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Little Miss Nobody was the name given posthumously to an unknown American girl whose body was found in Congress, Yavapai County, Arizona on July 31, 1960. ==Discovery and investigation== Little Miss Nobody's partially buried body was found in Sand Wash Creek Bed on Old Alamo Road in Congress, Arizona on July 31, 1960.〔 A local family searching for rocks reported finding the remains.〔〔 It was determined that she had been dead for one to two weeks and that she had a full set of baby teeth. The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy reported that the body was that of a white girl between the ages of 5 and 7 years, 3 feet–6 inches to 4 feet–5 inches in height, weighing 50 to 60 pounds. Later reports said she may have been as old as 8 or as young as 4 at the time she died. Investigators at the scene observed that the individual or individuals responsible for the burial had possibly made several attempts to dig a different grave for the body. This was suggested by disturbances in the sand near the body.〔 Because the body was in an advanced state of decomposition, a positive visual identification was not possible.〔〔 Records kept at the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, however, said the face was in a "recognizable" state.〔 The toes and fingernails had reportedly been painted a bright red color, and her brown hair had been dyed auburn or reddish brown. The body was clothed in white shorts and a checkered blouse, along with a pair of sandals that were cut to fit her feet and fastened with leather straps.〔 Investigators found an apparently bloodstained pocket knife near the body, but could not definitively tie it to the crime.〔〔〔 The cause of death was never determined by medical examiners.〔〔 Yavapai County sheriff's deputies, along with the media and private citizens, worked to learn her identity. Then-Sheriff Cramer and other law enforcement personnel traveled hundreds of miles by air and land, following leads. Suspects in other crimes involving small children were questioned. The sheriff's office received dozens of letters, telephone calls, and telegrams asking for information about the child. On August 8, 1961, the sheriff led a party of law enforcement officers and a camera crew to film the location where the body had been found.〔 Later that afternoon, the sheriff, along with Yavapai County Attorney George Ireland, presented evidence including adult-sized rubber flip-flops cut down to fit the child's feet.〔 Cramer stated, "Somewhere there is someone who has the answer that we have been looking for; maybe this will be the thing that will bring that person forward".〔 The footage of the scene was later broadcast on television in 1961 to procure leads toward identification.〔 When local efforts failed to identify her, the Federal Bureau of Investigation also tried and failed.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Little Miss Nobody case」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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