MI JENNY DOE: BF, 20-40, found by hunters in Blendon Township, Hudsonville, MI - 20 Oct 1967

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On October 20, 1967 a pair of hunters found the partially nude body of a young woman in a patch of woods in Blendon Township, Hudsonville, Michigan. Although not determined to be associated with the case, a white Rambler-brand vehicle was seen in the area prior to the discovery. The young victim was a Black female between 16 and 22 years of age, approximately 5’ 7” tall and weighing 90-100 pounds. She was wearing yellow/gold slacks, pink Bermuda shorts and men’s light blue socks. She had an extra tooth behind the right upper incisor. The medical examiner determined she died of blunt-force trauma and strangulation, and was found three to seven days after her death. Unable to identify the girl, authorities buried her in Blendon Cemetery in Hudsonville.

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The body was found in Blendon Township in a field near 48th Avenue and Fillmore St. by Hunters. The victim was wearing yellow/gold slacks, pink Bermuda shorts and mens light blue socks with dark blue and red diamond patterns on the side. The victim had an extra tooth behind the right upper incisor. A white Rambler car was seen in the woods on a trail near the body dump site 3 days prior to the body being found. This was on 10/17/1967 between 9:00 pm and 9:30 pm. It is unknown if the car was involved.

Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: Black / African American
Estimated Age Group: Adult
Estimated Age Range (Years): 20-40
Estimated Year of Death: 1967
Estimated PMI: 30 Days

Scar/mark: The victim had numerous healed scars: 1. right side of the face at the jaw line: hyper-pigmented scar 2. right side of the neck: 3 scars (all about 2 cm long) 3. left chest, below the clavicle: long 10cm scar extending toward the arm Other scars affect the upper right chest, the mid-sternal area (mid-chest), lower right chest, at the right hip, right outer thigh, left thigh

Other distinctive physical characteristic: A fully grown extra tooth was observed behind the upper right incisor

Clothing: Yellow/gold ankle-length denim pants. Pink Bermuda shorts. Men's light blue socks with dark blue and red diamond patterns on the side.
Footwear: None recovered but her shoe size is estimated to be

On October 20, 1967 a pair of hunters found #JaneDoe in a patch of woods in Blendon Township, Hudsonville, Michigan. Who was she?

The victim was wearing yellow/gold slacks, pink Bermuda shorts and mens light blue socks with dark blue and red diamond patterns on the side.

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Pheasant hunters discovered the victim's body as they walked through a field near Grand Valley State College near 48th Avenue and Fillmore Streets. The victim was found partially clothed and appeared to have suffered head injuries. No attempts had been made to bury her body.

Three days prior, between 9 and 9:30 p.m., a white Rambler car was seen in the woods on a trail near the body dump site. It is unknown if the car was involved.

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Jenny is the nickname given by law enforcement to a woman discovered in a wooded area near the intersection of 48th Avenue and Filmore Street, Hudsonville, Michigan, in 1967. The DNA Doe Project was asked to assist with her identification in April 2021. Hunters found the woman in a field on...

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Hunters found the woman in a field on October 20, 1967, apparently after she was murdered. During the late evening of October 17, a white Rambler-brand vehicle was seen in the proximity of the area, although it has not confirmed to be involved in the dump job.

In July 2020, it was announced that NCMEC was partnering with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office to exhume the body for DNA. NCMEC dropped the case in October the same year.

The female had previously been listed to be as young as 13, with a decomposed body condition.

• Brown eyes.
• Black hair, which was styled in a short afro.
• Fully-developed extra tooth behind upper-right incisor.
• Two decayed lower molars.
• She suffered from various chronic illnesses (evidence of both gonorrhoea and hepatitis was present)
• Several scars that had previously healed
  • Right side of jawline, displaying hyperpigmentation
  • Three on the right side of neck, each at about two centimeters
  • Below her left collarbone, which extended ten centimeters toward her left arm.
  • Upper-right chest with another on the lower portion of the same side.
  • Middle of chest.
  • Right hip.
  • Right outer thigh.
  • Left thigh.

• Gold/yellow denim pants, ankle-length.
• Pink cotton Bermuda shorts, worn underneath the gold pants. These were noticeably too big for her, and may have been stitched around the seam to better fit her waist.
• Men's light blue or grey socks with dark blue and red diamond patterns on the side.
• Homemade sanitary napkin made of cloth, denim cord, and newspaper.