LA NEW ORLEANS JANE DOE: WF, 32-45, found in a vacant lot in New Orleans, LA - 24 Feb 2002 *LELIA MALLEY*

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324UFLA - Unidentified Female​

Artistic rendering of the victim

Date of Discovery: February 24, 2002
Location of Discovery: New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Estimated Date of Death: 2 hours prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 32-45 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'3" to 5'4"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Hair Color: Naturally reddish-brown dyed blonde with visible gray roots and shoulder-length.
Eye Color: Green
Distinguishing Marks/Features: vertically oriented well-healed scar below and to the right of the right popliteal fossa (depression located at the back of the knee-joint). Probable perimortem trauma to the nasal bones and several ribs were noted.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. The top right incisor tooth was decayed and her two left front teeth showed signs of decay. Teeth #1,17 and 32 not seen, may be antemortem loss or congenital absence. Unfilled cavities noted on teeth #4, 7, 10, 11, 15, 20, 21, 23 and 31. Portion of enamel missing on tooth #10.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim's nude body was located in a vacant lot in the 1200 block of Eliza Street in New Orleans. Detectives believe the woman was killed while in town for either Mardi Gras or the Super Bowl.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: LSU FACES Lab
Agency Contact Person: Ginesse Listi
Agency Phone Number: 225-578-3906
Agency E-Mail: glisti1(at)lsu.edu
Agency Case Number: CO-0656-2002; LSU 05-06

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 848

Information Source(s)​

Namus
New Olreans Police Department
Nola.com News Archive

324UFLA

On Feb 24, 2002 #JaneDoe's nude body was located in a vacant lot in the 1200 block of Eliza Street in New Orleans, #LOUISIANA

Detectives believe the woman was killed while in town for either Mardi Gras or the Super Bowl.

www.crimewatchers.net

 

[Romulus]

Identified!

After 22 years, Orleans Parish Jane Doe (2002) is Identified

New Orleans Police Department and FBI Team with Othram to Identify a 2002 Homicide Victim

dnasolves.com

New Orleans Police Department and FBI Team with Othram to Identify a 2002 Homicide Victim​

After 22 years, a murdered woman, whose remains were discovered in a vacant lot in New Orleans, Louisiana, has been identified as 49-year-old Lelia Ann May Malley of Long Beach, Mississippi.​

 

[Kimster]

So currently all the clues we really have is that a woman in Mississippi possibly went to either Mardi Gras or the Super Bowl and was murdered there.

Well, it could be other things too. It could be that she was taken there by a trucker or something along that line as well.