Linda Sue Anderson, also known by the surname Andrews, was a woman who was found in a shallow grave in Clark County, Nevada in 1993. While unidentified, she was known as Jane Tropicana Doe.
She was identified by Othram in January 2024.
Case[]
Anderson's skeletal remains were found on April 18, 1993, by a scientist conducting environmental research near the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Durango Drive, which at the time was remote desert (now part of the Las Vegas metropolitan area). Her body had been buried in a shallow grave covered by a quilt and rocks.
Police determined that she died from gunshot wounds, probably in mid-to-late 1991. While unidentified, she was nicknamed Jane Tropicana Doe by authorities, after the street nearby to where she was found.
Background[]
Anderson lived in the Las Vegas and Henderson area and had three children. She suffered from mental health problems.
Her family reported that they last heard from her via phone in June 1991. After her identification in 2024, her children told authorities their stepfather had told them that one day he had returned home and found she was gone, never to be seen again. Due to her history of mental illness, they believed this story and never reported her missing.