Virginia Beach Jane Doe was a woman whose dismembered body was found in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1976.
Case[]
A fisherman spotted a green plastic trash bag that had washed up on One Island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. Inside was the body of a nude, headless, and fingerless woman, curled in a fetal position and bound with nylon rope. Investigators suspected she may have been thrown from a car on the bridge or from a boat in the bay. They also theorized that her head and fingers were removed to prevent identification. An autopsy revealed she had been dead for 24 to 48 hours and placed in the water about 24 hours before being found.
According to the Doe Network, her fingerprints and dentals are unavailable for identification. However, her DNA is available.
Characteristics[]
- Old 5 1/2-inch scar on posterior right thigh.
- Raised red mole on neck one inch below Adam's apple.
- Two brown skin moles 1 to 1 1/2 inches to the left of Adam's apple.
- Raised red mole on right posterior shoulder blade.
- Raised red mole on the right side of pelvic bone area.
- Vaccination scar on upper left arm.
- Neatly trimmed and polished toenails with reddish-orange polish.
- Legs and underarms possibly shaved recently.
- Tan lines indicating wear of only one-piece bathing suits.
- Muscular legs.
- Loose and fleshy skin on upper arms and abdomen.
- Stretch marks on both breasts.
- Graying on pubic region.
Exclusions[]
- Denise Anderson
- Nancy Baird
- Carol Batterman
- Phyllis Berry
- Althea Blankinship
- Carlene Brown
- Pamela Burrows
- Thora Chamberlain
- Lee Chance
- Cynthia Constantine
- Bea Fulton
- Georgann Hawkins
- Pam Hobley
- Vicke Lamberton
- Cindy Mellin
- Deborah Meyer
- Betty Roberts
- Lynne Schulze
- Nellie Tibbitts
- Sheryl Tillinghast
- Rachel Trlica
Sources[]
- Virginia Beach Jane Doe at the Doe Network POSTMORTEM WARNING
- Virginia State Police POSTMORTEM WARNING
- Virginia Beach Jane Doe at NamUs