Cook County Jane Doe (1981)

Cook County Jane Doe
Discovered	April 19, 1981
Unidentified for	43 years
Sex	Female
Location	Calumet City, Illinois
Age	15-25
Race	Black
Height	5'5
Weight	130 pounds
Body condition	Recognizable face
Postmortem interval	Hours
Cause of death	Strangulation

Cook County Jane Doe was a female who was located off a path in Calumet City, Illinois. The body appeared to have been dumped at the scene the previous night. Police theorized, early into the investigation, that she was possibly from Indiana, as the place of discovery was close to the border between the two states. It was also possible she was a transient.

Clothing and accessories

• White, V-neck pull-over sweater.
• Blue jeans.
• White bra

Sources

• Cook County Jane Doe at the Doe Network ^{POSTMORTEM WARNING}
• Cook County Jane Doe at NamUs ^{POSTMORTEM WARNING}
• Lansing Sun Journal ^{POSTMORTEM WARNING}