# Nameless No More: Maricela Parga & Shirley Soosay

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Podcast: [Seriously Mysterious - Missing Persons, Unsolved Murders & Historical True Crime](https://stenobird.com/podcast/seriously-mysterious-missing-persons-unsolved-murders-historical-true-crime-1291220)
Published: 2026-05-19T13:00:02+00:00
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Duration seconds: 1174

## Resource

For decades, two women remained lost to history. Today we follow the investigative journeys that led to two Jane Does, finding their names and finding justice. Thank you to the DNA Doe Project, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, Alta, CBC, High Country News, Forensic Magazine, SF Gate, KGET News, ABC 7, A&E, KEYT News, and Wikipedia for information contributing to today’s case. This episode was written by Kira McQueen, edited by John Lordan, and produced by LordanArts. Do you have any comments, or a case you’d like to suggest? You’ll find a comment form and case submission link at LordanArts.com . This is not intended to act as a means of proving or disproving anything related to the investigation. It is a conversation about the current known facts and theories being discussed. Everyone directly or indirectly referred to is innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. LordanArts 2026

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