PA PUBLICKER JANE DOE: WF, 20-30, found in Bensalem, PA - 24 January 1988 *LISA TODD*

On January 24, 1988, a man walking his dog discovered the skeletal remains of a young woman in a valve/pump house at the old Publicker distillery property on State Road in Bensalem. She had been deceased more than 3 years, prior to being found. She was six months pregnant when she died.


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[Kimster]

Wow.. I wish Frank Bender was alive to see this day His recon of Lisa was very close!


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And here we see another case of a reported missing person being purged from the archives once she turned 18! Sorry, but it just makes me so angry!

"Investigators were able to build out a family tree thanks to a genealogist and located two of Todd's family members in Philadelphia. They verified that Lisa Todd has disappeared in the fall of 1985, at the age of 17, and was never heard from or seen again.

Police say Todd, who had a 2-year-old, was reported missing to Philadelphia police in October of 1985 but was taken out of the National Crime Information Center on her 18th birthday.

Todd's death is considered suspicious and it remains under investigation.

"We're here today to give you a rundown of the case, but more importantly, the family is still alive and have many family members in the city of Philadelphia," said Fred Harran, Bensalem's Director of Public Safety. "We know that there is someone out there that has more information on this particular case and we want that person to come forward."

Harran says the department will not rest until they find out the exact cause of death and manner of death, and whoever may be responsible is brought to justice."

Pregnant woman in 1988 cold case identified by police as missing Philadelphia mother

The identification was a collaboration between Bode Technology and Othram Inc.:

"In 2020, Bensalem PD partnered with Bode Technology to explore advanced DNA testing methods. Bode Technology had to leverage propriety DNA extraction methods to work with the highly degrade skeletal evidence. The DNA extract developed at Bode Technology was then sent to Othram Inc. for further analysis. Othram used human enrichment paired with Forensic-Grade Genomic Sequencing® to produce a genealogical profile. While the DNA evidence was severely degraded due to the age of the case and the condition in which the remains were found, the Bode-Othram partnership produced a genealogical profile that enabled genealogy search. Genealogical research performed by Bensalem PD produced the leads necessary to confirm Lisa Todd’s identity."

After 35 years, "Publicker Girl" is finally identified

Investigators have identified the young pregnant woman, found in 1988, as Lisa Todd.

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Yes, Mr. Bender did a very good job!