Jane Doe August 24, 1982, Frederick County, Maryland
The Doe Network: Case File 431UFMD Reconstruction of Victim Unidentified White Female The victim was discovered on August 24, 1982 in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland Estimated Date of Death: Spring 1982 Decomposed (skeletal) Remains -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vital Statistics Estimated age: 17-25 years old Approximate Height and Weight: 5'2"-5'4". Distinguishing Characteristics: Medium length dark hair. Dentals: Available. The decedent had undergone extensive dental procedures, some of which are consistent with those performed by dental students. Including two crowns on left front teeth, a root canal and numerous fillings. She had one gold-filled tooth on the right upper side and several silver fillings. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case History The victim was located in a steamer trunk (footlocker) located just off a roadway in Gambrills State Park, in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland on August 24, 1982. The trunk had leaves and sticks scattered over it but it was not hidden. The victim likely had been deceased since spring 1982. The identity of this victim remains a mystery despite efforts by numerous detectives, forensic anthropologists, the FBI, as well as television programs including Final Justice and The New Detectives. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investigators If you have any information about this case please contact: Frederick Police Department Lt. Tom Chase 301-694-2125 You may remain anonymous when submitting information. Agency Case Number: 1982-12633 NCIC Number: N/A Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. More info at: http://doenetwork.us/cases/431ufmd.html

Searching for an identity Police still hope to ID body found 25 years ago in Gambrill State Park Originally published September 04, 2007 By Sarah Fortney News-Post Staff Her bones were found 25 years ago in a trunk just off a Gambrill State Park road. Police are still trying to find out who she is, the woman they call Jane Doe. A man and woman were looking for mushrooms in the woods when they discovered the trunk, said Detective Sgt. Bruce Degrange of the Frederick Police Department. Inside they found the remains of a woman estimated to be about 17- to 25-years-old, decomposed in the summer heat. Detectives have checked dental records, but no leads have produced answers. Investigators do not believe she was from the Frederick area. Once in a while, police hear about someone matching her general description who vanished in another place, Degrange said. Detectives have pursued leads as far as Virginia and Massachusetts, looking to match the victim's bones with women who went missing about the same time. "We're still following leads as they present themselves," Degrange said. As with most cold cases, he said, the older it gets, the harder it is to solve. "We haven't had anything new for awhile." Kylen Johnson organizes the Maryland Missing Persons Network, part of an international organization known as the Doe Network. A few people gathered last week for a small vigil, she said, near where the woman's bones were found on August 24, 1982, in what used to be known as the Frederick City Watershed. Johnson has been involved with a number of cases over the last seven years, some of which she has helped detectives solve. She believes the technology is now available to put police on the right track, she said. "We never lose hope," Degrange said. http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display.htm?StoryID=64587