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  • Houston Jane Doe (July 2020)

    Houston Jane Doe (July 2020)

    • DATE OF DISCOVERY: July 21st, 2020
    • LOCATION OF DISCOVERY: Houston, Harris County, Texas, 77017, USA
    • ESTIMATED YEAR OF DEATH: Not stated/Unknown
    • POSTMORTEM INTERVAL: Not stated/Unknown
    • CONDITION OF REMAINS: Not recognizable – Decomposing/putrefaction
    • CAUSE OF DEATH: Not stated/Unknown
    • SEX: Female
    • ESTIMATED AGE1: 45 – 70 years old
    • RACE: Caucasian
    • WEIGHT: Cannot estimate
    • HEIGHT2: 5’4” – 5’6” (64 – 66 inches; 162.56 – 167.64 cm)
    • EYE COLOUR: Unknown
    • HAIR: Partially white and brown/black (long)
    • DISTINGUISHING MARKS/FEATURES:
      • Wears glasses
      • TATTOO ON OUTER LEFT CALF: Colourful butterfly

    BACKGROUND

    On July 21st, 2020, human remains were discovered in the 2000 block of Ahrens Street, described as a “…grassy area behind some businesses and warehouses”, in Houston, Texas.

    The victim is believed to be a Caucasian female between 45 to 70 years old. She stood approximately 5’4” to 5’6” in height and had long, partially white and brown/black hair. Her weight and eye colour could not be determined. It is noted that she “wears glasses”, though no glasses were noted to be found so I am unsure how they came to this conclusion or if some were found but just not noted down.


    The woman had a colourful butterfly tattoo on her outer left calf. She was found wearing a dark blue t-shirt with the words “Stronger than Cancer” and the pink breast cancer awareness ribbon, black stretchy pants, yellow hospital-style non-slip socks, underwear, and a bra.


    A comment on her Websleuths forum post link to a .pdf file by Harris County regarding this Jane Doe but it is not available now for some reason, or at least I cannot access it. They note that in the file, she is noted to have had “…a history of a left craniotomy (surgery involving the skull), surgery of her neck, and surgery of her wrist.” I have not seen this noted anywhere else but wanted to mention it.

    A good write-up of this case was done a year ago on the r/UnresolvedMysteries subreddit by user u/HovercraftCapable820 that I will include in the reference links.

    CLOTHING/ITEMS – On the body, the following was noted

    • Dark blue t-shirt with the words “Stronger than Cancer” and the pink breast cancer awareness ribbon (No brand or size noted)
    • Black stretchy pants (No brand noted; size “L”)
    • Yellow hospital-style non-slip socks (No brand or size noted)
    • Underwear (No brand or size noted)
    • Bra (No brand or size noted)

    Near the body, the following was noted

    • White and pink sneakers (No brand or size noted)

    NOTES – Things of note or discrepancies found during research

    • 1 AGE – NamUs notes 40 to 70 years old, while Texas DPS notes 40 to 65 years old.
    • 2 HEIGHT – NamUs notes 5’5” to 5’6”, Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences notes her height as 5’6”, and Texas DPS notes 5’4” to 5’6”, so I can just used the shorted and tallest numbers for the range.

    IDENTIFIERS – I could not find any information regarding identifiers

    • Dentals: Unknown
    • Fingerprints: Unknown
    • DNA: Unknown

    EXCLUSIONS – Name (NamUs Case Number; Date of Last Contact; Last Known Location)

    • Maria Dolores Nelson (MP88022; 15 Oct. 2019; Franklin, IN)
    • Maria Westbrooke (NamUs Page Down)
    • Tara Lee Blue (MP10832; 02 Nov. 2001; Center, TX)
    • Althea Lanelle Rogers (MP9085; 02 Oct. 1985; Georgetown, TX)

    INVESTIGATING AGENCY & OTHER CASE INFORMATION

    AGENCY ONE

    • Agency Name: Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
    • Agency Contact Person: Michelle Sanford (Forensic Entomologist/ID Coordinator)
    • Agency Phone Number: 832-927-5000
    • Agency Case Number: ML20-3041

    AGENCY TWO

    • Agency Name: Houston Police Department
    • Agency Phone Number: 832-394-1840
    • Agency Case Number: 957815-20

    OTHER INFORMATION/CASE NUMBERS

    • NCIC Case Number: U2103002
    • NamUs Case Number: #UP72078

    REFERENCES