Links: https://www.missingpersons.doj.wi.gov/missing/carol-jean-pierce

https://www.sturgeonbaypolice.com/about-us/divisions/investigations/cold-cases/

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/363

Is there any particular reason why Becca isn’t getting DNA/genealogy testing for identification purposes?

Cases that been around longer than her, and are even older than her case have been successfully identified.

She’s a very known Jane Doe case, so I’m shocked no organization is willing to attempt to identify her. I’m sure if they did, the community would be willing to fund the procedure.

I honestly don’t believe she would be identified by recognization nowadays. Even the several times somebody believed they were related to her, without photos proving it was “Becca”, DNA is needed to confirm it.

She was found with several items and clothes on her body. I believe she was beginning decomposition and wasn’t skeletonized. Did LE never consider saving the evidence for future use or archival purposes?

I am happy to announce that the DNA Doe Project has been able to identify Travis County John Doe 2021. Below is some additional information about our work on this identification, in addition to some links regarding this case:

A man found dead in Austin in 2021 has been identified by volunteers from the DNA Doe Project. Working with the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office, the DNA Doe Project used investigative genetic genealogy to resolve this case, utilizing a DNA profile developed from the remains and uploaded to a public database to build a family tree for the unidentified person. The name of the formerly unidentified man is being withheld.

On March 10, 2021, an African American man was found dead in the city of Austin, Texas. He was thought to be between 50 and 70 years old and was around 5’10” tall, but little else was known about him. With no clues as to his identity, his case was brought to the DNA Doe Project, whose expert volunteers work pro bono to identify John and Jane Does and restore their names.

A team of volunteer genealogists began working on this case in September 2022 and found a common ancestor that connected two distant DNA matches of the unidentified man. Soon afterwards, and less than a month after research on the case commenced, a member of the team came across a descendant of that ancestor who was born in Texas and who fit the description of the John Doe.

“Our team quickly identified a woman born in North Carolina in the 1850s as a likely ancestor of this man,” said team co-leader Matthew Waterfield. “Just a few weeks later, we found that a great great grandson of hers had moved to Austin, and he turned out to be Travis County John Doe.”

With multiple pieces of evidence pointing to this man as a likely candidate, his name was provided to the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office, who confirmed his identity in November 2022.

This identification would not have been possible without distant cousins of the unidentified man having uploaded their DNA profiles to GEDmatch. Gwen Knapp, team co-leader on the case, said “Having numerous relatives in the databases makes it easier for us to return Jane and John Does to their families. My hope is that people who have taken DNA tests will upload to databases such as GEDmatch and DNA Justice, so that we can restore the names of more of the thousands of unidentified people out there.”

The DNA Doe Project is grateful to the groups and individuals who helped solve this case: the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office, who entrusted the case to the DNA Doe Project; Genologue for extraction of DNA and whole-genome sequencing; Kevin Lord for bioinformatics; GEDmatch Pro for providing their database; our generous donors who joined our mission and fully funded this case; and DDP’s dedicated teams of volunteer investigative genetic genealogists who work tirelessly to bring all our Jane and John Does home.

https://dnadoeproject.org/case/travis-county-john-doe-2021/

https://www.fox7austin.com/news/texas-missing-unidentified-human-remains-dna

I tried posting this last month but my post was removed for not being enough words and I had nothing else to say so waited until I had an additional possible match. I'm new at this but have been having some trouble sleeping and found researching cases in the middle of the night a new hobby. This is my first time posting possible matches so feel free to send some constructive criticism. I do not have the proper Namus account to see whether people have been excluded, so please advise if any of these are worth submitting or already excluded. I'm a little nervous about submitting, never done anything like that, but if any of these seem worth it, please let me know.

Trevell Lamar Henley https://charleyproject.org/case/trevell-lamar-henley

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/90631?nav

Correct estimated height. TH's age is slightly under the doe's estimated age. Year of death matches when TH went missing. Two hours apart. Photos look similar to me.

Hunter Alan Bruner https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/68816?nav

https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/100479?nav

Correct estimated age, height, (military) haircut and color. Five + hours away from base, but looks like a fairly straight shot east. Went missing about a year before estimated date of death of doe.

Missing Person Case - Geoffrey Sprangler

Unidentified Person Case - Bailey, Colorado

Height matches as well as Red Wing boots. I'm not sure of this one because unsure of GS's shoe size being a 16, which I would assume is a somewhat uncommon size. But similar to Hunter Bruner, this looks like a straight shot (north), although it is nine hours away. GS went missing November 2021 and doe was just found in 2024.

Link: https://www.missingpersons.doj.wi.gov/missing/carmen-owens

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/11/18/who-was-harris-county-jane-doe-a-mystery-beneath-the-bayland-park-bleachers/

On June 17, 2017, the body of an unidentified woman was discovered under the bleachers at Bayland Park in Houston. Known only as Harris County Jane Doe, this woman remains unidentified more than seven years later, leaving behind unanswered questions about her life and the circumstances of her death.

The [white?] woman, estimated to be between 43 and 65 years old, had a recognizable face and was approximately 5′5″ tall, weighing only 96 pounds.

She had medium-length brown hair, brown eyes, and long fingernails with traces of turquoise nail polish.

At the time of her discovery, she was wearing a blue t-shirt, black fleece shorts with pink skull-and-crossbones designs, and an adult diaper. She was partially covered by a blue and green blanket.

Unique items found on her included a white metal ring featuring porpoise designs and a white metal watch with a pink plastic band.

Despite DNA and fingerprints being available at the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, her identity has remained a mystery.

NamUS listing here with more photos, including postmortem

Photo of her dolphin or porpoise ring (might be upside down)

Link: https://www.missingpersons.doj.wi.gov/missing/cindy-l-jones

Amber L. Wilde was six months pregnant at the time of her disappearance. She had eight piercings in each ear. Amber was last seen in the evening at her residence in the vicinity of the 2000 block of August St. in Green Bay, WI. Her 1988 Subaru GL was later located abandoned in a tavern parking lot on the south side of Lombardi Access Road near Lambeau Field in Green Bay, WI with her purse and cell phone in the trunk and the keys in the ignition.

Link: https://www.missingpersons.doj.wi.gov/missing/amber-lynn-wilde

Lisa Lynn Ninham was last seen in November 1, 1980 on the Menominee Indian Reservation. Few details are available.

Link: https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/95010/details?nav

Her cause of death is unknown, what bothers me is that there are no mention of any lower garment. She was also wearing on what appears to be a wedding ring which might indicate that she is or was married at one point.

There is really not much to go on in this case but I really cannot fathom how a young and pregnant woman would die on a field unless there is foul play involved.

https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Kings_County_Jane_Doe_(May_1991)

This man committed suicide by hanging himself in between 2 walk-in refrigerators.

I don't know how walk in refrigerators work, but if these we inside a supermarket, I find it strange that it took almost a week before his body was found.

https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Polk_County_John_Doe_(1993)

On October 24, 2003, deer hunters found the body of a woman laying face down in a wooded area near Devil Dog Road about one mile south of Interstate 40 and six miles west of Williams, Arizona.  It is believed she had been killed elsewhere and dumped at the location, and she had died from blunt force trauma to the head.

Isotope testing has indicated that the victim could originate from somewhere in Central Europe such as Austria and spent the last years of her life in Western France.

Characteristics

• Gray bob-style hair with some blonde.
• Brown or hazel eyes.
• Manicured nails.
• Extensive dental work worth over $20,000 USD.
• A mole on the left side of the forehead
• A mole on the top of the right shoulder
• A mole on the left collarbone
• A mole on the front of the right lower leg
• A mole on the middle part of the right ankle.
• Scar below right knee
• Scar on the backside of the right forearm
• Scar on the backside of the left hand.
• Pneumonia in the right lung.
• Evidence of severe heart disease.
• Calcification in the peripheral arteries indicates that she could have been a heavy smoker, a diabetic - or both.
• Evidence of senile ecchymosis (a condition that looks like bruising) on the backside of the right upper arm.

Links

• ViCAP
• Unidentified Wiki
• NamUS

The family of Georgia Nolan have been requesting a DNA comparison since 2011.

Georgia Nolan went missing from Harlan, Kentucky, in November of 1976. Her estranged husband, the last person to see her, changed his story multiple times.

Approximately 5 months later, in March 1977, Jane Doe 628UFCA was discovered. She was on the east side of Cook Canyon, San Bernardino County, California. Her DNA and dental chart are available for examination.

Their resemblance is striking, and the family believes she could be Georgia. As of 2018, they have no updates or answers.

Face: Appearance is similar. Jane Doe’s complexion appears to be darker than Georgia’s, however.

Accessories: Georgia went missing with a cross necklace and an Indian style shirt. Jane Doe’s style matches this account.

Scars/features: Georgia was reported to have scars on her forehead, back, and abdomen. Jane Doe has a reported appendectomy scar, while Georgia has a c-section scar. According to my limited knowledge, these scars would look completely different.

So here I am, on the fence. I tend to trust the family’s view, but would appreciate the community’s opinion on this. Links will be shared in the comments.

[Edited for more information]

Hello everyone,

I am a student at Goerge Mason University attending a forensic sculpting class with the extremely talented Joe Mullins. He recently finished the facial reconstruction of a Jane Doe from Loudoun County, Virginia -- you can find out more (and see her face!) here: https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/forensic-artist-creates-3d-likeness-of-victim-in-1973-loudoun-county-cold-case/3774503/ and here: https://coldcase.vsp.virginia.gov/loudoun-county-sheriff-office/case/loudoun-county-sheriffs-office-case-1973-000528-jane-doe-foundry-rd-taylor-rd/ and here: https://www.loudoun.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=9470

Here's some information about her:

She is a black female estimated to be between the ages of 18-25. Her body was first discovered on an embankment in Lincoln, Virginia in 1973. She had been shot to death, and it was estimated her body had been there for about two days. She was wearing bright orange pants, a bright orange sweater, a colorful plaid jacket, and a blue stone ring (these are all pictured in NBC's interview). She had no shoes on, and no identification. Her DNA is on file, but there have been no close enough matches.

The case quickly went cold, and she was buried in an unmarked grave with no name until 2021 when Loudoun detectives found a single document related to her case stashed away in an old folder. After countless hours of research, in 2023 her grave was discovered and her body was exhumed so her skeletal remains could be used for identification. Virginia law states that unidentified persons can not be reburied, but work is being done so she can have a respectful reburial as soon as possible.

My class has watched this Doe's face go from a blank 3D-printed skull to a woman who could have been our classmate and friend. Even though she was abandoned all alone in rural farmland all those years ago, we all care deeply for her and would be overjoyed if her name could be returned to her. If anyone has any information, please contact the Loudoun County Sheriff's department.

Jane Doe 1562UFAL

Date of Discovery: March 30, 1986

Location of Discovery: Marbury Alabama. She was found in the cellar of a farmhouse. It is believed that she was buried for five to six years before discovery.

Cause of Death: Gunshot Wounds

Age: 35-50 years old

Appearance: White; Female; Weight: 5'02" to 5'06"; Weight: 110 to 150 lbs; Hair: Brown, Short, Slightly Curly; Eye Color: Unknown

If you have any information, please contact: Autauga County Sheriff's Office, Steven Campbell, 334-361-2500, Case Number: 86-36141

Link: https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1562ufal.html

Disclaimer- I am not (IAI) trained, but I like drawing portraits. This portrait is how I imagine Jane Doe 1562UFAL to look like from the facial reconstruction. I hope the portrait helps!!

https://preview.redd.it/i22a52usi92e1.jpg?width=690&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=14cd7152f040f393c1a7be6bb7e4d5d70eb14609

Jane Doe

Link: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/7792/details?nav

Hello, this is the first poster I have ever made and I would really appreciate any feedback/advice to make it better/complete. The information is from NamUs since Wisconsin’s State website only has 7 unidentified listed.