TX GREGG COUNTY JANE DOE: WF, 18-28, found in Gregg County, TX - 21 May 2002 - Cleft Lip, Cleft Palate *PAMELA YOUNG*

NamUs UP # 3299 The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)


Unidentified White Female
Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 18-28 years old
Approximate Height: 5'3"
Approximate Weight: 115 lbs
Deformities : Cleft lip, Cleft palate

Body Condition
Not recognizable - Partial remains with soft tissues
One or more limbs not recovered
Probable year of death: 2000 to 2002

The victim was discovered on May 21, 2002 in Gregg County, Texas.

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[Romulus]

Latisha Yvonne Milliken – The Charley Project

But is missing after

 

[Windstorm]

Gregg County Jane Doe 2002 was added to Gedmatch by the DNA Doe Project. As of February 22, 2021, she has over 9,500 DNA matches. Her highest match is 388.1 cM - this is in the first cousin once removed, half great aunt/uncle/niece/nephew range. This is a substantial match. She is on the Google Drive spreadsheet at:

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Ongoing genealogy work by the DNA Doe Project reveals she may have relatives in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Other areas of interest are Patrick County, Virginia and Surry County, North Carolina. Surnames of interest include Bowman, Niten/Knighton, Grey and Jessup.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Twenty years after her partial skeletal remains were located by construction workers off Highway 135 in Gregg County, Texas, the Gregg County Sheriff’s Office and the DNA Doe Project have determined that her name was Pamela Darlene Young.

Pamela Young of Arlington, Texas, died approximately two years before her partial skeleton was found, and the Tarrant County Medical Examiner determined she had an unrepaired cleft palate. Despite this clue to her identity, investigators soon ran out of leads to follow and the case went cold.

“Communications with a few distant DNA relatives gave us crucial information we could not have learned from a paper trail, and we are so grateful for their assistance,” added Megan Street Pasika, team co-leader.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

DNA Doe Project, Gregg County officials identify body of woman last seen in 1998

In April 2022, the DNA Doe Project identified the remains as Pamela Darlene Young, with a date of birth of December 11, 1971.

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DNA Doe Project, Gregg County officials identify body of woman last seen in 1998​

The DNA Doe Project and Gregg County Sheriff's Office have identified a victim whose body was found in 2002 after going missing in 1998.

According to the GCSO, on May 21, 2002, officials responded to an open field near Swamp City Rd. and Highway 135, near Liberty City.


In April 2022, the DNA Doe Project identified the remains as Pamela Darlene Young, with a date of birth of December 11, 1971.

After speaking with her family members, authorities discovered Young was never reported missing and was last seen sometime in 1998.

A person of interest was identified with the assistance of the Texas Rangers, but they have been dead since 2017.

"At this time, there are no leads in this case, the GCSO said. Ït is not known exactly how Ms. Young came to be in the open field and no cause of death was ever determined.

 

[Kimster]

Again, I wonder why they didn't report her missing.

 

[Guess Who]

Again, I wonder why they didn't report her missing.

probably either they are responsible for it or thought she was just a run away. So many runaways are not reported, especially back then. Many parents that did were blown off.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Depends who “they” is.
She was last seen when she was around age 26. Would be interesting to know more about her life at the time.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Remains of Texas woman found dead along Highway 135 ID'd 20 years later by DNA Doe Project

Human remains known only as "Gregg County Jane Doe 2002" for the past two decades have been identified by the DNA Doe Project as belonging to Pamela Darlene Young.

www.foxnews.com

Using mitochondrial DNA samples, the DNA Doe Project traced her direct maternal line back to a family on the border of Virginia and North Carolina, Kevin Lord, the DNA Doe Project’s director of lab and agency logistics and a team lead on the case, told Fox News Digital.

DNA Doe learned that the family had a daughter who had moved to Texas, and that daughter had a cleft palate.

Further research found no records of her since the late 1990s.

"We went to try proof of life and could not find any trace of her after around 1998 or so," Lord said.

The team had found a likely identity for Jane Doe -- Pamela Darlene Young. They presented the name to the sheriff’s investigators, as well as possible next of kin.

"In talking to them, they were able to confirm, based on the circumstances and everything, that it did look like it was her," Lord said.

She had never been reported missing, so earlier partial DNA samples were never a match with anyone in the government’s Combined DNA Index System database, Lord added.

The Gregg County Sheriff’s Office said a person of interest had been identified – but has been dead since 2017.

 

[Mel70]

Again, I wonder why they didn't report her missing.

Yeah I don't get that. Even after a few months if she was known to disappear for awhile. 1998?.

 

[Mel70]

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Remains of Texas woman found dead along Highway 135 ID'd 20 years later by DNA Doe Project

Human remains known only as "Gregg County Jane Doe 2002" for the past two decades have been identified by the DNA Doe Project as belonging to Pamela Darlene Young.

www.foxnews.com

Using mitochondrial DNA samples, the DNA Doe Project traced her direct maternal line back to a family on the border of Virginia and North Carolina, Kevin Lord, the DNA Doe Project’s director of lab and agency logistics and a team lead on the case, told Fox News Digital.

DNA Doe learned that the family had a daughter who had moved to Texas, and that daughter had a cleft palate.

Further research found no records of her since the late 1990s.

"We went to try proof of life and could not find any trace of her after around 1998 or so," Lord said.

The team had found a likely identity for Jane Doe -- Pamela Darlene Young. They presented the name to the sheriff’s investigators, as well as possible next of kin.

"In talking to them, they were able to confirm, based on the circumstances and everything, that it did look like it was her," Lord said.

She had never been reported missing, so earlier partial DNA samples were never a match with anyone in the government’s Combined DNA Index System database, Lord added.

The Gregg County Sheriff’s Office said a person of interest had been identified – but has been dead since 2017.

IMO he is paying worse than anything he would have faced on earth.

 

[Mel70]

probably either they are responsible for it or thought she was just a run away. So many runaways are not reported, especially back then. Many parents that did were blown off.

She was 27. But police would say they are an adult and have the right to disappear. I hate that. Especially when it's out of character. Every case should be investigated.

 

[Mel70]

Rest in peace Pamela.