Lily Ann Prendergast[1] (April 4, 1955 - May-September 1981) was a woman whose remains were found in 1981 in Sacramento, California. She was identified in February 2020, which was announced in October of the same year. She was known to use the alias surnames "Willis" and "Manning."
Case[]
Prendergast's remains were located on the west side of Interstate 5, 1.7 miles south of Freeport Boulevard and 2.5 miles south of Pocket Road. Authorities estimated her to be between 25-35 years of age when she died. She had brown hair and a distinctive tattoo of a red flower on her buttock, but no further details could be ascertained due to decomposition.
She was identified via a DNA match in February 2020. She was last seen in 1980 after a disagreement with her parents occurred at their residence in Dallas, Texas. It is unclear why she was in Sacramento.
Characteristics []
- Dark brown, shoulder length, wavy hair that may have had blond highlights
- A tattoo in the area of her right hip and buttock, depicting a red flower with a matching stem and two leaves with green coloration.
- Blue eyes (unknown prior to identification)
- Well-maintained teeth
- Four mandibular fillings were noted
- An upper-left front tooth "slightly overlapped" a premolar
- She was likely a smoker
- A hole in her sternum bone, which she was born with or later developed
- Petite build
- She possibly had a dark complexion
- She may have been right-handed
Clothing and accessories []
- Red panties.
- Unspecified clothing
- One shoe
- A tie tack shaped like a cocktail glass
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Notes[]
- ↑ Prendergast's first name has alternatively been spelled as "Lilly" by some sources.