The Unnamed Doe Podcast

In rural Wisconsin, nobody expected to find a brutal crime. But in 1982, that’s exactly what a group of teenagers discovered. After over 40 years of digging into the evidence in this case, the Vernon County Jane Doe still remains unidentified. Listen now for all the details.

If you have any information about the Vernon County Jane Doe, please reach out to the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office or the Wisconsin Department of Justice at 715-839-3830. If you have any information about Oma Louise Boardman, please reach out to the Escondido Police Department at 760-839-4722. If you have any information about Nan Cecile Dixon, please reach out to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office 530-265-1471 or the Pershing County Sheriff’s Office at 775-273-2641. If you have any information about Marion Henrietta Bowers, please reach out to the Tucson Police Department at 520-791-4444. If you have any information about Margaret Ellen Rucker, please reach out to Sacramento Police Department at 916-808-0560.

The pictures discussed in the episode can be found below.

All photos are from NamUs & The Doe Network

• Slide 1-3: Numbers on dentures
• Slide 4: Top view of dentures
• Slide 5: Coat found with Jane Doe
• Slide 6: Dress found with Jane Doe
• Slide 7: Loafer shoe found with Jane Doe
• Slide 8 & 9: Buttons found with Jane Doe
• Slide 10-12: Reconstructions of Jane Doe

Sources:

• https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/261ufwi.html
• https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/4786/details
• https://www.abc15.com/news/state/unsolved-wisconsin-cold-case-murder-victim-may-have-arizona-ties-authorities-say
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_County_Jane_Doe
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DNA_Doe_Project
• https://dnadoeproject.org/case/vernon-county-jane-doe/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqLMVSHBGOo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1QjKxzopJQ
• https://www.ncoa.org/article/get-the-facts-on-elder-abuse
• https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/35589/details
• https://www.lovetoknow.com/life/grief-loss/when-why-eye-colors-change-before-death#:~:text=Unlike%20some%20newborns%2C%20whose%20eyes,a%20blue%20or%20gray%20appearance.
• https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/17992
• https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/50231
• https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/35724