Tag: Jane Doe

Sarasota County Jane Doe

DISCOVERY: On February 6, 2007, a 14-year-old boy discovered a bone protruding from the dirt in a wooded area between Ashton Court and Sarah Avenue in Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida. Upon discovering it, he notified his mother, a nurse, who identified the bone as belonging to a human and contacted the police. During a 10-hour

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Beth Doe

*UPDATE: The Pennsylvania State Police have identified Beth Doe as 15-year-old Evelyn Colon of Jersey City, New Jersey.* EARLY LIFE: On December 20, 1976, a 14-year-old boy walking under the I-80 bridge in Carbon County, Pennsylvania noticed two suitcases lying on the ground near one of the bridge supports. Upon approaching them, he saw the

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Ledyard Jane Doe

BACKGROUND: Gustavous Lee Carmichael was born on August 3, 1946 in Atlanta, Georgia. During his early adult years, he was known for being a serial bank robber, hitting numerous banks throughout the eastern United States. In 1970, he had robbed a bank in New Jersey, stealing a total of $60,000. Unfortunately for Carmichael, he would

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Lake Pontchartrain Jane Doe

DISCOVERY: On June 18, 1986, police in Louisiana received a call from an unknown person saying they would find two bodies beneath an interstate bridge if they met up with a man at the state tourist information center on I-10, just west of Slidell, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. When they arrived, they found there was

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Update: Grundy County Jane Doe Identified, Investigation Into Murder Ongoing

Artist's rendering of what the Grundy County Jane Doe may have looked like when alive + Portrait of JoAnn "Vickie" Smith

*Last Updated – July 14, 2024* UPDATE JUNE 2024: Nearly five decades after her body was discovered in a ditch along US Route 6, the identity of the woman known as Grundy Jane Doe and Jane Seneca Doe has been uncovered. Thanks to genealogical work by volunteers at the DNA Doe Project, she has been

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