Marion County Doe (1971)

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Marion County Doe
Discovered	June 10, 1971
Unidentified for	47 years
Location	Tonti, Illinois
Body condition	Traumatic injuries
Postmortem interval	Hours
Cause of death	Vehicle accident

Marion County Doe was an individual who was killed in the 1971 Tonti train wreck near Salem, Illinois. Their body was badly mangled, stripped of most of its flesh, and partially decapitated, meaning that it was impossible to determine their height, weight, age, sex, race, or any other identifying characteristics.

In March 2025, the DNA Doe Project began working with the Salem City Council to identify the person through genetic genealogy.

Sources

• WJBD
• 1971 Tonti Train Wreck on Wikipedia