Identified! IL - Kankakee Co., WhtFem UP8716, p40, in shallow grave, necklace mark '1-AR', Nov'85 - name withheld

Romulus · Nov 16, 2016

The Doe Network

Date of Discovery: November 24, 1985
Location of Discovery: Pembroke Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Estimated Date of Death: 1985 (Months)
State of Remains: Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description

** Listed information is approximate
Estimated Age: Pre 40 Yrs.
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4"
Weight: Cannot Estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: None/Near complete or complete skeleton
Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Available (Elsewhere)
DNA: Not Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Yellow Sweater
Jewelry: Gold necklace with an oval tag with markings of "1-AR". Probable that the necklace was purchased abroad.Additional Personal Items: None
Case History

Skeletal remains were found in a shallow grave near a wooded area in Pembroke Township.
Investigating Agency(s)

If you have any information about this case please contact;
Agency Name: Kankakee County Coroners Office
Agency Contact Person: Stephanie Jackson
Agency Phone Number: 815-802-7195

Agency Case Number: 85-1114
NamUs Case Number: MP/UP #8716

Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
Information Source(s)

NamUs

anonymess · Nov 17, 2016

Doesnt sound like it was a cheap necklace. 1AR is unoaerre but they are widely distributed across the world. if LE has a photo of the necklace they should try the unoaerre museum and see if they can identify the necklace model and years it was sold. The company might also have some history on what country they were sold in. http://www.unoaerre.it/en/about-us

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Romulus · Nov 17, 2016

Interesting, is italian brand from Arezzo City in Tuscany region; maybe the model is in this link

https://www.amazon.com/UnoAerre-Gold-Plated-Classic-Link-Necklace/dp/B006R1RUMM

carbuff · Nov 20, 2016

Doenetwork link, no new information: http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1054ufil.html

This is Pembroke Township: https://goo.gl/maps/bVBkapBppRn I couldn't locate the exact address given in Namus.

carbuff · Nov 20, 2018

Updated Namus link: Unidentified Person Case

The Doe Network: 1054UFIL indicates she has fingerprints but elsewhere, with no DNA or dentals, so it's probable she has not been automatically compared to anybody.

Ms Suzanne · Nov 21, 2018

Are they going to get DNA on this Jane Doe.Can anyone find out?

Onfortuneswheel · Nov 23, 2018

Romulus said:
Probable that the necklace was purchased abroad.

I wonder why they assume this? The jewelry company is Italian but they have registered trademarks in the US going back to 1969.

Mrs. Badcrumble · Nov 23, 2018

Onfortuneswheel said:
I wonder why they assume this? The jewelry company is Italian but they have registered trademarks in the US going back to 1969.

Perhaps that particular design wasn't sold in the US, but European release only? No such thing as online shopping back in the good, ol' 80s!

Romulus · Mar 1, 2020

Bump!

victoriarobinson642 · Mar 1, 2020

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Has Jennifer Schmidt been suggested yet? Missing from West Indiana in 1985

Romulus · Feb 3, 2021

1054UFIL - Unidentified Female

Date of Discovery: November 24, 1985
Location of Discovery: Pembroke Township, Kankakee County, Illinois
Estimated Date of Death: Months prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description
Estimated Age: Adult - Pre 40 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'4" to 5'6"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Unavailable
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Unavailable

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Yellow sweater
Jewelry: Gold necklace, oval tag marked "1-AR", believed purchased abroad.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
Skeletal remains were found in a shallow grave near a wooded area in Pembroke Township. One or more limbs not recovered.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Kankakee County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Eric Cavender, Medicolegal Death Investigator
Agency Phone Number: 815-802-7190
Agency E-Mail: coroner(at)k3county.net
Agency Case Number: 85-1114

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 8716

Information Source(s)
NamUs
1054UFIL

victoriarobinson642 · Feb 3, 2021

Submitted Jennifer Schmidt. I'm fairly confident this is her, even the jewelry matches.

victoriarobinson642 · Feb 3, 2021

Just realised they don't have any comparable identifiers - Jane Doe only has fingerprints (not sure how they got prints off skeletal remains) and Jennifer has DNA and dental records, so this may be tough.

Onfortuneswheel · Dec 5, 2021

Wonder if this one has been resolved? The case is no longer on NamUs.

Crimestopper88888 · Jun 22, 2022

1054UFIL says she’s been identified

iulia · May 29, 2023

Could she be Jannette Johnson? I searched for a while and I can't find the exact date or location she was found, just the vague "late 1985". According to this article she was found in Pembroke Township which would fit with JD.

Police to search area where body of victim of 1985 homicide was located

ETA: Jannette’s WS thread: Found Deceased - IL - Jannette Johnson, 29, Kankakee, 3 Aug 1985

Susikatze · May 29, 2023

It is probably her. She was AA but her facial features were ethnically ambigous enough to misattribute her as White.

Iona · Jun 27, 2023

iulia said:
Could she be Jannette Johnson? I searched for a while and I can't find the exact date or location she was found, just the vague "late 1985". According to this article she was found in Pembroke Township which would fit with JD.

Police to search area where body of victim of 1985 homicide was located

ETA: Jannette’s WS thread: Found Deceased - IL - Jannette Johnson, 29, Kankakee, 3 Aug 1985

Jannette Johnson was a black female . She also has been found and identified.

Iona · Jun 27, 2023

Susikatze said:
It is probably her. She was AA but her facial features were ethnically ambigous enough to misattribute her as White.

It was not Jannette, she has also been found and identified.

Identified! IL - Kankakee Co., WhtFem UP8716, p40, in shallow grave, necklace mark '1-AR', Nov'85 - name withheld

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