Category: John & Jane Doe

UPDATE: Anson County Jane Doe Identified

Trail camera still of a woman using a stick to walk past a deer baiting station + Selfie of Amber Rae Johnston

UPDATE MARCH 2025: The Anson County Jane Doe has been identified as 26-year-old Amber Rae Johnston. The identification was made via DNA analysis, with the news confirmed by Amber’s mother, Sharon Johnston. Prior to her disappearance, Amber had broken up with her boyfriend, Jarett Ward. According to Ward, he left his ex-girlfriend in Bullhead, Arizona,

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Finley Creek Jane Doe: A Case Closed in 1990, Despite Remaining Unsolved

Artist's rendering of what the Finley Creek Jane Doe may have looked like when alive

DISCOVERY: At around 7:00 AM on August 27, 1978, hunters Ron Swinger and Lee Parr discovered partial skeletal remains in a wooded area close to Finley Creek Cow Camp, near Elgin, Oregon. The remains, which had been scavenged by animals, were found beneath a log, about 100 feet from the road. AUTOPSY: An autopsy revealed

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Hillsborough County Jane Doe (1986)

Two artist's renderings of what the Hillsborough County Jane Doe (1986) may have looked like when she was alive

DISCOVERY: On February 6, 1986, skeletal remains were found at a trash dump on 2nd Avenue, between 31st and 34th Streets, in an industrial area of Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida. AUTOPSY: According to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner, the decedent perished between three and eight weeks prior to her remains being discovered. A cause of

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Charleston County Jane Doe (1973): A Case Rediscovered After Nearly Two Decades

Artist's renderings of what the Charles County Jane Doe (1973) may have looked like when she was alive

It should be noted that the majority of what’s known about the decedent comes from files turned over by the Charleston County Coroner’s Office upon the then-medical examiner’s retirement in 1992. The original case file put together by the local authorities was “purged”. DISCOVERY: The exact date when the decedent’s remains were discovered is unknown,

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Fort Bend County John Doe (2000)

Two artists' renderings of what the Fort Bend County John Doe (2000) may have looked like when he was alive

DISCOVERY: On December 17, 2000, a horseback rider came across scattered human remains in a field near 8500 Davis Estate Road in Needville, Fort Bend County, Texas. While some were spread across the field, the majority of the bones were found within a green plastic bag along the side of the road. AUTOPSY: Based on

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