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| CAF690803 August 3 1969; Santa Barbara, CA | |
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| oceansister | Jul 15 2006, 11:26 AM Post #1 |
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From the novel Q is for Quarry by Sue Grafton: "The girl's height was calculated at 63 to 65 inches, her weight at 120 to 125 pounds. Her eyes were blue, her hair dyed a reddish blond that showed dark roots. In the left earlobe she wore a thin gold-wire circle with a horseshoe configuration. In her right earlobe she wore a similar gold-wire loop with a bent clip in its lower end." "1. One navy blue, full-length, puffed-sleeve blouse of Dacron-voile material-make unknown-blood-stained. 2. One pair home-sewn female white pants with blue flowers with red centers--size unknown. 3. One pair bikini panties, pink--size medium, Penney's label. 4. One black bra, size 38A, Lady Suzanne label. 5. One pair female brown leather sandals--buckle type, with four brass links on leather straps. Size7 1/2. With gold letters "MADE IN ITALY" on inner sole." In Author's notes: "Where possible, I used details from the Jane Doe murder book, including fragments from the autopsy report, case notes, and the investigative reports submitted by the detectives originally assigned to this case.""...in fact, found at the scene a blood-soaked man's Western-style blue denim shirt with white-covered snaps, size 14 1/2 neck." |
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| oceansister | Jul 15 2006, 11:45 AM Post #2 |
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She is 205UFCA and I have seen discussions about this case on other sites (thinking Websluthes or Cold Cases). If anyone is inclined, could you please post any links to this case as I am unable to do this. Thanks, Rosanne |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Jul 19 2006, 10:24 PM Post #3 |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Date of Discovery: August 3, 1969 Place of Discovery: Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, CA Estimated Date of Death: July 29, 1969 Cause of Death: Multiple stab wounds and a slit throat Approximate age: 16 - 25 years old Approximate Height and Weight: 5'2-5'4"; 120-130 lbs. Distinguishing Characteristics: Shoulder-length brown hair dyed a reddish blonde; blue eyes. She had pierced ears. She wore silver nailpolish. Dentals: Available. She had current dental work and "buck teeth". 19 fillings done within the year or two preceding her death. Based on her dental work, investigators surmised that she may have come from abroad. Clothing: She was wearing brown sandals with a gold colored buckle, a dark blue blouse and what appeared to be homemade white pants decorated with a blue floral print (daisies with red center), they were hip hugger bell bottons. The clothing appeared consistent with that worn by youth during this time period. A black bra and pink bikini panties. She wore thin, horseshoe shaped, gold earrings. Below are pictures of the pattern on the victims pants, and the victims teeth ![]() ![]() Circumstances: The victim lay a few feet down an embankment, her body dragged there across dust and scrub brush and dumped behind a cluster of rocks within sight of old Highway 1. Investigators believe she was killed there. She was stabbed numerous times. **Source: DoeNetwork: http://doenetwork.us/cases/205ufca.html** |
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| monkalup | Jan 1 2007, 10:41 PM Post #4 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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http://www.tammycravit.com/content/janedoe1.html Jane Doe's Murder Remains a Mystery By Tammy Cravit - Record Correspondent 9/5/04 An off-duty sheriff's deputy found her, a stroke of luck in a case marked with few of them. She lay a few feet down an embankment, her body dragged there across dust and scrub brush and dumped behind a cluster of rocks within sight of old Highway 1. Sheriff's investigators believe she was killed there, on that lonely stretch of what was once the Grefco quarry road. She was stabbed numerous times, the knife wounds a mute testament to the rage that ended her life. "There was an abundance of blood at the scene," said Lt. Jeff Klapakis, an investigator with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department. "She was probably stabbed 15 times or more." The Lompoc Record announced the gruesome discovery across most of the front page on August 4, 1969: "Murder probed as girl's body found in remote area." Looking back on the news coverage of the day, it's clear that investigators expected to swiftly identify the victim. The killer, though, left few clues for police. So her identity, like that of her killer, remains a mystery. The ledger at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery lists her simply as Jane Doe. Little is known about Jane Doe. She was a young woman, perhaps a hippie, between 16 and 24 years old. She was a few inches taller than five feet, about 125 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair dyed a reddish blonde. She wore sandals, a blue blouse and homemade white pants decorated with a blue floral print. Investigators followed up what few leads they had. Dirt samples were taken from the scene. The origins of her clothing were traced. A dentist examined her teeth and noted 19 fillings done within the year or two preceding her death. Based on her dental work, investigators surmised that she may have come from abroad. Fingerprints were submitted to Interpol, an international clearinghouse for law enforcement. Witnesses came forward and were interviewed, but no hard evidence surfaced. "Based on the technology and the training they had back then," Klapakis says, "the investigators did an excellent job." One promising witness account placed Jane Doe at Gaviota state beach in the days before her murder. Investigators pursued that lead, but it too led nowhere. It's possible that more widespread media coverage of the case might have turned up additional leads, but a savage murder in Los Angeles soon grabbed the world's attention. In the wake of that new murder, Jane Doe would fade from the headlines, and the name Charles Manson would become a household word. According to Klapakis, investigators looked at the possibility of a connection between Jane Doe and Manson and his followers. The method of Jane Doe's death was similar to that of the Tate-LaBianca murders, and members of the Manson "family" had been seen in the Lompoc area earlier that year. "That (connection) was certainly something they were looking at, at the time," said Klapakis. However, no link was established, and investigators were left with little else to go on. Jane Doe was buried in Lompoc Cemetery on Aug. 14, 1969, with little fanfare and in an unmarked grave. In the 35 years since the murder, science has given police new tools. DNA testing, hair and fiber analysis and other techniques that were unimaginable in 1969 are now commonplace. With the advent of these new investigative tools, it's become common for investigators to bring technology to bear on unsolved "cold cases." Unfortunately, the best tools of modern science don't come cheaply, and Jane Doe isn't the only cold case in the sheriff's files. A chance conversation in 2000 brought best-selling mystery novelist Sue Grafton, of Santa Barbara, into the story and gave detectives a chance to re-examine Jane Doe's murder. Without that meeting, Klapakis said, the story probably would have ended here. But the conversation, between a retired pathologist and a world-famous writer, would write a different next chapter for Jane Doe. Retired pathologist Dr. Robert Failing worked for many years for the Santa Barbara County coroner. He'd performed the autopsy on Jane Doe, and had always been surprised she'd never been identified. At a party, Failing found himself discussing the case with Grafton, who used it as the basis for her next novel, "Q is for Quarry." "As a novelist, I've been offered countless plot ideas," Grafton wrote in an author's note at the end of that book. "This idea took root." Grafton said she was given an extraordinary level of help by the sheriff's department. She was allowed to read old case files. She saw the clothes Jane Doe was wearing at the time of the murder, and a lock of her hair. "These items personalized her story for me," Grafton said from her Santa Barbara home. "The fact that she has remained unidentified after all these years only made her death seem more poignant." Grafton said her interest in the case sparked law enforcement's interest in revisiting the case. Detectives wondered if modern forensic science might yield new clues and speculated that new facial reconstruction techniques might help give Jane Doe her name back. To do that, they would have to exhume the body. But there was a problem. "Her interest came at a time when law enforcement was having budget crunches statewide," said retired Detective Sgt. Bill Turner. "Exhumation is an expensive process. There wasn't any extra investigative money in the budget." Turner estimated that the exhumation, forensic analysis and re-interment cost about $5,000. Grafton proposed an extraordinary solution to the problem - she offered to underwrite the cost of the project. Turner and his partner, now-retired Commander Bruce Correll, discussed her unusual proposal with then-Sheriff Jim Thomas. "Sheriff Thomas said, 'I'm willing to do the work if you think it'll get the case moving again,'" recalled Turner. "Our whole purpose in this was to get her identified and get her back to her family." With that decision, the wheels were set in motion. Jane Doe's story would soon be told again. On Aug. 4, 1969, an off-duty sheriff's deputy, hunting wild boar in the hills south of Lompoc, stumbled upon the body of a young woman, a murder victim who had been stabbed repeatedly and dumped down an embankment. Despite an intensive investigation, the woman's identity remained a mystery. Identified only as Jane Doe, she was buried in an unmarked plot at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. In September 2000, best-selling mystery novelist Sue Grafton learned of the case and based her novel, "Q is for Quarry", loosely on the details. Her interest in the case sparked a re-examination of the evidence. With Grafton's help, sheriff's investigators decided to exhume Jane Doe's body for a fresh examination, including DNA evidence and a facial reconstruction. In July 2001, deputies, members of the Santa Barbara County Coroner's Office, and the graveyard superintendent gathered for the exhumation of Jane Doe. Grafton and her husband watched. Detectives worked for most of the day, digging with hands and a backhoe to unearth the remains. Retired Sheriff's Detective Sgt. Bill Turner, one of those who led the re-examination of the case, said the moment the body was revealed was a somber one. "To unearth someone after that period of time is a real feeling of respect," he says. "We took it very seriously." Grafton recalled a feeling of seriousness, but also of purpose. "We felt ... that we were doing it for her, in hopes of learning who she is," she says. Jane Doe's body was taken to the coroner's office, where samples were taken for DNA testing. New photographs were taken, old evidence reviewed. "We have her hair, we have her clothing. All of that was tested for DNA," said Turner. Investigators had another major goal, one they hoped would spark the critical lead that could at last solve the case and give Jane Doe back her name. The body's skull and jawbone were sent to Betty Gatliff, a forensic artist in Oklahoma known internationally for her expertise with facial reconstruction. Over the next months, while Grafton wove the story of her novel around the facts of Jane Doe's case, Gatliff produced a reconstruction in clay of what Jane Doe might have looked like in life. "The identification of a victim is probably the primary cause to solve the case," Turner said of murder investigation. "Nothing takes the place of talking with people and identifying the victim." On Feb. 26, 2002, a four-person sheriff's department honor guard escorted Jane Doe's remains back to the cemetery. A sheriff's chaplain officiated over the funeral ceremony attended by about 30 law enforcement officers. Turner spoke at the ceremony, standing beneath a canopy erected over the unmarked grave. "Thirty-two years ago her life and her dignity were taken from her. For the last 32 years, we've been her caretakers," he said. "No one should be alone in death. Today, we are here and she's not alone." Grafton also spoke, her words poignant and full of emotion. "After 33 years, the power of this young girl is that we are here today," she said. "Failing (to identify her), at least we know we have done what we could for her." Grafton recalled the funeral as touching and powerful. "There was something very moving about the reverence for her life," she said. Turner said he and the others involved in the case made the unusual decision not to have a headstone or marker placed on her grave. He said the decision was not made on the basis of cost; those involved had a more emotional reason for their decision. "The reason none of us bought a headstone is that this is unfinished," he said. "It's not for the long-term. We're just taking care of her until she can go home." Grafton's mystery, "Q is for Quarry," was published in October 2002. An author's note at the back of the book outlined the history of the Jane Doe case, reproduced the facial reconstruction photos provided by forensic artist Betty Gatliff, and urged readers who recognized Jane Doe to contact the Sheriff's Department. Sheriff's investigator Lt. Jeff Klapakis estimated that the department has received about 100 tips in the two years since the book was published. "There's a couple of good leads," he said. Klapakis said some of those tips refer to people who aren't in fact missing. Others describe people who went missing after the time Jane Doe was found. Still, investigators check out every lead. "We need to identify who she is," Klapakis said. "Even if we never find the killer, her family deserves to get her back." Investigators are especially interested in a report received from a woman who worked at Pea Soup Andersen's in the 1960s. The woman told police that the daughter of a co-worker was missing in 1969, but was unable to recall any further information. "We're seeking information from the public, if anyone knows about that," Klapakis said. All those involved in the case acknowledge that the passage of time makes identifying Jane Doe and finding her killer a challenge. Still, they remain optimistic about their chances for success. "I wouldn't be in this business if I wasn't optimistic," said Klapakis. "We just need to find someone who's missing a daughter." "I think someday she will be identified," echoed Turner. "Somebody out there knows." Grafton said that hope is the reason she included the facial reconstruction in her novel. "All of us hope that one day someone, somewhere will take a look at the photographs ... and experience that spark of recognition," she said. "If there's a break in the case, that's where it's going to surface.'' The passage of time hasn't diminished the will of the sheriff's department to solve the case. In the eyes of investigators who worked the case over the years, time has only strengthened their resolve to see Jane Doe identified and returned home, and her killer brought to justice. "Somewhere out there, there's a killer," said Klapakis. "Even 35 years later, Jane Doe deserves justice." If you have information that might help investigators with this case, please contact the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department at 681-4100. |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| monkalup | Jan 1 2007, 10:43 PM Post #5 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Jane Doe, unknown age, died Aug. 3, 1969, stabbing. http://www.newspress.com/coldcases/killings.htm _____________________________________________________________ On Sunday, August 3, 1969 the body of a murder victim was found by hunters near a quarry on Highway 1, south of Lompoc. The victim's identity was not established following a lengthy investigation, hence the "Jane Doe" identity. She died from multiple stab wounds. Jane Doe is described as being a white female between 16-25 years of age, approximately 5'4" tall, about 125 pounds and medium-brown colored shoulder length hair. Jane Doe had pierced ears, current dental work and most notably, "bucked teeth". Jane Doe was wearing what appeared to be home-made clothing with a flower print. The clothing appeared consistent with that worn by youth during this time period. Jane Doe's remains were buried at the Lompoc Cemetery in 1969. In 2001, Sheriff Department Detectives, in conjunction with the noted author, Sue Grafton, exhumed Jane Doe's remains. Tissue samples were obtained for DNA comparison purposes. Jane Doe's skull and jaw were sent to a Forensic Reconstruction Artist, who created a rendition of Jane Doe's appearance. Sue Grafton's newest novel, "Q" Is For Quarry, is loosely based on our investigation into the murder of Jane Doe 1969. If you have any information which could lead to the identification of this victim, please e-mail our detectives at: detective@sbsheriff.org http://www.sbsheriff.org/mw/janedoe.html -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information regarding news related issues please contact Sgt. Chris Pappas, Public Information Officer. Business Hours: (805) 681-4100 EMAIL:pio@sbsheriff.org |
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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| oldies4mari2004 | Apr 27 2007, 09:00 PM Post #6 |
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| monkalup | Mar 31 2010, 07:33 AM Post #7 |
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The Old Heifer! An oxymoron, of course.
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Lauran "If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth." The late, great Roberto Clemente. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment for non-profit research and educational purposes only. | |
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