Odessa Jane Doe (1993)

DISCOVERY:

On November 25, 1993, skeletal remains were recovered successful a shallow grave, successful an overgrown tract adjacent Odessa, New Castle County, Delaware. The location, astir 3 miles northeast of the city, was successful William J. Baxter Memorial Park, westbound of Delaware Route 9 and southbound of Vance Neck Road.

It’s reported that astir of the bones from the decedent’s manus and feet digits weren’t found. Two different types of bones besides weren’t recovered, but they haven’t been publically specified.

AUTOPSY:

An autopsy conducted connected the remains determined that the decedent was a pistillate who’d died implicit 3 months anterior to her remains being found. Given the circumstances, it’s suspected she was a homicide victim.

DETAILS:

Jane Doe is described arsenic a White and/or Hispanic pistillate betwixt the ages of 20 and 45. She stood astatine 5’1″ and had acheronian brownish hair. Given the skeletal quality of the remains, her value and oculus colour couldn’t beryllium determined.

An introspection of the decedent’s teeth showed her to person been successful bully dental health. However, determination were a fewer things of note:

• The #13 bony was somewhat smaller.
• The #20 bony was rotated to the lingual side.
• The #23, #24, #25 and #26 teeth were somewhat crowded.

It’s imaginable Jane Doe whitethorn person fixed commencement astatine immoderate constituent successful her life.

RULE OUTS:

1. Susan Maria Ann Cerritelli, who went missing from Long Pond, Pennsylvania, connected May 11, 1983.
2. Dail Boxley Dinwiddie, who went missing from Columbia, South Carolina, connected September 24, 1992.
3. Arisoneide Oliveira Gosselin, who went missing from Turlock, California, connected May 28, 1992.
4. Kathryn Marie Rahe Gregory, who went missing from Spokane, Washington, connected November 4, 1981.
5. Ellabeth Mae Lodermeier, who went missing from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, connected March 6, 1974.
6. Catherine Ruth Malcolmson, who went missing from Stow, Massachusetts, connected August 13, 1985.
7. Anne D.V. Manchester, who went missing from Newark, Delaware, connected June 29, 1980.
8. Myra Manley, who went missing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, connected September 2, 1983.
9. Christine Marie Markey, who went missing from Oneida, New York, connected January 10, 1993.
10. Kathleen Anne Meyer, who went missing from New Castle, Delaware, connected September 10, 1988.
11. Dawn Marie Miller, who went missing from Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, connected October 24, 1992.
12. Virginia Sue Pictou-Noyes, who went missing from Bangor, Maine, connected April 24, 1993.
13. Jennifer Lynn Pandos, who went missing from Williamsburg, Virginia, connected February 2, 1987.
14. Dianne Nguyen Robbins, who went missing from Kennewick, Washington, connected June 18, 1985.
15. Patricia Ann Schmidt, who went missing from Richmond, Virginia, connected June 4, 1985.
16. Tiffany Louise Sessions, who went missing from Gainesville, Florida, connected February 9, 1989.
17. Valerie Smith, who went missing from Long Island, New York, connected March 4, 1981. Her remains were recovered successful May of that year, but they weren’t identified until October 2021. Foul play is not suspected successful her death.

CASE CONTACT INFORMATION:

Jane Doe’s dentals and DNA are disposable for comparison.

Anyone with accusation regarding the lawsuit is asked to interaction Delaware State Police astatine (302) 739-5901. Tips tin besides beryllium called into the Division of Forensic Science Agency astatine (302) 577-3420.

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