I keep reading about the facial stabbing wounds and defensive wounds. So far I've gone on about five or six different websites but there is no unequivocal information regarding the source of the wounds. I haven't come across a site that states her hands had defensive wounds on them.
From Unsolved Mysteries:
"Upon the body being brought in for examination, it was determined Jane Doe had died approximately 36 hours before being found. It was noted that her body had several minor cuts and blows to it,
including numerous stab wounds to her face and a gash to the hand, but these were deemed superficial by the coroner. Police are unsure what caused these injuries."
The Doe Network:
"She had suffered
numerous stab wounds to her facial area as well."
"An autopsy revealed the woman
died of asphyxia a day or two before the body was discovered."
Unidentified Wiki:
"The victim
died from asphyxiation and a plastic bag was secured by duct tape around her head. She had been
stabbed several times in the face as well."
Stories of the Unsolved:
'Upon the body being brought in for examination, it was determined Jane Doe had died approximately 36 hours before being found.
It was noted that her body had several minor cuts and blows to it, including numerous stab wounds to her face and a gash to the hand, but these were deemed superficial by the coroner. Police are unsure what caused these injuries.
An examination of Jane Doe’s blood showed small amounts of caffeine and alcohol in her system.
Ultimately, the
cause of death in the case was deemed homicide by asphyxiation. However, the coroner was unable to determine if this was by drowning, strangulation or suffocation."
The Doe Network"
"She had suffered numerous stab wounds to her facial area as well."
Tapatalk:
Unidentified Jane Doe found in slidell Louisiana in 1986
Similar content. Was Tapatalk a precursor to Websleuths? I've seen it mentioned on many older posts but usually as a reference to uploading something.
Without a copy of the autopsy report it is very difficult to say definitively that JD had stab wounds to her face when several reports state LE cannot identify the source other than mentioning injuries to the face. I haven't read ONE source where it was noted the JD had defensive wounds on her hands. I haven't read one source where the COD was anything
other than asphyxia, even though it appears the coroner couldn't state whether through drowning, strangulation or suffocation. It's also obvious that sometimes information was being regurgitated from a couple of original sources with a few embellishments. I don't know if that's poetic license with some site owners to use as click bait or they know something we don't. The problem is over time the embellishments become part of the narrative when there isn't any supporting documentation.
Is there a coroner's report? Computers were around back in 1986. Paper files were already being transferred to microfiche (oh I remember the headaches I used to get reading those). Because this case has sustained public interest and has for a long time, is it known whether criminal records were computerized to protect against potential damage due to hurricanes? I read that the law enforcement force during that time was inundated with corruption and an alarming loss of force personnel. That doesn't make this case any easier to solve.
