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PRINCESS DOE: WF, 14-18, found in Blairstown, NJ - July 1982
By: Akoya Date: May 18, 2020, 4:35 pm
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Princess Doe was a teenager or young adult who was found
brutally murdered in a cemetery in Blairstown, New Jersey. Her
case is one of the most popular in the unidentified persons
subculture.
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By: Akoya Date: May 18, 2020, 4:38 pm
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Princess Doe is the name given to an unidentified homicide
victim found inBlairstown, New Jersey, United States, in 1982.
The body was a young white female between the ages of 15 and 20,
although she has also been stated to be as young as 14.[2] Her
face had been bludgeoned beyond recognition. The approximate
height of the victim was 5'2" and her weight was 110 lbs.[3]The
body was discovered at the Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown
early on the morning of 15 July 1982.[3][4][5][6] She was the
first unidentified decedent to be entered in the National Crime
Information Center.[7]
Currently, Princess Doe still remains unidentified. No arrests
were ever made in the case, although a married couple have
claimed responsibility for the victim's death. The Warren County
Prosecutor's Office is the law enforcement agency investigating
the case and still considers the case active.[8] The body was
buried in the Cedar Ridge Cemetery, not far from where she was
discovered, in January 1983.[4] The remains of Princess Doe were
exhumed in 1999 so that samples could be collected for DNA
testing, which was extracted from her femur in Baltimore,
Maryland.[9] The body was reburied in the same grave.
Discovery and examination
On the morning of July 15, 1982, gravedigger George Kise
discovered the body of Princess Doe in the rear of Cedar Ridge
Cemetery in Blairstown, New Jersey. The body was found lying on
its back just over a steep bank that leads to a creek below. The
victim's face had been beaten beyond recognition with a
yet-to-be-determined object. Due to the condition of her body,
her eye color could not be discerned.[7]
The body was clad in a red short-sleeved shirt. A peasant-style
skirt was found lying on top of the victim's legs. No
undergarments were found. Despite this, no conclusive evidence
of sexual assault was found, but this was difficult to determine
because of the exposure of the body. A golden cross necklace was
found tangled in the victim's hair. Two earrings were found in
her left ear.[10] Red nail polish was found on the right hand
only and she had no known surgical scars, distinct birth marks
or tattoos. Scars or marks on the head/face area would not be
known due to the condition of the body. The front two teeth were
slightly darker than the other teeth. The victim's appendix and
tonsils were intact. Forensic anthropologists determined that
the victim was not pregnant and had never given birth, and was
most likely between the ages of 14 and 18 years old at the time
of death. Toxicology did not reveal any traces of drugs but was
not entirely conclusive because of the time lapse between the
death and discovery of the body. It is believed that the body
was discovered after 2 to 3 days or possibly weeks of exposure.
This was difficult to determine because of the hot and humid
weather in the area at the time.
Examination indicated that the girl had attempted to fight back
or defend from her attacker, as trauma to her hands and arms was
observed.
Investigation
Diane Genice Dye
For many years, Princess Doe was thought to be Diane Genice Dye,
a missing teenager from San Jose, California, who vanished on
July 30, 1979.[12][13] This theory was propagated by several law
enforcement officials in the state of New Jersey, who went as
far as to hold a press conference identifying Diane Dye as
Princess Doe. However, Lt. Eric Kranz, the Princess Doe case's
original lead investigator, maintained that Diane Dye was not a
viable candidate for Princess Doe's identity.[14] Kranz's
feelings were shared by Diane's family and investigators in
California, who were particularly incensed by the conduct of New
Jersey law enforcement. In 2003, Princess Doe's DNA was compared
with a DNA sample from Diane's mother Patricia, and it was
conclusively determined that the Princess Doe was not Diane Dye.
Arthur and Donna Kinlaw[edit]
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Police sketch of Princess Doe after interviewing Donna Kinlaw
In 1999 evidence came to light that Arthur and Donna Kinlaw were
responsible for Princess Doe's murder. Donna was arrested in
California for attempting to commit welfare fraud by using the
name "Elaina", which was traced to a Long Island native involved
in Arthur's prostitution ring and gave details about two murders
he committed, of two other females who remain unidentified
today.[7][10] After Kinlaw was faced with a death sentence,
Donna told authorities that Kinlaw had killed another woman, a
prostitute, earlier in 1982.[7] She told police that she was
with Arthur in the cemetery and witnessed him commit the
murder.[6]Another report states that Donna Kinlaw said that in
July 1982, her husband brought home a teenage girl, left home
and returned without her. He later apparently disposed of his
clothing and cleaned his vehicle. Afterward, he threatened his
wife, claiming if she did not attend her job, he would "take her
life" as he did to the girl he brought home.[7] However, a lack
of corroboration meant that Kinlaw was not charged. Speirs
stated, "[Kinlaw] claimed responsibility for her death. But I
have no physical evidence to confirm that, and without the
identity of Princess Doe, I have no way of connecting the dots
so to speak, putting her in a place where he could have been or
would have been at the same time."[6] Spears also reported that
he doubted the confession because the Kinlaws could not provide
a name for Princess Doe, even though they had claimed to have
been with her for a period of time. Despite that he questions
the credibility of their statements, Spears does believe the
victim was native to Long Island, New York.[7] However, Donna
Kinlaw was interviewed by a forensic artist who created a sketch
of the girl she claimed to have met, which does resemble the
most recent composite.[15] Arthur remains incarcerated for two
counts of second-degree murder.[7]
Apart from the Kinlaws, several other suspects have been
reconsidered to be involved in the case.
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By: Akoya Date: May 18, 2020, 4:42 pm
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continued:
Recent developments
One theory was submitted that Princess Doe may have been a
runaway and could have been an individual using false names
while employed at a hotel in Ocean City, Maryland. Six people
have recently come forward with suspected identities of Princess
Doe.[10] In 2012, a sample of her hair and a tooth were examined
through isotope analysis and indicated that the victim was most
likely born in the United States. The sample of her hair
indicated that she had lived at least seven to ten months in the
Midwestern or Northeastern United States. The tooth sample
indicated she could possibly be from Arizona.[16] It is also
believed that the girl had spent a long period of time in Long
Island, New York.[15][17]After seeing images of the girl's
clothing on a newspaper, a woman reported to officials that she
remembered seeing a girl wearing the same clothing as Princess
Doe on July 13, 1982, just two days before her body was found.
The woman claimed that she was shopping with her daughter at a
store across from the cemetery and observed the victim's unique
clothing. The shirt and skirt themselves were traced to a
manufacturer in the Midwestern United States, although the brand
labels were missing.[7] Three people reported that they bought
similar clothes, after viewing photos, at a Long Island store,
which is now closed. It is unknown if the store was specifically
located in Long Island or possibly in other locations.[16][18]
The 2012 composite of the victim also generated new tips, as it
resembled several missing girls from the country.
Media appearances
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Additional composite of the victim that also illustrates her
clothing
MISSING (HBO Documentary)
After extensive print media coverage in 1982, Lt. Eric Kranz,
the original lead investigator from the Blairstown Police
Department, was contacted by HBO regarding the Princess Doe
case, and asked if the channel could chronicle the case in an
upcoming documentary, entitled "MISSING". Kranz agreed, and the
segment was filmed over the course of several weeks. Kranz was
shown following leads as they came in, and the documentary was
notable for containing actual footage of the recovery of
Princess Doe's body, along with footage shot by HBO of Princess
Doe's 1983 funeral. The documentary also contained a segment
following the Johnny Gosch disappearance.[10]
Lt. Kranz (now retired) coined the name, "Princess Doe" early in
the investigation and also managed to get the case covered
extensively in the media.[4] The case was used as the impetus
for recording unidentified crime victims in the NCIC database at
the national level. Princess Doe became the first such case
entered by the FBI director.
MTV's Fear
A season one episode of MTV's Fear, a paranormal reality
television show, featured a completely fictionalized account of
the Princess Doe murder. In the episode, airing in 2000,
Princess Doe was portrayed as the victim of a cult
sacrifice.[19]Viewers were told that Princess Doe was found
decapitated and missing her hands on the grounds of "Camp Spirit
Lake", a fictionalized version of Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco, which is
located in Hardwick Township, New Jersey. Camp No-Be-Bo-Sco is
notable for having been the filming location of the first Friday
the 13th film, which Lt. Eric Kranz appeared in two years before
the discovery of Princess Doe's body.
The "Princess Doe" portrayed in this episode bears no
resemblance to the actual murder victim. The episode's version
of the Princess Doe case resembles the unsolved murder of Rosa
DeGaldo, who was found missing her head and hands in Warren
County, New Jersey in November 1997.[8][20] The occult aspects
presented in this episode appear to be based on notable supposed
cult killings in New Jersey, such as the 1972 death of Jeannette
DePalma, a teenaged resident of suburban Springfield whose body
was found allegedly surrounded by "occult symbols"
Miscellaneous
The case was featured on America's Most Wanted in 2012 in hopes
to generate new information in the case.
The same year, the most recent reconstruction was broadcast on
CNN.
Burial and memorials
Princess Doe was buried on January 22, 1983 after she had
remained unidentified for over five months. Funds were donated
for a coffin and headstone for the victim.[7]
On July 15, 2012, a memorial service was held for the 30th
anniversary of Princess Doe being discovered, at the top of the
ravine where her remains were found. Over 100 citizens attended
as well as several reporters and cameras. The victim's clothing
as well as her reconstructions were displayed for public
viewing.[7]
On October 12, 2014, Princess Doe was honored at a missing
person's rally in the area.
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By: Akoya Date: May 18, 2020, 4:43 pm
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Princess Doe: New Evidence Arises After 30 Years
There are many unsolved crimes in the New Jersey, even after
years of painstaking efforts by state investigators. Homicides,
disappearances, serial killings and ‘dump jobs’ (a term for
unidentified bodies or body parts found tossed like garbage
alongside highways and county roads) make up thousands of
unsolved crime files in the evidence lockers of police
departments across the state. Many of these dump jobs end up as
what investigators refer to as ‘cold cases,’ which garner a lot
of publicity, but very few leads.
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The clothing worn by Princess Doe at the time of the discovery
of her body.
One such case is that of Princess Doe of Blairstown, one of the
nation’s most puzzling mysteries and coldest cases. On July 15,
1982, the body of a white female was found by workers at the
Cedar Ridge Cemetery on Route 94 in Blairstown, Warren County.
The girl’s age was estimated between 14 and 18 years, she was
5-feet 2-inches tall, and weighed about 110 pounds. She had been
dead five to ten days. She had been beaten to death with a blunt
instrument. Her face was bashed in beyond recognition, then the
body was thrown into a ravine adjacent to the cemetery grounds.
Medical examiners said that there were defensive wounds on the
girl’s arms and hands, and alcohol was found in her system. The
body was found fully clothed, in a V-neck sweater, a red, white
and blue wrap-around skirt, and wearing a gold necklace with a
rosary-like cross. Her left ear was double-pierced.
The victim was first called Princess Doe by the Blairstown
police department because of her age and size (Doe is a moniker
often given by police to unidentified persons). The department
used every available means possible to identify the young girl,
even turning to the media in an effort to gather leads. HBO
featured the case in a 20-minute segment to an international
audience on their show Strange Crimes. Also, a novel, “Death
Among Strangers,” used the case as a backdrop. However, whoever
Princess Doe really was and where she had come from, remained a
mystery.
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The most recent, and what is believed to be the most accurate,
3D composite of Princess Doe created by the Smithsonian
Institute using a CT scan of her skull. (Photo: Warren County
Prosecutor’s Office)
On June 30, 1983, Princess Doe became the first person entered
into the FBI’s national computerized unidentified deceased
files. The case is now a textbook course taught at the FBI
Academy in Quantico, Va. There have been many suspects over the
years, ranging from local residents to serial killers arrested
elsewhere. All of them have been interrogated, but no one has
ever been charged with the killing.
Six months after the young victim was found, she was buried in a
remote corner of the cemetery near where her body was first
discovered. The townspeople of Blairstown, moved by the poor
victim’s tragic circumstances, donated a coffin, plot and
headstone for the stranger. The inscription on the stone says
simply: Princess Doe, Missing From Home, Dead Among Strangers,
Remembered By All. Born? – Found July 15, 1982.
The Warren County police department pieced together some more
facts about the anonymous young girl. They learned that Princess
Doe was probably a runaway, who, in the years before her death,
may have worked as a hotel housekeeper under several aliases.
These tips came from a detective not in New Jersey, but rather
Ocean City, Maryland, a beach community with many inexpensive
motels for seasonal visitors. Leads sent the New Jersey police
south to the city where they have found up to six people
alleging to have information about Princess Doe’s true identity.
Now after 30 years new evidence has begun to surface in the case
leading police to believe that Princess Doe was from Long Island
and was murdered by a pimp for refusing to take part in his
prostitution ring. Read the witness testimony and about about
the new DNA testing being performed in an attempt to finally lay
this unsolved case, and Princess Doe, to rest. This article
appeared in the Long Island Press earlier this month
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By: Akoya Date: May 18, 2020, 4:45 pm
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Birth: unknown
Death: Jul. 15, 1982
Blairstown
Warren County
New Jersey, USA
[​IMG]
"Princess Doe" is the name given to an unknown white female of
between 14 and 20 years of age. Her partially clad body was
found on July 15, 1982 in Cedar Ridge Cemetery, which became her
final resting place as well. In life, the young woman was 5'2"
in height, and weighed between 100 and 120 pounds, with
shoulder-length light brown hair.
Forensic evidence revealed that she had been severely beaten
before her death, and that a heavy blow to the head killed her.
She may have been dead up to a week before she was discovered on
July 15, 1982.
Although local, state and Federal police, along with private
individuals, have worked on the case for over twenty years,
neither her identity nor that of her killer have ever been
discovered.
The case remains open, and has been the subject of books,
television shows, and forensic studies. On June 30, 1983
Princess Doe became the first person entered into the FBI's
national computerized unidentified deceased files.
Inscription:
PRINCESS DOE
MISSING FROM HOME
DEAD AMONG STRANGERS
REMEMBERED BY ALL
BORN - ? FOUND JULY 15, 1982
Inscription:
PRINCESS DOE
MISSING FROM HOME
DEAD AMONG STRANGERS
REMEMBERED BY ALL
BORN - ? FOUND JULY 15, 1982
Burial:
Cedar Ridge Cemetery
Blairstown
Warren County
New Jersey, USA
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By: Akoya Date: May 18, 2020, 4:47 pm
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Murder Victim Dubbed “Princess Jane Doe” Found In Blairstown
Cemetary In The Summer Of 1982
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These are three separate composite sketches which were created
by different artist to give an idea of what the unidentified
Jane Doe may have looked like alive. Both sketches are an
approximate description based on the deceased victim’s physical
features and shouldn’t be used as the sole basis of identifying
the victim.
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The identity of a young female discovered in Warren County, New
Jersey on July 15, 1982 remains unknown over three decades
later.
The unidentified female was given the name “Princess Jane Doe”
after she was discovered in a wooded area in Blairstown
Cemetary, Route 94, NJ. She had been beaten to death and medical
examiners conclude her estimated time of death could have been
up to several weeks prior to discovery. They also determined she
wasn’t pregnant nor did she ever give birth. She had no drugs in
her system at the time of her homicide.
The community was horrified that something like this could
happen so close to home and saddened when nobody came forward to
claim the body so they came together and raised the funds to
give Princess Doe a proper burial and gravestone.
So many years have gone by and many believe Princess Doe wasn’t
from the area due to the fact that nobody knows who she is. It’s
possible she may even be from another Country which would
explain why, despite thousands of people threw out the United
States seeing her case, her identity remains a mystery. However,
a witness did come forward saying she knew Princess Doe and that
she lived in Long Island, NY and was estranged from her family.
Lt. Stephen Speirs of the Warren Co. Prosecutor’s Office has
investigated Princess Doe’s case close for many years and had
hoped to solve the mystery by July, 2007, which would have been
the 25th anniversary of the discovery. But it’s now passing the
30th anniversary with just as many unanswered questions as there
was 30 years ago.
Physical description: A young Caucasian female between 14-20
years of age with a thin frame. Eye color is unknown. When she
was found she was wearing red nail polish on her right hand but
no polish on her left, almost as if she started painting her
nails but didn’t get to finish. Her left ear has two piercings,
her right ear has an unknown amount of piercings.
Case Details:
Date Body Found: 07/15/82
Estimated Date of Death: 07/11/82
Estimated Age: 14 – 20 years (victim would be in her 40’s if she
was still living today)
Hair: shoulder length brown hair
Weight: 90 – 100 pounds
Height: between 5’2” / 5’4”
Teeth: Lower anterior teeth are crowded (two of her front teeth
were slightly darker than the rest of her teeth and her teeth
also indicate she came from a middle-class background)
Clothing: A red V-neck pullover shirt with yellow piping on the
front portion of the shoulder and blue and black piping around
the neck, sleeves and waist. Victim was also wearing a
red/white/blue print wrap-around skirt with a wide border print
of peacocks on the lower portion.
Jewelry: A gold-colored chain with small white beads spaced
evenly within the chain. Attached to the chain was a 14K gold
cross with an ornate design.
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Photo provided by NJ State Website (link below)
NIC#
U630870962
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to please
contact: The New Jersey State Police at 1-800-709-7090 or you
can submit an online tip by e-mail missingp@gw.njsp.org
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By: Akoya Date: May 18, 2020, 4:48 pm
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About Princess Doe
What is known about Princess Doe:
Discovery date of the body: Thursday, July 15th, 1982 ~ 8:00am
The body of Princess Doe was discovered by local cemetery
maintenance workers on the southeast corner of the cemetery,
just over the steep bank that leads down to the creek below. The
cemetery has been modified and expanded over the years so the
exact location is difficult to pin point. Law enforcement has
used a photo comparison from 1982 and present day to come up
with an excellent idea of where the body was found.
Location: The Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown, New Jersey
(Warren County), USA
State Route 94 - Across from the old A&P Shopping Plaza. This is
the largest cemetery in the Blairstown area and relatively full
at this point.
Cause of Death: Blunt force trauma to the head. The actual
weapon was not found or determined.
Approximate Age: 14-18 years - This is not exact due to the
amount of time the body was exposed and the climate in the area
during that time.
Approximate Weight: 110 pounds (50kg)
Approximate Height: 5' 2" (157cm)
Hair Color: Medium Brown - Shoulder Length
Race: Caucasion/Non-Hispanic
Eye Color: Unknown
DNA: Entered in CODIS and available for comparison
Finger Prints: Available for comparison
Dentals: Available for comparison
Both ears were pierced, the left ear twice
The victim was found, partially clothed in a simple "peasant"
skirt and a red short sleeved shirt with yellow piping.
The victim was found without any footwear or undergarments.
The victim was found with red nail polish on the right hand
only.
No known surgical scars, birth marks or tattoos. Scars or marks
on the head/face area would not be known due to the condition of
the body.
The front two teeth are slightly darker than the other teeth.
Dental records are available for comparison.
The victim's appendix and tonsils were intact
The victim was not pregnant and had never given birth. No
conclusive evidence of sexual assault was found but once again,
this was difficult to determine because of the exposure of the
body.
Toxicology did not reveal any traces of drugs but is not 100%
conclusive because of the time lapse between the death and
discovery of the body
It is believed that the body was discovered after 1-3 weeks of
exposure - this was difficult to determine because of the
hot/humid weather in the area at the time.
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Case Number:
NCMU400028
NCIC Case Number: U-630870962
NamUs Case Number: 1513
Doe Network Case Number: 36UFNJ
Porchlight for the Missing Case Number: NJF820715
FAQ
Q1: Has Princess Doe ever been identified?
A1: As of 2013, the body still remains unidentified and rests in
a grave near the area of the Cedar Ridge Cemetery where she was
found.
Q2: Where did the name "Princess Doe" originate?
A2: The original detective on the case, Lt. Eric Kranz from the
Blairstown Police department, came up with the idea during the
original investigation. He did not want her to be known as
another "Jane Doe" and forgotten.
Q3: Has anybody ever been arrested for this crime?
A3: No, there has never been an arrest related to this crime.
Q4: Who is currently handling this investigation? Is it active?
A4: The Warren County Prosecutor's Office is currently handling
this case. The investigator in charge is Lieutenant Detective
Stephen Speirs. He can be reached at 908-475-6275 or via e-mail
sspeirs@co.warren.nj.us Yes, the case is active and being
investigated and pursued.
Q5: Is it possible that a serial killer was involved?
A5: This has not been ruled out completely but currently there
is no credible link to a serial killer during that time period.
Again, this has not been ruled out.
Q6: What can you tell me about the area where Princess Doe was
found?
A6: Blairstown is a small, relatively rural community (for New
Jersey.) The population in 1982 was less than 5,000 and it was
largely a farming area at the time. However, the construction of
Interstate Route 80 had begun to bring about population growth.
The location where the body of Princess Doe was discovered is
right off of State Route 94 and within seven miles of Interstate
Route 80. The website for the town itself is
HTML http://www.blairstown-nj.org/
The Cedar Ridge Cemetery is one of
the larger and better known cemeteries in the area.
Q7: What is the most likely scenario for the case?
A7: This is a tough, yet often asked question. The most likely
scenario that has been published is on the America's Most Wanted
Website. That is the best, most up-to-date lead available.
However, it is not conclusive and other leads are investigated.
Law enforcement is always searching for new information to help
identify Princess Doe and tries to keep an open mind to all new
and old information.
Q8: Is the cemetery thought to be the actual scene of the
murder?
A8: No evidence was found to indicate that the actual murder
took place there. However, no other crime scene was associated
with the case. Considering the amount of time that passed and
the weather conditions, this is difficult to determine.
Q9: Is it possible that Princess Doe is actually Diane Dye?
A9: No, although this theory received a lot of media attention
and support, Diane Dye was ruled out using conclusive DNA
testing.
Q10: I believe that (fill in the name) is a possible match and
should be
added to the list.
A10: Any information should be emailed to tips@princessdoe.org
and it will be considered to add this information to the list of
possible matches. Most valid matches are added within 72 hours.
Please note that the matching process is an on-going effort and
does take considerable time.
Q11: Was this case ever featured on television?
A11: HBO ran a special on the case in 1983, as part of a
documentary series entitled "Missing Children". The segment was
produced by David Bell productions.
Q12: What forensic evidence is available?
A12: Hair, finger nails, fingerprints, DNA and teeth have all
been collected into evidence. The DNA has been entered into the
nationwide CODIS database.
Q13: Was Princess Doe found decapitated?
A13: No. There was another case in the area that involved a
decapitated body and sometimes this is confused with the
Princess Doe case. The decapitated victim was later identified
as Rosa Delgado from Connecticut.
Q14: Was a book written or movie produced about this case?
A14: Before "The Untold Story of Princess Doe", a novel was
written by Deidre S. Laiken in 1987 entitled "Death Among
Strangers." Please note, like "The Untold Story of Princess
Doe", this is a work of fiction! No movie was ever created about
the case although rumors of screen plays have popped up from
time to time. There was also an article dedicated to the
Princess Doe case in the first edition of 'Weird New Jersey' (by
Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran.) Pages 238 and 239 were dedicated
to the case in the hardcover edition.
Q15: I would like to donate time/money to the Princess Doe
cause. What can I do?
A15: Currently, the efforts to find Princess Doe's identity are
privately funded and will remain that way for the foreseeable
future. Websites and all activity relating to the 25th Memorial
Service were paid for with private funds. Zero tax dollars or
other monetary donations have been accepted to date. There are
many "missing person/children" causes to donate time and money
to. One such suggestion is the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children. Their website can be found with the
following link: missingkids.com
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"The Untold Story of Princess Doe"
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Buy "The Untold Story Of Princess Doe" at Local Book Stores
Thirty-two years ago, the bludgeoned body of a teenage girl was
found in a cemetery in the rural farm town of Blairstown, New
Jersey. Her untimely death captured the hearts of the
townspeople, who dubbed her "Princess Doe", and kept the rest of
the nation on the edge of their seats waiting for a resolution
that never came. To date, the case is still open, and Princess
Doe remains as nameless and faceless as the day she was found.
Who was she? And how did she end up here? Based on one of the
saddest true unsolved crime stories in New Jersey's history,
"The Untold Story of Princess Doe" begins two years before the
young girl's untimely demise and discovery, creating a harrowing
fictional account that gives a name and a story to a girl who
has been anonymous for far too long.
Each year, hundreds of young girls go missing and are
unaccounted for. This heartbreaking story is just one of many.
Nearly thirty-two years later, the question remains: Who is
Princess Doe, and why has no one come forward to identify her?
About The Author
Christie Leigh Napurano was born in 1982, just weeks before the
discovery of Princess Doe’s body in Blairstown, NJ’s Cedar Ridge
Cemetery. While growing up and attending Blairstown Elementary
School and North Warren Regional High School, Christie heard the
tale of Princess Doe many times and it always haunted her. After
graduating from Syracuse University in 2004, Christie started a
career in Public Relations, holding positions at Sound
Communications and Rubenstein Communications in New York City
and the Hoboken International Film Festival in New Jersey.
Upon reading news articles in 2007 about the 25th anniversary of
Princess Doe’s death, Christie became fascinated by the fact
that after two and a half decades, Princess Doe’s identity still
had not been discovered. She wondered how it was possible that
no one had ever claimed this girl or reported her missing; and
was incredulous that after all this time, law enforcement was no
closer to giving Princess Doe a much-deserved identity.
In 2008, Christie moved to Los Angeles, continuing her Public
Relations career at the Kaplan Group. It was in Southern
California that she began writing “The Untold Story of Princess
Doe”, taking nearly three years to develop the fictitious
character of Julianne Martell and chronicle her sad and
compelling story. She hopes that the release of “The Untold
Story of Princess Doe” will in some way help to bring justice
and dignity to the mystery girl that was found in the Cedar
Ridge Cemetery all those years ago, and maybe also provide hope
for identifying other missing unidentified victims.
Christie currently resides in Hoboken, NJ. “The Untold Story of
Princess Doe” is her first novel.
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30 years later, Princess Doe's unsolved murder still pushes
investigators to find answers
By Richard Khavkine/The Star-Ledger
on July 15, 2012 at 8:15 AM
She wore a simple short-sleeved, candy-apple-red top and an
ankle-length wraparound skirt.
Her brown hair was down to her shoulders, and the fingernails on
her right hand were polished red.
She looked as young as 14, but she could have been 18.
Her crucifix, ornate and singular, hung from a beaded, 14-karat
gold chain draped around her neck.
She was bludgeoned to death beyond recognition and dumped on
debris just outside a Blairstown burial ground, 30 years ago
today.
She was buried there a few months later, under a majestic maple
tree, about 100 feet from where a caretaker at the Cedar Ridge
Cemetery stumbled upon her body.
She is still without a proper name.
"She was somebody’s daughter, maybe someone’s sibling. She had
friends. She walked this Earth," said Stephen Speirs Jr., a
lieutenant with the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office, and since
1999 the lead investigator into the girl’s death.
Speirs, 50, stood a few feet from her grave site last week. He
was expressing both hope that she would be identified and
frustration that, three decades after her killing, she was still
unknown. And that her killer could still be walking this Earth.
"You find out who she is, you find out who did this," said
now-retired Blairstown Lt. Eric Kranz, who led the initial
investigation into the killing.
Despite dozens of leads, many tantalizing, that ultimately
proved false or inconclusive, both men are more confident now
than ever that the girl — who Kranz named "Princess Doe" in the
hopes she would not become another forever-anonymous Jane — will
be identified.
"I would be shocked if we don’t get closure," said Kranz, 65,
who left the police department in 1985.
Last week, he was putting up notices announcing today’s noontime
memorial service for Princess Doe. Kranz said he still thinks of
her "every day, every waking hour."
Very little is known about the girl. A post-mortem determined
she was Caucasian and non-Hispanic. She had double piercings
through her left ear and bore no surgical scars, birthmarks or
tattoos. She was well-nourished, and she didn’t appear to have
been homeless.
But she could have been nearly anyone, and come from nearly
anywhere.
"We can’t narrow in," Speirs said, as traffic rumbled past on
nearby Route 94 and crows cawed from perches in the cemetery’s
trees. "It’s been hard to tell."
The chances of catching a killer typically start to diminish
after about 48 hours. But enabled by breakthroughs in forensic
science, evidence collected three decades ago might just be
starting to yield clues.
"In a case like this," Speirs said, "time is on my side. There’s
so many more things I can do."
On Friday, Speirs received a half-dozen sketches based on a CT
scan of the girl’s skull.
"This is what she would have looked like before she was
murdered," he said.
Recently, Speirs had the girl’s sweater top and patterned skirt
put on a mannequin that duplicated Princess Doe’s 5-foot,
2-inch, 105-pound frame.
"It almost came to life," he said. "It spoke to me; I think it
will speak to the public."
Last week, a forensics lab in Utah received 40 strands of the
girl’s hair. Those locks contain the chemical composition of the
water the girl was drinking for as long as her hair was growing.
Because chemicals in water vary slightly and in predictable
patterns according to a particular combination of geography and
climate, "we know where to expect to find that isotope in a
landscape," said Lesley Chesson, an analytical chemist with
IsoForensics Services in Salt Lake City.
By the end of the month or in early August, Chesson will have
helped Speirs map out Princess Doe’s whereabouts week by week
for about a year before her death.
"We can take our resources and saturate that region," he said.
And yet more testing of crime-scene DNA — almost a cliché in
criminal inquiries now but not even on the investigative radar
30 years ago — will soon be under way, he said.
Where an accurate profile being done in the mid-1980s might have
required drops of blood, said Dixie Peters, the technical leader
at the missing-persons unit at the University of North Texas’
Health Science Center in Fort Worth, "now we need something
very, very small."
In the coming weeks, Speirs will address just such a package to
Peters’ unit: "We may have some trace (DNA) that was not
contributed by the victim," he said.
Through the decades, forensics analyses have eliminated dozens
of leads and possible matches.
It’s disappointing, but you’re whittling it down," said Speirs,
who will retire from the prosecutor’s office at the end of the
month but will stay close to the investigation.
But for all of what science can determine, he said, the best
ally he might have is someone’s conscience.
"Somebody may decide, 'It’s time for me to talk,'" he said.
Or maybe the memory of someone who might have known the girl
will be jarred by renewed attention to the case.
The investigation into Princess Doe’s death has reached far
beyond this quaint, rural corner of the state, where green
rolling hills lead to the Delaware Water Gap.
Kranz said that because of his inquiries to police jurisdictions
throughout the country, 27 disappearances and three murders were
solved as investigations were reinvigorated in dozens of
missing-persons cases.
But a solution to the case that matters most to the two
detectives has remained frustratingly elusive.
After the initial investigation into Princess Doe’s death
concluded, township residents paid for her burial and a simple
headstone.
"Missing from home," the engraving reads. "Dead among strangers
/ Remembered by all / Born ? — Found July 15, 1982."
Speirs and Kranz just want to add a name.
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Jerry McCrea/The Star-LedgerWarren County Prosecutor's Office
Lieutenant of Detectives Stephen Speirs is seen at the grave
site of Princess Doe in the Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown.
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Photos provided by the Warren County Prosecutor's Office show
the outfit Princess Doe was wearing, along with her necklace
(inset).
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Richard Raska/The Star-Ledger A 1983 Star-Ledger photo shows the
fresh grave of Princess Doe.
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By: Akoya Date: May 18, 2020, 4:57 pm
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36UFNJ - Unidentified Female
Date of Discovery: July 15, 1982
Location of Discovery: Blairstown, Warren County, New Jersey
Estimated Date of Death: Less than a week prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Homicide by blunt force trauma to the head
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 14-20 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2" to 5'4"
Weight: 90-100 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown, straight and shoulder-length.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Her left ear was double-pierced.
It is unknown if her right ear was pierced. No earrings were
recovered. She wore nail polish on her right fingernails only.
No previous fractures. She was not pregnant when she died, and
had never given birth.
Identifiers
Dentals: Available. Crowding in the lower anterior teeth. Two
front teeth are slightly darker than the rest. Teeth were in
fairly good condition. A few dental fillings were present.
Fingerprints: Unknown
DNA: Unknown
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Unknown
Jewelry: Gold-colored chain with small white beads and a
14-karat gold cross with an ornate design.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
The partially clad victim, known as Princess Doe, was discovered
in a wooded area at the north end of Cedar Ridge Cemetery on
Route 94 in Blairstown.
She had been severely beaten prior to her death. Her face had
been bludgeoned beyond recognition.
Police believe Princess Doe was from the Long Island, New York
area, and was estranged from her family.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: New Jersey State Police
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 800-709-7090
Agency E-Mail: missingp(at)gw.njsp.org
Agency Case Number: Unknown
Agency Name: Warren County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 908-213-2800
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 21820165/9182
NCIC Case Number: U630870962
NamUs Case Number: 1513
NCMEC Case Number: 1102461
Information Source(s)
NamUs
NCMEC
New Jersey State Police
Princess Doe Website
Wikipedia - Princess Doe
The Vidocq Society
America's Most Wanted
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