Reward Offered For Leads In 20-Year-Old Murder Case
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Reward Offered For Leads In 20-Year-Old Murder Case
Investigators released photos Wednesday of a clay reconstruction of the face of a teenage murder victim with ties to Texas, whose decomposed body was found more than two decades ago and offered a reward for information leading to an arrest.
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(June 4, 2008)—Investigators released photos Wednesday of a clay reconstruction of the face of a teenage murder victim with ties to Texas, whose decomposed body was found more than two decades ago in Tennessee.

A $1,000 reward is offered for information leading to an arrest in the murder, the Texas Department of Public Safety announced Wednesday.

Fishermen found the teenage girl’s nude body on April 14, 1985 at the Jeraldstown Road exit off Interstate 81 in Green County, Tenn.

Investigators determined the body had been there for three to six weeks before it was discovered.

The teenager died of blunt force trauma to the head, an autopsy showed.

She was never identified.

The autopsy also revealed that she had been pregnant, but that she had lost the fetus during the first trimester.

Investigators say she was 15 to 17-years-old at the time she was killed, weighed about 140 pounds and was about 5-foot-5.

She had shoulder-length wavy hair that was light brown to dark blonde in color, DPS said.

Her nails were painted with a frosted silvery pink nail polish, DPS said.

The University of Tennessee Forensic Anthropology Center in Knoxville produced a reconstruction of the teenager’s face, based on her skull.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation thinks she was either from Texas or that she had ties to the state and is asking for help in identifying the teenager.

Investigators collected DNA from her remains as well as dental information and fingerprints.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about any missing person matching the teenager’s description to call 1-800-TBI-FIND.

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Posted by: BELINDA FRANKS Location: CLARKESVILLE, GA on Sep 17, 2008 at 01:41 PM

HOW CAN PEOPLE SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THEY ENDED SOMEONES LIFE, AND NOT CARE??
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Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 5, 2008 at 10:53 AM

would be wonderful if the dna that was taken from under her fingernails would find her murderer. that would be a miracle in itself.
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Posted by: JC Location: Waco on Jun 4, 2008 at 03:17 PM

I am curious why they think she is from Texas or would have ties to Texas?
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