Jane Doe June 6, 2005 Kenova, West Virginia
Body found in river still unidentified Posted June 06 2005 KENOVA -- West Virginia State Police still have not determined the identity of a body pulled Thursday from the Ohio River in Kenova, but investigators think the body had been in the river five to six months. The body was discovered about 5 p.m. Thursday in the area of the 1300 block of Beech Street during a riverbed-cleaning operation that included personnel from the Army Corps of Engineers. The body is of a white female about 5 feet 6 inches tall, said Trooper 1st Class Michael Simpson with the State Police detachment in Wayne. Authorities estimate the woman was between 80 and 100 pounds at the time of her death, Simpson said. No age or cause of death have been determined, he said. The Wayne County medical examiner described the body as badly decomposed, making identification difficult. The police are searching the National Crime Information Center database for missing persons, Simpson said. Simpson said the police haven’t yet uncovered any possible missing persons matching this description in the area in the past year. http://www.herald-dispatch.com/2005/June/07/LNlist7.htm

This is posted on Angels Missing. I don't know if it is real or not: I have very good reason to believe that the body that was found in the Ohio River near Kenova was that of my mothers. I have kept track of the newspapers released since, and the discription fits her to a t. Even down to the shoes, clothing, and height and weight of the body. The state medical examiner is still holding the body, trying to do bone marrow and dna test.. it's been 7 months, and it's just terrible. I'm tired of waiting.. I know it's got to be her :-/ anyone know how I could rush their process up? she had been missing for exactly 6 months around the time that body was found... and it's her.. I just know it... http://www.angelsmissing.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1577