Identified! OR - Cave Junction, 'Annie Doe' WhtFem UP10929, 16-20, Redwood Hwy, Aug'71 - Annie Lehman

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Two for the road said:
Glad she has her name back!

I do have to say though, the more and more these Does are getting their names back, it seems that Isotope analyses are being further and further discredited. They said she grew up in the Northeast US and migrated towards the PNW but it turns out she was born and raised in WA state.

In any case, my thoughts are with her family and I hope justice can still be served and she can rest in peace!
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The problem is that I am starting to trust isotope testing about as far as I can throw a Parthenon pillar.
 
Remains positively ID’d as Aberdeen woman missing nearly 50 years

Mar 15th, 2019

"The remains of a young woman found in August of 1971 in a dump site near Cave Junction, Ore., have been positively identified as those of Anne Marie Lehman, who went missing or ran away from Aberdeen in late 1970 or early 1971.

She was 16 or 17 when she left home and would be in her mid-60s now....

The cause and manner of death have never been determined, but Oregon officials are working on the basis of it being foul play....
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https://www.thedailyworld.com/news/remains-positively-idd-as-aberdeen-woman-missing-nearly-50-years/
 
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I want to let everyone here know that me and a friend who lives in Cave Junction and had been researching her case are planning to put together a memorial program for Anne-Marie in Cave Junction soon. We are working out location details right now but we are planning for possibly Anne-Marie’s program to be at Wild River Brewing and Pizza on Hwy 199 in Cave Junction, however this can change.

We plan to invite everyone involved in this case and invite the public to attend, should anyone on WS be inclined to come. If you live in Oregon or close, we encourage you to come!

Details are forthcoming. Stay tuned.
 
CarlK90245 said:
IDENTIFIED - As Annie Lehman - Thanks to the efforts of the DNA Doe Project.


JOSEPHINE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

PRESS RELEASE

SHERIFF DAVE DANIEL


1901 NE F St, Grants Pass, OR 97526

Office: (541) 474-5123

Fax: (541) 474-5114

E-mail: jocosheriff@co.josephine.or.us

Release Date: March 14, 2019
INCIDENT: Up-Date – Skeletal Remains Found Off Redwood Hwy 1971
INCIDENT NUMBER: 71-940
REPORTING DEPUTY: Detective Ken Selig – Cold Case Volunteer

DETAILS:

On August 18, 1971, a traveling father and his son stopped along the Redwood Hwy. near MP 35 in Josephine County to spend the remainder of the night. The next morning, they both stepped into the nearby woods and discovered the scattered skeletal remains of a young female. At the time, Sheriff’s investigators did all they could to identify who the remains belonged to, the cause and manner of death and how the remains came to be in Josephine County. When all the investigative leads were exhausted, the case was deemed “inactive” and the remains were placed in storage at the Sheriff’s Office warehouse and listed simply as “Jane Doe –Josephine County 71-940”.


In August 2004, Cold Case detectives renewed activity in the case as forensic science now allowed investigators to put a face on Jane Doe – Josephine County 71-940. Forensic Artist and Clackamas County Sheriff’s Deputy Joyce Nagy completed a clay facial reconstruction of our Jane Doe. Deputy Nagy nick-named her work “Jane Annie Doe” as she felt the likeness she created displayed features inspiring the name “Annie”. Investigators distributed the image of Jane “Annie” Doe nationwide resulting in numerous leads that kept the case active for several more years.

In the latter part of 2016, forensic isotope analysis of Jane Annie Doe’s hair, teeth and bones indicated she was most likely from the northeast portion of the United States and migrated along the northern US border to the Pacific Northwest. This revelation along with a new forensic drawing of what Jane Annie Doe may have looked like was also published nationwide with emphasis in the New England states. Again, several leads were generated with one particular lead having strong similarities to a state of Massachusetts missing person. Investigators from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) based in Alexandria Virginia worked those leads but DNA failed to make a match. In February of 2017, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, funded and sponsored a case study of this Josephine County Sheriff’s Office investigation.

In November of 2018, Sheriff’s Cold Case Investigator and retired Major Crimes Unit Detective Sergeant Ken Selig, received news that at the request of the NCMEC and the DNA Doe Project, DNA from Jane Annie Doe was submitted to the DNA Doe Project by Dr. Nici Vance of the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s office assumed custody of her remains in 2013.


The DNA Doe Project is a non-profit all volunteer organization which uses donated funds to analyze DNA from John and Jane Does to compare with GEDmatch (a public genetic genealogy database) to identify them through their “DNA-cousins”. After weeks of careful analysis and painstaking ancestral research, Jane Annie Doe’s family was traced to relatives in England, New Zealand and Canada. In February, DNA Doe Project volunteers were able to notify Detective Selig that a potential match was found with a sister living in Washington State. As a result, Detective Selig, with the help of NCMEC, established contact with the sister and obtained a DNA sample from her.


Today, Sheriff Dave Daniel is pleased to announce that Jane “Annie” Doe – Josephine County 71-940, has been identified as Anne Marie Lehman of Aberdeen, WA. through a confirmed match with her full sister’s DNA. The family has been notified. Anne Lehman would have turned 65 years old this year.

Cold case investigators learned that Anne “Annie” (a nickname her family affectionately used for her) Lehman was born and raised in southwestern Washington State, primarily in Aberdeen, WA. Investigators believe Annie Lehman went missing from Aberdeen in the winter or spring of 1971 under troubling circumstances. Some say Annie Lehman was a runaway and others feel she was abducted and traded to a criminal human trafficking organization. These claims, how she ended up in Josephine County and the cause and manner of her death remain under investigation.


If anyone knows of any information concerning Anne “Annie” Marie Lehman (age 16 at the time of her disappearance) and her activities in years 1970 and 1971, we ask that you contact the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office – Detective Ken Selig, phone 541-474-5123 case #71-940


Sheriff Daniel would like to extend his sincere gratitude and thankfulness to all the employees and volunteers who worked on this case over the years. These include not only members of the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, but also the Oregon State Police, Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office, NAMUS, The University of North Texas, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, all of whom contributed to years of investigative and forensic investigation. It has taken nearly a half century to identify the mysterious Jane Annie Doe – Josephine County 71-940.


Our gratitude and thanks are humbly extended to Dr. Margaret Press, Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick, and the many volunteers of the DNA Doe Project whose hard work on Jane Annie Doe’s genetic genealogy led to her identification. Without the DNA Doe Project orchestrating the effort to bring Annie Marie Lehman home, it may well have taken another 47 years before Annie would be identified and reunited with her family.


Forensic genetic genealogy is fast becoming the most powerful new tool for solving cold cases that have resisted all other approaches. Annie's case illustrates how far the field has come. Her DNA was heavily degraded, making it difficult to obtain the data needed for finding matches in GEDmatch. These matches were only distantly related, and each one whose family tree was used to solve her case was from outside the US. These unique challenges made the DNA Doe Project’s identification of Anne Marie Lehman groundbreaking.


It takes a dedicated staff of genetic genealogy volunteers to spend the hundreds if not thousands of hours needed to perform the complex investigative work necessary to solve such cases. The management and volunteer staff of The DNA Doe Project are to be recognized for this success. Anyone who has ever researched their family knows how hard and frustrating tracing family members can be. The records are often missing, hard to interpret with names and places misspelled, and often contain incorrect information. This work requires much dedication and compassion towards reuniting lost loved ones with their families. In addition to the tenacity of the investigators and to the dedicated volunteers at the DNA Doe Project, Annie's identification depended on painstaking bioinformatics work by Dr. Greg Magoon of Aerodyne Research.


We who work these cases are keenly aware that our success often brings pain to those who have lost their loved ones. The long-awaited closure brings with it the details of the investigation not easily accepted, causing family members to relive the pain of their loss. We offer our sincere condolences to the family and extend our continuing support in any way possible.
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So very happy to see she has her name back but so sad for her family. I hope they're able to get answers to what happened to her
 
CarlK90245 said:
IDENTIFIED - As Annie Lehman - Thanks to the efforts of the DNA Doe Project.


JOSEPHINE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

PRESS RELEASE

SHERIFF DAVE DANIEL


1901 NE F St, Grants Pass, OR 97526

Office: (541) 474-5123

Fax: (541) 474-5114

E-mail: jocosheriff@co.josephine.or.us

Release Date: March 14, 2019
INCIDENT: Up-Date – Skeletal Remains Found Off Redwood Hwy 1971
INCIDENT NUMBER: 71-940
REPORTING DEPUTY: Detective Ken Selig – Cold Case Volunteer

DETAILS:

On August 18, 1971, a traveling father and his son stopped along the Redwood Hwy. near MP 35 in Josephine County to spend the remainder of the night. The next morning, they both stepped into the nearby woods and discovered the scattered skeletal remains of a young female. At the time, Sheriff’s investigators did all they could to identify who the remains belonged to, the cause and manner of death and how the remains came to be in Josephine County. When all the investigative leads were exhausted, the case was deemed “inactive” and the remains were placed in storage at the Sheriff’s Office warehouse and listed simply as “Jane Doe –Josephine County 71-940”.


In August 2004, Cold Case detectives renewed activity in the case as forensic science now allowed investigators to put a face on Jane Doe – Josephine County 71-940. Forensic Artist and Clackamas County Sheriff’s Deputy Joyce Nagy completed a clay facial reconstruction of our Jane Doe. Deputy Nagy nick-named her work “Jane Annie Doe” as she felt the likeness she created displayed features inspiring the name “Annie”. Investigators distributed the image of Jane “Annie” Doe nationwide resulting in numerous leads that kept the case active for several more years.

In the latter part of 2016, forensic isotope analysis of Jane Annie Doe’s hair, teeth and bones indicated she was most likely from the northeast portion of the United States and migrated along the northern US border to the Pacific Northwest. This revelation along with a new forensic drawing of what Jane Annie Doe may have looked like was also published nationwide with emphasis in the New England states. Again, several leads were generated with one particular lead having strong similarities to a state of Massachusetts missing person. Investigators from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) based in Alexandria Virginia worked those leads but DNA failed to make a match. In February of 2017, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, funded and sponsored a case study of this Josephine County Sheriff’s Office investigation.

In November of 2018, Sheriff’s Cold Case Investigator and retired Major Crimes Unit Detective Sergeant Ken Selig, received news that at the request of the NCMEC and the DNA Doe Project, DNA from Jane Annie Doe was submitted to the DNA Doe Project by Dr. Nici Vance of the Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office. The Oregon State Medical Examiner’s office assumed custody of her remains in 2013.


The DNA Doe Project is a non-profit all volunteer organization which uses donated funds to analyze DNA from John and Jane Does to compare with GEDmatch (a public genetic genealogy database) to identify them through their “DNA-cousins”. After weeks of careful analysis and painstaking ancestral research, Jane Annie Doe’s family was traced to relatives in England, New Zealand and Canada. In February, DNA Doe Project volunteers were able to notify Detective Selig that a potential match was found with a sister living in Washington State. As a result, Detective Selig, with the help of NCMEC, established contact with the sister and obtained a DNA sample from her.


Today, Sheriff Dave Daniel is pleased to announce that Jane “Annie” Doe – Josephine County 71-940, has been identified as Anne Marie Lehman of Aberdeen, WA. through a confirmed match with her full sister’s DNA. The family has been notified. Anne Lehman would have turned 65 years old this year.

Cold case investigators learned that Anne “Annie” (a nickname her family affectionately used for her) Lehman was born and raised in southwestern Washington State, primarily in Aberdeen, WA. Investigators believe Annie Lehman went missing from Aberdeen in the winter or spring of 1971 under troubling circumstances. Some say Annie Lehman was a runaway and others feel she was abducted and traded to a criminal human trafficking organization. These claims, how she ended up in Josephine County and the cause and manner of her death remain under investigation.


If anyone knows of any information concerning Anne “Annie” Marie Lehman (age 16 at the time of her disappearance) and her activities in years 1970 and 1971, we ask that you contact the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office – Detective Ken Selig, phone 541-474-5123 case #71-940


Sheriff Daniel would like to extend his sincere gratitude and thankfulness to all the employees and volunteers who worked on this case over the years. These include not only members of the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office, but also the Oregon State Police, Oregon State Medical Examiner’s Office, NAMUS, The University of North Texas, and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, all of whom contributed to years of investigative and forensic investigation. It has taken nearly a half century to identify the mysterious Jane Annie Doe – Josephine County 71-940.


Our gratitude and thanks are humbly extended to Dr. Margaret Press, Dr. Colleen Fitzpatrick, and the many volunteers of the DNA Doe Project whose hard work on Jane Annie Doe’s genetic genealogy led to her identification. Without the DNA Doe Project orchestrating the effort to bring Annie Marie Lehman home, it may well have taken another 47 years before Annie would be identified and reunited with her family.


Forensic genetic genealogy is fast becoming the most powerful new tool for solving cold cases that have resisted all other approaches. Annie's case illustrates how far the field has come. Her DNA was heavily degraded, making it difficult to obtain the data needed for finding matches in GEDmatch. These matches were only distantly related, and each one whose family tree was used to solve her case was from outside the US. These unique challenges made the DNA Doe Project’s identification of Anne Marie Lehman groundbreaking.


It takes a dedicated staff of genetic genealogy volunteers to spend the hundreds if not thousands of hours needed to perform the complex investigative work necessary to solve such cases. The management and volunteer staff of The DNA Doe Project are to be recognized for this success. Anyone who has ever researched their family knows how hard and frustrating tracing family members can be. The records are often missing, hard to interpret with names and places misspelled, and often contain incorrect information. This work requires much dedication and compassion towards reuniting lost loved ones with their families. In addition to the tenacity of the investigators and to the dedicated volunteers at the DNA Doe Project, Annie's identification depended on painstaking bioinformatics work by Dr. Greg Magoon of Aerodyne Research.


We who work these cases are keenly aware that our success often brings pain to those who have lost their loved ones. The long-awaited closure brings with it the details of the investigation not easily accepted, causing family members to relive the pain of their loss. We offer our sincere condolences to the family and extend our continuing support in any way possible.
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Hi Carl Koppelman, I live in Italy and am interested in the identification of italian soldiers killed in Russia in 1941-42; their skeletons are arriving in Italy from the Kirov region, and only few of them have a name. Could you be interested in helping to identify one of them by a facial reconstruction of his skull? Thanks and greetings from Italy.
 
I wish I had the time. I am now working a full time job, and any spare time is spent doing genealogical research for DNA Doe Project. I have a couple drawing projects set aside, but it is difficult to find the time to work on them anymore.
 
CarlK90245 said:
I wish I had the time. I am now working a full time job, and any spare time is spent doing genealogical research for DNA Doe Project. I have a couple drawing projects set aside, but it is difficult to find the time to work on them anymore.
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Ok, thanks anyway. What is the activity of the DNA Doe Project, are you a biologist? Last question: do you know anybody else having skills in facial reconstruction from skulls?
 
Diego in Italy said:
Ok, thanks anyway. What is the activity of the DNA Doe Project, are you a biologist?
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I am not a biologist. I primarily help them out with building family trees on the DNA matches. I'm currently working on the Ventura Jane Doe case. Since she's a Hispanic woman, her case requires people who can read old Mexican civil registry entries (written in Spanish, and often in sloppy handwriting) dating as far back as the 1700's. I can read Spanish, but few of our volunteers can.

Diego in Italy said:
Last question: do you know anybody else having skills in facial reconstruction from skulls?
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I know of a few people who do that, but I don't know anyone to whom I could refer you.
 
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CarlK90245 said:
I wish I had the time. I am now working a full time job, and any spare time is spent doing genealogical research for DNA Doe Project. I have a couple drawing projects set aside, but it is difficult to find the time to work on them anymore.
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I’m not one to be judge mental, but if you enjoy the art projects, make it a full time job. Become an artist. Once you find light from the end of the tunnel, maybe success can find you.
 
Ventura County Jane Doe (1980)

"She is currently undergoing testing by the DNA Doe Project. DNA sequencing was announced to be complete. A third cousin of the victim has been identified."

Why the detectives have the DNA of the third cousin, is he a criminal?
 
Diego in Italy said:
Ventura County Jane Doe (1980)

"She is currently undergoing testing by the DNA Doe Project. DNA sequencing was announced to be complete. A third cousin of the victim has been identified."

Why the detectives have the DNA of the third cousin, is he a criminal?
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Detectives don't have the DNA of the third cousin. The third cousin is one of the approximately 1 million people who have their DNA profiles in GEDMatch. DNA Doe Project (DDP) runs the Jane Doe's DNA through GEDMatch, and gets a list of persons who are related in some way to the Jane Doe. The proximity of the relationship is also included as an estimate.

In this instance, DDP disclosed a few months ago, that their closest match to Ventura Jane Doe was approximately a third cousin.

With the list of related people, DDP then constructs family trees using information from various sources (primarily Ancestry.com), in the attempt to find common ancestors. Once the common ancestors are identified, they can then build those persons' family trees downward to find the common descendants of the common ancestors. If you can find the common descendants of the common ancestors you are likely to have found the immediate family (within a generation or two) of the person you are trying to identify.
 
CarlK90245 said:
Detectives don't have the DNA of the third cousin. The third cousin is one of the approximately 1 million people who have their DNA profiles in GEDMatch. DNA Doe Project (DDP) runs the Jane Doe's DNA through GEDMatch, and gets a list of persons who are related in some way to the Jane Doe. The proximity of the relationship is also included as an estimate.

In this instance, DDP disclosed a few months ago, that their closest match to Ventura Jane Doe was approximately a third cousin.

With the list of related people, DDP then constructs family trees using information from various sources (primarily Ancestry.com), in the attempt to find common ancestors. Once the common ancestors are identified, they can then build those persons' family trees downward to find the common descendants of the common ancestors. If you can find the common descendants of the common ancestors you are likely to have found the immediate family (within a generation or two) of the person you are trying to identify.
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It can be very time consuming to make trees. People not into genealogy think it's easy, that anyone can do what you and DDP do
 
Roselvr said:
It can be very time consuming to make trees. People not into genealogy think it's easy, that anyone can do what you and DDP do
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That is so true. Some of the younger Carbuffs have had DNA done recently and received suggestions for possible relatives, and I'm like, who are these people? There's a person who shows up as being related on two different sides of the family who we didn't think even lived in the same part of the country, let alone near enough to join DNA? One branch of the family was split up after the mother died; several children were raised by relatives with different names. And we all have relatively common names, so when we go on ancestry or other sites, it's almost impossible to tell whether we're looking at one of our ancestors or somebody with similar names and dates. And did I mention that most of them couldn't spell?

And I thought we had a fairly good grasp of our family tree. Nope!
 
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