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Mohave County Jane Doe kit #8021

Mohave County Jane Doe 1989 (AZ)

Kit # 8021

Image Courtesy of Ramapo College of New Jersey

Ramapo College of New Jersey Case Summary

On the day after Thanksgiving in 1989, the remains of an unidentified adult woman believed to be 25-30 years old were found near Interstate 40 just south of Kingman, Arizona. Mohave County Jane Doe was 5′ 1″-5′ 5″ in height and estimated to weigh 115-120 pounds at the time of her death. She is believed to have died within three months of when her remains were found.

Jane Doe had strawberry blonde hair and was wearing a floral patterned blouse and blue jeans.

Advanced DNA testing has revealed that Jane Doe is most likely of Ashkenazi Jewish Descent with ancestral ties to Eastern Europe.

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