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Since it was thought that the man could of been a Jockey.. I found this article from 1981 maybe it could have a tie into the death of this memebers olnly jacket John Doe
http://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/04/nyregion/cause-of-death-of-veterinarian-mystifies-police.html
CAUSE OF DEATH OF VETERINARIAN MYSTIFIES POLICE
Published: August 4, 1981
The body of a Long Island race horse veterinarian was found on a secluded beach north of Chicago Saturday night. Results of an autopsy proved of no help yesterday to investigators, who now await a toxicology report that they hope will offer some clue.
The veterinarian, Dr. Janice Runkle, of Old Brookville, had risen to the top of her profession at the age of 28, ministering to such thoroughbreds as Pleasant Colony, winner of this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Her body was found on the shore of Lake Michigan in a secluded area of Illinois Beach State Park near Zion, Ill.
''There were no signs of foul play at the scene,'' said Sgt. Frank Winans, Chief of Detectives of the Lake County Sheriff's Police. ''There were no marks on the body, which was fully clothed. The autopsy revealed no sign of foul play.''
Miss Runkle was driven on July 27 from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where she was attending a meeting on thoroughbred racing, to the Albany County Airport, where she was to board a flight to New York City on Command Airways, according to R. F. McDonald, senior investigator of the New York State Police barracks at Loudonville. ''She left her luggage there with a note that it be returned to Mr. Campo.'' Johnny Campo is the trainer of Pleasant Colony. Traveled Under Assumed Name
Instead of flying to New York, however, Miss Runkle flew to Chicago, using the name ''Miss M. Clark'' to book the flight and to check into the O'Hare Hilton Hotel on her arrival, according to Sheriff Tom Brown of Lake County. Her identification and credit cards were found in a trash bin at the park Thursday.
Mr. McDonald said that his investigator in New York had asked several people in the racing community if they had any information that might prove useful to authorities, and that ''as far as we're concerned, there's nothing left to pursue.'' He said the investigator had moved on to another case yesterday. The New York State Racing and Wagering Board plans no investigation, a spokesman said.
In Illinois, the investigation is continuing, but authorities there say a letter written by Miss Runkle to a friend in New York ''indicated despondency,'' and the investigators suspect suicide.
Miss Runkle's mother, however, reportedly does not believe this. Repeated efforts to reach Mrs. Runkle by telephone were unsuccessful. But The Associated Press quoted her yesterday as saying: ''There was no reason for what happened. She was the happiest young lady there ever was. She was on top of the world.'' Described as 'a Good Vet'
''It's a very sad thing,'' Mr. Campo said yesterday. ''She was a good vet and a nice lady. I don't know what else to say. I don't know anything at all about her personal life.'' Others in the horse racing community said Miss Runkle was liked and respected. She was said to be the only woman among veterinarians practicing at New York's thoroughbred tracks and the only female veterinarian who had ever cared for a starting horse in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
Miss Runkle, who lived at the Gold Coast Equestrian Center in Old Brookville and had an office at Belmont Park, graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University in 1976.
Her first job was as assistant to Mark Gerard, a horse racing veterinarian. She took over much of his practice when he was convicted of switching a poor race horse for a champion in a race at Belmont Park.
http://www.nytimes.com/1981/08/04/nyregion/cause-of-death-of-veterinarian-mystifies-police.html
CAUSE OF DEATH OF VETERINARIAN MYSTIFIES POLICE
Published: August 4, 1981
The body of a Long Island race horse veterinarian was found on a secluded beach north of Chicago Saturday night. Results of an autopsy proved of no help yesterday to investigators, who now await a toxicology report that they hope will offer some clue.
The veterinarian, Dr. Janice Runkle, of Old Brookville, had risen to the top of her profession at the age of 28, ministering to such thoroughbreds as Pleasant Colony, winner of this year's Kentucky Derby and Preakness. Her body was found on the shore of Lake Michigan in a secluded area of Illinois Beach State Park near Zion, Ill.
''There were no signs of foul play at the scene,'' said Sgt. Frank Winans, Chief of Detectives of the Lake County Sheriff's Police. ''There were no marks on the body, which was fully clothed. The autopsy revealed no sign of foul play.''
Miss Runkle was driven on July 27 from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., where she was attending a meeting on thoroughbred racing, to the Albany County Airport, where she was to board a flight to New York City on Command Airways, according to R. F. McDonald, senior investigator of the New York State Police barracks at Loudonville. ''She left her luggage there with a note that it be returned to Mr. Campo.'' Johnny Campo is the trainer of Pleasant Colony. Traveled Under Assumed Name
Instead of flying to New York, however, Miss Runkle flew to Chicago, using the name ''Miss M. Clark'' to book the flight and to check into the O'Hare Hilton Hotel on her arrival, according to Sheriff Tom Brown of Lake County. Her identification and credit cards were found in a trash bin at the park Thursday.
Mr. McDonald said that his investigator in New York had asked several people in the racing community if they had any information that might prove useful to authorities, and that ''as far as we're concerned, there's nothing left to pursue.'' He said the investigator had moved on to another case yesterday. The New York State Racing and Wagering Board plans no investigation, a spokesman said.
In Illinois, the investigation is continuing, but authorities there say a letter written by Miss Runkle to a friend in New York ''indicated despondency,'' and the investigators suspect suicide.
Miss Runkle's mother, however, reportedly does not believe this. Repeated efforts to reach Mrs. Runkle by telephone were unsuccessful. But The Associated Press quoted her yesterday as saying: ''There was no reason for what happened. She was the happiest young lady there ever was. She was on top of the world.'' Described as 'a Good Vet'
''It's a very sad thing,'' Mr. Campo said yesterday. ''She was a good vet and a nice lady. I don't know what else to say. I don't know anything at all about her personal life.'' Others in the horse racing community said Miss Runkle was liked and respected. She was said to be the only woman among veterinarians practicing at New York's thoroughbred tracks and the only female veterinarian who had ever cared for a starting horse in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
Miss Runkle, who lived at the Gold Coast Equestrian Center in Old Brookville and had an office at Belmont Park, graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State University in 1976.
Her first job was as assistant to Mark Gerard, a horse racing veterinarian. She took over much of his practice when he was convicted of switching a poor race horse for a champion in a race at Belmont Park.
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