Tag: Jane Doe

Harris County Jane Doe (1987)

Two artists' reconstructions of what the Harris County Jane Doe (1987) may have looked like when alive

DISCOVERY: On September 27, 1987, partial skeletal remains were found in a vacant field, off the 8100 block of Leghorn Street, in Houston, Harris County, Texas. AUTOPSY: An autopsy was performed, which determined the decedent, who was female, could have been dead anywhere from three months to two years. Her cause of death was stabbing,

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Loudon County Jane Doe (1973)

Digital reconstruction of what the Loudon County Jane Doe (1973) may have looked like when alive + 3D reconstruction of what the Loudon County Jane Doe (1973) may have looked like when alive

DISCOVERY: On May 28, 1973 (some sources say the 26th), farmers checking on cattle at Foundry and Taylor roads in Lincoln, Loudon County, Virginia, came across the body of a deceased female. She was found in an embankment that had been created for a railroad during the American Civil War, which had never been built.

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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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