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Jane doe1 composite

A composite of Jane Doe

Real Name: Unknown (at the time of broadcast)
Case: Unidentified Remains
Date: September 20, 1987
Location: Dana Point, California

Bio[]

Date of Birth: Around 1967
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 127 pounds
Characteristics: Caucasian female. Light brown hair, brown eyes. She was apparently wearing second-hand clothing.

Case[]

Details: On the morning of September 20, 1987, the body of a young woman was found below the cliffs in Dana Point, California. She had apparently fallen from the cliff the previous night. Cullen Ellinburgh, a coroner, investigated this case and could not determine if she died accidentally, committed suicide, or was murdered.
A phone number on a map in the woman's purse led Cullen to a local cab company. The night before her body was found, it was determined that she had called a cab from Hampton Inn hotel in nearby Mission Viejo. When it arrived she stated that she wanted to go to Laguna Beach, which cost $20. As she only had $18 at the time, the driver agreed to take her as far as the money would allow. He said she barely spoke and also mentioned that there was nothing unusual about her. Hours before her body was found she was let out at Scenic Drive and Cove Road in Dana Point, which was as far as her money could take her.
A few hours later, the woman was discovered dead at the bottom of the cliffs, having apparently scaled a fence and jumped to her death. Stacked neatly in front of the fence were the belongings she had with her prior to her death. There were a pack of cigarettes, a soda can, a California road map that indicated she may have been a hitchhiker, and a piece of paper with a phone number of a nearby hotel. Investigators also found a purse that had a woman's name on it embossed in gold. It was eventually traced to a San Diego woman who had hers stolen approximately ten years before. She was not familiar with the unidentified victim.
Extra Notes: This case first aired on the January 20, 1995 episode about coroners, including Cullen Ellinburgh. It also featured those of the 1990 Jane Doe and Sumter County Does.
Some sources state that she was found on May 18, 1987.

Holly glynn

Holly Glynn

Results: Solved. This case was officially ruled a suicide several years later. In 2015, schoolmates friends of Holly Glynn began searching for her. They were unable to locate her through social media, so they contacted her family and discovered that she had not been heard from since September 1987. Her friends soon learned of the woman and found that she looked very similar to Holly and matched her description. Holly's family submitted DNA samples to be compared with the woman. In May 2015, it was announced that Holly has been identified as the woman.
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