Elko County Jane Doe (1993)

Elko County Jane Doe, also referred to as Shafter Jane Doe, was a young woman who was found murdered near the Interstate 80 off-ramp to Shafter, Elko County, Nevada. 15 women have been ruled out as the victim.

Case[]

The victim had been shot twice - once in the chest and once in the back - with a small-caliber gun and had been severely beaten about the face. There was no sign of sexual assault. Her body was found approximately six days after her death, in an advanced stage of decomposition.

She was dumped between Wendover and Wells at the Shafter off-ramp of Interstate 80. The area where her body was found is on the edge of a vast and desolate desert bisected by one of the country's busiest highways.

Investigators believe she was killed in another location and dumped at the off-ramp. Her murder may be linked to other Great Basin murders that occurred between 1983 and 1997. Dale Wayne Eaton, a murderer on death row in Wyoming, has been named as a possible suspect in her case.

In 2009, isotope testing on a hair sample indicated that she possibly lived much of her life in the Southwest, including Southern California, New Mexico and Arizona. She'd lived in Lincoln County, Wyoming, near Afton for the last seven months of her life, likely between April and November 1993. It should be noted, however, that some interpretations of isotopic analyses have proved inaccurate, such as that of Evelyn Colon.

Characteristics[]

Was being treated for endometriosis.
History of childbirth.
2x4 inch burn scar or birthmark on right calf.
Teeth in excellent condition.
- One tooth was in the process of getting a root canal.
- Wisdom teeth were impacted and had not been removed.
Fingernails were painted pink and looked to have been professionally done.

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Exclusions[]

Sources[]

Elko County Jane Doe at the Doe Network
Elko County Jane Doe at NamUs
Great Basin Murders on Wikipedia