ONE VOICE / ONE SOUND

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Identify Me.

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I was buried in a pauper’s grave on December 2, 1983 - ten (10)  months from the time I was found in an abandoned warehouse. For now,  that day of February 28, 1983 when I was found is where my story begins, but it has no ending.

On February 28, 1983 a couple of men scavenging for copper stumbled through the basement of abandoned apartment building located on Clemens Ave in St Louis, Missouri. They did not find the copper they sought; instead they found my lifeless, headless body.   In shear horror,  those men ran out of that building faster than a speeding bullet.  They called the police and shortly afterwards,  the entire neighborhood was swarming with police, the medical examiners office and onlookers.   At first they thought I might have been a woman who had been raped, killed and dumped. Within minutes upon approaching they rolled me over to find I was but a mere child. The cops were sickened by tragedy of my death before them.

They estimate that I was eight to eleven years old.   I had been well nourished, well cared for  and in seemingly good health - until that day of course.  I had been killed elsewhere, beheaded and then disposed of like a bag of trash in this building, this basement.   I was left only wearing a sweater, my hands had been tied by rope behind my back and my head has not been located. The only other distinguishing factor is that I wore nail polish. To be exact, two coats of red nail polish adorned my nails.

The local authorities are doing everything they can and have been for years. Twenty six years have passed. Yet, no family has come forward. No person has been arrested for my death. No one knows who I am, where I came from, or why this tragedy occurred.   My spirit is way beyond the age of eleven and walks endlessly, restlessly until the day someone comes forward to claim me / name me.

Sex: Female
Race: African-American
Age: 8 to 11 yrs old
Height: 4’10 est
Weight: 70 lbs

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Distinguishing Characteristics: No scars, no deformities, well nourished and she was of medium complexion.  Clothing: Yellow V Neck Sweater and two coats of red finger nail polish.  Cause of Death:  Homicide (sexually assaulted and then strangled, head removed with large bladed knife after death.)  Location of Death: Unknown.   Other Information: Red and white nylon rope used to tie her her hands behind her back. 

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Police in Stafford County are investigating a possible homicide after a partially decomposed body was found in the woods near the I-95 south bound ramp off of Route 610 - Garrisonville Road.

Police describe the victim as a black female in her mid teens to mid 20s, approximately 5'2 and 100 pounds with long black hair. She was wearing a light blue sweater dress, black Capri pants and gray socks with no shoes. She is described as having well-manicured fingernails, well-maintained dental work and pierced ears.   She has a heart-shaped earring - very distinctive.  She died from a gunshot wound. The body has been in the woods since November or December 2009. 

If you have any information pertaining to either of  these deaths,  please contact us.