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Woman found in shallow grave still unidentified

By Ra'Vae Edwards
redwards@newstribune.com

Report indicates ‘Jane Doe' may have died as few as three days before her body was found

Published: Saturday, May 3, 2008 12:44 PM CDT

A female body found in a shallow grave in Callaway County may have been dead for as few as three days before being discovered on April 20, according to a forensic report from an anthropologist.

Callaway County Sheriff Dennis Crane said the report changes a few details about the unidentified female, but hasn't been helpful in determining the identity.

The body, dubbed “Jane Doe,” was reportedly discovered by an off-duty officer who was mushroom hunting on the conservation access on County Road 479 near Mokane.

The report suggests the woman may have died as few as three days or as many as 30 days before the body was found. The report indicates she was between 30 and 50 years old.

The report says she is a white female whose height ranged between 5 feet, 2 inches and 5 feet, 8 inches and who weighed between 90 and 120 pounds.

Additionally, Crane said there is also evidence she may have had long-term immobilization but had at one time been ambulatory.

The FBI confirmed last week that the fingerprints did not match any fingerprints in the nationwide database of missing and unidentified persons.

A DNA test is being completed and the information will be entered into CODIS, a national DNA database for missing and unidentified persons.

Crane said investigators have been and will continue to speak with law enforcement agencies and families of missing adults. So far, he said, no solid leads have become available.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Callaway County Sheriff's Department at (573) 642-7291.


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