Case File 119UFMA
The Doe Network: Case File 119UFMA Reconstructions of Victim Unidentified White Female Located on July 26, 1974 in the Race Point Dunes, Provincetown, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Cause of death was a blow to the head. Her nickname is The Lady in the Dunes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vital Statistics Estimated age: 25 - 40 years old Approximate Height and Weight: 5' 6-1/2"; 145 lbs. Distinguishing Characteristics: Long, auburn hair. Athletic body. 34" waist, 31" legs. Her hair was tied in a ponytail with a rubber-type barrette. Her toenails were painted pink. Dentals: Extensive dental work. She had gold crowns on her teeth worth $5000 up to $10,000 at that time. The dental work was done in what dentists call "the New York style" of dental work. Dental charts available. Clothing: Jeans were found at the scene. She wore a elastic barrette in her hair. She lay on one half of a light green, heavy cotton beach blanket. DNA: Available -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case History The victim was discovered in the dunes about a mile east of the Race Point ranger station in the summer of 1974. The woman's hands were missing -presumably removed by the killer so she could not be identified through fingerprints - and her head was nearly severed from her body with an instrument similar to a military entreching tool. The left side of her skull had been crushed, and the body was maggot infested. No weapon was found at the site. Her nude body was discovered lying on a beach towel with her head resting on her folded-up jeans. Police estimated at the time that she had been dead 10 days to three weeks. There was no sign of a struggle, and the woman lay on half the towel, as if she'd been sharing it with a companion. The body was exhumed in 2000, in an attempt to confirm her identity. Investigators have suspected since the late 1980s that the unidentified woman was Rory Gene Kesinger who has been missing since 1974, when she was 25 years old. In March 2002 DNA tests ruled Kesinger out as a match to the victim. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investigators If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Provincetown Police Sgt. Warren Tobias 508-487-1213 You may remain anonymous when submitting information. NCIC Number: U-615805149 Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. More info at: http://doenetwork.us/cases/119ufma.html