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Eatonton Doe was a teenager or young adult found deceased in a railway car in 1978. Their gender is unknown due to the clothing found on them, but it is certain the victim was assigned male at birth.

Discovery

Additional reconstruction

Additional reconstruction

The decedent's body was discovered inside of a railway car that may have travelled through the state of Kentucky. It is unknown when the victim entered the car. It is also unknown if they had entered it alive as a way to travel or if they had been disposed of after death.

The train had originated in Fariston, Kentucky on June 8 and made stops in Corbin, Kentucky, Etowah, Tennessee, Atlanta, Georgia and Warren County, Georgia before arriving in Eatonton on June 10.

Characteristics

  • Brown eyes.
  • Black to brown hair, styled in an Afro with a reddish tint.
  • Slim build but was well-nourished.
  • Stitches in their upper lip from a recent injury.
  • Curled eyelashes.
  • Long fingernails.
  • Healed scars were on their chest, back and legs.
  • They had an extra left rib.

Clothing and accessories

  • A black knit T-shirt.
  • Blue jeans.
  • A blue elastic belt with the word "jeans".
  • Bikini underwear.
  • Gray, lace-up dress shoes.
    • Some sources state only one shoe was found.

Sources