A murdered woman found in an area known as the “Texas Killing Fields” may be from Tennessee. 

Investigators from the League City Police Department released a composite sketch of the victim Wednesday, with the hope that someone may recognize her.

The sketch was created using a new method of forensic DNA analysis called DNA Phenotyping. It can predict the physical appearance and ancestry of the unidentified woman.

The analysis predicted the woman most likely had fair to very fair skin, blue or green eyes, blond/brown hair, no or few freckles, and has a likely family origin of Tennessee. 

Coroners estimate the woman was 22 to 30 years old, 5’5″ to 5’8″ tall and that she had died six weeks to six months prior to being found on February 2, 1986. 

The woman had a small caliber gunshot wound to the back. She also had old, healed injuries which were unrelated to her death. Her left fourth and fifth ribs showed healed fractures that were likely the result of a singular event. 

She also had a noticeable gap in the upper portion of her front teeth.

If you or someone you know originates from the specific geographic areas listed above, please check with relatives and ask if any females matching the description provided in the poster went missing around 1986 or inexplicably have not been in contact since that time. 

If you have any information that may help in this investigation, please call Lieutenant Michael Buffington of the League City Police Department at 281-338-8220.

The woman is currently entered in the National Missing and Unidentified System. Click here for more information.