Description
On May 4, 1984 three teenagers found the body of an unidentified white female on a gravel road in rural Vernon County near Westby, Wisconsin. Investigators believe the woman was killed somewhere along the same road and moved to the spot where she was found. Her face had been rendered unrecognizable from the extensive damage that had been done through blunt force trauma. Her hands had been removed, presumably in an effort to prevent identification by fingerprints. After the case was featured on the local news, a couple came forward and stated they saw a suspicious man in the area driving a yellow 1982 Datsun, but investigators were unable to locate the man, or to identify the deceased.
NamUs UP4786
Date Found May 4, 1984
Race White / Caucasian
Sex Female
Age 50 to 65
PMI 24 to 48 hours
Location Westby, Wisconsin
Agency of Jurisdiction
Wisconsin Department of Justice
Joe Welsch, Special Agent
715-839-3830
Links to More Information
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/4786
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_County_Jane_Doe
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/261ufwi.html
http://ktar.com/story/863751/arizona-state-university-professor-works-to-identify-victim-in-30-year-old-murder/
Status: This is no longer a DDP case and is being worked by another provider of investigative genetic genealogy
Image Credit: Catyana Falsetti
Last Updated: June 28, 2023
