page_title: List of unidentified murder victims in the United States
section_title: Sampson County Jane Doe
hierarchical_section_title: List of unidentified murder victims in the United States / North Carolina / Sampson County Jane Doe
caption_attribution_description: English: Jane Doe found in 1999 in Sampson County North Carolina
context_page_description: 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. Cases include that of Tammy Jo Alexander, who was murdered in 1979 and remained an unidentified decedent until 2015, and Reet Jurvetson, who was murdered in 1969 and whose body remained unidentified for 46 years.
  Including murder victims and those who died via natural causes or otherwise, approximately 40,000 decedents remain unidentified in the United States.
context_section_description: A white female with Hispanic characteristics was discovered on July 20, 1999, approximately two weeks to two months after her death in Dunn, Sampson County, North Carolina. The body was badly deteriorated, but the cause of death was determined to be a stab wound to the neck. The remains were found near a migrant labor camp mainly consisting of Hispanic people, including women.
  The victim was aged between 17 and 24 years old, five feet four to five feet seven inches tall, and weighed around 110 pounds. She wore a black spaghetti strap top, blue bra, and green jeans. Sandals and a yellow watch were also found at the scene. She had painted her fingernails blue at one point and had curly reddish hair. She was not likely a smoker and had no dental cavities, although some wear was observed on her lower row of teeth.
caption: Reconstruction of the Sampson County Jane Doe
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