Greene County (TN) Jane Doe, age 15-17 Murdered March 1985

[Richard]

Greene County (TN) Jane Doe, age 15-17 Murdered March 1985

Unidentified White Female
Found on April 14, 1985 in rural Greene County, Tennessee.
(Greene County is in eastern Tennessee. It borders North Carolina and is south of Virginia.)
Cause of death is trauma to the head.
Estimated time of death is 3 to 6 weeks.
Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 15 - 17 years old.
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'5" - 5'6" (165-168 cm); 130 - 140 lbs. (59-64 kg)
Distinguishing Characteristics: Brown hair with reddish tints.
Clothing: No clothing or jewelry was found with the victim.
Dentals: She had a slight overbite.
DNA: Available
Other: She was approximately 6 weeks pregnant.

Case History
The victim was located beside I-75 in rural Greene County in April 1985.

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse (toll-free) 800-346-3243 Or
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation 800-824-3463

Agency Case Number: U9401001
NCIC Number: N/A

Source Information:
Texas Missing Persons Clearinghouse
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The Doe Network: Case File 264UFTN

Link:
http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/264uftn.html

[carolina]

i wonder if they have looked at this one?

http://charleyproject.org/cases/b/burnette_mary.html

i loked pretty hard and there arent a lot of possibilities i could come up with. this one looked good nbut unoless the date on her disappearnace is wrong it is too late.

http://charleyproject.org/cases/g/green_martha.html

[mere]

It does look good. With her parents not reporting her missing until 1989 we don't know how accurate that information would be.

[LillyRush]

i wonder if they have looked at this one?

http://charleyproject.org/cases/b/burnette_mary.html
I think she resembles this first one that you found, the years and ages line up too. Plus, she remained in a geographical comfort zone, only going from Alabama to TN. Not a far trek, and if she had gotten pregnant she would have had to slow down anwyay. Have you sent this in as a tip?

[carolina]

no i sure haven't. if y'all think it is worth checking i will though...do you think i should email the doe network or coosa county? or both?

[shadowangel]

I looked on the map, I-75 doesn't go through Greene County. Was I-80 re-named at some point?

[carolina]

I looked on the map, I-75 doesn't go through Greene County. Was I-80 re-named at some point?
you're right, it is nowhere near it at all. i am going to bother the doe network on this one right now.

[shadowangel]

The reason I'm curious is that this young lady

http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/26ufga.html

was found only a couple of years later along I-59 in GA, just south of the TN border. Follow I-59 a little north into TN, and you're on I-75. The girls share a lot of physical characteristics. I was originally looking at this young lady as a possible victim of Franklin Floyd. Does anyone know of other UIDs found in this area and time frame, or missing girls in the area?

[mere]

I 75 goes right through Union City. This was in 1975 though.

http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/210dfga.html

[carolina]

well there goes being productive for me forr the rest of the day. i am currently printing out maps. and i am about to get on charley project and doe for ther rest of the day.

[Richard]

I wonder if it might also be of benefit in a case such as this one to also do a sort on NCMEC, Doenet, etc for other Jane Does of a similar description, or similar injuries, etc. Not with the initial purpose of learning this girl's identification, but perhaps to find other victims of the same killer.

Sometimes finding such links to two or more cases might reveal possible suspects or geographic locations/jurisdictions.

[shadowangel]

From the Doe Network....

"An official with the Campbell County [TN] Sheriff's Department stated that a possible serial killer worked the area of I-75 in the late 1990s. Authorities believe the murderer(s) may have picked up victims from nearby establishments and and disposed of the remains off of the interstate."

http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/181uftn.html
http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/223uftn.html


I think they didn't look back far enough....

[PonderingThings]

New reconstruction for one of the Jane Doe's

http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/264uftn.html (http://www.doenetwork.us/cases/264uftn.html)

[Richard]

Here is an updated link to the unidentified girl found in Greene County, Tennessee in March 1985:

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/264uftn.html

This area is in the vicinity of the North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee borders.

Fred Howard Coffey, Jr. is the primary suspect in the murder of a little 8-year-old boy in Bristol, VA killed in 1986. Bristol is on the border of Tennessee and Virginia, and it is Fred's hometown.

In 1987, Coffey was convicted of murdering a 10-year-old girl in NC in 1979, and of molesting three children in 1986. He admitted to having molested over 100 children, and most likely killed others as well.

I wonder if this girl might be one of his victims?

[Richard]

How does this look as a possible match of a missing person to this Jane Doe? Compare the photos and artists conception drawings/ sculpture photos.

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Mary Jo Burnette, 16 Missing about June 1, 1984 from Rockford, AL

Mary Jo Burnette
Missing since about June 1, 1984 from Rockford, Coosa County, Alabama.
Classification: Endangered Runaway

Vital Statistics
Date Of Birth: October 18, 1967
Age at Time of Disappearance: 16 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'4" (163 cm); 90 lbs (41 kg)
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; hazel eyes.
Marks, Scars: She has a scar on her left knee and a scar on her left calf. She may wear glasses.
Dentals: Available. Somewhat crooked teeth to include a very protruding right upper central incisor.
AKA: She may go by the nickname Joe.

Circumstances of Disappearance
Burnette was last seen on June 1, 1984. She may be in the Atlanta, Georgia area. She may be traveling with a male companion. Mary was arrested in 1984 but the family did not report her as missing until 1989 and the June 1 date is a guess. She may have been seen in Florida.

Investigators
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact: Coosa County Sheriff's Office 256-377-4922

NCMEC #: NCMC869473
NCIC Number: M-189763810
Please refer to these numbers when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
The Doe Network: Case File 1403DFAL

LINK:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1403dfal.html

[Richard]

bumping case up. Any thoughts about a possible match between Greene County Jane Doe and Mary Jo Burnette?

Mary Jo Burnette
Missing since June 1, 1984 from Rockford, Coosa County, Alabama.
Classification: Endangered Runaway
The Doe Network: Case File 1403DFAL

LINK:
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1403dfal.html

[kandoo76]

Is this one a possibility? http://police.nashville.org/get_involved/missing/jenniferwyant.htm

[Lisahas2cats]

Mary Jo's teeth make me wonder about her as a possible match for the I-59 Jane Doe mentioned in post #8. Her frame size makes it not as likely, as I-59 Jane Doe was physically larger......otoh, Mary Jo could have grown some if she was alive from the date of her disappearance till 1988.

[Rle7]

TBI is once again looking at a 23-year-old cold case. Investigators hope if they put it back in the public eye, they will get fresh leads and be able to officially reopen the case.

A teenager found her body on April 14th, 1985 at exit 44 off Interstate 81 in Greene County.

The victim would be almost 40 years old today.

Agents believe “Jane Doe” was between 15 and 17 at the time of her murder.

News Channel 11 spoke with the man who found her body and the officer who responded to the 9-1-1 call.

http://www.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/man_who_discovered_body_talks_about_the_cold_case/9604/

[dearmont]

Possible match to Greene Co UID - anyone?

Sharon Zelinski McCully
Missing since December 11, 1984 from Austin, Travis County, Texas.



Date Of Birth: July 1, 1959
Age at Time of Disappearance: 25 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6"; 130 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes. She wears contact lenses.
Tattoos: Tattoo of a yellow and red rose on her abdomen.
Dentals: Available
Clothing: Dark blue slacks with white pin stripes, an unknown color of blouse, and white tennis shoes with red stripes.
AKA: Sarah
McCully was last seen at Howard Lane and Interstate 35. She was on a Christmas shopping trip, and had just left her husband after a lunch date. Her Volkswagen was seen on Bee Cave Road that day, and in the area where Barton Creek Square is now located. It was found at an apartment complex on Research Boulevard. She was a nurse with hopes of going to medical school.
A resident told police she saw a woman fitting McCully's description getting out of the car with a man, but the tip didn't develop. Fingerprints were found on her car but there hasn't been enough physical evidence to link anyone ot the crime.

http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1114dftx.html

[anthrobones]

Bumping up

[Debbie Miller]

Possible match to Greene Co UID - anyone?

Sharon Zelinski McCully
Missing since December 11, 1984 from Austin, Travis County, Texas.





Date Of Birth: July 1, 1959
Age at Time of Disappearance: 25 years old
Height and Weight at Time of Disappearance: 5'6"; 130 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: White female. Brown hair; brown eyes. She wears contact lenses.
Tattoos: Tattoo of a yellow and red rose on her abdomen.
Dentals: Available
Clothing: Dark blue slacks with white pin stripes, an unknown color of blouse, and white tennis shoes with red stripes.
AKA: Sarah
McCully was last seen at Howard Lane and Interstate 35. She was on a Christmas shopping trip, and had just left her husband after a lunch date. Her Volkswagen was seen on Bee Cave Road that day, and in the area where Barton Creek Square is now located. It was found at an apartment complex on Research Boulevard. She was a nurse with hopes of going to medical school.



A resident told police she saw a woman fitting McCully's description getting out of the car with a man, but the tip didn't develop. Fingerprints were found on her car but there hasn't been enough physical evidence to link anyone ot the crime.
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1114dftx.html

The age isn't within the range given for the uid, I have had ME's tell me that the bones tell them how old the victim was. As we all know from experience though, there have been cases where the age is off.

[Debbie Miller]

I am wondering if this girl was in a foster home, she could be a human trafficking victim.

I read where this girl was beaten badly, I suppose that is the cause of death.

A couple years ago I called in a possible match with Raylene Hensley as it seems her father beat on her, but it had already been looked into and it was not a match.

[Debbie Miller]

Here is the link from the Namus site.

https://identifyus.org/cases/1576