Description:
The jewelry pictured here was found near the body and believed to belong to the victim. The ring is silver and is a size 5 3/8. The face of the ring is a depiction of a bird, turquoise in color with a red tail. The earring is gold plated. Both pieces of jewelry appear to be similar to jewelry worn by Native Americans or those in the Southwest United States.
The victim may have been African American, Caucasian or bi-racial mixture of Hispanic and American Indian. She was found lying on a driveway leading into a field near Vinton, LA. She suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was deceased approximately 2-3 weeks prior to discovery of her body. The victim had an extra vertebra and there was some evidence of back problems.