Changes: Nicole Weis

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Nicole Weis was a woman who was found in San Diego, California on January 24, 2000.

She was identified through forensic genealogy in 2020 and her identity was publicly released in September 2021.

Case

Not much is known about Nicole's life. She lost contact with her family in the late 1990s when she moved to Los Angeles, California from Michigan.

Nicole's bound body was discovered in a burning cardboard box that was placed in a church parking lot.

At her autopsy, it was determined she had been strangled, in addition to being stabbed multiple times. Her killer or killers had made efforts to conceal her identity by severing her hands and a portion of her left calf, where a tattoo or identifying mark may have been.

Characteristics

Light brown hair.
Brown eyes.
Red polish on her toenails.

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+{{Graphic notice}}{{Identified Infobox|title1=Nicole Weis|image1=NicoleWeis.png|discovered=January 24, 2000|span=21 years|sex={{F}}|location=San Diego, California|age=21|race={{White}}|height=5'5 - 5'10|weight=150 - 200 pounds|condition={{Burned}}|pmi=|cod={{Strang}}/{{Stab}}|identified = Winter 2020|name = Nicole Weis|missing_from = Los Angeles, California}}'''Nicole Weis''' was a woman who was found in San Diego, California on January 24, 2000.
-{{UID
-|name = San Diego Jane Doe
+She was identified through forensic genealogy in 2020 and her identity was publicly released in September 2021.
-|image = [[File:547UFCA.png|200px]]
-|race = {{White}}
-|sex = {{F}}
-|span = {{age|2000|1|24}}
-|found = January 24, 2000
-|location = San Diego, California
-|postmortem interval = Unknown
-|body condition= {{Burned}}
-|age approximation = 20-40
-|height approximation = 5'5 - 5'10
-|weight approximation = 150 - 200 pounds
-|cause of death = {{Strang}}/{{Stab}}
-}}{{Graphic}}
-'''San Diego Jane Doe''' was a female who was found in San Diego, California on January 24, 2000. She was possibly from Arkansas.
 ==Case==
+Not much is known about Nicole's life. She lost contact with her family in the late 1990s when she moved to Los Angeles, California from Michigan.
-The woman's bound body was discovered in a burning cardboard box that was placed in a church parking lot.
+Nicole's bound body was discovered in a burning cardboard box that was placed in a church parking lot.
 At her autopsy, it was determined she had been strangled, in addition to being stabbed multiple times. Her killer or killers had made efforts to conceal her identity by severing her hands and a portion of her left calf, where a tattoo or identifying mark may have been.
 == Characteristics ==
-* The victim had light brown hair
+* Light brown hair.
-* Brown eyes
+* Brown eyes.
-* Red polish on her toenails
+* Red polish on her toenails.
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+NicoleWeis 2.png
+UFCA.png|Reconstruction
+</gallery>
 ==Sources==
-*{{Doe Network|547ufca.html|San Diego Jane Doe}}
+*{{Doe Network|547ufca.html|Nicole Weis}}
-*{{NamUs|52749|San Diego County Jane Doe}}
 *[https://www.sandiego.gov/police/services/units/coldcase/2000 San Diego County Cold Cases]
+*[https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/san-diego-news/san-diego-police-seek-tips-in-22-year-college-area-cold-case-murder ''10 News'']
+*[https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2021-09-30/20-years-later-san-diego-police-id-young-woman-nicole-weis-found-burning-behind-church-with-hands-chopped-off ''The San Diego Union Tribune'']
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Weis, Nicole}}
 [[Category:People found in California]]
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 [[Category:2000 discoveries]]
 [[Category:Unknown postmortem interval]]
-[[Category:Ties to Arkansas]]
-[[Category:1980s births]]
 [[Category:1970s births]]
 [[Category:Mutilated]]
 [[Category:Hands missing]]
-[[Category:Cases over 20 years old]]
+[[Category:Long age ranges]]
+[[Category:2021 identifications]]
+[[Category:Formerly missing people from California]]