"Little Miss X"

The skeletonized remains of a girl, nicknamed "Little Miss X," were found on a desolate road 10 miles southeast of the Grand Canyon in Coconino County, Arizona on October 31, 1958. Although no cause of death could be determined, the case has always been considered to be a homicide. The girl was a white American with possible Hispanic or Latino ancestry, and she is estimated to have been between 11 and 14 years old at the time of her death. She was between 5 ft and 5 ft 3 in (150 and 160 cm) in height. It was determined that she had died 9 to 14 months before her bones were found. The victim had received good dental care during her life, having seven fillings in four of her teeth. Her hair had been dyed a light brown but was naturally dark brown in color. Numerous personal items belonging to the victim were found at the crime scene: a 10-carat gold chain, a small jar of Pond's cold cream, a white nylon comb, a small white powder puff with traces of sun-tan colored powder, and a small, blue, plastic nail file case with the indentation of the letter "P" and a hand-printed capital "R" next to it. No clothing was found upon the remains. However, a white wool cardigan short-sleeved sweater, a white cotton size 34C bra, and brown Capri pants with a green and red plaid design were found at the scene. Investigators deduced that the victim had been stripped naked prior to, or shortly after, being killed. A pair of white panties was also found, although they appeared to be too large for the victim. Her body was exhumed in 1962 for further examination; however, as a result of poor record keeping, no records exist to indicate where Little Miss X was reburied. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has since released a facial reconstruction image of her.