NV CARSON CITY JANE DOE: WF, 42-71, found north of Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City, NV - 17 March 2015 *JOYCE ROGERS*

Around 11:00 am on March 17, 2015 a passerby saw a tennis shoe sticking out of the ground near a walking trail just north of the Lone Mountain Cemetery in Carson City, NV. The responding Investigators discovered human remains wrapped in a sleeping bag buried in a shallow grave. An autopsy determined the unidentified deceased was a small, white female between the ages of 42 and 71; 4’6 to 5’3 inches tall; and having reddish blonde hair. The woman was fully clothed wearing a long-sleeve, camo-print thermal type shirt; loose gray elastic waist band sweat pants; and dark colored cargo pants. Also the woman was wearing white and purple Asics sneakers size 7. Aristar bifocal glasses were found with the body. It was believed the deceased had been in the ground for about 12 months before being discovered.

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An autopsy revealed that the woman was between the ages of 42 and 71 and had reddish, blonde hair. She had been discovered wearing an adult diaper and bifocals.

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Demographics
Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 80
Estimated Age Range (Years): 42-71
Estimated Year of Death: 2014-2015
Estimated PMI: 12 Months
Height: 5' 0"(60 inches) , Estimated
Weight: Cannot Estimate

Circumstances
Type: Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found: March 17, 2015
Location Found Map
Location: Carson City, Nevada 89701
County: Carson City
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped): 39 degrees 10' 58" North and 119 degrees 48' 38" West

Circumstances of Recovery: On 03/17/2015, a passerby was walking in the area of Lone Mountain, near the Lone Mountain Cemetery (Carson City, Nevada), when he observed the decedent's tennis shoe sticking out of an apparent shallow grave. Emergency personnel responded to the scene, used a knife to cut the shoe, and observed that the decedent's foot was inside of the shoe. Emergency personnel excavated the decedent from a shallow grave. The decedent was fully clothed, and skeletonized with attached tissue.

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains: All parts recovered
Condition of Remains: Not recognizable - Near complete or complete skeleton

Physical Description
Hair Color: Blond/Strawberry
Head Hair Description: Red/blonde, likely dyed

Clothing and Accessories

Accessories: The decedent was wrapped in a green nylon-type sleeping bag; thick woven blanket - Near the Body

Clothing: Long-sleeve camo-print thermal type shirt (Size Medium, "Faded Glory," 38-40); logoed t-shirt (1998 NCAA, Final Four, San Antonio, Boise, Idaho); white lace bra; loose gray elastic waist band sweat pants (Size Large 36-38); dark colored cargo pants "Faded Glory Quality Goods, Size 10, 100 % cotton"; white stretch socks; adult disposable diaper. - On the Body

Eyewear: Eyeglasses - On the Body

Footwear: Silver/white and purple tennis shoes (Asics Gel-Frantic 4, Size 7) - On the Body

Jewelry: On left ring finger, twisted gold colored metallic ring with an iridescent opal-like stone; on the right ring finger, a white metal ring, with a plastic or leather-like band affixed to the outside. - On the Body

 

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Carson City Jane Doe 2015 has been added to Gedmatch by the DNA Doe Project. As of February 22, 2021, she has over 8,000 DNA matches. Her highest match is 120.2 cM - which is the second cousin once removed, half first cousin once removed range. She is on the Google drive spreadsheet at:

 

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Carson City sheriff uses DNA to identify two bodies

The newly identified people are Joyce A. Rogers, who was homeless and about 72 years old when she died, and Ronald V. Hendricks, who was 39 when he disappeared from San Francisco in December 1992.

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By Steve Timko
Published: Feb. 16, 2023 at 11:00 PM EST

CARSON CITY, Nev. (KOLO) -The Carson City Sheriff’s Office said Thursday it used genetics to identify two previously unidentified bodies.

The newly identified people are Joyce A. Rogers, who was homeless and about 72 years old when she died, and Ronald V. Hendricks, who was 39 when he disappeared from San Francisco in December 1992.

On March 17, 2015, partially decomposed human remains were found in a shallow grave on Lone Mountain in Carson City. Initial investigation showed they belonged to a woman about 40 to 70 years of age. The Washoe County Medical Examiner’s Office was not able to determine a cause of death.

Investigators partnered with the DNA DOE Project to develop a DNA profile from the remains and looked at genetic genealogy. The remains were identified as Joyce Rogers. Her husband, Edward Barton, a transient living in Fallon, told investigators he buried her on Lone Mountain after she died from an illness. The case has been submitted to the Carson City District Attorney’s Office for review.

 

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