Woman's Body Still Unidentified, Police Release Sketches

By Anthony Bellano:

A New Jersey State Police forensic anthropologist has produced a set of composite sketches of a woman whose still-unidentified body was found on the Delaware River shoreline in West Deptford, N.J. on January 15, 2014.

Forensic anthropologist Donna Fontana supplied the sketches to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office after the office requested the drawings in hopes they would lead to recognition of the woman.

The sketches are attached to this post.

The unidentified white woman was seen on Jan. 15, 2014, by a helicopter pilot flying near the Wheelabrator solid waste disposal property off Route 130 in West Deptford. The cause and time of her death could not be determined.

No records of people believed to have jumped from one of the Delaware River bridges matched the woman’s description.

The woman is believed to be between 30 and 60 years old, between5’5” and 5’7”, and between 160 and 180 pounds. She had salt-and-pepper hair that appeared to be dyed brown. She had no scars or tattoos.

She was wearing a black (brand-name “Seventy-Seven”) hooded, fur-lined jacket, size XL; gray (brand-name “ENYCE”) hooded sweatshirt; blue (brand-name “Destiny” ) denim jacket; blue (brand-name “Cellucap”) tyvek shirt, similar to hospital attire; blue (brand-name “Liz Claiborne”) cotton pants, size 14W; New Balance 690 female sneakers, size 9; brown socks with rubber grips, similar to hospital attire.

Anyone with information about the woman’s identity is asked to contact Det. Anthony Garbarino at the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office at 856-384-5619.