NM SANTA FE JANE DOE: WF, 14-19, found off US 285 south of Santa Fe, NM - 2 Dec 1974 - Yellow metal ring, wire earrings

[Romulus]

407UFNM - Unidentified Female​

Reconstruction of victim by Wesley Neville

Date of Discovery: December 2, 1974
Location of Discovery: South of Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico
Estimated Date of Death: November 29 to December 1, 1974
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Asphyxia due to strangulation

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 14 - 19 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2", Estimated
Weight: 110, Estimated
Hair Color: Light brown / reddish-blonde
Eye Color: Blue-hazel


Distinguishing Marks/Features: Well-groomed

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: No clothing
Jewelry: Plain gold, round wire earrings; Yellow metal ring on left ring finger with silver-colored center designs.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim was located just south of Santa Fe, NM. The body was found just off the US 285 highway by a Colorado couple who stopped to pick up Pinon nuts. No clothing was found with the body. She was buried in Glorieta several months after her body was found.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: NM OMI
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 505-925-0524
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 1974-01649

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 16805

Information Source(s)​

NamUs

Doe Network: International Center For Missing and Unidentified Persons

Doe Network is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to bringing awareness to missing persons and unidentified persons throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia.

www.doenetwork.org

MEDIA:#JaneDoe was found off US 285 south of Santa Fe, #NewMexico on 2 Dec 1974 wearing a yellow metal ring & round wire earrings

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[Romulus]

Namus add postmortem photo and jewerly!

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Updated image. NCMEC puts her age at 13 - 16 but also at 16 - 22.

Have you seen this child? Jane Santa Fe Doe 1974

Missing From: Santa Fe, NM. Missing Date: December 2, 1974. .

www.missingkids.org

On December 2, 1974, the nude body of a female between 16 and 22 years old was discovered near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Her body was near the banks of the Las Vegas Highway, east of Santa Fe, under a pinion tree. She was wearing only a wedding band and gold hoop earrings. She was 5’2” tall and weighed approximately 110 pounds. She had strawberry blond /auburn hair and greyish blue eyes. She had a scar on her abdomen along the bikini line, like a C-section scar. She also had a smaller scar 1 inch above the larger scar. There were also indications of a sexual assault. Authorities have declared her death a homicide. She is believed to have died less than a week before her discovery. The death was found to be caused by asphyxia due to strangulation. The image of the young lady is a facial approximation produced by a NCMEC forensic artist and may depict what she looked like in life.