Unidentified Wiki

Oneida County Jane Doe was a woman whose decomposed body was located in Cassian, Wisconsin, in 1947.

Case[]

After being strangled to death, the victim was buried in a prone position near a road overgrown with vegetation in the vicinity of US Highways 8 and 51.

The file pertaining to this case was later stored away and rediscovered over seven decades later by officials who were looking through the basement of a storage facility. The woman was subsequently entered into NamUs, and an exhumation of her remains was approved for early October 2021.

Characteristics[]

  • Brown hair that was beginning to lose coloration.
  • Two lines extending between the forehead and nose.
  • Wide-set nose.
  • Edentulous; dentures were present.
  • Stocky build.
  • Ankles and feet were noted as significantly smaller than average.

Clothing and accessories[]

  • Rayon or silk pants, undershirt, and a slip.
  • Corset, size L.
  • Yellow-metal ring on wedding finger.
  • Beer bottle caps.

Sources[]