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CAF680314 March 14, 1968; Orange County, CA
Topic Started: May 7 2010, 10:21 AM (1,692 Views)
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ORANGE COUNTY CORONER DIVISION
1071 W. Santa Ana Blvd., Santa Ana, CA 92703
(714) 647-7400

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CORONER CASE NUMBER: 68-00745-C
SEX: Female
RACE: White
DATE of DEATH: 3/14/68
AGE Est.: 20-30
EYES: Brown
HAIR: Dark Brown
HGT. Inches: 62
WEIGHT LBS: 130-140
CITY FOUND: Huntington Beach
LOCATION FOUND: Field near Yorktown & Newland, Huntington Beach, CA
DEATH CLASSIFICATION: Homicide
PHYSIQUE: Well Nourished, Well Developed
FEATURES: Pierced ears, teeth in poor condition, several caries, no restorations, black shoes, black plastic jacket, purple capri pants, multicolored blouse, blood type “O-Negative”
TATTOOS: N/A
JEWELRY: Silver ring with light blue square stone
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DNA Helps Calif. Cop Reopen 1968 'Jane Doe' Cold Case
Jan 4, 2011 – 5:56 PM
Tori Richards Contributor

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. -- If crime took a holiday anywhere in California, it would be in the 1960s in Huntington Beach -- a community dotted by cottages, farmland and surfboards. It was a place where the most exciting thing that happened was an occasional whale or seal lion washing ashore.

But that changed on March 14, 1968, when a gruesome sex slaying of a young woman dominated the news for months. It was the beach community's less-glamorous version of the Black Dahlia case -- a 20-something woman who met up with the wrong man, was killed by a vicious throat slashing and then was left in the dirt for someone else to discover later.

But unlike her glamorous counterpart Elizabeth Short, this victim would not command a starring role in Hollywood movies, lurid crime novels or the imaginations of amateur sleuths. In fact, she never even received a name other than Jane Doe despite a two-year investigation by a team of detectives that was surprised that no one reported her missing.

Reaching a dead end, the case was placed on a shelf in a small room reserved for unsolved cases.

Forty years later, a black three-ring binder marked "Jane Doe 68-006079" is on the desk of police Detective Mike Reilly. Huntington Beach's oldest unsolved slaying is now getting 21st-century attention with DNA testing, fingerprint comparison and multijurisdictional analysis.

By modern standards, the evidence is substantial: Jane Doe was still clothed, wearing purple Capri pants, a white flowered long-sleeved blouse, black loafers and a long black jacket. She also wore a silver ring with a blue stone on her left ring finger. A rape kit collected at the time would now bear the DNA of her attacker.

She was Caucasian and possibly Hispanic, with missing upper and lower teeth, 5 feet 3 inches tall, 130 pounds with a medium build and shoulder-length dark brown hair.

Police theorize that she got in a car with a man somewhere locally and the pair drove to a large field used for farming. The man parked the car and the pair talked while the man smoked, dropping a cigarette butt onto the dirt. Then he decided to rape her, and when she resisted, he punched her in the face.

After the attack, Jane Doe was pulled from the car and her throat was slit on the freshly plowed soil. She was dragged to a nearby drainage ditch and abandoned around midnight as the rain started to fall.

It was obvious from the location that Jane Doe's attacker thought she would go unnoticed for days or weeks.

But that didn't happen. Five boys had discovered her body around 4:30 p.m. that day while walking through the field. And a quarter of a mile away, several children playing in an oil field found a white vinyl purse near tire tracks that looked identical to those found at the crime scene. They brought the purse home and a woman called police after seeing the news to say she found possible evidence.

The purse contained a napkin blotted with lipstick and several black-and-white photographs of babies, children and adults. Written on the front of a female adult photo was "Love always, Nancy" and on the front of a male adult photo "with love Allan."

The photos were not disseminated at the time; Reilly is hoping someone now will recognize the images and come forward.

"I don't believe in coincidences -- I believe this purse has something to do with this murder," he said. "This could be a huge step in identifying this victim." From there, Reilly can work backward and find out who she may have been dating.

"Was this someone she was seeing or met in a bar, or some random psychopath?" he said.

Reilly has sent the cigarette butt and the blotted lipstick out for DNA testing. He already has DNA results on the victim and semen from her rape.

"I'm starting over with this case, from square one," he said. "I'm going to look at everything mentioned in this file."

And it's quite a task. At 400 pages, the file is filled with reports, notes, photos and rap sheets of potential suspects and people of interest. None of them rose to the level of an arrest at the time and several are now dead.

"It's really frustrating because the case is so old, a lot of these records to investigate these suspects are not around anymore," he said.

Forty years ago, detectives did the best they could with archaic methods of police work. For example, Jane Doe's fingerprints were submitted to an FBI database that was like a black hole because no computers could compile matches. DNA testing was not yet invented and neither was a statewide computer system that links together crimes in multiple jurisdictions that have the same MO.

"Back then, everything was done by word of mouth and teletype," Reilly said. "To make a phone call somewhere else that was long distance, you had to get approval. And because it was expensive, it was usually denied."

Now, Jane Doe's fingerprints are in a national missing-person database, the killer's DNA is in a federal database and the MO is in an FBI database. A California database exists for victim DNA matching, and Reilly is in the process of submitting Jane Doe's profile. But so far, none of these new tools has yielded a match.

Jane Doe has stubbornly refused to give up her name or that of her killer.

In 1968, about 3,000 people filed into the county morgue to look at her, embalmed on a refrigerated slab for almost a year. Coroner officials didn't want to give up hope of giving Jane Doe an identity and told a local newspaper that no burial was pending -- plans existed to preserve Jane Doe for "indefinite storage."

In the end, she was buried in a $90 pauper's grave and her whereabouts are as mysterious to Reilly as her name. The event was not covered in the press and no notation was made in the detective's file. All he has to chronicle her life is a small brown evidence box and the binder on his desk.

Anyone who has information on this case is asked to call Reilly at 714-536-5940 or see the Police Department's website at www.hbpd.org for more information.

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Huntington Beach Police Use Facebook in Attempt to Solve Cold Case Murder
The still unidentified woman was raped and murdered in 1968.
KTLA News
4:45 p.m. PST, January 4, 2011

HUNTINGTON BEACH ( KTLA) -- Huntington Beach police investigators are turning to social media powerhouse Facebook to try to solve a 43 year old cold case murder.

The murder happened March 14, 1968. The victim was a still unidentified woman who was sexually assaulted, brutally murdered and dumped in a large open dirt field at Newland Street and Yorktown Ave.

The body of Jane Doe was discovered by two boys who were playing in the field. According to investigators, she had been beaten, raped and her throat was slashed.

She was described as white or Hispanic, 20 to 25 years old, 5-3 to 5-4, 140 pounds, medium build, with dark shoulder length hair, brown eyes, wearing a multi colored flower print blouse, purple capri type pants, a black imitation leather three-quarter length coat and flat loafer type shoes.

The woman had a ring on her hand described as a light blue square stone in a silver metal setting.

According to detectives, she had poor dental care and was missing several back upper and lower teeth. Victim's front teeth were somewhat crooked.

On the same day, two other boys playing in an oil field near Huntington Street and Utica Ave found a white purse a quarter mile from the murder scene.

Inside the purse was a matching white wallet with no identification or money.

However, there were six black-and-white wallet sized photos inside the purse and one on the ground. These photos have never been released to the public. Detectives strongly feel the purse may have belonged to the victim and the photos may provide a key into her identity and possibly lead to her killer.

Detectives have posted the photos on the department's Facebook page. Anyone who recognizes the people in the photos or who may know the identity of Jane Doe is asked to call Detective Mike Reilly of the Huntington Beach Police Department Robbery/Homicide Unit at 714-536-5940.
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Facebook: "HBPD seeks public's help identifying victim Jane Doe from 1968"

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Update on 1968 cold case - purse did not belong to Jane Doe and public's help still needed
by Huntington Beach Police Department on Wednesday, January 5, 2011 at 12:51pm

The detectives received several phone calls from people who recognized the young adults in Photo One and Photo Two. We have contacted them and are following up with the information. At this time we are confident the purse and the photographs it contained did not belong to Jane Doe.

We are still looking to identify Jane Doe and have numerous leads that we are working based on the composite drawing. Please continue to share this story with your friends and we are still looking for additional information and leads.

We moved the photographs to the photo album on our Facebook page but leaving the composite drawing of Jane Doe with the story.
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Published: Jan. 5, 2011
Updated: 6:08 p.m.
Police say photos didn't belong to 1968 murder victim
By ALEJANDRA MOLINA and ANDREW GALVIN
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

HUNTINGTON BEACH – Detectives with the Huntington Beach Police Department said Wednesday they are confident that seven photographs they posted on Facebook Tuesday did not belong to an unidentified woman found dead in a ditch more than 40 years ago.

Police said they received several phone calls, as well as Facebook and Twitter messages, from people who recognized young adults in two of the photos, which were posted on the department's Facebook page. Other photos showed children and infants.

Detectives with the Huntington Beach Police Department say they are confident that the photographs released Tuesday did not belong to the woman they found dead in a ditch more than 40 years ago.

The Facebook post with the photos generated 15 comments, including this from one woman: "The picture of the 2 boys are my grandpa and his brother! I'm not really sure who this woman could be but I would definitely like to know! I'm originally from the Los Angeles/Orange County area and so is my grandfather... "

HBPD responded in the next comment: "Our detectives would like to speak with you, I will send you a message."

Detectives tracked down and interviewed the people in two of the photographs, who turned out to have no connection with the dead woman, said Lt. Russell Reinhart of the Huntington Beach police.

"At this time we are confident the purse and the photographs it contained did not belong to Jane Doe," police wrote in a new Facebook post on Wednesday.

Reinhart with the department began using Facebook and Twitter about three months ago. The social media sites are a lot more interactive than the department's website, he added.

"The community seems to appreciate it a lot more," Reinhart said. "It's a great tool."

The woman was found on March 14, 1968, at 4:05 p.m. with her face down in a drainage ditch by several young boys who were playing in a large open dirt field at Newland Street and Yorktown Avenue, Reinhart said.

The woman had been beaten and sexually assaulted, Reinhart said. She died after her throat was slashed with a sharp instrument.

Minutes after her body was spotted, two boys playing in an oil field near Huntington Street and Utica Avenue found a white purse approximately a quarter of a mile away from the crime scene at Newland and Yorktown, Reinhart said.

Inside the purse was a matching white wallet that had no identification or money, Reinhart said. There were six black and white wallet-sized photographs inside the wallet and purse and one color photo on the ground, Reinhart said.

According to Reinhart, detectives worked on the case extensively for a year. Detectives have reopened the case several times after that, he said.

The latest was in 2001 when the Orange County crime lab obtained a male suspect DNA profile from the victim's sexual assault evidence kit. "We have the DNA boiled down to a unique male profile, but we don't know who the suspect is," Reinhart said.

The photos hadn't been released to the public before Tuesday. The woman remains unidentified.

Last month, cold-case detectives taking a fresh look at the unsolved murder arranged for a new composite drawing of the victim to be done, Reinhart said. They decided to release the photos, along with the drawing, in the hope of generating leads, he said.

Detectives are still looking to identify the woman and said they have numerous leads based on the composite drawing that was also released to the public on Tuesday.

Police describe the victim as a 20-to-25 year-old white or Hispanic woman who was 5 feet 3 inches or 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighed about 140 pounds. She was of medium build with dark shoulder length hair and brown eyes.

When her body was found, she was wearing a multi-colored flower print blouse, purple Capri-type pants, a black imitation leather three-quarter length coat and flat loafer shoes. She was also wearing a light blue squared stone ring on her hand.

Reinhart said the woman had poor dental care and was missing several back upper and lower teeth. Her front teeth were somewhat crooked.

Huntington Beach police encouraged readers to continue to share the story with friends to help find further leads. Finding out who the woman was and what she was doing that day could lead them to a suspect, Reinhart said.
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The victim was discovered on March 14, 1968 in Huntington Beach, Orange County, California
Estimated Date of Death: Less than 24 Hours
Homicide Victim
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Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 20-30 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'2-5'3"; 130-140 lbs.
Distinguishing Characteristics: Possibly Hispanic. Dark brown, shoulder-length hair; brown eyes. Medium build. Well nourished, well developed. Pierced ears. Blood type “O-Negative”.
Clothing: Black, flat loafers, black, three-quarter length imitation leather coat, purple capri pants, and a white flowered long-sleeved blouse. Silver ring with light blue square stone on her left ring finger.
Dentals: Available. Teeth in poor condition, several caries, no restorations. Missing several back upper and lower teeth. Her front teeth were somewhat crooked.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available
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Case History
The victim was located in an empty field near Yorktown Avenue and Newland Street in Huntington Beach, CA.
Police theorize that she got in a car with a man somewhere locally and the pair drove to a large field used for farming. The man parked the car and the pair talked while the man smoked, dropping a cigarette butt onto the dirt. Then he decided to rape her, and when she resisted, he punched her in the face.
After the attack, Jane Doe was pulled from the car and her throat was slit on the freshly plowed soil. She was dragged to a nearby drainage ditch and abandoned around midnight as the rain started to fall.
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Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Orange County Sheriff's Department
714-647-7400
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Agency Case Number:
68-00745-C

Source Information:
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http://doenetwork.org/cases/457ufca.html
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Police may be closer to id'ing cold case victim
The Associated Press
Posted: 01/11/2011 09:43:06 PM PST
Updated: 01/11/2011 09:43:06 PM PST

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Huntington Beach police may be closer to identifying a woman found dead in a drainage ditch more than 40 years ago.

Lt. Russell Reinhart tells the Orange County Register Tuesday that a friend of a woman named "Rosie" told detectives she recognized the woman from a sketch of a sexual assault and murder victim that authorities posted on Facebook last week.

The woman was found face-down in a drainage ditch by young boys playing in a field in March of 1968. She had been beaten and sexually assaulted, dying after her throat was slashed.

Authorities believe Rosie moved to California from New York in 1967 and worked for several months at a Long Beach bar.

Police are looking for any family members who may have reported her missing.
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Police Receive Fresh Lead in 1968 'Jane Doe' Cold CaseJan 12, 2011 – 4:52 PM
David Lohr
Investigators say they have received a credible lead in the quest to identify a woman whose body was found in a ditch in Huntington Beach, Calif., more than 40 years ago.

An unidentified individual who saw the composite drawing released to the media last week believes Jane Doe's name was "Rosie," with an unknown Italian last name, said Huntington Beach Police Lt. Russell Reinhart.

Huntington Beach Police
Police recently released this sketch of "Jane Doe," whose body was found in a drainage ditch in Huntington Beach, Calif., in 1968. They are hoping someone will recognize the woman."This person was a friend of Rosie back in 1968, but had only known her a few months," Reinhart said in a press release. "Rosie did not show up for work one day, and no one knew what happened to her. The friend was never able to locate her and did not know her exact address in Long Beach."

A group of boys playing in a field discovered the woman's body on March 14, 1968. She was
found face down in a Huntington Beach drainage ditch. She had been beaten and sexual assaulted and her throat slashed. For more than 40 years, her identity has remained a mystery.

Investigators believe Rosie had been living in the Long Beach area for several months prior to her 1968 disappearance. They also believe she had been employed as a waitress at a bar in Long Beach called The Circus Room. The bar has since gone out of business, and investigators have been unable to obtain any employment records, Reinhart said.

The tipster told police that Rosie had moved to California from New York in 1967. When she moved, she left behind a husband and 2-year-old child whom the tipster believes was nicknamed John-John. The tipster also believes Rosie had two older brothers from the New York area.

"At this time, we do not want to rule out any possible new information that could assist us in identifying our Jane Doe victim," Reinhart said. "While this information sounds promising toward identifying Jane Doe, we are not ruling out that new information and leads could take this investigation in a new direction."

Jane Doe is described as a white or Hispanic female, 20 to 25 years old, 5-foot-3 to 5-foot-4 inches tall, 140 pounds, medium build, with dark shoulder-length hair and brown eyes. When she was found, she was wearing a multicolored flower-print blouse, purple Capri-style pants, a black imitation leather coat and flat loafer-type shoes. She had a ring on her hand that investigators have described as a light blue square stone in a silver metal setting.

Reinhart said the slain woman was missing several back upper and lower teeth and her front teeth were "somewhat crooked."

The original investigators assigned to the case did not believe that Doe was from the Huntington Beach area, and suspected that the body had been transported there from another location. Investigators also believed the individual or individuals responsible for her death had fled in an unknown vehicle, as several tire tracks were found near her body.

Investigators in California are now working with the New York Police Department's missing-person division in an attempt to determine if Jane Doe and Rosie are one in the same.

Investigators are hoping that once they identify Jane Doe they will be able to develop a suspect in her homicide. In 2001, the Orange County crime lab obtained male DNA from the slain woman's sexual assault evidence kit, but so far investigators have found no matches in the FBI's Combined DNA Index System. If investigators are able to identify Doe, they might be able to come up with a suspect to whom they can compare the DNA.

Anyone who may know the identity of Jane Doe or who may have information about Rosie's disappearance is asked to contact the Huntington Beach Police Department's Homicide Unit at 714-536-5940.
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Update on 1968 Cold Case, possible lead links Jane Doe to Long Beach, Ca., and New York
by Huntington Beach Police Department on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 6:35pm.
Information has come in to the police department on a possible lead toward the identity of victim Jane Doe from 1968. Jane Doe was sexually assaulted and murdered on March 14, 1968. She has remained unidentified to this date.

Jane Doe is described as a female white or Hispanic, 20 to 25 years old, 5-3 to 5-4, 140 pounds, medium build, with dark shoulder length hair, brown eyes, wearing a multi- colored flower print blouse, purple capri type pants, a black imitation leather three-quarter length coat and flat loafer type shoes. Victim had a ring on her hand described as a light blue square stone in a silver metal setting. Victim had poor dental health and was missing several back upper and lower teeth. Victim’s front teeth were somewhat crooked.

A person possibly recognized Jane Doe’s sketch that was released last week and contacted the police department. This person was shown the actual photos we have of Jane Doe and believes her name was “Rosie,” with an unknown Italian last name. This person was a friend of Rosie back in 1968, but had only known her a few months. Rosie did not show up for work one day and no one knew what happened to her. The friend was never able to locate her and did not know her exact address in Long Beach.

Our belief is that Rosie was living in the Long Beach area for several months prior to her disappearance in 1968. She worked as a waitress at a bar called “The Circus Room.” That bar in downtown Long Beach no longer exists and we have talked to relatives of the prior owners. There are no existing employment records.

Based on the information from the person who recognized the person in the sketch, our belief is that Rosie left New York in 1967 before coming to the Long Beach area. She left behind a husband and two year old child. The possible nickname for the two year old child was “John-John,” our witness is not positive on his name. Rosie possibly had two older brothers, unknown names or ages, who also lived in the New York area. Rosie was possibly from Brooklyn or the Bronx.

At this time, we do not want to rule out any possible new information that could assist us in identifying our Jane Doe victim. While this information sounds promising toward identifying Jane Doe, we are not ruling out that new information and leads could take this investigation in a new direction.

The detectives working this case have already been in contact with the New York Police Department Missing Person squad on this cold case. They are assisting in our investigation.

In addition to the assistance we are receiving in the New York area, we are still looking for assistance on the west coast. Any person who might recognize Rosie as an employee of the Circus Room bar from 1968, with any information that could assist us in identifying her is requested to contact the Huntington Beach Police Department, in an attempt to eliminate or identify Rosie as our victim Jane Doe.

More details on this investigation from our prior posts on January 4, 2011 and January 5, 2011.

Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to call Detective Mike Reilly of the Huntington Beach Police Department Robbery/Homicide Unit at 714-536-5940. Any press inquiries should be directed to Lieutenant Russell Reinhart at 714-536-5976 or press@hbpd.org

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1969 Calif. Cold Case Possibly Tied To NYC
Cops: Murdered Woman May Have Been From Brooklyn, Bronx
January 12, 2011 10:00 PM
Reporting Don Dahler

NEW YORK (CBS 2) — A four decades old California murder mystery is being re-investigated, because the unidentified young woman who was brutalized and murdered is now believed to have been from the Tri-State Area.

And now, police are asking for your help, reports CBS 2’s Don Dahler.

It’s an unmarked grave that has had no visitors. The body buried here nearly 42 years ago was a young woman who had been raped and murdered in an empty field in Huntington Beach, Calif. She was a “Jane Doe” who was never claimed. It’s a vicious crime that decades later still remains unsolved. Homicide detectives say a key piece of the puzzle is putting a name on the victim’s face. And on Wednesday there was hope they are one step closer.

After CBS 2’s sister station in Los Angeles aired a story last Tuesday, a local woman called police to say she recognized the person in a sketch.

The witness explained that “Rosie” moved from New York to Long Beach sometime in 1967. She’d met her at the bar where Rosie worked as a waitress. And then in March of 1968 her friend was never to be seen again.

Based on the witnesses’ story Rosie could have been from Brooklyn or the Bronx. She had a 2-year-old son possibly nicknamed “John John.” And Rosie is believed to have had an ex-husband and two brothers whom she left behind in New York.

Police said a white purse was found near the body. It contained no identification, but did have six photographs inside. One is of a young woman with dark hair wearing what appears to be a graduation gown. The words “Mom” and “Love Always Nancy” were written on it.

Another is of a young man in a suit and tie, with the words “Mom” and “With love, Allan” on it.

The third is an infant baby girl. The fourth, a young boy, crying, in a black cowboy hat.

Photo five is of two young boys sitting together. Photo six is an infant boy.

A seventh photo was found next to the purse, and it’s of a young boy with curly hair. Tire tracks near the purse matched those found next to the body.

Detectives said they are certain that there are residents in the tri-state area who knew the boisterous waitress with the big smile and brown eyes, or some of the children in the photographs. If you think you recognize any of them, call the NYPD.
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Indeed...this is a huge WOW! Please excuse my ignorance, but who is Carl?
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1968 California murder victim may have Owego ties
'Jane Doe' found wearing old Johnson loafers
By Nancy Dooling
January 14, 2011, 10:51 pm

"Jane Doe 68-006079" was found in 1968 with her throat slashed, sprawled in a muddy Southern California drainage ditch.

Every couple of years since then, detectives in Huntington Beach, Calif., would once again look in vain for the person they say raped and killed her.

That search recently took an unexpected turn, leading them from the surfer beaches south of Los Angeles to the snow-covered hills of Tioga County.

The warm clue in this very cold case could lie in her shoes, Detective Mike Reilly said.

The worn black penny loafers -- still streaked with dried mud -- are marked inside with the word "Owego."

That word has taken on new significance for police. It has led them to the Endicott-Johnson Corp., shoemakers to the nation for decades. The company has since gone out of business.

"Detectives feel the shoes may indicate our victim may have lived or worked in the area of Tioga County," Lt. Russell Reinhart said.

Like many cold cases, this one has seen different sets of police eyes over the years. This time, detectives re-examined the murdered woman's clothing and shoes and began following up on that angle.

Endicott-Johnson Corp., which Huntington Beach detectives now believe made the "Owego" shoe, had factories in the Binghamton, Johnson City and Owego areas.

Could "Jane Doe" have purchased her shoes in Owego?

Detectives don't really know. Neither do local historians.

Endicott-Johnson Corp. made and sold shoes in Owego for many years, said Broome County Historian Jerry Smith, adding they also sold shoes at 200 stores around the country. The business closed in the late 1990s.

Records of EJ shoes and their labels are scarce. The Town of Union Historical Society has ledgers covering sales in the 1950s and 1970s, but none from the late 1960s, said Ted Warner, the former Village of Endicott historian.

According to Reilly, "Owego" is stamped in red on the bottom inside soles of both shoes. There's also a reddish design that's too worn to identify. The shoes are size 7 medium. There are also numbers stamped inside: 33372 and 15220.

Renewed interest in the case began last week when an elderly woman in California came forward after reading about it in the media.

Now in her 70s, the woman told detectives a forensic sketch of Jane Doe released by police is the same person she knew as "Rosie." The murder victim, whom the woman described as having an "Italian-sounding" last name, worked in a Long Beach bar called "The Circus Room." She went missing about the same time as the March 14, 1968 homicide of "Jane Doe," Reilly said.

The bar no longer exists and there are no remaining employment records, detectives said.

According to the woman, "Rosie" had a New York accent and left behind a husband and 2-year-old son named "John-John." She claimed to have been a friend of "Rosie's" in 1968, though she had only known her a few months. Rosie did not show up for work one day and no one knew what happened to her. The friend was never able to locate her and did not know her address in Long Beach, Reinhart said.

Huntington Beach detectives put out feelers in the New York City area, contacting police and media for help in identifying "Rosie."

So far, they've come up empty, Reilly said.

Then they looked at the shoes, and made the upstate New York connection, Reilly said.

"Jane Doe" is described as a female white or Hispanic woman, 20 to 25 years old, weighing 140 pounds and standing about 5 feet 4 inches tall, detectives said. She had a medium build, with dark shoulder length hair and brown eyes.

When her bloodied body was found, she was wearing a multi-colored floral-print blouse, purple Capri-type pants, a black imitation leather three-quarter-length coat and flat loafer shoes. She had a ring on her hand, a light-blue, square stone in a silver metal setting. She had poor dental health and was missing several back upper and lower teeth. Her front teeth were somewhat crooked, detectives said.

Boys playing in a field discovered her body in a drainage ditch. Her throat had been slashed by a sharp, cutting instrument.

She's buried in an unmarked grave in Huntington Beach, Reinhart said. Police have her DNA profile and that of her possible killer, but they've never found a DNA match to the suspect in database searches done over the years.

Detectives in 1968 felt the victim did not live in the immediate Huntington Beach area and may have been picked up in some other location. They believed "Jane Doe's" killer left the area of the crime scene in a vehicle that remains unknown. Several tire tracks were found near her body.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call Reilly at (714) 536-5940.

A detailed history of this investigation is posted on the Huntington Beach Police Department's Facebook page -- www.facebook.com/HuntingtonBeachPolice.
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Published: Jan. 16, 2011
Updated: 10:44 p.m.
Cold case victim may have been from New York
By JAIMEE LYNN FLETCHER
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

HUNTINGTON BEACH – Police believe they may be honing in on the hometown of a woman who was killed and left in a ditch more than 40 years ago.

The woman's body was found on March 14, 1968 near Newland Street and Yorktown Avenue. She had been beaten and sexually assaulted before her throat was slashed, police reported.

She was identified by witnesses as Rosie, a woman who worked in Long Beach with a strong New York accent and disappeared around the same time as the victim, police reported on their Facebook page Sunday.

After learning about the accent, police sent a sketch to New York authorities for broadcast there, but haven't gotten any leads from that.

On Jan. 4, cold-case detectives posted pictures on Facebook of a woman they believed to be the victim. The photos were from a purse found about a quarter of a mile away from where the body was found, police said.

Police confirmed on Jan. 5 the photos were not of the victim and continued their search.

The victim's sketch has been broadcast in New York City for the past week but the effort has not turned out results, police reported.

Detectives took another look at the victim's clothing and found her shoes were "Owego," a shoe made by the Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company which had several factories in upstate New York, police reported.

Detectives are investigating under the premise the victim may have bought her shoes in the Owego area and may have lived somewhere in Tioga County, which is about 200 miles from New York City.

Although Owego shoes could have been purchased at any retailer, Huntington Beach detectives have sent the Tioga County media the victim's sketch with hope a family member or friend will identify her.
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Case of 'Jane Doe' may have links to Tioga County; Detectives and police need the community's help to solve 43-year old cold case
By Wendy Post (TIMES-SHAMROCK WRITER)
Published: January 30, 2011

On March 14, 1968, the body of a young woman was found sexually assaulted and then her throat slit in a field located in Huntington Beach, Calif. And since that time, according to Lieutenant Russell Reinhart of the Huntington Beach Police Department, the case has been opened and closed four times, with no leads to solve the case of the murdered woman - or even to discover her identity.

But in December of 2010, the detectives in California reopened the case of the murdered "Jane Doe", and are now asking residents in the Tioga County, N.Y. area for assistance in identifying who this young woman, found murdered over four decades ago, really is.

The prospect of "Jane Doe's" ties to the area, according to Reinhart, are in relation to the shoes she was wearing at the time of her murder that were manufactured at an Endicott Johnson shoe factory in Owego, N.Y. The fact that she was wearing these shoes, according to Reinhart, combined with corroborating information documented early in the investigation, is leading the detectives and officers to believe that "Jane Doe" may have, at one time, lived in the Tioga County, N.Y. area.

"It is our hopes," said Reinhart, "that if we get her picture out there, that someone will be able to identify who she is." "It's a lead, it's a clue," he added, "people have to be open minded."

On a warm spring day in March of 1968, four young boys, according to Reinhart, were walking through a field in Huntington Beach, Calif. when they stumbled upon the body of a woman who had apparently been murdered.

Reinhart explained that during that time, most of that area had fields. Today, he added, it's different, with a population of approximately 200,000 people.

When the woman was discovered, police immediately began the investigation, and were able to trace "Jane Doe" to a tavern where she served as a barmaid in Long Beach, Calif. Reinhart explained that although she didn't have many close friends, those who knew who her offered that she had not been in the area long (less than one year,) and that she was from New York and had a New York accent. Some of those who knew her also stated that she left a husband and a 2-year-old son behind.

Reinhart also mentioned that some knew her as Rosie, but that the name could have been an alias or a nickname.

After investigating the case extensively for a couple years, according to Reinhart, it eventually went cold - with no significant leads discovered. He did note that the case was reopened several times, to include a reopening in 2001 in which evidence from the sexual assault was submitted for DNA testing and a possible match. The testing yielded no results, Reinhart stated.

"Maybe the perpetrator stopped committing crimes," said Reinhart of the negative results of the DNA testing, "or maybe they were already in prison."

Either way, the detectives, as well as Reinhart, were not ready to give up.

In December of 2010, Detective Mike Reilly of the Huntington Beach Police in California re-opened the case, and this time looked at the muddy shoes that "Jane Doe" was wearing - shoes that had been preserved from the crime scene.

The shoes, according to Reinhart, were manufactured at Endicott Johnson, and had Owego imprinted on them. This led investigators to Tioga County, N.Y. to look for answers, and assistance in identifying their "Jane Doe." And although Reinhart stated that the shoes could have been purchased anywhere, the Owego imprint was a small clue they had that might help to eventually identify the victim of this heinous crime.

In early January, investigators from California began to disseminate the composite sketch of their "Jane Doe" that was created by a forensic artist. The sketch, according to Reinhart, was created directly from the photos taken during "Jane Doe's" autopsy. "We obviously couldn't post her photo from the crime scene, so we had to create the sketch," Reinhart added. "It is very accurate."

He also noted that "Jane Doe" was estimated to be 25 years old at that time, and if alive, would be in her late sixties today. Her son, he added, would be in his forties.

Back in Tioga County, Sheriff Investigator Wayne Multoun was contacted by the investigators from California, but had no comment as the case was being handled out there.

Emma Sedore, the Tioga County Historian, did some research upon learning about "Jane Doe," and offered some information about the history of Endicott Johnson and the factories in Owego, N.Y.

According to Sedore, the Endicott Johnson factories opened in 1927 on the corners surrounding McMaster Street, South Depot and Central Avenue in Owego, N.Y. She also noted that they had a store at 32-34 Lake St. in Owego, N.Y. that opened in 1927 as well. But through her research and recollections, Sedore noted that of the two factories, one manufactured infant shoes and the other men's shoes. Sedore also noted that the factory that manufactured infant shoes closed in 1967, and that they may have started manufacturing women's shoes at that time.

And although the shoes were sold in the store in Owego, and several stores located in Binghamton and Endicott, N.Y., there was also a second-hand store located at the factory location that offered lower cost shoes that were manufactured with flaws.

"She could have very well worked at the factory," Sedore added.

Utilizing the composite sketch submitted by the Reinhart for publishing and dissemination, Sedore began to search through historical society and library records to see if she can find someone who resembles her - a search that is continuing.

In the meantime, the Huntington Beach police have posted this information on the America's Most Wanted website under their cold case files, and is hoping that someone, upon seeing the composite sketch, will know something.

"Our goal is to get this image out there," Reinhart stated. If anyone recognizes the "Jane Doe" from the composite sketch, or has information that might be related to who she is, they are asked to contact the Huntington Beach police by calling (714) 536-5976. You can also visit a page they have set up at facebook.com/HuntingtonBeachPolice to learn more.

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Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 68-00745-C
Date found March 14, 1968 03:30
Date created August 26, 2010 10:46
Date last modified May 31, 2011 10:53
Date QA reviewed November 03, 2010 05:07
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Orange Cnty Coroner's Dept
Phone 714-647-7440
Case Manager
Name Scott Hayes
Phone 714-647-7400

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The following people have been ruled out as being this decedent: First Name Last Name Year of Birth State LKA
Lynn Bandringa 1945 California
Johanna de Haas 1936 Delaware
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Huntington Beach police turn to Facebook to help identify woman killed in 1968
Detectives get dozens of calls and e-mails, and quickly learn that a key piece of evidence they had followed for decades was nothing more than a false lead.
January 06, 2011|By Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times


Her body was found face down in a drainage ditch in an open field. Her throat was slit and she had been sexually assaulted.

On March 14, 1968, detectives in Huntington Beach would begin a 42-year search to identify the victim, later dubbed "Jane Doe" — and the person who killed her.


Monty McKennon, 82, remembers the case well. For 12 years, it sat on his desk, McKennon and his team the only advocates for the answers to the mystery. McKennon, who spent 24 years with the Huntington Beach Police Department, recalled how long it took to bury the woman's body.

"We had her on ice for a long time," he said. "Every time we started to bury her, someone would claim they knew who it was."

But the case never went anywhere. Until now.

After reopening the mystery several times, police turned to Facebook in an effort to put a name to the woman's face. What they learned — quickly — was that a key piece of evidence police had followed for decades was nothing more than a false lead.

When the woman's body was found, some boys playing in a nearby oil field came across a white purse containing a wallet and a collection of black-and-white photographs, including a snapshot of a young boy wearing a cowboy hat.

For years, detectives assumed the pictures were family members or friends of the slain woman and hoped if they found them, they might be able to unlock the mystery.

On Tuesday, police posted a composite drawing of the woman, photos of the purse, a matching wallet and seven photographs, six of them that were found tucked inside the wallet.

Overnight, the department received 50 to 60 phone calls, dozens of e-mails and 16 comments on its Facebook page. It became clear the purse and photos had no connection to the woman.

"We talked to the people who were actually in the pictures," said Lt. Russell Reinhart, a department spokesman.

Jane Doe's body was discovered by several children playing in an open field near Newland Street and Yorktown Avenue, a neighborhood now dotted with homes.

The woman was white or Latina, 20 to 25 years old, about 5 feet 4 inches tall and had dark hair.

Shortly after the grisly discovery, a Long Beach nurse's aide came forward claiming the victim was a 23-year-old woman named Rhonda Fischer from Hollywood, the first in a series of false identifications.


In 2001, the Orange County crime lab created a DNA profile of the killer, using evidence from the scene. But authorities have not found a match.

Stephanie Rohrbach, 27, said when she browsed the Facebook page Tuesday night, she became convinced that one of photos from the purse was of her grandfather and his brother. She immediately e-mailed the photo to her father with her iPhone.

"When I saw the picture, I just started shaking because it was like I'd seen a ghost," said Rohrbach, who lives in Tucson.

Reinhart said Wednesday afternoon that Rohrbach was wrong and that the photo was not her grandfather and great uncle. But he said the department welcomed the calls and e-mails. Facebook and other social media will be utilized for cold cases in the future.

"We're confident we'll be doing it more," he said.

Reinhart said ruling out the purse in the 1968 case is significant.

"It takes that piece of the puzzle away," he said.

Reinhart said the department now has new and workable leads into the woman's identity.

Meanwhile, McKennon, who has since moved to Washington, said the case has never left his mind.

"We went door-to-door," he said. "We tried everything we could think of."

He said certain things will trigger the memory of the case.

Every time he hears the name Jane Doe, he thinks of the woman in Huntington Beach, the one whose killer has yet to be found.

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Mike Reilly at (714) 536-5940.

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