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Grateful Doe (also known as Jason Doe) was a teen or young adult who was found dead after a car accident in Emporia, Greensville County, Virginia in June 1995. In early 2015, his case made even more national attention when photos surfaced of Jason P. Callahan, who strongly resembled the reconstructions.
Case
Grateful Doe is believed to have hitchhiked to and from Grateful Dead concerts. The driver of the vehicle, also killed in the crash, was also a fan of the band. The driver has since been identified and nobody is certain who the John Doe was or where he came from. Among Grateful Doe's possessions, a letter written by "Caroline T" and "Caroline O" was found, addressed to Jason, which is possibly the unidentified person's name.
Photographs surfaced online of a young man, later discovered to be Jason Callahan, who was last seen in 1995. He was also a large fan of Grateful Dead and had the same first name as the victim. Callahan was not reported missing by his mother until after he was identified to be the young man in the photographs.
DNA testing is currently underway to see if the two are the same person.
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Links
- Grateful Doe at NCMEC
- Grateful Doe on Wikipedia
- Grateful Doe at NamUs
- Grateful Doe at the Doe Network