The Unnamed Doe Podcast

Natural disasters absolutely devastate lives, landscapes, and finances, but that’s not all. In their wake, they often leave behind unidentified individuals. When Hurricane Katrina ripped through the southern United States in 2005, that’s exactly what it did. Listen now for the stories of four does from Hurricane Katrina.

If you have any information about John Mercy Doe or Jane Love Doe, you can contact the Mississippi State Medical Examiner at 601-420-9140. If you have information about the Orleans Parish Jane Doe or the Orleans Parish Doe, you can contact the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office at 504-658-9660. If you have information about Sandra Juanita Welton’s disappearance, you can contact the Detroit Police Department at 313-596-1800.

All images discussed in this episode are shown below.

All photos are from the Doe Network.

• Slide 1: John Mercy Doe’s headstone
• Slide 2: Jane Love Doe’s headstone

Sources:

• https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/1256ufms.html
• https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/2572umms.html
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina
• https://www.britannica.com/event/Hurricane-Katrina
• https://www.cnn.com/2013/08/23/us/hurricane-katrina-statistics-fast-facts/index.html
• https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/identifying-katrinas-victims#
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/katrina-victims-are-buried-3-years-after/
• https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldoe/comments/3izrt6/10_years_after_hurricane_katrina_30_bodies_remain/
• https://www.weather.gov/mob/katrina#
• https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/101307/details?nav
• https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/101305?nav
• https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/ms-ocean-springs-katrina-
  victims-jane-love-1256ufms-john-mercy-2572umms-sep05.457142/
• https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons/Case#/12713
• https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/4374dfmi.html
• https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/14675/details
• https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Orleans_Parish_Jane_Doe_(2005)
• https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/1467726
• https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Orleans_Parish_Doe_(2005)
• https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/hurricane.html