Tag: Jane Doe

Popes Island Jane Doe

Artists' depictions of Popes Island Jane Doe

DISCOVERY: At approximately 7:30am on October 30, 1996, a maintenance worker discovered the body of an unidentified female floating near Popes Island Marina in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The body was wrapped in two green garbage bags held together with blue masking tape. Also with the body was a white and teal wool blanket,

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Clark County Jane Doe (2013)

Artist reconstructions of the Clark County Jane Doe (2013)

DISCOVERY: On October 18, 2013, a highway mowing crew working near the westbound entrance ramp for Casey, Clark County, Illinois on I-70 came across the decomposing remains of a deceased female. The area where the entrance ramp sits is located at Illinois Route 49. AUTOPSY: The autopsy performed on the remains determined the deceased had

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Update: Sahara Sue Identified as Gwenn Marie Story, Investigation Into Her Murder Continues

Yearbook photo of Gwenn Marie Story + Artist's rendering of what Sahara Sue may have looked like when alive

*Article last updated – December 19/23 UPDATE December 19, 2023: The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department has announced that, after 44 years, Sahara Sue has been identified as 19-year-old Gwenn Marie Story. The identification comes after investigators contacted Othram, Inc. to extract a DNA sample and use genetic genealogy to find living relatives. On November

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San Juan County Jane Doe

Artist's reconstruction of the San Juan County Jane Doe from the front and the side

DISCOVERY: While hiking in Fruitland, San Juan County, New Mexico on January 22, 1991, hikers discovered the partial skeletal remains of a deceased individual. According to reports, the bones were found in a shallow grave in a dead end canyon, about half-a-mile south away from APS Four Corners Plant Road. AUTOPSY: Based on the state of the

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Lander County Jane Doe

DISCOVERY: At 11:45am on February 25, 1990, hikers discovered partial skeletal remains scattered across the area of Hilltop Road on Shoshone Mountain in rural Lander County, Nevada. Among the bones found include a fragmented skull and mandible, ankle bones, and vertebrae. The body’s torso was never recovered. The area where the remains were found had

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