TN MAURY COUNTY JANE DOE: BF, 15-25, found in wooded area of Maury County, TN with puppy bones - 14 Feb 1975 *ANNIE JENKINS*

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On February 14, 1975 two hunters found human skeletal remains in a wooded area 2 miles from Joe Brown Rd off Highway 99 East near I-65 in Maury County, Tennessee. Also found near the body were bones from a puppy. A red shell blouse, flowered blue slacks, female undergarments, and black Italian-made wedge shoes were found with her remains. A forensic anthropologist concluded the deceased was a Black/African American female about 5’ 4″ tall, weighing approximately 132 pounds, with black hair. Authorities speculate she had been in an automobile accident or run over by a car during the autumn of 1974, 6-9 months prior to being found.


Hunters located the skeletal remains of this Jane Doe on February 14, 1975 in Maury County, TN. Her body was found in a wooded area off Joe Brown Road, about 2 miles north of Highway 99. It is estimated that she died 6-9 months prior to being found. This places time of death in the Spring through early Fall of 1974. Bones of a puppy were also found near the Jane Doe. She is 15-25 years old. She is estimated to have stood around 5'04" tall and weighed 132 pounds. She had black hair. The Jane Doe had healed rib fractures from a previous injury that occurred earlier in life. No evidence of cavities or restorations were found in the recovered teeth but she did have an extra tooth on the top right side of her jaw. A red shell blouse, flowered blue slacks, a bra, female underpants, and black Italian made wedge shoes were found with her remains. The images above were created by a NCMEC Forensic Artist. It is a reconstruction of what the female may have looked like in life.


Victim's pants (flowered blue slacks)
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The Maury County Sheriff’s Office and the DNA Doe Project have successfully identified the remains of a woman found in 1975 as Annie Carolyn Jenkins.


But, the team didn’t give up, committing more than 530 hours to the genealogical research. They narrowed the search to a handful of the closest family members, and Detective Keith Wrather of the Maury County Sheriff’s Department made contact, confirming that the family had been searching for Annie Jenkins since she boarded a plane in 1974 and disappeared.

“It’s an honor and a privilege to be a small part of this incredible team effort to return the identity of Annie Carolyn Jenkins, and to ensure that her family has some answers,” said team leader Traci Onders. “The pain of the ambiguity of a missing sister or daughter is hard to even imagine, and our hearts are with the Lipscomb family as they absorb the news of Annie’s loss.”
 

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