“At that time this was a traveled roadway, it was a stone drive, but yet a lot of the kids would come out here and hangout in the evenings and that,” Sheriff Levorchick said.
Here’s a look at the clues left behind.
The coroner determined the woman hadn’t been dead long, maybe a week or so.
Investigators released a post-mortem photo to the newspaper, hoping someone would recognize her.
They took dental impressions and checked missing persons cases.
Aaron Leist, Captain of Operations, is now working the case.
“She had some distinctive things that they were looking at-- a ring. That was a Celtic knot or a love knot ring style. She also had a gap in her front teeth and damage to her teeth,” Leist said.
The coroner also believed she had at least one child.
Investigators said it’s very possible she’s not from the Oak Harbor area.
“This is a very remote area of Ottawa County and these creeks all drain and rivers all drain into the Lake and Bay, so it’s just one of those where-- you wonder-- you wonder if this was you know, was she dropped here, was she dropped further upstream-- somebody that might have just been out driving and this is the perfect opportunity,” Leist said.
Investigators are re-examining her cause of death, listed as a drowning at the time.
“Obviously finding her completely nude in October, it’s pretty unlikely that was an accident,” Leist said.
Investigators haven’t given up hope on identifying Jane Doe. They believe she had a child who has spent a lifetime without answers.
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