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CALHOUN COUNTY JANE DOE: HF, 25-40, found near St. Matthews, SC
- 27 September 2008
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Date: October 27, 2020, 11:48 am
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The victim was located in a wooded area in the northwestern part
of the county, near St. Matthews. There was no obvious trauma to
the skeletal remains. The cause of death is not known, but
authorities are treating the case as a homicide.
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Re: CALHOUN COUNTY JANE DOE: HF, 25-40, found near St. Matthews,
SC - 27 September 2008
DIR By: Akoya
Date: October 27, 2020, 11:50 am
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The Doe Network:
Case File 719UFSC
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Reconstruction of Victim
Unidentified Hispanic Female
The victim was discovered on September 27, 2008 in Calhoun
County, South Carolina
Estimated Date of Death: 2000-2008
Skeletal Remains
Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 25-40 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'4-5'9"
Distinguishing Characteristics: Blondish, brown hair. Average
build. Had likely had at least one child.
Clothing: A black cotton nightshirt with a bear design on it
with the words "Beary Heavenly." She was wearing a brown leather
bracelet embossed with the name "MARIA."
Dentals: Available. Incomplete teeth inventory. Molars are
intact and in good condition. No fillings.
DNA: Available
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Nightshirt & Bracelet
Case History
The victim was located in a wooded area in the northwestern part
of the county, near St. Matthews.
There was no obvious trauma to the skeletal remains.
The cause of death is not known, but authorities are treating
the case as a homicide.
Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office
803-874-2741
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South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
S/A Natalie Crosland
803-896-2605
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
Agency Case Number:
1897; L08-14701
NCIC Number:
U-910021203
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with
information regarding this case.
Source Information:
WIS TV
AMW
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division
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Re: CALHOUN COUNTY JANE DOE: HF, 25-40, found near St. Matthews,
SC - 27 September 2008
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Date: October 27, 2020, 11:52 am
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She was wearing a brown leather bracelet embossed with the name
"MARIA."
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Re: CALHOUN COUNTY JANE DOE: HF, 25-40, found near St. Matthews,
SC - 27 September 2008
DIR By: Akoya
Date: October 27, 2020, 11:56 am
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Re: CALHOUN COUNTY JANE DOE: HF, 25-40, found near St. Matthews,
SC - 27 September 2008
DIR By: Akoya
Date: October 27, 2020, 12:02 pm
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Maria Doe – Not So Heavenly
Forensic Artist: Deborah Goff
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Aye caramba! My shirt may have read ‘Beary Heavenly’, but being
dead without anyone knowing who I am is not heavenly at all! On
September 27, 2008, my skeletal remains were found in the woods,
in a remote section of western Calhoun County, South Carolina. I
was wearing a black cotton nightgown with a teddy bear pictured
on the front, along with the words ‘Beary Heavenly’. Kind of
ironic, isn’t it?
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What else do they know about me, you ask? Well, they know that I
was a Hispanic female between the ages of 25 and 40. I stood
between 5’4” and 5’9” tall and it’s unclear how much I weighed.
All my molars were intact. They believe my name might be Maria.
When I was found, I was wearing a leather cuff-type bracelet
with ‘Maria’ embossed on it. Of course, I was also wearing the
nightgown, which told the investigators that whatever happened
to me very likely happened at home or in a very private setting
- not out in public. The investigators believe that I was
murdered. They said I was probably in the place where I was
found for at least 18 months (or longer), as my remains were
covered with several layers of pine straw.
The investigators also believe that I may have had at least one
child. Shouldn’t that mean that someone out there is missing me,
looking for me? Forensic artists have been able to create a
reconstruction of my face. Please look at it carefully. Do I
look like someone you used to know…someone who may have just
suddenly stopped coming into your place of business or was no
longer seen on the street where you live? Maybe you can tell
investigators who I am, and once they know that, they are one
step closer to figuring out exactly what happened to me - and
who killed me. For me, what would be ’beary heavenly’ now would
simply be to have my name back. Are you the one who can help me?
If you have any information regarding this case, please contact
SLED Cold Case Squad at
1.800.414.2862
Or
SC Crime Stoppers 1.888.CRIMESC
Agency Case Number:
1897; L08-14701
NCIC Number:
U-910021203
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Re: CALHOUN COUNTY JANE DOE: HF, 25-40, found near St. Matthews,
SC - 27 September 2008
DIR By: Akoya
Date: October 27, 2020, 12:05 pm
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Skeletal remains found in Calhoun County
Posted: Sep 27, 2008 11:01 PM EDT
Updated: Sep 29, 2008 07:22 PM EDT
ST. MATTHEWS, SC (WIS) - Officials in Calhoun County say they
have found the remains of a human body.
Deputies say the skeleton was found Saturday in the woods in the
northwest portion of the county. Sheriff Thomas Summers refuses
to specify an exact location.
"According to some of the things that we can't disclose at this
point due to the investigation, we're treating it as a homicide.
So, yeah, in my opinion there is a crime that occurred there,"
Summers said.
The remains found are those of a female, possibly between 30 and
50 years of age, about 5'3" to 5'7" tall. Summers says the woman
might have had blonde hair. He says investigators found "very
little" clothing and not enough to help identify the victim.
Authorities believe the remains have been there for more than a
year. Coroner Donnie Porth says the remains might have been
disturbed by animals.
They say there are no obvious signs of trauma but the case is
being treated as a homicide. Summers says he can't disclose why
he believes that.
Summers does say this was a case of foul play.
"We do not have a cause of death yet. We're still waiting on
some additional test results, to see if that can even be
determined at this point. We're also waiting on some possible
DNA results," Summers said.
Dental records will be checked to try to determine an identity.
Authorities along with SLED are still investigating.
No indications yet how the woman died, or whether that can even
be determined.
As for any missing persons matching the description, Summers
said he couldn't think of any, but it's also very possible the
victim was not from Calhoun County.
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Re: CALHOUN COUNTY JANE DOE: HF, 25-40, found near St. Matthews,
SC - 27 September 2008
DIR By: Akoya
Date: October 27, 2020, 12:06 pm
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Quest to determine identity of 'Jane Doe' continues
By RICHARD WALKER, T&D Staff WriterTuesday, October 14, 2008
ST. MATTHEWS � For now, she remains a number � the
case number she was assigned by authorities.
But investigators still hold out hope that the identity of human
female skeletal remains found last month in Calhoun County can
be identified, giving some closure to a family awaiting word on
a missing loved one.
�I�m waiting on a call from another state
today,� Calhoun County Coroner Donnie Porth said.
�We�ve already disproved several (missing
persons). You could imagine the number of times these families
have gotten calls just like the one I�m making.�
Porth said investigators will keep on making those calls until
the young woman is given her name again.
She was found Sept. 27, when a concerned resident located what
appeared to be human remains in a wooded area about 100 yards
from a roadway in northwestern Calhoun County.
Sheriff Thomas Summers said the exact location is being withheld
since the investigation is being treated as an ongoing homicide
investigation.
Along with the skeletal remains, a few remnants of clothing
material and some strands of what police say is blonde hair were
all that remained. A forensic autopsy showed the remains were
that of a woman.
That same autopsy conducted on Calhoun County�s Jane Doe
revealed her to be a Caucasian female between the ages of 30 and
50. She stood between 5 feet 3 inches tall to 5 feet 7 inches
tall.
According to the National Crime Information Center, there are
105,229 active missing person entries as of Dec. 31, 2007,
nationwide. Of those, 48 percent are of adult age.
Porth said investigators know they may be looking for the
proverbial needle in a haystack. Detectives started their search
with St. Matthews area missing persons cases and have now moved
beyond the county�s boundaries.
�We�re just going through them
systematically,� the coroner said.
At least five missing women from the South Carolina Lowcountry
to North Carolina have been eliminated, Porth said. Some of
those cases examined have been on file for years.
After the forensic autopsy last month, Summers said it appeared
the remains had been in the wooded area for a year or more. The
sheriff said the remains were �covered with a couple of
layers of pine straw.�
DNA and dental records are being compared with records of
missing women around the Southeast. But Porth said investigators
could request a facial reconstruction be performed on the woman.
�It is definitely a possibility. We can only imagine the
families that are going through this; they want closure over
this,� Porth said.
�We�re going the DNA and dental route right now.
But that is definitely a possibility down the road.�
Detectives say the search for the woman�s identity is
ongoing for not only the woman�s sake but for her
family�s as well.
But for now, the missing woman is known simply as case number
1897.
T&D Staff Writer Richard Walker can be reached by e-mail at
rwalker@timesanddemocrat.com or by phone at 803-533-5516.
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Re: CALHOUN COUNTY JANE DOE: HF, 25-40, found near St. Matthews,
SC - 27 September 2008
DIR By: Akoya
Date: October 27, 2020, 12:07 pm
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News 2
Published: March 6, 2009
The Calhoun County Sheriff�s Office and The South
Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) released a 3-D facial
reconstruction Friday of what an apparent female murder victim
may have looked like before she died.
Investigators didn�t know the exact cause of death but
they�re treating the case as a homicide.
The woman�s partial, skeletal remains were found on
September 27, 2008 in a wooded area of Calhoun County, near
Saint Matthews.
A forensic pathologist determined they may have been there
between one and five years.
Investigators believe she was white, 40 to 44 years old with
blondish/brown hai approximately 5�6� tall.
They found other evidence at the scene, including a black,
cotton nightshirt with a bear design on it containing the words
�Beary Heavenly.�
Authorities are asking for the public�s help in
identifying the woman.
If someone recognizes the face in the clay rendering, they are
urged to call the Calhoun County Sheriff�s Office at
(803) 874-2741 or CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC.
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Re: CALHOUN COUNTY JANE DOE: HF, 25-40, found near St. Matthews,
SC - 27 September 2008
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Date: October 27, 2020, 12:08 pm
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Authorities hope clay model ID's victim
Posted: March 6, 2009 11:10 AM EST
Updated: March 6, 2009 05:54 PM EST
CALHOUN COUNTY, SC (WIS) - On September 27, 2008, partial
skeletal remains were found in a wooded area of northwest
Calhoun County near St. Matthews.
The remains had been there between one and five years, according
to a forensic pathologist.
The cause of death is not known, but authorities are treating
the case as a homicide.
According to Calhoun County Sheriff Thomas Summers, a 3-D facial
reconstruction of the victim was constructed using clay. The
images are to the right.
"It's just a sad thing that this person was out there like
this," said Summers.
Investigators believe she was white, between the ages of 40 to
44 with blondish/brown hair and stood approximately 5'6" tall.
Investigators recovered a black, cotton nightshirt at the scene
with a bear design on it containing the words "Beary Heavenly."
Some clues already erased by time and nature.
"There's absolutely no tissue. So there's no way that we can
indicate a cause of death. Even the pathologists just didn't
have enough to work with," said Summers.
Authorities are asking for the public's help to ID victim.
According to Summers, there are no missing persons in the area
they are aware of.
For months, the sheriff has refused to say exactly where the
body was found or why he believes the woman's death was no
accident. He'll only say there were indicators that the woman
was the victim of foul play.
Investigators found no bullets, no signs of a stabbing or
beating.
They can't say whether she died at the scene or elsewhere.
"Obviously this person was brought to this location and left
there. Really that's all that I know," said Summers.
Summers says investigators did recover some of the woman's
teeth, but haven't been able to match them to dental records so
far.
If someone recognizes the face in the clay rendering or the
design on the nightshirt, they are urged to call the Calhoun
County Sheriff's Office at (803) 874-2741 or CrimeStoppers at
1-888-CRIME-SC.
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Re: CALHOUN COUNTY JANE DOE: HF, 25-40, found near St. Matthews,
SC - 27 September 2008
DIR By: Akoya
Date: October 27, 2020, 12:09 pm
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Authorities still seeking identity of dead woman
By RICHARD WALKER, T&D Staff Writer Monday, April 13, 2009
ST. MATTHEWS - The search for a Jane Doe's identity is
continuing in Calhoun County a month after law enforcement
officials released the facial reconstruction of a woman whose
skeletal remains were found in a remote wooded area last year.
After following leads locally, Calhoun County investigators have
opened up their search.
"Obviously, you got to start somewhere, so we started locally
and then worked statewide, then throughout the Southeast,"
Calhoun County Sheriff Thomas Summers said. "We've been looking
nationally, but our focus has been more local, in the Southeast
and Mid-Atlantic."
On Sept. 27, 2008, a concerned resident notified deputies after
discovering the skeletal remains of a woman believed to have
been the victim of a homicide. However, no identification was
found with the remains.
Officials have not disclosed the reasons they believe the woman
was murdered.
Since the facial reconstruction taken from the skeletal remains
was released March 6, investigators say thousands of missing
persons reports have been researched and phone tips followed.
But the dead woman remains a Jane Doe.
The woman's physical characters and possible hair color have
been used to search a national data base. The result of that
search has been more than 300 names of women who have been
reported missing in the Southeast over the past seven years.
Some "hits" came from as far away as Ohio and Michigan. Those
have since been ruled out.
Summers said each name they've looked at takes about a week to
be eliminated. The records for each have to be obtained from the
agency reporting a missing person and then compared with the
Calhoun County Jane Doe.
So far, 20 women locally and in the Southeast have been removed
from the list of potential identities.
Calhoun County authorities are continuing the effort to find out
who Jane Doe is with the help of the State Law Enforcement
Division and the FBI.
"And we've contacted 'America's Most Wanted' to see if they
could run it on that program," Summers said. "We're doing
everything possible to ascertain her identity."
Summers said his investigators have not run out of leads but
want to keep the woman in the public's mind in the event anyone
may have known her or have any clue as to who she was.
"We're not going to stop until we find out who she is," he said.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Calhoun
County Sheriff's Office at 803-874-2741.
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