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Lina Izaguirre Reyes-Geddes was a woman found murdered in 1998 near Maidenwater Spring in Garfield County, Utah. She was identified in November 2018.

Disappearance

Reyes-Geddes was last seen in Austintown, Ohio on April 8, 1998. She was supposed to travel to Dallas, Texas and then to Laredo, Texas, but it's not apparent if she ever made it to these destinations.

Six months later on October 14th, her husband reported her missing to the Youngstown, Ohio police department.

Case

Lina's body was discovered on April 20th in Garfield County, Utah. It had been covered with plastic bags, wrapped in duct tape, tied with a rope and placed inside a sleeping bag before being wrapped in a rug. She had been shot in the head and her fingers had been cut off, preventing identification.

Serial killer Scott Kimball is considered a suspect in her murder as the way she was found is similar to the way many of his victims were found. Kimball is a suspect in the presumed murder of Jennifer Marcum.

Identification

After a press conference and renewed push by law enforcement on October 2nd detailing the 1998 death of the then-unidentified woman, an amateur sleuth contacted law enforcement to suggest a comparison between Lina Reyes-Geddes and the Jane Doe. After making contact with police in Youngstown, Ohio, investigators were able to make contact with a family member of Reyes-Geddes in Mexico. In early November 2018, two of her family members agreed to travel to the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico where DNA swabs were taken. A Utah-based company then compared their DNA with the victim and confirmed the match.

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+{{Graphic notice}}{{Identified_Infobox|title1=Lina Reyes-Geddes|image1=LinaReyesGeddes.jpg|caption1=|name=Lina Izaguirre Reyes-Geddes|sex={{F}}|age=37|missing_from=Austintown, Ohio|disappeared=April 8, 1998|discovered=April 20, 1998|location=Garfield County, Utah|identified=November 2018|span=20 years|cod={{Gun H}}}}'''Lina Izaguirre Reyes-Geddes''' was a woman found murdered in 1998 near Maidenwater Spring in Garfield County, Utah. She was identified in November 2018.
-{{UID
-|image = [[File:GarfieldCJD.jpeg|200px]]
-|sex = Female|race = Hispanic/Native
-|location = Garfield County, Utah
-|found = April 20, 1998
-|span = {{age|1998|4|20}}
-|postmortem interval = Unknown
-|body condition = {{rf}}
-|age approximation = 37-45
-|height approximation = 5'0
-|weight approximation = 112 pounds
-|cause of death = {{Homicide}}}}
-'''Garfield County Jane Doe''' was a woman who was found deceased near Maidenwater Spring in Garfield County, Utah.
+== Disappearance ==
-The victim's body had been covered with plastic bags, wrapped in duct tape, tied with a rope and placed inside a sleeping bag before being wrapped in a rug.
+Reyes-Geddes was last seen in Austintown, Ohio on April 8, 1998. She was supposed to travel to Dallas, Texas and then to Laredo, Texas, but it's not apparent if she ever made it to these destinations.
+Six months later on October 14th, her husband reported her missing to the Youngstown, Ohio police department.
-Recently, investigators have considered serial killer Scott Kimball as a possible suspect in the murder because several pieces of evidence found in this case are similar to the murders Kimball has been convicted of.
+== Case ==
-==Physical characteristics==
+Lina's body was discovered on April 20th in Garfield County, Utah. It had been covered with plastic bags, wrapped in duct tape, tied with a rope and placed inside a sleeping bag before being wrapped in a rug. She had been shot in the head and her fingers had been cut off, preventing identification.
-* She may have been Native American or Hispanic.
-* She had brown shoulder length hair and brown eyes.
-* She had extensive dental work.
-* She had freckles and tattooed eyebrows.
-* She had small, dark moles on her right ear, upper lip, chin and left shoulder.
+Serial killer Scott Kimball is considered a suspect in her murder as the way she was found is similar to the way many of his victims were found. Kimball is a suspect in the presumed murder of [https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Jennifer_Marcum Jennifer Marcum].
-==Gallery==
+== Identification ==
-<gallery navigation="true">
+After a press conference and renewed push by law enforcement on October 2nd detailing the 1998 death of the then-unidentified woman, an amateur sleuth contacted law enforcement to suggest a comparison between Lina Reyes-Geddes and the Jane Doe. After making contact with police in Youngstown, Ohio, investigators were able to make contact with a family member of Reyes-Geddes in Mexico. In early November 2018, two of her family members agreed to travel to the U.S. Consulate in Monterrey, Mexico where DNA swabs were taken. A Utah-based company then compared their DNA with the victim and confirmed the match.
-GarfieldCJD2.jpg
-GCJDNewsArticle.png|News article
-GCJDPressRelease.jpg|Press release
-GarfieldCJDCrimeScene.jpg|Crime scene
-GarfieldCJDCrimeScene3.jpg|Crime scene
-GarfieldCountyJD3.jpg|Blanket that was found with the victim
-GarfieldCJDCrimeScene2.jpg|Evidence found with the victim
-PM.jpg|link=File:GarfieldCountyJDPM.png
-</gallery>
+==Characteristics==
+* Brown shoulder-length hair and brown eyes.
+* Extensive dental work.
+* Freckles and tattooed eyebrows.
+* Ssmall, dark moles on her right ear, upper lip, chin and left shoulder.
-==Links==
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+LinaReyesGeddes2.jpg
+LinaReyesGeddes3.jpg
+GarfieldCJD2.jpg|Sketch
+GarfieldCJD.jpeg|Reconstruction
+GarfieldCJDCrimeScene3.jpg
+GarfieldCJDCrimeScene.jpg
+GarfieldCJDCrimeScene 1.jpg
+GarfieldCJDCrimeScene3 1.jpg
+GarfieldCJDCrimeScene2.jpg
+GarfieldCJDCrimeScene2 - Copy (3).jpg
+GarfieldCJDCrimeScene2 - Copy.jpg
+GarfieldCJDCrimeScene2 - Copy (2).jpg
+</gallery>
+==Sources==
-*{{NamUs|8330|Garfield County Jane Doe}}{{PM}}
+*{{Charley Project|Lina-Izaguirre-Reyes-Geddes}}
-*[https://dpsnews.utah.gov/dps-renews-20-year-old-cold-case-investigation/ DPS Renews 20-Year-Old Cold Case Investigation]{{PM}}
+*[https://www.deseretnews.com/article/900044430/maidenwater-victim-identified-after-20-years-thanks-to-whirlwind-two-months-of-investigation.html Deseret News]
-[[Category:People found in Utah]]
+*[https://www.sltrib.com/news/2018/11/29/after-years-police-say/ The Salt Lake Tribune]
+*{{Wikipedia|Scott_Lee_Kimball|Scott Kimball}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes-Geddes, Lina}}
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+[[Category:Hispanic]]
+[[Category:Recognizable faces]]
 [[Category:Young adults]]
-[[Category:Middle age]]
+[[Category:People found in Utah]]
+[[Category:Formerly missing people from Ohio]]
 [[Category:1998 discoveries]]
 [[Category:1998 deaths]]
-[[Category:1950s births]]
+[[Category:1998 disappearances]]
 [[Category:1960s births]]
-[[Category:Cases over 20 years old]]
+[[Category:Homicide by gunshot]]
-[[Category:Hispanic]]
+[[Category:2018 identifications]]
-[[Category:Native American]]
+[[Category:Victims of serial killers]]
-[[Category:Cause of death not stated]]
-[[Category:Adults]]
-[[Category:Unknown postmortem interval]]