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Images released of 2007 Sarasota murder victim
By Billy Cox
Published: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 12:49 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at 10:00 p.m.
Computer-generated facial reconstruction images of a woman whose remains
were found in a wooden area off Ashton Court in Sarasota in 2007.
STAFF PHOTO / DAN WAGNER
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"She's always on my mind," says Miller, whose relationship with Jane Doe began on Feb. 6, 2007, some 50 yards south of 5438 Ashton Court in Sarasota. "Who are you? That question often goes through my head as I walk in the door. Who are you?"
On the eve of that grim anniversary, the Sheriff's Office released another composite portrait of Jane Doe. And with an assist from technology, an even sharper profile of the county's only anonymous homicide victim may soon assume a sharper focus.
Buried in a 3-foot grave, her skull exhibiting signs of fracturing before death, Jane Doe went undiscovered for as long as a year before a passer-by found one of her bones. She is believed to have been anywhere from her 30s to her 40s, and of European ethnicity. She had long brown ponytailed hair with blonde streaks. Jane Doe's DNA matches nothing in the FBI database, and her body was too decomposed to detect fingerprints.
Thanks to facial reconstruction software created by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, new images unveiled in Sarasota Wednesday morning will replace the original FBI sketches.
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Tips and leads on Jane Doe can be forwarded to Criminal Investigations at 941-861-4900, Crime Stoppers at 941-366-8477, or online at www.sarasotacrimestoppers.com
I don't believe that's ever been stated by LE. The truth is that we don't know which cases are related, with the exception of the four in Daytona Beach where a link has been confirmed by LE. Considering the timing of this woman's murder in 2006, it's not an unreasonable notion, IMO. And if not, the added exposure for the Jane Doe won't hurt.Is this one believed to be connected to any of the other murders in the area?
I hesitate about her being homeless. In my experiences- homeless don't usually wear skirts. In Florida you would get eaten by mosquitoes and sand fleas. Just my opinion.