Identified! AL - Opelika, 'Juvenile Jane Doe', BlkFem, UP9834, 4-7, in woods, abused, Jan'12 *reward* - Amore Joveah Wiggins

[John/Jane Doe]

1601UFAL

 

[Melt71]

Opelika PD has engaged Othram to attempt a DNA profile for this little girl. Barbara Rae Venter has been engaged for genealogical research. We are in the very early stages here so lots of work to do.

More details here: Who is Opelika Jane Doe (2012)?

What do you think @othram .... it's been a while now.... will 2022 be the year this precious one has her name back?

 

[othram]

That is our hope!

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*I think about this baby often. Sometimes it scares me I think of her so deeply. I have a video I watch every time I get my hopes up cause to tell ya the truth, I do have an enormous amount of faith she’ll be identified. I’m gonna watch it again. I hope you’ll watch it too, to perhaps experience a sense of what I feel when I listen…

The secret witness hotline for OPD is: 334-745-8665.

“Words like determined, committed, persevering, don’t do justice what [the department has] done for this case,” Ventiere said.
“There is not one speck of dust on the Baby Jane Doe case file, I can guarantee you that.”

Someone, Somewhere, Knows Baby Jane Doe | The Observer

opelikaobserver.com

 

[ifindedout]

Police: Young girl murdered in 2012 may have ties to Hampton Roads region

“It’s been 10 years now and we don’t have a name for her …”

www.wavy.com

Police in Opelika, Alabama said a young Black girl whose body was found there in the woods behind a trailer park more than 10 years ago may have lived in southeastern Virginia or northeastern North Carolina before she was murdered.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

After a decade, Opelika Jane Doe (2012) is Identified

Opelika PD Leverages Othram's Genetic Testing Platform to Identify Opelika Jane Doe

dnasolves.com

 

[Laughing]

After a decade, Opelika Jane Doe (2012) is Identified

Opelika PD Leverages Othram's Genetic Testing Platform to Identify Opelika Jane Doe

dnasolves.com

Funding complete! Yeah!

 

[Springrain]

Let's get this sweetie's name back before 2024! Woo!

 

[Nell91]

There will be a significant update in this case according to *edited to add* sorry, not according to Othram- was on their social media page as a link and i got confused! Apologies.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Opelika Police set to reveal significant update in Baby Jane Doe case

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – A significant update in Opelika’s Baby Jane Doe case is slated to be announced Thursday by Opelika police. The community may finally hear who investigators believe the …

www.wrbl.com

 

[Nell91]

Paywall- argh

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Wow, an announcement about this precious girl tomorrow? Somebody has been doing some amazing work. Please let justice be coming.

 

[Nell91]

Could anybody please kindly summarise the article if possible? I can't access it. Much appreciated

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Hopeful for an identification.

 

[Alleykins]

The article rehashes the case, like where she was found, her vital statistics, and her isotope results. It also states:

A significant update in Opelika’s Baby Jane Doe case is slated to be announced Thursday by Opelika police. The community may finally hear who investigators believe the little girl is, what happened to her, and who they allege is responsible.
~~~~~~~
We may finally be able to speak Baby Jane Doe’s true name.
Thursday morning Opelika Police Chief Shane Healey is hosting a news conference to share the latest information. WRBL will be there and bring you the details as they are revealed.

Snipped for copyright.

I didn't happen to catch a specific time in the article.

 

[UnlicensedPI]

Could anybody please kindly summarise the article if possible? I can't access it. Much appreciated

Not much actual info other than announcing the press conference for tomorrow morning. However, the article does include, "We may finally be able to speak Baby Jane Doe’s true name." Not sure that would be included if they didn't think it was going to happen.

 

[othram]

Could anybody please kindly summarise the article if possible? I can't access it. Much appreciated

No information yet. Stay tuned for the official update from law enforcement!

 

[faithx]

Opelika Police, FBI search near Baby Jane Doe site, will not confirm connection

OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) – The mobile home and woods where the remains of Baby Jane Doe were located in January 2012 is once again surrounded by yellow crime scene tape. Wednesday afternoon, Janu…

www.wrbl.com

"The mobile home and woods where the remains of Baby Jane Doe were located in January 2012 is once again surrounded by yellow crime scene tape. Wednesday afternoon, January 18th, Opelika police confirmed they are serving a search warrant at the property along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation regarding an ongoing investigation. However, investigators will not say if the search is related to the Baby Jane Doe case. Agents are standing on the mobile home’s front porch. The area around the residence, along with the front and back yard are blocked off with tape."

 

[squish]

They said "may" - does that mean they're not sure? I can't get as hopeful as before the Boy in the Box case because of this uncertainty.

I'm really hoping she gets her name back and they get whoever did this - presumably her "family" or supposed "caregivers". This case is one of the most haunting to me because of the photos of her when she was alive.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The police department released few details about the news conference other than to say it will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Opelika Police Department.

We will carry this news conference Thursday morning.

There is reason to believe investigators have made a major breakthrough in the case, however. A spokesperson for Ortham, a private, Texas-based laboratory that specializes in forensic genealogy, confirmed to WSFA 12 News Wednesday that the girl has been identified, though her name has not yet been released.

11 years later, Opelika Baby Jane Doe identified; father, stepmother charged

Eleven years after the discovery of her skull and bones, Opelika police have finally identified a little girl known only as Baby Jane Doe.

www.wsfa.com