Lisa

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Lisa
Discovered	November 13, 2000 January 2004
Unidentified for	23 years
Sex	Female
Location	Chelsea, Massachusetts
Age	17-25
Race	Black/Asian
Height	5' - 5'2
Weight	100 - 130 pounds
Body condition	Traumatic injuries
Cause of death	Strangulation

"Lisa" was the possible name of a young woman murdered in Massachusetts in 2000. She may have been native to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A man was convicted of her murder but she remains unidentified.

Case

The victim, who was known to be a prostitute, was picked up by a john in Boston, Massachusetts, later identified as Eugene McCollum. She stated her name was "Lisa" and was native to "Philly." He then drove the victim to his room at the YMCA in Lynn, where the pair quarreled over payment, resulting in his decision to strangle her. He later wrapped her headless body in a carpet and left the scene.

Her head and hands were later recovered in a container in Nahantt, Massachusetts in 2004.

Characteristics

• She appeared to be light-skinned, of predominately Black ancestry with the possibility of East Indian, Cape Verdean or Asian descent.
• She had dental fillings.
• She had a slight overbite.
• She had notably good muscle-tone with a petite build.
• Her toenails were painted purple.
• Her shoe size is estimated to be 8.5
• Her hair short was dark in color with reddish tint and may have been dyed.
  • She wore a wig.

Gallery

Sources

• Lisa at NCMEC
• Lisa at the Doe Network
• Lisa at NamUs