YaYa_521
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Jane Doe doesn't yet have a profile in NamUs. Investigators believe she might be a victim of SK Samuel Little. They are appealing to a judge to approve an exhumation. They'd like to make a DNA comparison to Wendy Susan Byron from Glendora, CA. She went missing on 26 Aug 1978, just days before JD's body was located. I've included a link to Wendy's WS thread. By chance this isn't a match, perhaps WSleuthers can suggest other MPs who might be Rankin County's JD.
CA - CA - Wendy Byron, 24, Glendora, 26 Aug 1978
3 On Your Side Investigates: Rankin County’s Jane Doe cold case
April 14, 2021 at 6:46 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 6:46 PM
A woman’s body was found; she had been murdered. But who was she? Who killed her? [snip] There is only a composite sketch after her body was found. For 43 years now, she has been Jane Doe, a murder victim found in Rankin County. The old Byram Swinging Bridge used to allow vehicles to cross it back in 1978. Now, it’s only open to foot traffic. But below the bridge on the banks of the Pearl River, there used to be an old dump site there--an illegal dump site. That’s where they found the body of Jane Doe.
[snip]
“She was not tossed off the bridge. Someone had driven down this dirt road,” Dickerson said. “At that time, it was a dirt road and a trash pile on the side of the road and she was thrown in that trash pile.” He continued, ”There was an old blanket that at that time; we thought it may’ve come from a motel that she was wrapped in, but there was nothing. She had no clothes. It was nothing else at the scene, but just that blanket and her body.” ”We got several leads. To begin with, there were no marks, no tattoos, no fingerprints. We ran her finger prints. We had no dental work and at that time, we had no DNA.
[snip]
”We have searched archives and 43 years of police reports,” Ruth said. You know we have not been able to put our hands on that case file, at this time. You know, we’re still searching diligently for it, but all we have is a composite drawing that someone on the scene 43 years ago drew.” He also knows how Jane Doe was killed. ”...as a result of blows to the head. There was a lot of skull fractures and hemorrhaging in that.” said Ruth. (much more at link)
TY for the PM, @imstilla.grandma.
CA - CA - Wendy Byron, 24, Glendora, 26 Aug 1978
3 On Your Side Investigates: Rankin County’s Jane Doe cold case
April 14, 2021 at 6:46 PM CDT - Updated April 14 at 6:46 PM
A woman’s body was found; she had been murdered. But who was she? Who killed her? [snip] There is only a composite sketch after her body was found. For 43 years now, she has been Jane Doe, a murder victim found in Rankin County. The old Byram Swinging Bridge used to allow vehicles to cross it back in 1978. Now, it’s only open to foot traffic. But below the bridge on the banks of the Pearl River, there used to be an old dump site there--an illegal dump site. That’s where they found the body of Jane Doe.
[snip]
“She was not tossed off the bridge. Someone had driven down this dirt road,” Dickerson said. “At that time, it was a dirt road and a trash pile on the side of the road and she was thrown in that trash pile.” He continued, ”There was an old blanket that at that time; we thought it may’ve come from a motel that she was wrapped in, but there was nothing. She had no clothes. It was nothing else at the scene, but just that blanket and her body.” ”We got several leads. To begin with, there were no marks, no tattoos, no fingerprints. We ran her finger prints. We had no dental work and at that time, we had no DNA.
[snip]
”We have searched archives and 43 years of police reports,” Ruth said. You know we have not been able to put our hands on that case file, at this time. You know, we’re still searching diligently for it, but all we have is a composite drawing that someone on the scene 43 years ago drew.” He also knows how Jane Doe was killed. ”...as a result of blows to the head. There was a lot of skull fractures and hemorrhaging in that.” said Ruth. (much more at link)
TY for the PM, @imstilla.grandma.
