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In reply to the discussion: (1) How Unsolved Missing Person Cases Are Solved (Pt. 1) [View all]AmyStrange
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List of unidentified murder victims in the United States
The Walker County Jane Doe is an unidentified murder victim found in Texas. She was aged between 14 and 18 when she died between October 31 and November 1, 1980. Her identity remains unknown.
Of the thousands of people murdered every year in the United States, several remain unidentified. Many of these individuals remain unidentified for years or even decades after their deaths. These cases include that of Tammy Jo Alexander, who was murdered in 1979 and remained an unidentified decedent until 2015, Reet Jurvetson, who was murdered in 1969 and whose body remained unidentified for 46 years, and Alisha Heinrich, a toddler thrown alive from the Interstate 10 bridge in 1982 and identified via genetic genealogy in 2020.
Including murder victims and those who died via natural causes or otherwise, approximately 40,000 decedents remain unidentified in the United States.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unidentified_murder_victims_in_the_United_States
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