Beaver County Jane Doe

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Beaver County Jane Doe
Bust based off postmortem images
Discovered	December 12, 2014
Unidentified for	9 years
Sex	Female
Location	Economy Borough, Pennsylvania
Age	40-80
Race	White
Body condition	Mummified
Cause of death	Suspected natural

Beaver County Jane Doe was a woman whose embalmed, severed head was found in a wooded area in 2014.

Her head had likely been severed by someone with anatomical knowledge and her eyes had been replaced with red rubber balls, which is inconsistent with the funeral industry. However, the method in which she was embalmed suggests that it was done in a funeral home rather than a medical school or something similar.

Traces of a medication used to treat heart failure was found in her system and she may have passed away from a heart condition. Foul play is not suspected in her death.

Characteristics

• Gray/partially gray hair.

Media

• Her case was featured on the fourth season of the Unsolved Mysteries on an episode titled “The Severed Head,” in 2024.

Exclusions

• Terrie Buhrman
• Amy Pugner
• Rabihan Seiders
• Holly Grim
• Jennifer Cahill-Shadle

Gallery

Regressed version of bust

Alternate sketch

Age regression to 30s

Sources

• Beaver County Jane Doe at NamUs
• Washington Post
• Pennsylvania CrimeStoppers
• Unsolved Mysteries
• Reuters:
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• Distractify
• Erie Times-News
• The Beaver Times
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