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Artist's drawings might help identify woman pulled from Davie c...

Full story: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

By the time police pulled her body from a Davie canal in February 1984, her lips and cheeks had swelled, her eyes were cloudy and sediment caked her face.

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Todd Matthews

Livingston, TN

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Sep 14, 2007
 
I invite all Enforcement to contact EDAN with art needs.
www.ProjectEDAN.us

I encourage them to take advantage of entering all their case sinto the Doe Network www.DoeNetwork.org

And to take the first steps into the new government initiative for missing & unidentified persons -- www.NamUs.Gov
SIR LANCELOT

AOL

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Sep 14, 2007
 
Why didn't we do this 20 years ago ??
Todd Matthews

Livingston, TN

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Sep 14, 2007
 
SIR LANCELOT wrote:
Why didn't we do this 20 years ago ??
There was an original sketch from years ago. But with new technology and highly trained artsist, we were able to make a new one with multiple views.

-Todd www.ProjectEDAN.us
wayne

West Palm Beach, FL

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Sep 14, 2007
 
SIR LANCELOT wrote:
Why didn't we do this 20 years ago ??
NO HIGHLY TRAINED ARTISTS ?
macy

Peoria, IL

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Sep 14, 2007
 
I never heard about this case.There are some really good sketch artists now. I am glad that you are bringing a new younger group in. I hope that someone will recognize her and and bring closure. Thanks Det. John Stokes you are a good person.
Todd Matthews

Livingston, TN

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Sep 14, 2007
 
wayne wrote:
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NO HIGHLY TRAINED ARTISTS ?
I think they did the best they could with the tools of the time. Without the Internet helping spread the word..not even the best of art work will have an effect.
County

Miami, FL

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Sep 14, 2007
 
They did not have the skills or technology that is availible today. The group who came up with the picture is a non profit group.
ATTENTION DET STOKES

Pompano Beach, FL

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Sep 14, 2007
 
DETECTIVE STOKES,
MAYBE THIS WOMAN WASN'T KILLED BY WILDER BUT COULD SHE BE THE MISSING BANANA BOAT GIRL WHO WAS RAPED, STRANGLED AND THEN DUMPED OUT WEST AROUND THAT TIME??
CHECK WITH FLPD ABOUT THE NAME OF DENNIS MICHAEL SOCHOR AND HIS BROTHER DEAN OUT OF MICHIGAN.. THE WOMAN WAS PATRICIA ANN GIFFORD (PATTY). PATTY AND GIRLFRIEND BACK I BELIEVE IN 84 WERE AT THE BANANA BOAT ON SR 84 JUST WEST OF I-95. SOCHOR'S WERE ALLEGED TO HAVE DRUGGED HER DRINK AND BROUGHT HER OUT TO THE CAR AND BSED HER FRIEND. GIFFORD WAS A S-8 AND THEY BROUGHT HER TO THEIR APT IN THE 600 BLK OF SW 4 AVE. ONE BROTHER LATER ADMITTED TO MEDIA IN MICHIGAN THAT HE WASN'T THERE FOR THE HOMICIDE, BUT HE WAS FOR THE RAPE....I DON'T REMEMBER SOCHOR EVER LEADING THE POLICE TO GIFFORD'S BODY AS HE CLAIMED YEARS LATER THAT ALL THE BUILD UP OUT WEST MADE HIS AREA UN RECOGNIZABLE...
LOOK INTO THIS AS MAYBE THE BODY OS PATTY GIFFORD...
dede

Bloomington, IN

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Sep 15, 2007
 
PRAISE GOD for Todd Matthews!
A deeply dedicated individual and ADVOCATE for those who have no VOICE.
Thankfully technology has come such a long way, and Composite sketches have been the reason many UNIDENTIFIED cases have been solved.
Unfortunately the general public, "UNLESS" tradgedy touches their own lives by a disappearance,DO NOT want to get involved with helping to IDENTIFY a Jane or John Doe, or search for a Missing Person.
THANK GOD there are ADVOCATES like Todd Matthews who "WILL" get involved .Todd is a wonderful major asset to Law Enforcement and Forensics
and to families who may never know Todd but will forever remember his name!
HE is a fabulous human being!
May GOD BLESS him greatly,and all searching for answers or a missing loved ones.
dede & dale Founders A.M.A.L.P MINISTRY
amalp org
Matt Organ

Fort Myers, FL

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Aug 29, 2008
 
ATTENTION DET STOKES wrote:
DETECTIVE STOKES,
MAYBE THIS WOMAN WASN'T KILLED BY WILDER BUT COULD SHE BE THE MISSING BANANA BOAT GIRL WHO WAS RAPED, STRANGLED AND THEN DUMPED OUT WEST AROUND THAT TIME??
CHECK WITH FLPD ABOUT THE NAME OF DENNIS MICHAEL SOCHOR AND HIS BROTHER DEAN OUT OF MICHIGAN.. THE WOMAN WAS PATRICIA ANN GIFFORD (PATTY). PATTY AND GIRLFRIEND BACK I BELIEVE IN 84 WERE AT THE BANANA BOAT ON SR 84 JUST WEST OF I-95. SOCHOR'S WERE ALLEGED TO HAVE DRUGGED HER DRINK AND BROUGHT HER OUT TO THE CAR AND BSED HER FRIEND. GIFFORD WAS A S-8 AND THEY BROUGHT HER TO THEIR APT IN THE 600 BLK OF SW 4 AVE. ONE BROTHER LATER ADMITTED TO MEDIA IN MICHIGAN THAT HE WASN'T THERE FOR THE HOMICIDE, BUT HE WAS FOR THE RAPE....I DON'T REMEMBER SOCHOR EVER LEADING THE POLICE TO GIFFORD'S BODY AS HE CLAIMED YEARS LATER THAT ALL THE BUILD UP OUT WEST MADE HIS AREA UN RECOGNIZABLE...
LOOK INTO THIS AS MAYBE THE BODY OS PATTY GIFFORD...
Hello Det. Stokes

I just saw this on the internet and brought tears to my face. I am the brother in law of Patty Gifford. I have been down here since 1981 and knew Patty.

For all these years, I thought i might be the only one looking after her down here.

I am and continue to be very involved with this case. I believe this is the case I looked into

I had Homicide bring hair samples to the ME . The results were negative. What a roller coaster we were on.

I know the Det. at the time....Feltgen and a couple of others

I live down here

Would it be possible to talk to you.

How are you connected and how do you know about this case.Patty is still missing!!

The other brother, Gary Sochor should be with his brother in death row

If you get a chance, please email

Thanks for keeping an eye out for Patty!!!!!

Matt
Julie

Lansing, MI

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Jul 2, 2009
 
I agree, I think Gary should be on death row as well!! How did he get away with that anyway? He was a part of it but yet walked away? I married into the Sochor family!!
Sherry

Plant City, FL

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Sep 1, 2009
 
Julie wrote:
I agree, I think Gary should be on death row as well!! How did he get away with that anyway? He was a part of it but yet walked away? I married into the Sochor family!!
Julie: What Sochor did you marry for I am also a Sochor and agree that Gary should have not been able to walk away, but I believe according to the transcripts that Gary was granted immunity if he turned State Evidence.
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