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Madison County Jane Doe (2002)

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Madison County Jane Doe was a woman who was found murdered in Marine, Illinois, on March 11, 2002.

She is possibly a victim of serial killer and rapist Maury Troy Travis.

Case[]

Discovery[]

Illinois Department of Transportation workers discovered the victim's mostly intact skeletal remains on the eastbound side of Interstate 70. The scene was near mile 23, just west of Illinois Route 143, and close to the Silver Creek overpass. According to the Doe Network, her DNA has been obtained.

Suspect[]

She is believed to be a victim of serial killer and rapist Maury Troy Travis. Authorities theorize that he possibly murdered between twelve and twenty women in Missouri and Illinois from 2000 to 2002. However, Travis never confessed to any involvement in these crimes. He died by suicide in his cell at the St. Louis County Jail in Clayton, Missouri, on June 10, 2002, at the age of 36. Travis is also a suspect in the homicides of three other women, two of whom are still unidentified: Carol Hemphill, St. Clair County Jane Doe, and St. Charles County Jane Doe.

Characteristics[]

  • Black hair.

Clothing and accessories[]

  • Red and white checkered flannel-style, Tommy Hilfiger brand button down men's style shirt found on the body, size XL.
  • Gray Second Skins brand shorts with rhinestones found on the body, size M.
  • Men's style gold-colored nugget costume jewelry ring with two glass stones that originally held four stones in the setting found near the body, size 7 1/4.
  • Metal hoop bracelet, 3 inches in diameter, smooth on one side with a channel on the other side found near the body. A ring of black onyx beads on an elastic string fits into the bracelet.
  • Bracelet with numerous plastic yellow, green, black, mauve, and brown beads strung with thin, stretchable elastic string found near the body. The bracelets were gathered by an oval shaped metallic ring with a small hole at one end, possibly for the purpose of hanging a charm.

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