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{{UID|name = Harris County Jane Doe|image = [[File:HarrisOct80clothing.jpg|200px]]|sex = {{F}}|race = {{Black}}/{{Asian}}|location = Houston, Texas|found = October 16, 1980<ref>The victim is also listed to have been discovered on October 15</ref>|span = {{age|1980|10|15}}|postmortem interval = 3 months|body condition = {{dec}}|age approximation = 20-31|height approximation = 4'8 - 4'10|weight approximation = 90 - 110 pounds|cause of death = {{Homicide}}}}'''Harris County Jane Doe''' was a woman found murdered along Interstate 45 in 1980. Her case is speculated to be related to [[Harris County Jane Doe (December 1980)|Harris County Jane Doe]] and [[Walker County Jane Doe]].
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{{UID Infobox|title1 = Harris County Jane Doe|image1 = File:HarrisOct80clothing.jpg|sex = {{F}}|race = {{Black}}<br/>{{Asian}}<br/>East Indian|location = Houston, Texas|discovered = October 16, 1980<sup><ref>''The victim is also listed to have been discovered on October 15.''</ref></sup>|span = {{age|1980|10|15}}|pmi = 3 months|condition = {{dec}}|age = 20-31|height = 4'8 - 4'10|weight = 90 - 110 pounds|cod = {{strang}}}}
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'''Harris County Jane Doe''' was a woman found murdered along Interstate 45 in 1980. Her case is speculated to be related to a killer who dumped victims along Interstate 45, or possibly a larger group of victims discovered in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
   
 
== Case ==
  
== Case ==
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Decedent found October 16, 1980 partially decomposed on roadside beneath barbed wire fence
  
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The female's body was discovered along I-45, near a barbed wire fence. Early into the investigation, the female had been theorized to have been one of various high risk victims, including prostitutes, who were killed and left along Texas highways in the late 1970s and 1980s.
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In 2017, it was suggested that this victim could have been killed by an offender who killed three other females in 1980 and left their bodies along the same interstate. Only one was identified; the other two include [[Walker County Jane Doe]] and the December 1980 [[Harris County Jane Doe (December 1980)|Harris County Jane Doe]]. These victims in particular had been sexually assaulted without rape, and had been strangled in a similar way.
   
 
== Characteristics ==
  
== Characteristics ==
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*Decedent was of African descent, possibly with Indian or Asian admixture
  
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*Decedent had black hair put into many small braids
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*She had black hair that was styled in various braids.
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*She possibly suffered from dental disease, as suggested by her lower set of teeth.
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*Decedent's jaw showed areas of bone loss associated of periodontal problems
  
   
 
== Clothing ==
  
== Clothing ==
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*Multi-colored head scarf
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*Multicolored head scarf
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*Long sleeve blue and white pull over shirt, size medium
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*Long sleeve blue and white pullover, size medium
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*Blue denim pants size 5/6 with large orange colored embroidered flowers on rear pockets
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*Blue denim pants, size 5 or 6
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**Large, orange-colored flowers embroidered on rear pockets
 
*White bra
  
*White bra
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*Red bikini-style underwear
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*Red bikini underwear
   
 
== Sources ==
  
== Sources ==
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*{{TXDPS|U0312038|Harris County Jane Doe}}
  
*{{TXDPS|U0312038|Harris County Jane Doe}}
 
*{{NamUs|1468|Harris County Jane Doe}}
  
*{{NamUs|1468|Harris County Jane Doe}}
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*''Fort Worth Star-Telegram'' (1/15/81)
   
 
== Footnotes ==
  
== Footnotes ==
 
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[[Category:No reconstruction]]
  
[[Category:No reconstruction]]
 
[[Category:Young adults]]
  
[[Category:Young adults]]

Revision as of 02:35, 2 November 2020

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Harris County Jane Doe was a woman found murdered along Interstate 45 in 1980. Her case is speculated to be related to a killer who dumped victims along Interstate 45, or possibly a larger group of victims discovered in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Case

The female's body was discovered along I-45, near a barbed wire fence. Early into the investigation, the female had been theorized to have been one of various high risk victims, including prostitutes, who were killed and left along Texas highways in the late 1970s and 1980s.

In 2017, it was suggested that this victim could have been killed by an offender who killed three other females in 1980 and left their bodies along the same interstate. Only one was identified; the other two include Walker County Jane Doe and the December 1980 Harris County Jane Doe. These victims in particular had been sexually assaulted without rape, and had been strangled in a similar way.

Characteristics

  • She had black hair that was styled in various braids.
  • She possibly suffered from dental disease, as suggested by her lower set of teeth.

Clothing

  • Multicolored head scarf
  • Long sleeve blue and white pullover, size medium
  • Blue denim pants, size 5 or 6
    • Large, orange-colored flowers embroidered on rear pockets
  • White bra
  • Red bikini underwear

Sources

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The victim is also listed to have been discovered on October 15.
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