Changes: Audrey Cook

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Audrey Lee Cook (November 25, 1955 - December 1985) was a woman found deceased in 1986. She was one of the Texas Killing Fields victims. Her DNA indicated she was native to Tennessee. She was identified in 2019.

Disappearance

Cook moved into the Houston/Channelview area with her girlfriend in 1976 from Memphis, Tennessee at age 21. Cook worked as a mechanic for a golf cart company in 1979, Harrison Equipment company in 1980, Balloon Affair in 1981, and then as a mechanic for National Rent-A-Car during unknown times.

She was last heard from in December 1985 and is believed to have sold and used cocaine.

Discovery

Cook's remains were found in a field in the 3000 block of Calder Road, as well as Laura Miller's remains. The victim's bodies were not "buried," rather hidden from view.

Characteristics

She had a gap between her two front teeth.
Fillings were also observed in her teeth.
She had healed fractures to her ribs.
DNA phenotyping indicated she may have had blue or green eyes.
Her hair may also have been blond to brown
Her skin may have been very fair with few or no freckles.

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+{{Identified_Infobox|title1=Audrey Cook|image1=Audrey Cook.jpg|caption1=|name=Audrey Lee Cook|sex={{F}}|age=30|missing_from=Houston/Channelview, Texas|disappeared=December 1985|discovered=February 2, 1986|location=League City, Texas|identified=April 2019|span=33 years|cod={{Gun H}}}}
-{{UID|name = Galveston County Jane Doe|image = [[File:Galveston County Jane Doe1986.jpg|200px]]|sex = {{F}}|race = {{white}}|location = League City, Texas|found = February 2, 1986|span = {{age|1986|2|2}}|postmortem interval = 6 weeks - 6 months|body condition = {{sk}}|age approximation = 21 - 29|height approximation = 5'5 - 5'8|weight approximation = 111 pounds|cause of death = {{Gun H}}}}
-'''Galveston County Jane Doe''' was a woman found deceased in 1986. She was one of the [[Texas Killing Fields]] victims.
+'''Audrey Lee Cook ''' (November 25, 1955 - December 1985) was a woman found deceased in 1986. She was one of the [[Texas Killing Fields]] victims. Her DNA indicated she was native to Tennessee. She was identified in 2019.
+== Disappearance ==
+Cook moved into the Houston/Channelview area with her girlfriend in 1976 from Memphis, Tennessee at age 21. Cook worked as a mechanic for a golf cart company in 1979, Harrison Equipment company in 1980, Balloon Affair in 1981, and then as a mechanic for National Rent-A-Car during unknown times.
+She was last heard from in December 1985 and is believed to have sold and used cocaine.
+== Discovery ==
+Cook's remains were found in a field in the 3000 block of Calder Road, as well as Laura Miller's remains. The victim's bodies were not "buried," rather hidden from view.
+== Characteristics ==
+* She had a gap between her two front teeth.
+* Fillings were also observed in her teeth.
+* She had healed fractures to her ribs.
+* DNA phenotyping indicated she may have had blue or green eyes.
+* Her hair may also have been blond to brown
+* Her skin may have been very fair with few or no freckles.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
+Audrey Cook 1973.jpg|1973 photograph
+Texas Jane Doe.jpg
+Galveston County Jane Doe1986.jpg
 Galveston86KTT.jpg
 Galveston86KTT2.jpg
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 </gallery>
-== Links ==
+== Sources ==
+* {{Doe Network|35uftx.html|{{PAGENAME}}}}
+* [https://abc13.com/2-women-found-dead-in-league-city-killing-fields-identified/5243389/?fbclid=IwAR3GP5GXgSq-usUxyXaGULLiGbIzEf9R80ES6cBmPghzuhBBm0HO1RZB6uI ''ABC 13'']
-*{{Doe Network|35uftx.html|Galveston County Jane Doe}}
+*[https://wreg.com/2019/04/12/texas-police-say-body-found-in-1986-is-missing-memphis-woman/?fbclid=IwAR1P_HpxmZ5ks4t5DROpODL8q10wmsKfUxV8EORkEdMh68mE3-0Y-QGJRuM ''WREG'']
-*{{NamUs|4477|Galveston County Jane Doe}}
+*[https://abc13.com/family-of-killing-fields-victim-thankful-to-finally-have-closure/5245864/ ''ABC13'']
+*[https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/bayarea/article/2-killing-fields-victims-identified-by-League-13768305.php#photo-17229880 ''Houston Chronicle'']
+*[https://people.com/crime/dna-identifies-2-victims-in-texas-killing-fields-case-as-police-hunt-for-a-serial-killer/ ''People Magazine'']
+*[https://www.oxygen.com/crime-time/bodies-identified-as-audrey-lee-cook-donna-prudhomme-in-texas-killing-fields-cold-case Oxygen.com]
+*[https://snapshot.parabon-nanolabs.com/img/posters/LCPD-TX-ML1986-073-Snapshot-actual.jpg Phenotype report]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Audrey}}
 [[Category:People found in Texas]]
 [[Category:1986 discoveries]]
 [[Category:1985 deaths]]
 [[Category:Skeletal]]
-[[Category:1960s births]]
 [[Category:1950s births]]
 [[Category:Age regressed]]
-[[Category:Cases over 30 years old]]
 [[Category:Young adults]]
-[[Category:Victims of serial killers]]
+[[Category:Reconstructed by the Parabon NanoLabs]]
+[[Category:2019 identifications]]
+[[Category:Possible drug users]]
+[[Category:Unreported missing]]
+[[Category:White]]
+[[Category:Formerly missing people from Texas]]
+[[Category:Parabon NanoLabs cases]]
+[[Category:LGBTQ people]]
+[[Category:Texas Killing Fields victims]]