Collier County Jane Doe (2004)

DISCOVERY

On April 14, 2004, a deputy parked along Richards Street in Naples, Collier County, Florida, to use his cellphone. Needing better reception, he walked into a nearby field that was in the process of being cleared for the Immokalee Road expansion and a new water retention pond. That’s when he stumbled across a shallow grave. Within it were skeletal remains wrapped in a plastic green shower curtain.

AUTOPSY

A post-mortem examination was performed on the remains, which found the female decedent had been dead at least one year. The presence of plant root growth and teeth marks from rodents suggested she’d been buried for even longer, possibly four years or more. Notably, her right tibia and fibula were missing, as were some bones from her hands and feet.

While her actual cause of death couldn’t be determined, due to the state of the remains and the lack of peri-mortem trauma, the circumstances led the medical examiner to deem it a homicide.

DETAILS

Jane Doe is described as a White female between the ages of 20 and 49. Given the state of the remains, her hair colour, weight and eye colour couldn’t be determined. Only her height range is somewhat certain, with the medical examiner placing her between 5’1″ and 5’8″.

When found, the decedent was wearing a cotton sweatsuit that consisted of long sweatpants and a long-sleeved sweatshirt. While not confirmed, it’s possible the ensemble was grey, with a black-stitched label reading “Favorites” at the top. Light blue and pink colouring was also present near the lettering. She was also wearing size 7.5 B Olympics-themed sneakers that had silver and blue heels. Along with having “Olympics” and “USA” printed on them, they also featured the Olympic Games logo.

Several notes were made regarding Jane Doe’s dentals. Both maxillary second incisors and the right first premolar were mesially rotated, while the third molars from maxilla and the mandible were lost ante-mortem. Also of note were healed articular facet fractures to her 3 and 4 lumbar vertebrae.

EXCLUSIONS

1. Claudia Darlene Bamber, who went missing from Zephyrhills, Florida, on August 13, 2001.
2. Belinda Gay Blaniar, who went missing from Arnold, Pennsylvania, on June 21, 1996.
3. Lori Ceci Bova, who went missing from Lakewood, New York, on June 7, 1997.
4. Sonya Lynn Bradley, who went missing from Eddyville, Kentucky, on October 10, 2002.
5. Lynn Hoolihan Chesser, who went missing from Naples, Florida, on January 26, 1993.
6. Tina Lynn D’Ambrosio, who went missing from Phoenix, Arizona, on June 11, 1996.
7. Teresa Lyn Fittin, who went missing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on August 1, 1975.
8. Diane Marie Hambert, who went missing from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, on May 1, 2003.
9. Alysha Krsangi Hanin, who went missing from Miami Beach, Florida, on January 6, 2002.
10. Kimberly Ann Harley, who went missing from Jacksonville Beach, Florida, on March 12, 2005.
11. Tracy Marie Evans Hill, who went missing from Columbiana County, Ohio, on June 7, 2001.
12. Hazel Alice Klug, who went missing from Richmond, Virginia, on May 20, 1986.
13. Janet Jones Luxford, who went missing from Bessemer, Alabama, on September 1, 2001. Brian Jones pleaded guilty to her murder in 2024 and led authorities to her remains.
14. Belinda Martinez, who went missing from Immokalee, Florida, on August 30, 1990.
15. Parley Ann Pate, who went missing from Raleigh, North Carolina, on February 9, 1993.
16. Annette Rabino Ramsammy, who went missing from Pembroke Pines, Florida, on January 26, 2000.
17. Gail Ann Russell, who went missing from Bayonet Point, Florida, on September 4, 1995.
18. Patricia Ann Schmidt, who went missing from Richmond, Virginia, on June 4, 1985.
19. Tiffany Louise Sessions, who went missing from Gainesville, Florida, on February 9, 1989.
20. Lisa Marie Shuttleworth, who went missing from Aiken, South Carolina, on September 4, 2003.
21. Heidi Ann Zampell, who went missing from Naples, Florida, on June 18, 1987.

CASE CONTACT INFORMATION

Jane Doe’s dentals and DNA are available for comparison.

Anyone with information regarding the case is asked to contact the Collier County Sheriff’s Office at either (239) 252-0057, (239) 252-0050 or (239) 252-9300. Tips can also be submitted to the District 20 Medical Examiner’s Office at (239) 434-5020 ext. 1 or anonymously via Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers at +1 (800) 780-8477.

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