Changes: Jan Hartman

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Janice Hartman was a go-go dancer who disappeared in 1974 after marital problems with her husband, John Smith.

Case

Hartman was murdered by her ex-husband, John Smith, and placed in a makeshift coffin, which was stored at Smith's house until his relatives opened it and discovered her body. The remains were then dumped at a roadside in Indiana. and was later discovered in 1980. She remained unidentified and was dubbed "Lady in the Box" until a DNA comparison in 2000.

Related cases

John Smith is believed to have murdered his estranged wife Fran Smith in 1991, whose remains have yet to be discovered. Photographs of two previously unidentified women were discovered in Smith's suitcase but both were found to be alive. An additional unidentified subject was discovered in one of his storage units in Ohio, consisting of skull fragments and teeth.

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+{{Identified_Infobox|title1=Janice Hartman |image1=JHartman.jpg|caption1=|name=Janice Hartman|sex={{F}}|age=23|missing_from=Doylesville, Ohio|disappeared=November 1974|discovered=April 1980|location=Morocco, Indiana|identified=c. 2000|span= 20 years|cod={{Presumed}}}}
-{{Identified|realname = Janice Hartman|alias = Lady in the Box|sex = Female|found = April 1980|missing from = Doylestown, Ohio <br> 1974|timespan = |age = 19|cause of death = Homicide|status = Solved|image = [[File:JHartman.jpg|200px]]|identified = 2000 <br> (20 years)}}
-'''Janice Hartman''' was a go-go dancer that disappeared in 1974 after marital problems with her husband, John Smith. She was murdered by him and placed in a makeshift coffin, which was stored at Smith's house until his relatives opened it and discovered her body. The remains were then dumped at a roadside and discovered in 1980. She remained unidentified and was dubbed "'''Lady in the Box'''" until a DNA comparison in 2000.
+'''Janice Hartman''' was a go-go dancer who disappeared in 1974 after marital problems with her husband, John Smith.
+== Case ==
+Hartman was murdered by her ex-husband, John Smith, and placed in a makeshift coffin, which was stored at Smith's house until his relatives opened it and discovered her body. The remains were then dumped at a roadside in Indiana. and was later discovered in 1980. She remained unidentified and was dubbed "'''Lady in the Box'''" until a DNA comparison in 2000.
+== Related cases ==
+John Smith is believed to have murdered his estranged wife [https://int-missing.fandom.com/wiki/Fran_Smith Fran Smith] in 1991, whose remains have yet to be discovered. Photographs of two previously unidentified women were discovered in Smith's suitcase but both were found to be alive. An additional unidentified subject was discovered in one of his storage units in Ohio, consisting of skull fragments and teeth.
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery widths="185">
+JaniceHartman2.png
+JaniceHartman3.jpg
+JaniceHartman.jpg
+</gallery>
+== Media ==
+* Hartman's case was detailed on ''Forensic Files'' as well as ''Cold Case Files.''
+== Sources ==
+*{{Wikipedia|John_Smith_(murderer)|John Smith}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartman, Janice}}
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 [[Category:1974 deaths]]
 [[Category:1980 discoveries]]
-[[Category:People found in Ohio]]
+[[Category:People found in Indiana]]
 [[Category:Solved murders]]
 [[Category:2000 identifications]]
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 [[Category:Partial remains]]
 [[Category:Cold Case Files cases]]
+[[Category:Erotic dancers]]
+[[Category:Death cause undetermined]]
+[[Category:1974 disappearances]]
+[[Category:Formerly missing people from Ohio]]
+[[Category:Long postmortem interval]]
+[[Category:John Smith victims]]
+[[Category:Mariticides]]