TX SMITH COUNTY JANE DOE: WF, 20-32, found in Smith County, TX - 1 Oct 1985 *SINDY CROW*

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77UFTX - Unidentified Female​

Date of Discovery: October 1, 1985
Location of Discovery: Smith County, Texas
Estimated Date of Death: 12-18 months prior
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 20-32 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'0" to 5'5"
Weight: 125 to 130 lbs.
Hair: Brown, red or dark blond. Braided into a ponytail and tied with a rubber band.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. Several amalgam restorations and a gold crown on tooth #30.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Yellow knit pullover shirt with a lace collar. The phrase "Top Rail Country Music, Dallas, Texas" was printed on the front of the shirt, along with an image of an armadillo. These shirts were made from 1984 - 1987. She also wore white Dickie shorts (size 27W x 36 Hips); a bra and panties and canvas sandals.
Jewelry: Gold butterfly earrings; and a gold Pulsar watch.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery​

The decedent was located in a brushy gully by the south side of IH 20 in Smith County, Texas.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Smith County Sheriff's Office




Agency Contact Person: Sgt. Craig Halbrooks
Agency Phone Number: 903-590-2661
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 85-10104

Agency Name: Texas Department of Public Safety
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 512-424-5074
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: U9010001

NCIC Case Number: U170485643
NamUs Case Number: 4491

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
TXDPS

Doe Network: International Center For Missing and Unidentified Persons

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

DNA Doe Project has her case as Pending / Research in Progress.

Smith County Jane Doe 1985 - DNA Doe Project

Description On October 1, 1985 a highway mowing crew discovered human skeletal remains in a brush-covered gully on the south side of I-20 east of the Highway 69 N exit in Smith County, Texas. Clothes wadded in a pile next to the body included a yellow pullover shirt with the logo “Top Rail...

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Smith County Jane Doe (1985)

Smith County Jane Doe was a woman found deceased in off of Interstate 20 in Texas in October 1985. She is currently undergoing testing by the DNA Doe Project. Brown, red or dark blond hair tied with a rubber band. She had several amalgam dental restorations. She has a gold crown on one of her...

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• Brown, red or dark blond hair tied with a rubber band.
• She had several amalgam dental restorations.
• She has a gold crown on one of her teeth.
• While she is believed to have probably been white, forensic testing showed she may have in fact been "of Indian or Polynesian descent".

And here's an image from Carl:

 

[Kimster]

She's been IDENTIFIED as Sindy Crow!

 

[Kimster]

Press release:

After more than 39 years, the long-standing mystery surrounding the identity of Smith County Jane Doe 1985 has been resolved. The Texas Department of Public Safety, in collaboration with local law enforcement, forensic experts, and the DNA Doe Project, has successfully identified the former Jane Doe as Sindy Gina Crow.


In October 1985, a highway mowing crew made the grim discovery of human skeletal remains in a brush-covered gully on the south side of I-20 in Smith County, Texas. Without any identification, the case quickly went cold, and would remain so until 2021 when investigators with the Smith County Sheriff’s Department brought the case to the DNA Doe Project to try investigative genetic genealogy to learn her identity.

Smith County Jane Doe 1985 - DNA Doe Project

Description On October 1, 1985 a highway mowing crew discovered human skeletal remains in a brush-covered gully on the south side of I-20 east of the Highway 69 N exit in Smith County, Texas. Clothes wadded in a pile next to the body included a yellow pullover shirt with the logo “Top Rail...

dnadoeproject.org