Boone County Indiana Sheriff's Office
December 14, 2018 - Media Release
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office continues to remain vigilant in our efforts to identify the remains of a female located off an interstate entrance ramp over 25 years ago.
Recently the Sheriff’s Office, along with the Boone County Coroner’s Office, reached out to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) to see what new techniques are available. NamUs is a national information clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States. Funded and administered by the National Institute of Justice and managed through a cooperative agreement with the UNT Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas, all NamUs resources are provided at no cost to law enforcement, medical examiners, coroners, allied forensic professionals, and family members of missing persons. In speaking with NamUs representatives, they suggested utilizing a forensic artist to complete an updated headshot using DNA characteristics and bone data that had been recovered. The use of Forensic artists, who are highly-trained specialists that are experts in the reconstruction of crime scenes, bone structure, and witness descriptions of criminals, has been used historically in major cases over the years in law enforcement. With recent advances in technology and DNA analysis, many law enforcement agencies continue to use these advantages to solve crimes.
Boone County investigators hope that somebody will someday recognize our “Jane Doe” and we can give this young lady a proper burial and also a parent or relative a piece of mind. Our office continues to field emails and phone calls on a monthly basis from people across the country asking for comparisons to their missing persons cases. Investigators also work closely with State and Federal partners in questioning suspects and career criminals (inmates) that come forth with information. Their goal continues to utilize all resources available and reach out to as many areas of the country as possible.
Sheriff Nielsen stated “This case has haunted this office for over two decades. We desperately want to solve this horrible crime. We will continue to do everything in our power to bring resolve to this case, we owe it to Jane Doe and her family. We will never forget Jane Doe. I want to specifically thank the University of Indianapolis and Dr. Krista Latham for forensically analyzing all of Jane Doe in the recent years. I also want to thank our Investigations division, our CSI division and the Coroner’s office for their dedicated work in continuing to try and solve this crime.”
For further information concerning the case, please see the following link:
Cold Case: Test indicates Indiana 'Jane Doe' from Southwest
If you have any information about who this woman may be or the details surrounding the 1992 case contact the Boone County Sheriff Office Investigation Division at 765-482-1412 #8 or by sending an email to
TIPS@co.boone.in.us.
