Ronnie Wiederhold

This individual was recently confirmed to have been identified. Some details may change as more information is released publicly.

Veronica Wiederhold
Name	Veronica Wiederhold
Sex	Female
Age	19
Missing from	New York City, New York
Discovered	February 14, 1988
Location	Mount Vernon, New York
Identified	July 2021
Span	33 years
Cause of death	Strangulation

Veronica Wiederhold was a young woman found nude on February 14, 1988 in Mount Vernon, New York.

She was identified through genetic genealogy in late July 2021.

Case

The victim was found nude with no jewelry on her along Carlton Avenue in plain view near a junkyard in an industrial area. She was also found to have been bound at the wrists and ankles and in a posed position. She had consumed broccoli and cocaine before death. Based on the circumstances, authorities suspect she was a prostitute and victim of a serial killer. Additionally, they speculate she may be from South America, particularly Brazil due to her unshaven underarms.

Characteristics

• Naturally light brown hair that was dyed blonde.
• Hazel eyes.
• Freckles and some moles on her face.
• A large birthmark on the right side of her neck.
• Pierced ears.
• Recent shaving of pubic hair.
• Unshaved arm pits, about two weeks growth.
• Press-on nails painted with reddish-pink fingernail polish.
• No tattoos noted.
• All natural teeth, no fillings or decay.

Gallery

Reconstruction with natural hair color

Postmortem-derivative reconstruction

Retouched morgue photo

Retouched morgue photo (side)

Additional morgue photo

Sources

• Ronnie Wiederhold at the Doe Network
• Ronnie Wiederhold at NCMEC
• Ronnie Wiederhold at NamUs ^{UNCENSORED POSTMORTEM WARNING}
• FBI
• Lohud