MUS-2026-261
Archive card
MUS-2026-261
Unidentified victim
- Incident
- 2001
- Indexed
- Oct 14, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Detroit Police Department
- Location
- Detroit MI
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
The woman was found floating in the Detroit River at the foot of 24th Street. She was described as 20 to 40 years old, about 5 feet 5 inches and about 151 lbs, with brown eyes and short black hair, and medium-long fingernails with brown polish and an airbrushed design. She was wearing Jordache corduroy pants, black stretch pants, a beige sweater, a black bra, and socks, with distinctive items including a Winnie the Pooh watch, a blue rosary with a white plastic cross, a silver necklace with a cross in an oval, and several yellow-metal studs in her nose and ears. No identification, arrest, or conviction is reported, and no active investigation was described in the coverage found beyond the Detroit Police contact for tips.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- May 5, 2001
Woman's body discovered floating in the Detroit River at the foot of 24th Street, Detroit.
- May 5, 2023
WDIV retrospective reports she was still unidentified 22 years after discovery.
Key people
The people in the file.
Woman estimated 20 to 40, about 5 feet 5 inches, about 151 lbs, brown eyes, short black hair. Found in the Detroit River on May 5, 2001.
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Investigating agency
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This case is with the Detroit Police Department. If you know something, say something to them. For public-record leads for our researchers, use the tip line on any open file.
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