VA STAFFORD JANE DOE: WF, 25-45, found in secluded wooded area in North Stafford, VA - 7 Nov 1998 - Pentagram ring

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713UFVA - Unidentified Female​

Reconstructions of the victim; victim's belongings.

Date of Discovery: November 7, 1998
Location of Discovery: Stafford, Stafford County, Virginia
Estimated Date of Death: Months to a year prior.
State of Remains: Skeletal
Cause of Death: Unknown

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 25-45 years old
Race: Unknown
Gender: Female
Height: 5'9"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Medium light brown hair with braids.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Healed rib fracture. Possibly a smoker due to presence of a lighter amongst belognings.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Unknown
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Available

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Grey or white "Washington Redskins" T-shirt (Salem Sportswear). Black/white camouflage or tiger pattern shorts, with cuffs. Two pairs of dark hose, one of which has a diamond pattern and the other has no pattern but tag reads "L'eggs size B". There were fragments of blue jeans containing a ziper; tag reads "Made in America". Pair of size 8 1/2, canvas high heeled shoes with rubber soles and buckles; tan or creme in color. Label reads, "Classified".
Jewelry: One yellow metal drop earring, shaped like a leaf. Ring with black onyx star (pentagram). Gold-tone ring with dark (Onyx) cluster stones.
Additional Personal Items: Plastic, tiny, pink bear trinket. Dark brown, oval shaped sunglasses. A blue lighter and a long, brown comb were also found.

Circumstances of Discovery​

The victim, concealed in a bag, was located in a secluded area in the woods, off Telegraph Road, in North Stafford, under natural appearing layer of leaves, by hunters. The area was near the Brent Family cemetery, by an area known as "Witches Pond," which is rumored to be "haunted."

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: Central District Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Jeffery Gofton or Paul Yoakam
Agency Phone Number: 804-786-3174 (Gofton) OR 757 683-8366 (Yoakam)
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: C1998-29162

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 6150

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
Fredericksburg Patch
Fredericksburg.com
Sunday Free Lance-Star (10/20/2000)
Unsolved in the News

713UFVA

#JaneDoe was found near the Brent Family cemetery, by an area known as "Witches Pond," which is rumored to be "haunted." Stafford #VIRGINIA 1998

Height: 5'9" Weight: Unknown Hair Color: Medium light brown hair with braids. Eye Color: Unknown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Healed rib fracture.

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The remains of an adult white female were found in Stafford County on November 7, 1998. She was approximately 25-45 years old and 5’8-5’11. Her hair was brown and of medium length. Additional case details can be found in the NamUs case UP6150.

 

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Who is Stafford County Jane Doe (1998)?

Stafford County Sheriff’s Office Teams with Othram to Identify 1998 Jane Doe

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In November 1998, partial skeletal remains were discovered by hunters lying under a natural-appearing layer of leaves off of Telegraph Road in Stafford County, Virginia. Detectives determined that the remains belonged to a Caucasian woman estimated to be twenty-five to forty-five years old. The woman is believed to have been between 5’8” to 5’11” in height during her life. While law enforcement was unable to make definitive determinations about the woman’s weight and eye color, they discovered that the decedent had medium light brown hair during her life. Upon autopsy, investigators determined that the woman had a healed rib fracture, indicating potential chest trauma. Detectives estimated that a period of several months to one year had elapsed between her death and the time of her remains being discovered.

Along with the discovery of the unidentified woman’s remains, several items of clothing were recovered within the vicinity of her remains including a “Washington Redskins'' shirt; a pair of black and white cuffed shorts that appeared to be camouflage or tiger patterned; two pairs of dark-colored hose, one featuring a diamond pattern and the other bearing a tag that read, “L’eggs size B;” and fragments of blue jeans with a zipper and tag reading “Made in America.” Additionally, still located on the decedent's remains was a pair of size 8.5 tan or creme colored canvas high-heeled shoes with rubber soles and buckles, including a label that read “Classified,” tortoiseshell sunglasses stamped with the word “China,” one yellow metal earring, a black ring with a pentagram, and a gold-tone ring with onyx stones. Detectives also located a blue cigarette lighter, a long brown comb, a plastic pink bear trinket, and a small clear plastic bag decorated with shamrocks, within close proximity to the remains.

In 2009, Stafford County Sheriff's Office detectives consulted with an expert on the two rings that were discovered with the woman's remains. The size 10 ring with a pentagram design contains black emerald stone. The ring is stamped with the code "925," which generally means the ring is made of silver. There are no other markings or characteristics concerning the pentagram ring. The black onyx cluster ring is size 7 1/4. It contains onyx stones with clear chips. The ring has the "925," which generally means the ring is made of silver as well as the initials “M” and “O”, which may be a manufacturer’s stamp, engraved inside of the band. There are no other markings or characteristics concerning the black onyx cluster ring.

In November 2009, the case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as case number #UP6150. In 2012, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Central District of Virginia - Central District reviewed the case and a clay reconstruction portraying what the woman may have looked like during her life was created by forensic anthropologists and artists in collaboration with the FBI’s Forensic Anthropology Services and Forensic Imaging Unit. Despite the tireless work of law enforcement, the case has since gone cold and the woman’s identity remains a mystery.

In 2023, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office partnered with Othram to determine if advancement in forensic DNA testing and forensic genealogy could provide detectives with a lead which will lead to the identity of Stafford County Jane Doe. Anyone with information that could aid in this investigation is encouraged to contact the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office by calling 540-658-4400 and referencing agency case C1998-30588 or NamUS ID #UP6150.