OR SELMA JANE DOE: F, 25-35, found near Valley Heights Road in Selma, OR - 4 Jan 1997 - Metopic suture *TERESA PERONI*

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Unidentified Body/Remains (White Female)

Found January 4, 1997 in Josephine County, OR
Body Condition: Not recognizable - partial skeletal parts only
Probable year of death: to
Estimated postmortem interval: years

Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 20-35 (Adult - Pre 40)
Approximate Height: cannot estimate
Approximate Weight: cannot estimate
Hair Color: Unknown
Eye Color: Unknown
Scars and marks: Persistent metopic suture

Clothing & Accessories
Clothing: nothing
Jewerly: nothing
Footwear: nothing
Accessories: nothing

Case History: The partial remains of a young female were found on unimproved property near Valley Heights Road in Selma, Oregon.

Scattered remains of this #JaneDoe were found on unimproved property near Valley Heights Road in Selma, Oregon on Jan 4, 1997

Found January 4, 1997 in Josephine County, OR Body Condition: Not recognizable - partial skeletal parts only

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Her NamUs page has been removed.

Chatter that she may be Teresa Peroni (who's NamUs page is still active). The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
Nothing has been confirmed.

 

[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

Man extradited to Oregon to face murder charge in girlfriend's 1983 death

Teresa Peroni was reported missing by her family in 1983, but charges were not filed for decades.

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Man extradited to Oregon to face murder charge in girlfriend's 1983 death​

A man charged with murder in the 1983 death of his then-girlfriend has been extradited to Oregon and made his first appearance in court this week.

Teresa Peroni, 27, was reported missing shortly after attending a party in Selma, Oregon, on July 4, 1983, CBS News previously reported. Witnesses said Peroni was last seen walking into the woods with her 29-year-old boyfriend Mark Sanfratello. The pair fought during the party, according to Peroni's profile on the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System.

Peroni's family reported her disappearance, but there was not enough evidence to file charges, according to authorities. In 1997, a skull was discovered near where Peroni was last seen, but no other remains were discovered.

In 2024, the Josephine County Sheriff's Office reopened the case of Peroni's disappearance. The Oregon Department of Justice said in a news release Wednesday that investigators re-interviewed witnesses, collected new DNA evidence, and used modern forensic testing to obtain new evidence. Investigators were able to determine that the skull found in 1994 was Peroni's.

A grand jury indicted Sanfratello, now 72, on a charge of second-degree murder on June 27.


"What happened to Teresa Peroni left her family with decades of uncertainty and grief," said Rayfield said Wednesday in a news release. "While the legal process is now underway and it's important not to prejudge its outcome, this arrest reflects the progress that's possible when law enforcement agencies persist and evolve with new tools. It's a powerful reminder that time doesn't erase the need for answers."

 

[Kimster]

Well, I think it took way too long, but I’ll take it now anyways! May this arrest give some peace to the family.

They had to have known that was her skull when they looked at the composite drawing.

 

[Guess Who]

Well, I think it took way too long, but I’ll take it now anyways! May this arrest give some peace to the family.

They had to have known that was her skull when they looked at the composite drawing.

Your would think they had at least thought it was her, between the sketch and the location.

 

[Tresir]

Well, I think it took way too long, but I’ll take it now anyways! May this arrest give some peace to the family.

They had to have known that was her skull when they looked at the composite drawing.

42 years and now identified due to DNA. Incredible that the suspect is still alive and that they tracked him down.