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{{UID_Infobox|title1=Arroyo Grande Jane Doe {{Featured case}}|image1=NCMU1114321c1.jpg|caption1=|discovered=October 5, 1980|span={{age|1980|10|5}}|sex={{F}}|location=Henderson, Neveda|age=13-25|race={{White}}|height=5'- 5'4|condition={{rf}}|weight=98-105 pounds|pmi=Hours|cod={{stab}}/{{beat}}}}{{Graphic}}
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{{UID
  
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| name=Arroyo Grande Jane Doe {{Featured case}}
  
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| image=[[File:NCMU1114321c1.jpg|200px]]
  
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| race=White
  
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| age approximation=13-25
  
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| location=Henderson, Nevada
  
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| postmortem interval=Hours
  
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| found=October 5, 1980
  
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| sex=Female
  
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| height approximation=5'-5'4
  
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| weight approximation=98-105 pounds
  
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| cause of death=Stabbing/beating
  
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|body condition = {{rf}}|span = {{age|1980|10|05}}}}
  
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'''Arroyo Grande Jane Doe''' was a young woman found murdered in 1980 in Henderson, Nevada.
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'''Arroyo Grande Jane Doe''' was a female found murdered in 1980 in Henderson, Nevada.
   
 
== Case ==
  
== Case ==
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The Jane Doe's naked body was found face-down near Arroyo Grande Road in Henderson, Nevada. The victim's death was homicide, as she had been hit in the back of the head with a blunt object and had also been stabbed multiple times in the back and head. She had also been beaten in the face. She had died hours earlier, and there was no evidence of a sexual assault, though she was found nude.
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The Jane Doe's naked body was found face-down near Arroyo Grande Road in Henderson, Nevada. The victim's death was a homicide, as she had been hit in the back of the head with a blunt object, beaten in the face and had been stabbed multiple times in the back and head. She had died hours earlier, and there was no evidence of a sexual assault, though she was found nude. 27 women have been ruled out as being the decedent.
   
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The body had apparently been washed and a piece of shower curtain was found near her body.
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The body had apparently been washed and a piece of the shower curtain was found near her body.
   
 
She was exhumed in late 2016 for additional testing.
  
She was exhumed in late 2016 for additional testing.
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==Characteristics==
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==Physical characteristics==
  
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*She had light brownish-blonde, 11-inch hair.
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*Light brownish-blonde, 11-inch hair.
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*Her eyes are commonly listed as blue, but could have been green or hazel.
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*Her eyes are commonly listed as blue but could have been green or hazel.
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*A recent tattoo of the letter "S" on her right forearm.
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*Noticeable gap in her teeth (this ''may'' have occurred post or perimortem).
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* She had a recent tattoo of the letter "S" on her right forearm.
 
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* She had a noticeable gap in her teeth.
  
 
*One tooth had a suture, a technique used to straighten a tooth.
  
*One tooth had a suture, a technique used to straighten a tooth.
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*Vaccination scar on her left bicep.
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*Her wisdom teeth were impacted
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*Her wisdom teeth were impacted.
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*Birthmark on her lower back. 
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== Gallery ==
  
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery navigation="true">
  
<gallery navigation="true">
 
NCMU1114321x1.jpg
  
NCMU1114321x1.jpg
 
DID YOU KNOW ME?
  
DID YOU KNOW ME?
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Arroyo Grande JD Reconstruction 14.jpg|Reconstruction by Carl Koppelman
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Arroyo Grande JD Reconstruction 14.jpg|Reconstruction by Carl Koppelman<br>(Clothing depicted is an estimation used to complete the image)
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Arroyo 3.jpg
  
 
258UFNV.jpg
  
258UFNV.jpg
 
HendersonJaneDoe.jpg|Previous NCMEC reconstruction
  
HendersonJaneDoe.jpg|Previous NCMEC reconstruction
 
Arroyo Grande Sketch.jpg|Early sketch
  
Arroyo Grande Sketch.jpg|Early sketch
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ArroyoTeeth.jpeg|X-Ray of gap in her teeth
  
 
Arroyo Grande Crime Scene.jpg|Crime scene
  
Arroyo Grande Crime Scene.jpg|Crime scene
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PM.jpg|Tattoo|link=File:Arroyo Grande Tattoo.jpg
  
 
ArroyoShowerCurtain.jpg
  
ArroyoShowerCurtain.jpg
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PM.jpg|link=File:ArroyoTeeth.jpeg|X-Ray of gap in her teeth
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PM.jpg|Tattoo|link=File:Arroyo Grande Tattoo.jpg
 
</gallery>
  
</gallery>
   
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== Theories ==
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== Exclusions ==
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''For a full list of exclusions, please view the NamUs page.''
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* Her case may be related to [[Sahara Sue]].
  
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* She may be [[Tina Kemp]].
  
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* She may be [http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/h/holst_margaret.html Margaret "Margie" Holst]
  
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* She may be [[Rachael Garden]]. {{Ruled out}}
  
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* She may have been in the foster-care system
  
   
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*[[Rachael Garden]]
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==Links==
  
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*[[Tammy Akers]]
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*[[Laureen Rahn]]
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*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/9467 Terry Collier]
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*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/5901 Sandra Butler]
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*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/6635 Suzanne Schultz]
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*[[Kim Doss]]
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*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/5308 Melinda Creech]
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*[https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/547 Sandra Landrum]
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*[[Debbie McCall]]
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==Sources==
   
 
*{{Doe Network|258ufnv.html|{{PAGENAME}}}}
  
*{{Doe Network|258ufnv.html|{{PAGENAME}}}}
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[[Category:Homicide by stabbing]]
  
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[[Category:Homicide by beating]]
  
 
[[Category:1980 discoveries]]
  
[[Category:1980 discoveries]]
 
[[Category:1980 deaths]]
  
[[Category:1980 deaths]]
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[[Category:Cases over 40 years old]]
 
[[Category:Young adults]]
  
[[Category:Young adults]]
 
[[Category:Teenagers]]
  
[[Category:Teenagers]]
 
[[Category:Reconstructed by NCMEC]]
  
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[[Category:White]]
  
 
[[Category:People found in Nevada]]
  
[[Category:People found in Nevada]]
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[[Category:Female]]
  
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[[Category:Recognizable faces]]
  
 
[[Category:Reconstructed by Project EDAN]]
  
[[Category:Reconstructed by Project EDAN]]
 
[[Category:Discovered near highways]]
  
[[Category:Discovered near highways]]

Revision as of 21:42, 19 January 2021

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Arroyo Grande Jane Doe was a female found murdered in 1980 in Henderson, Nevada.

Case

The Jane Doe's naked body was found face-down near Arroyo Grande Road in Henderson, Nevada. The victim's death was a homicide, as she had been hit in the back of the head with a blunt object, beaten in the face and had been stabbed multiple times in the back and head. She had died hours earlier, and there was no evidence of a sexual assault, though she was found nude. 27 women have been ruled out as being the decedent.

The body had apparently been washed and a piece of the shower curtain was found near her body.

She was exhumed in late 2016 for additional testing.

Characteristics

  • Light brownish-blonde, 11-inch hair.
  • Her eyes are commonly listed as blue but could have been green or hazel.
  • A recent tattoo of the letter "S" on her right forearm.
  • Noticeable gap in her teeth (this may have occurred post or perimortem).
  • One tooth had a suture, a technique used to straighten a tooth.
  • Vaccination scar on her left bicep.
  • Her wisdom teeth were impacted.
  • Birthmark on her lower back. 

Gallery

Exclusions

For a full list of exclusions, please view the NamUs page.

Sources

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