I found this which might give a bit more about how she died but it still does not give you any idea on who she may be. Her remains were found in the creek bed. maybe she went walking at the creek and that is why she had the plastic bags on her feet. and then a tree fell on her??
As for the girdle and stockings and housecoat it was totally normal for that generation to wear the girdle and stockings under their housecoats. My mother did until she was about 85 every single day.. when she stopped she complained it did not feel right but it had become too much for her.
Woman a Jane Doe for 30 years
MATT COUGHLIN
10/15/2004
EDITORS NOTE: The Cold Case series was conceived by Matt Coughlin former police reporter at The Reporter who wrote this story before he left.
Two brothers and a sister were sledding near Old Baptist Road in Lower Providence on Feb. 9 1974 when they came upon a gruesome discovery.
William Wood then 11 climbed down an embankment by the Skippack Creek at about 1 p.m. and there under a fallen tree he saw a human skull.
Williams brother Joe 12 and sister Joanne 14 climbed down and helped William retrieve the skull and the three then ran home and showed their father who called police.
I saw the skull under the log William later told police. My brother and sister helped me get it out and we carried it home.
Police eventually found the body of an elderly white female whose foot was detached.
More than 30 years later police are still investigating who that skull belonged to and how the woman died.
When police investigated the scene in 1974 they found the skeletal remains of a white woman who was between 65 and 75 years old.
Since the discovery Pennsylvania State Police and Lower Providence Police have had multiple experts examine the remains to give them further clues about the skeletal remains.
Investigators placed Jane Does time of death in mid-December 1973.
Forensic anthropologists and the coroner have estimated she was between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall. Examiners also told police the woman was overweight and had severe arthritis in her back and knees.
Jane Does left foot was found in a Marvel Bread plastic bag detached from the leg still wearing a purple slipper that appeared to have been handmade.
The victim was wearing a light-colored knit dress and an orange smock or housecoat with small light-colored floral designs on it.
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Title: PAF740209 February 9, 1974
Description: Montgomery Co.
oldies4mari2004 - July 24, 2006 05:24 AM (GMT)
402UFPA
Unidentified White Female
The victim was discovered on February 9, 1974 Near Old Baptist Road in Lower Providence Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Estimated Date of Death: Mid-December 1973
Skeletal Remains
Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 65 - 75 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'5" - 5'10"
Distinguishing Characteristics: An anthropometric study of the remains revealed that the victim had a short neck and bowed back due to an arthritic condition.
Clothing: Remains were clothed in a corset, bra, girdle, light-colored knit dress, smock (orange in color with light-colored flower designs), stockings and hand-crocheted purple slippers.
Fingerprints: Not available
Case History
On February 9, 1974 the Pennsylvania State Police recovered the skeletal remains of a white female from the Skippack Creek bed near Old Baptist Road, Lower Providence Township, PA.
The victims foot, which was detached from the leg, was found in a Marvel Enriched Bread plastic bag.
Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Lower Providence Township Police Department
Detective Terrence Kennedy
610-539-5900
Or
Pennsylvania State Police
Skippack Station
Corporal David J Milligan 610-584-1250
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
NCIC Number: U-581176774
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.
Source Information:
The Reporter
Pennsylvania State Police Skippack Station
Lower Providence Police Department
www.newspapers.com
