Racine County Jane Doe

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Racine County Jane Doe
Digital image created from study of morgue photographs to depict an estimation of the victim in life
2012 reconstruction created by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Born 1964-1981 (approximate) [1]
Status Unidentified for Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Died July 20 or 21, 1999
(aged 18 - 35)[1]
Cause of death Homicide by blunt force trauma
Body discovered July 21, 1999
Raymond, Wisconsin
Resting place Raymond, Wisconsin, United States
Other names "Crystal Rae"
Known for Unidentified victim of homicide
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 120 lb (54 kg)
Website Facebook page

Racine County Jane Doe (informally known as Crystal Rae)[2] was a young white woman whose body was discovered in 1999 in the town of Raymond, Racine County, Wisconsin.[3] The victim was aged 18 to 35 years at the time of her death, which occurred after weeks of neglect and torture.[4] New developments in the case emerged after her body was exhumed on October 16, 2013. It is not known how successfully these leads have been followed.[5]

Discovery of the body

The body was found near a field on July 21, 1999, apparently within one day after being disposed of.[1][6][7][8] One of the two persons who discovered the body stated that an arm appeared to be broken, since it was in an unnatural position.[7] Because it had rained on the night the body was dumped, little evidence of the perpetrator was found.[4][5]

An autopsy indicated that she had died from multiple injuries, such as burning and beating, and had endured several weeks of neglect and abuse, which had increased a few days before she died.[9][7] She showed signs of having been malnourished and sexually abused.[1][6] A "cauliflower ear" deformity may have been caused by the abusive conditions in which she lived.[6][10]

Over 50 people attended the woman's funeral after the autopsy was completed.[6][9] Her gravestone reads "Daughter Jane Doe", along with the relevant dates.[1][3]

Description

File:Racine Jane Doe2.jpg
Original reconstructions of the victim, made before the 2012 composite was created.

The malnourished woman may have been mentally disabled. She had a "cauliflower ear" deformity, which likely resulted from abuse.[1][3] It is believed that she was most likely 18 to 30 years old, although she may have been up to 35.[2][11] Her teeth were not well cared for. Her front incisors protruded from the mouth, and decay was present on many teeth. Some teeth were missing.[3][5] Her curly hair was reddish-brown, collar-length, and appeared to have blond highlights.[3] Her eyes were either brown, green, or hazel. There were two earrings in each of her ears.[2][4][7]

She had visible bruises and cuts across her body, and a fractured nose.[12][13]

She wore a gray man's shirt with a floral design on the front. After contacting the shirt's manufacturer, it was learned that this type of shirt was first sold in 1984.[5][6][8] She was also wearing black sweatpants. She was not wearing shoes.[1][3][4]

Investigation

Another rendering of Racine County Jane Doe.

Multiple reconstructions were made of the victim's face .[4] In 2012, an additional reconstruction was created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.[14] Another version of the composite exists, which shows a different facial expression.[5][7]

At one time, she was thought to be a particular runaway girl, but DNA profiling demonstrated that they were not the same person. Missing persons such as Tina D'Ambrosio, Aundria Bowman, and Karen Wells have been ruled out.[1][15][16][17]

Some believed that this case could be linked to the murder of Mary Kate Sunderlin, a previously unidentified victim who was discovered in Lake County, Illinois. Sunderlin was also found malnourished, had poor dentition and had been beaten to death. Three were arrested in that case; one was convicted.[18][19]

The remains were exhumed on October 16, 2013, for further study and transported to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the body had previously been examined in 1999.[3][8][20] Authorities hoped that by studying the bones, they would be able to tell where the woman had lived prior to her death.[6]

It was announced on July 19, 2015, that the examination of the remains had been completed and that they would be reburied on July 21 on the 16th anniversary of their discovery.[21] Authorities stated they had indeed uncovered new leads from the exhumation, but they declined to state any details.[22]

Although the murder remains unsolved, investigators hope that the case will eventually come to a close. A press conference in 2013 is said to have uncovered more clues.[3][5][23]

References

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