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Victim was an unidentified homicide victim of 1979, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Determined to be a homicide and probable sexual assault. Believed to be from the Jefferson County, Alabama area, possibly Bessemer AL. Also could have been a hitch hiker or prostitute. A suspect from Bessemer, AL was convicted of killing two other women and discarding their bodies in the same general area, but this individual victim was never identified. Of the two identified victims, both were determined to have been last seen in the Bessemer, AL area. One identified victim was a hitchhiker, not a resident of Bessemer. This victim was never identified despite extensive investigation and media coverage in 1979, leading to belief that she may have also been a hitchhiker or prostitute from another area.
Date Found: 1979-07-23

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Possible Missing Person Matches (1)

Missing persons whose details are consistent with these remains, ranked by how closely they compare. Fields that are unknown in either case are left out of the score.

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78%Possible
Lyrian Barry-Stallings
Lyrian Barry-Stallings
MP57576 • Missing since Jul 1, 1960 from Columbus, Mississippi
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Sex ✓Female
Age 100%Est. 17–25 vs 22 when missing
Race 100%Black
Location 88%53 mi away
TimingFound 19 years after last seen
Height 100%5'0"–5'3" vs 5'0"
Hair 60%Brown vs Black
Eyes 100%Brown vs Brown

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