," "Garza," Gonzalez," "Guerra-Canamar," "Guevara," "Leal," "Quintanilla," "Robles," "Talamantes," "Tijerina," "Trevio," "Vela," "Villarreal" ,"Cordova," "Gallegos," "Martin-Serrano," "Martinez," "Montoya," "Peralta," and "Romero.", "Rios," "Uribes," "Soto," "Lara," and "Romero.", "Aguirre," "Alvarez," "Arriaga," "Ayala," "Bauelos," "Chavez," "Escobedo," "Esquivel," "Perez," "Rubio," "Sustaita," and "Zavala.", "Lopez."