Jane Doe October 31, 1979, Williamson County, Texas
The Doe Network: Case File 33UFTX Sketch of Victim. Unidentified White Female Discovered on October 31, 1979 near Georgetown, Williamson County, Texas Cause of death was homicide. Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior to discovery She has been nicknamed Orange Socks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vital Statistics Estimated age: 20 - 27 years old Approximate Height and Weight: 5'8 - 5'10"; 135 - 140 lbs. Distinguishing Characteristics: 10-inch-long brown hair with a reddish tint and hazel eyes. Her legs were unshaven and her toenails were unpainted and extremely long. Her fingernails were medium-length and painted reddish-pink. Marks, Scars: She had a 1/4 inch-long hairline scar under her chin; healed scars from insect bites were visible on both of her legs. Her ears were pierced. No previous fractures. Dentals: Available. Her teeth were in very good condition and there was no evidence of dental work or cavities. Medical Information: Suffering from chronic salpingitis, the result of gonorrhea. Clothing: No clothing other than a pair of orange socks. She was wearing a large, elongated oval-shaped silver ring with an unknown shell in the center. Investigators believe the shell may be abalone DNA/Fingerprints: Available Victim's ring -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case History The victim was located near Interstate 35 in a culvert outside of Georgetown, Texas. The culvery is located 9.4 miles south of the Williamson / Bell County line. The victim was killed by strangulation hours before her body was discovered. Two matchbooks were found at the scene; one was from a Motel 6, the other from a Holiday Inn in Henryetta, Oklahoma. The only other evidence was determined to be a makeshift sanitary napkin, which was labelled among the evidence as a bloody towel. The serial killer Henry Lee Lucas confessed to the victim's murder in 1982, three years after her death. He informed authorities that he picked her up while she was hitchhiking in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma the day before her murder in 1979. He claimed that her name may have been "Judy" or "Joanie." Lucas was convicted of her murder in 1984 and sentenced to death; he recanted his confession shortly thereafter. Texas Governor George W. Bush commuted Lucas' death sentence to life in prison shortly before his execution due to the doubt which emerged in this case. Aside from Lucas' possible involvement in this case, authorities are searching for an anonymous female caller who phoned them on three separate occasions with information regarding this case. The caller claimed that she saw the victim hitchhiking near Georgetown, Texas the day of her murder. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Investigators If you have any information concerning the identity of this woman or the circumstances surrounding her homicide, please contact: Texas Department Of Public Safety 800-346-3243 Or Williamson County Sheriff's Office 512-943-1389 You may remain anonymous when submitting information. Agency Case Number: 79-10-116 NCIC Number: U-925334164 Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case. More info at: http://doenetwork.us/cases/33uftx.html