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INA JANE DOE: WF, 30-50, severed head found in Wayne Fitzgerald
State Park in Ina, IL - Jan 27, 1993
By: Scorpio Date: February 19, 2020, 3:40 am
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Head found by civilian in park setting, hanging in bushes, short
distance from road, as if thrown from road
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Re: INA JANE DOE: WF, 30-50, severed head found in Wayne Fitzger
ald State Park in Ina, IL - Jan 27,
By: Scorpio Date: February 19, 2020, 3:40 am
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Date of Discovery: January 27, 1993
Location of Discovery: Ina, Jefferson County,
Estimated Date of Death: 1993
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Unknown
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 30-50 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: Unknown
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Reddish-brown, shoulder-length.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unusual skeletal characteristics
of the skull and upper front cervical vertebrae indicate the
victim suffered from chronic spasmodic torticollis or wry neck
syndrome. Wry Neck syndrome is a condition which causes stress
on the muscles which are responsible for maintaining upright
head posture. Evidence of a healed traumatic lesion on the skull
suggests this condition may have been preceded by head trauma;
this would have resulted in the victim maintaining a leftward
tilt of the head.
Identifiers
Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Samples submitted - Tests not complete.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
The victim's head was found in a wooded area in the Wayne
Fitzgerald State Park hanging in some bushes as if someone had
thrown it from the road nearby.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Illinois State Police
Agency Contact Person: Stacie Speith
Agency Phone Number: 618-529-6500
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: C93-0159
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 11091
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Re: INA JANE DOE: WF, 30-50, severed head found in Wayne Fitzger
ald State Park in Ina, IL - Jan 27,
By: Scorpio Date: February 19, 2020, 3:41 am
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Case Details: On January 27, 1993, the head of a white female
was found in a wooded area in the Wayne Fitzgerald State Park in
Jefferson County, Illinois. Postmortem examination revealed the
victim had approximately shoulder length reddish-brown hair.
Analysis by the University of Illinois, Anthropology Department
indicated the victim's age ranged between 30 to 50 years.
Unusual skeletal characteristics of the skull and upper front
cervical vertebrae indicate the victim suffered from chronic
spasmodic torticollis or wryneck, a condition which causes
stress on the muscles which are responsible for maintaining
upright head posture. Evidence of a healed traumatic lesion on
the skull suggests this condition may have been preceded by head
trauma; this would have resulted in the victim maintaining a
leftward tilt of the head. Contact Information: Anyone with any
information that would help identify this unidentified victim is
urged to contact Jefferson County Sheriff's Department at
618/242-2141 or Illinois State Police, M/Sgt Myron Pansing at
618-542-1137.
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Re: INA JANE DOE: WF, 30-50, severed head found in Wayne Fitzger
ald State Park in Ina, IL - Jan 27,
By: Scorpio Date: February 19, 2020, 3:41 am
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It appears Jane Doe's head was found near the Rend Lake area. I
wonder if the rest of her remains are in the lake.
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Re: INA JANE DOE: WF, 30-50, severed head found in Wayne Fitzger
ald State Park in Ina, IL - Jan 27, 1993
By: Scorpio Date: March 16, 2022, 10:44 pm
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Ina Jane Doe has been identified as Susan Lund, 25, from
Clarksville, TN.
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Re: INA JANE DOE: WF, 30-50, severed head found in Wayne Fitzger
ald State Park in Ina, IL - Jan 27, 1993
By: Scorpio Date: March 16, 2022, 10:45 pm
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Remains of young Clarksville mom Susan Lund, missing since 1992,
identified in Illinois
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Human remains found in
Illinois in 1993 were identified this week as being those of a
Clarksville woman who went missing 29 years ago, and they were
discovered only a month after her disappearance.
The Jefferson County, Illinois, Sheriff’s Office and Redgrave
Research Forensic Services have confirmed the identity of “Ina
Jane Doe,” an unidentified woman whose remains were discovered
in 1993, the Sheriff’s Office announced in a news conference
this morning.
Susan Lund, 25, was last seen by her family on Christmas Eve
1992, when she reportedly left her home in Clarksville to walk
to a grocery store. Her husband reported her missing soon after.
One month later, on Jan. 27, 1993, near the town of Ina,
Illinois, the head of a white female was discovered on the side
of a wooded roadway in Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park. The woman
was estimated between 30 and 50 years of age, and may have had
torticollis or “wry neck syndrome,” a condition that may have
caused her head to have a sideways tilt during life, according
to a news release from Redgrave.
The woman’s identity remained unknown for over two decades.
New technology applied
In February 2021, Dr. Amy Michael, assistant professor of
anthropology, University of New Hampshire, approached Jefferson
County Sheriff’s Office to offer a reexamination of the case
using updated forensic methods. Writer and researcher Laurah
Norton collaborated with Michael on the reanalysis. It was
determined that the woman likely did not appear significantly
asymmetrical during life, and a new forensic image was created
by artist Carl Koppelman.
“As forensic methods are updated and refined, it is critical to
reevaluate cold cases and utilize new approaches, like forensic
genetic genealogy, alongside anthropology to achieve
identification,” Michael said in the release.
Meanwhile, samples from Ina Jane Doe’s remains were sent to
Astrea Forensics, a laboratory in Santa Cruz, California, to
create a DNA profile suitable for using forensic genetic
genealogy. A DNA profile was provided to Redgrave, a genealogy
company in Massachusetts, who then uploaded the data file to
GEDmatch on Feb. 3, 2022.
Anthony Redgrave, co-founder of Redgrave Research, said in the
release, “My team was honored to be brought in as part of the
collaboration to identify this woman, and had Susan’s family in
mind long before we discovered her name.”
Redgrave’s genealogy team arrived at a potential match within a
day, then found out that Lund had been reported missing, with no
date of death. The potential ID was passed to law enforcement,
who then followed up with family members of Susan Lund. A DNA
sample was provided by a sibling for direct comparison. On March
6, it was confirmed that Ina Jane Doe is Susan Lund.
The collaborating investigators, scientists and genealogists
extend their deepest sympathies to Lund’s family and friends,
the release said. Any information about the actions and/or
whereabouts of Lund on or following Dec. 24, 1992, should be
directed to Detective Capt. Bobby Wallace at the Jefferson
County Sheriff’s Office at 618-244-8004, or email
bwallace@jeffil.us.
About Susan Lund
Lund had three young children, all under age 6, and was pregnant
when she went missing from her home on Harrier Court, off Jack
Miller Boulevard, according to Leaf-Chronicle archives from
1993. Her husband, Paul Lund, was a Fort Campbell soldier.
Clarksville Police abandoned the search for Susan Lund after two
weeks, saying they believed she had left Clarksville “by her own
choice” and was alive and well living in Hopkinsville, Kentucky,
where they said she was seen the week after Christmas.
A few weeks later, Paul Lund said his wife had been seen on
Interstate 65 near Louisville, “looking thin, pale, attired in
the same clothes she was wearing the night she vanished,”
according to a Feb. 24, 1993, Leaf-Chronicle article.
Paul Lund said he believed his wife had been kidnapped, because
she had her checkbook with her but had not written any checks.
Leaf-Chronicle archives from 1993 were used in this report.
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