Jane Doe found April 20, 2008 Callaway County MO
Woman found in shallow grave still unidentified By Ra'Vae Edwards redwards@newstribune.com Report indicates ‘Jane Doe' may have died as few as three days before her body was found A female body found in a shallow grave in Callaway County may have been dead for as few as three days before being discovered on April 20, according to a forensic report from an anthropologist. Callaway County Sheriff Dennis Crane said the report changes a few details about the unidentified female, but hasn't been helpful in determining the identity. The body, dubbed “Jane Doe,” was reportedly discovered by an off-duty officer who was mushroom hunting on the conservation access on County Road 479 near Mokane. The report suggests the woman may have died as few as three days or as many as 30 days before the body was found. The report indicates she was between 30 and 50 years old. The report says she is a white female whose height ranged between 5 feet, 2 inches and 5 feet, 8 inches and who weighed between 90 and 120 pounds. Additionally, Crane said there is also evidence she may have had long-term immobilization but had at one time been ambulatory. The FBI confirmed last week that the fingerprints did not match any fingerprints in the nationwide database of missing and unidentified persons. A DNA test is being completed and the information will be entered into CODIS, a national DNA database for missing and unidentified persons. Crane said investigators have been and will continue to speak with law enforcement agencies and families of missing adults. So far, he said, no solid leads have become available. Anyone with information is asked to call the Callaway County Sheriff's Department at (573) 642-7291. http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2008/05/04/news_local/242local03grave.txt

Posted: Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008 - 03:43:58 pm CDT Who's Jane Doe? By Ra'Vae Edwards redwards@newstribune.com No solid leads on identity of Caucasian woman: age 25 to 40, height is 5-feet-4 to 5-feet-9 and weight between 90-110 lbs. The Callaway County Sheriff's Department has received calls from law enforcement agencies and families nationwide as it works to help identify a woman's body found Sunday near Mokane. Sheriff Dennis Crane said investigators have spoken to law enforcement agencies in several states and to families of missing adults as nearby as the Lake of the Ozarks. But, he said, the inquiries haven't brought any solid leads. The body, reportedly discovered by an off-duty reserve officer who was mushroom hunting on the conservation's river access near Mokane, was determined through fingerprints not to be that of Jasmine Haslag. Investigators initially looked into the Haslag case because she went missing from the area. The FBI confirmed Tuesday that the fingerprints did not match Haslag or any other fingerprints in the nationwide database. Now, Crane said the most important thing is to give the woman an identity, let her family put her to rest and catch the person or persons responsible. “We as a society have become so desensitized to this kind of thing,” Crane said. “This woman is a victim and her family is a victim, but past that, society as a whole is a victim. I think it is important that we do not look at this as just a corpse without a name.” Crane said the body has been taken to a forensic anthropologist to determine more about the circumstances of her death. He hopes to have more information later in the week. Although he cannot release many details at this time, Crane verified the body is that of a Caucasian female, between the ages of 25 and 40, ranging in height from five-feet four inches to five-feet nine inches, with a weight estimated between 90 and 110 pounds. Crane said a DNA test will be performed and that information will be entered into CODIS, a national DNA database for missing and unidentified persons. “This is a human that someone cares deeply about,” he said. “It should be like the old adage, ‘I don't care what anyone does as long as it doesn't affect me.' That's exactly why things like this go on. People do not want to get involved and the bottom line is that crooks feed on that kind of intimidation and they just keep going.” http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2008/04/23/news_local/252local03janedoe.txt