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JONESTOWN JANE DOE: WF, 12-20, found in wooded area of Lebanon
County, PA - October 1973
By: Akoya Date: June 4, 2020, 11:31 am
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On Oct. 10, 1973, Lebanon County deputy game protectors found a
naked female body in the area of what the locals called "Five
Points" — a crossing of Moonshine (Route 443), Ridge and
Tomstown roads in Union Township. She had been deceased several
weeks. Without a name, detectives call her Jane Doe.
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Re: JONESTOWN JANE DOE: WF, 12-20, found in wooded area of Leba
non County, PA - October 1973
By: Akoya Date: June 4, 2020, 11:37 am
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NamUs UP # 12689
ME/C Case Number: L02-12591
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
12 to 19 year old White Female
Case Report - NamUs UP # 12689
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number L02-12591
Date found October 10, 1973 00:00
Date created July 01, 2014 13:25
Date last modified December 31, 2015 06:52
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed July 01, 2014 00:00
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Lebanon Cnty Coroners Ofc
Phone 717-272-4421
Case Manager
Name Carol Schweitzer
Phone 703-837-6342
Demographics
Estimated age Late Teen/Young Adult
Minimum age 12 years
Maximum age 19 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) 67, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Head not recovered
Torso not recovered
One or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Probable year of death 1973 to 1973
Estimated postmortem interval 1 Weeks
Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1
Address 2
City Jonestown
State Pennsylvania
Zip code 17038
County Lebanon
Circumstances
An unidentified female was found in a rural area of Union
Township in Lebanon County, PA on October 10, 1973. She was
found several feet off a dirt road in between Tomstown Road and
Moonshine Road (Rt. 443) which locals call the Five Point area.
The female had been deceased several weeks.
Physical
Hair color Blond/Strawberry
Head hair
long, very light brown, reddish hair
Body hair
Facial hair
Left eye color Unknown or Missing
Right eye color Unknown or Missing
Eye description
No other distinctive body features
Distinctive features as described below
Amputations
Deformities
Scars and marks
Tattoos
Piercings
Artificial body parts
and aids
Finger and toe nails
Other distinctive
physical characteristics
Medical
Medical implants
Foreign objects
Skeletal findings
Organ absent
Prior surgery
Other medical
information
Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available
Clothing and Accessories
No clothing or accessories
Clothing and accessories are described below
Clothing on body
No clothing or jewelry found with body.
Clothing with body
Footwear
Jewelry
Eyewear
Other items found
with body
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete
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Re: JONESTOWN JANE DOE: WF, 12-20, found in wooded area of Leba
non County, PA - October 1973
By: Akoya Date: June 4, 2020, 11:40 am
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Clay reconstruction completed by PSP Forensic Artist Trooper
Mike Davis
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Re: JONESTOWN JANE DOE: WF, 12-20, found in wooded area of Leba
non County, PA - October 1973
By: Akoya Date: June 4, 2020, 11:43 am
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3D facial reconstruction completed by a NCMEC Forensic Artist in
December 2015 utilizing a CT scan of the female's skull.
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Re: JONESTOWN JANE DOE: WF, 12-20, found in wooded area of Leba
non County, PA - October 1973
By: Akoya Date: June 4, 2020, 11:44 am
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Jonestown's Jane Doe given new face in 1973 murder case
By Megan Trimble | mtrimble@pennlive.com
on February 09, 2016 at 11:51 AM
A forensic artist has given Jonestown's Jane Doe a new face.
Pennsylvania State Police investigators on Tuesday released
images from a recently completed 3D skull facial reconstruction
as an update in the 1973 murder case. The artist, with The
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, completed the
reconstruction to aid investigators trying to bring the
suspicious death case to a close.
On Oct. 10, 1973, a pair of Lebanon County deputy game
protectors thought they smelled a poached and decaying deer,
but, instead, found a naked female body in the area of what the
locals called "Five Points" — a crossing of Moonshine (Route
443), Ridge and Tomstown roads in Union Township.
Without a name, detectives call her Jane Doe.
In 1973, a forensic anthropologist sketched what the female may
look like, and police unveiled a 3-D bust in October to create a
fuller possible picture of the victim.
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1973 Jonestown Jane DoePennsylvania State Police
Police describe the victim as a white female, approximately 16
to 20 years old, between 5-feet-6-inches and 5-feet-8-inches
tall and with blonde or light brown hair. The body lay in the
woods for one to two weeks before the discovery.
State police at the Jonestown barracks continue to actively ask
the public for any information regarding the identity of the
female.
Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Investigator Nathan Trate,
the lead detective on the case, held a press conference in
October to discuss the case. Trate said at the time that he
thinks about the case every day.
"I don't lose faith. I can't, not for her. I won't. I won't lose
faith for her. Because I think that's what we all stand up here
for," he said. "We have to give her a voice, we have to do
everything we possibly can to try to figure this thing out."
Tips?
State police ask that anyone who may know the female or
circumstances surrounding her death contact Pennsylvania State
Police Criminal Investigator Nathan Trate at 717-865-3647 or
ntrate@pa.gov.
All calls will remain confidential, and callers can remain
anonymous.
Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can also call Pennsylvania
crime stoppers at 1-800-4PA-TIPS and reference incident number
L02-12591.
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Re: JONESTOWN JANE DOE: WF, 12-20, found in wooded area of Leba
non County, PA - October 1973
By: Akoya Date: June 4, 2020, 11:47 am
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Investigators seek to ID Jonestown Jane Doe 42 years after naked
body found in woods
By Megan Trimble | mtrimble@pennlive.com
on October 09, 2015 at 2:11 PM, updated February 09, 2016 at
11:20 AM
JONESTOWN — Forty-two years ago, a pair of Lebanon County deputy
game protectors smelled a stench coming from a wooded area at
Fort Indiantown Gap.
Poaching had been an issue in the area, so thinking they smelled
a decaying deer carcass, they pulled their vehicle over in the
area of what locals called "Five Points" — a crossing of
Moonshine, Ridge and Tomstown roads. After a trek into the
woods, maybe 200 yards off of the road, they noticed the smell
grow stronger and something caught their eye. A foot.
It was Oct. 10, 1973, and the pair had found a naked female
body.
Decades later, Moonshine Road is often called state Route 443,
and locals around the Union Township area have largely forgotten
the story of the unidentified body, but the area looks almost
the same. The case has never gone cold, passing through the
hands of a number of state police criminal investigators over
the years, said state police Sgt. Mark Tice.
"This case has never just sat on a shelf," Tice said.
Most recently, it came to the attention of Trooper Nathan Trate,
a state police criminal investigator, whose push led
investigators to obtain an artist's rendering of what Jane Doe
may have looked like at her death. On Friday, state police in
Jonestown called a news conference in the hope that a new surge
in tips may lead them closer to an identity in the troop's only
unsolved murder case.
"I think everyone in the community should want to know what
happened to this woman, who this woman was. I think if we lose
sight of that, I think we've lost sight of the bigger picture
here, our own humanity," Trate said.
Jane Doe
Without a name, investigators have been left to refer to the
body as Jane Doe. They've combed old reports to build a fuller
description: a white female, approximately 16 to 20 years old,
between 5-feet-6-inches and 5-feet-8-inches tall and with blonde
or light brown hair. The body lay in the woods for one to two
weeks before the discovery.
In 1973, a forensic anthropologist sketched what the female may
look like, but the new image, a 3-D bust, goes a step further.
New technologies allowed an artist to take measurements, run
them through formulas, such as bone density and skin depth, and
create the three-dimensional depiction.
Investigators do not know how the female died, Trate said,
citing decomposition and an "undetermined" cause of death ruling
listed in old reports on the case. Evidence of a sexual assault,
while possible, was not noted at the time of the discovery.
"I think about her everyday," investigator says of unidentified
female"I think about her everyday," investigator says of
unidentified female
Trate brought fresh eyes to the case, as investigators went
through each of the details — how the body was found partially
covered by brush and under green plastic tarps or garbage bags
with a stamp that read "The National Sanitation Foundation
Testing Laboratory 8505," a testing laboratory that did not
exist, according to records.
DNA taken from the body was entered into the FBI's missing
persons database, to be cross-referenced with missing persons
reports and to clear possibilities. Investigators are testing
all DNA saved from the scene for any other potential breaks in
the case.
They've met a number of investigative challenges, Tate said,
from destroyed records to racing time and the possibility that
witnesses have died or are dying.
Persons of interest were identified and interviewed in 1973,
some of those interviews have continued, and investigators have
tracked down new leads. Investigators are leaving open the
possibility that the body belonged to a female from out of the
area, a runaway or transient or a family member who may have
been visiting someone at the Gap, among other options, but Trate
said one name has been floated as a possible identity — Betsy
Langjahr.
Betsy Langjahr
Trate is quick to remind people that the female found may not be
Betsy Langjahr, but Betsy was one of four local runaway girls
reported missing around the time of the discovery that he has
not been able to clear with interviews, DNA samples or Social
Security records.
Betsy had been reported missing by someone at Talbot Hall, a
then-home for troubled youth that now houses the Jonestown
American Legion. Trate said he hopes someone may see the name,
which was taken from old police reports, and that it may jog a
memory.
Trate said Betsy is not necessary investigators' best lead, but
it is something they are looking to rule out.
"I know that when you throw out one name, a lot of people will
zero in on that and say this is Betsy Langjahr. I'm not saying
this is Betsy Langjahr, but I'm saying it s a possibility it
could be her," he said.
Investigator on Betsy Langjahr and the missing persons
databaseInvestigator on Betsy Langjahr and the missing persons
database
Betsy is not investigators' only possibility in the case, and
detectives have also compared the body to cases with some
similarities in the Lebanon County area at that time. Trate
declined to comment on any possible similar cases or other
investigative avenues, citing a potential for compromising the
cases.
The investigation, though, has taken Trate from areas of
Virginia to Pittsburgh as he tries to find a name. Naming Jane
Doe, he said, is his primary goal.
"First and foremost is who she is, and after that is our
secondary goal of who put her there and what happened to her,"
Trate said.
New technologies
DNA will likely be the answer investigators are looking for if
they can find a member of Jane Doe's family to also enter into
the FBI's system for missing persons. DNA entered into the
database, even if not a match with the Jonestown Jane Doe,
heightens the chances that other Jane Does may be linked and
identified.
Next, investigators are working with The National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children and a case manager with Help ID
Me as they move forward in the case.
Investigators plan to send dental records to be redone to
hopefully narrow the female's age. They are also hoping to have
a forensic artist create a possible image of the female through
the use of CT scans and computer program imaging.
Trate said he thinks about her every day and sees the case being
solved.
"I don't lose faith. I can't, not for her. I won't. I won't lose
faith for her. Because I think that's what we all stand up here
for. We have to give her a voice, we have to do everything we
possibly can to try to figure this thing out."
Tips?
State police ask that anyone who may know the female or
circumstances surrounding her death contact Pennsylvania State
Police Criminal Investigator Nathan Trate at 717-865-3647 or
ntrate@pa.gov.
All calls will remain confidential, and callers can remain
anonymous.
Anyone wishing to remain anonymous can also call Pennsylvania
crime stoppers at 1-800-4PA-TIPS and reference incident number
L02-12591.
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Re: JONESTOWN JANE DOE: WF, 12-20, found in wooded area of Leba
non County, PA - October 1973
By: Akoya Date: June 4, 2020, 11:50 am
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INDIANTOWN GAP JANE DOE , 1973, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State Police
Seeks Assistance In The Identification of these Remains.
Date Located October 10, 1973
LOCATION Fort Indiantown Gap Military Reservation, Lebanon
County, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH September 1973
CAUSE OF DEATH Undetermined; Decomposed from the waist up
Description (ESTIMATES):
Estimated age: 16-20 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: 5'6"-5'8"
Distinguishing Characteristics: Light brown/blonde hair.
Dentals: Available
Clothing: Nude. No jewelry
Skeletal Findings: No previous fractures.
Fingerprints: Available
Dentals: Available
DNA: Not Available
Case History
Remains were not buried but covered with tree branches, brush
and a 48"x32.5" piece of plastic.
A white seal on the plastic read "National Sanitation
Foundation, Testing Laboratory, Number "8505".
Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Pennsylvania State Police
610-378-4035
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
Agency Case Number:
L02-0012591
NCIC Number:
U-853401149
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with
information regarding this case. Source Information:
Pennsylvania State Police
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Re: JONESTOWN JANE DOE: WF, 12-20, found in wooded area of Leba
non County, PA - October 1973
By: Akoya Date: June 4, 2020, 11:51 am
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Lebanon Daily News
Thursday Evening, October 11, 1973
IDENTITY FIRST STEP IN MURDER MYSTERY
What is apparently a murder mystery was today being investigated
by area law enforcement officials.
It involves the nude and severely decomposed body of a mature
white female found Wednesday evening on Indiantown Gap Military
Reservation land in the Green Point area.
Dr. Leonard Tanner, Good Samaritan Hospital pathologist, was
scheduled to examine the remains today in an effort to determine
the identification of the woman and the cause of her death.
TWO QUESTIONS
District Attorney George E. Christianson said this morning
:There are two questions that must be answered, the first
concerns the identity of the woman and the second is how she met
her death. When we learn these things, we can proceed further."
The DA said he would not speculate on the cause of the death of
the woman, but added, "There is no doubt that she was put
there."
What he meant by "put there" is the place where the body was
found about 6:40 p.m. in Union Township. The find was made by
Deputy Game Protectors Lloyd Pfautz and Richard Bucks, both of
Lebanon.
The two men were driving along route 443 in the Moonshine Church
area when they detected a stench they thought was caused by a
dead deer. As they went about 200 yards into a wooded area to
investigate, they found the body.
The body was covered with debris and a number of logs about two
and a half to three inches in diameter.
The body had been placed on the ground and covered with the
debris and logs," Christianson said. He said there were no
rings, jewelry or clothing on the body and none was found in the
immediate area. A more thorough search of the area was scheduled
for today.
The DA said the body had apparently been there more than a week
and a half. The decomposition was greatest in the upper torso
and head areas. This complicates the job of identification.
As one means of seeking to learn the identity of the woman
Christianson asked area police departments to review their
missing persons iles.
MARKS NOTED
One report said some marks were found on an arm and a leg but it
was not immediately determined if these were sustained before or
after death.
Christianson said the attempt to hide the body was not a
professional job. While it was substantially hidden, he said,
there had been no attempt made to dig a grave.
The DA said it was obvious that the body was that of a white
female and she was fully grown, but he said, it was not the body
of an elderly woman. At the same time he said he didn't want to
try to pinpoint the age at this time. "I don't want to say it's
the body of someone between the ages of 16 and 60, yet it almost
covers this age range," he added.
Pfautz, one of the game protectors who found the body is a City
Of Lebanon fire truck driver. Bucks is employed by Hauck
Manufacturing Co.
The police investigation today was being headed by State
Troopers Ronald Franzone and Carl Mindler of the Jonestown state
police barracks.
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Re: JONESTOWN JANE DOE: WF, 12-20, found in wooded area of Leba
non County, PA - October 1973
By: Akoya Date: June 4, 2020, 11:54 am
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Lebanon Daily News
Friday Evening, October 12, 1973
NO CAUSE OF DEATH REVEALED
An autopsy on Thursday failed to diclose definately the cause of
the deat of the woman whose nude and badly decomposed body was
found in Union Township Wednesday evening.
District Attorney George E. Christianson this morning said the
examination by Dr. Leonard M. Tanner, Good Samaritan Hospital
pathologist, did result in some preliminary findings as to the
age and height of the woman.
The confirmation of the preliminary findings may be made after
portions of the body are taken to the FBI crime laboratory in
Washington. This transfer is scheduled to be made on Monday by
Jonestown State Police and Christianson's office.
It was also indicated by Christianson that the remains may also
go to the Smithsonian Institute in Washington for skeletal study
by anthropologists to help prove age and height calculations.
CHECKING ON MISSING
" At present time, we are checking out the whereabouts of
numerous missing persons but we haven't come up with anything
that will lead to the identity of the woman whose body was
found," Christianson told the Daily News.
It was pointed out that while all indications are that the woman
died as a result of foul play, the cause of death must be
definately established to make it a murder case.
The DA said the scheduled FBI examination, which will include
the X-Raying of bones, will seek among other things, to
determine the relative time the body was placed on Indiantown
Gap Military Reservation land and covered with debris and small
logs.
The body was found by two state deputy game protectors, Lloyd
Pfautz and Richard Bucks, as they investigated what at first
they thought to be the stench of a decaying deer.
The location of the body was about 200 yards into a wooded area
on the west side of Route 443 near The Moonshine Church.
NO CLUES
The body was entirely devoid of clothing , rings or identifying
marks.
The preliminary investigation indicated that the body had been
there at least a week and a half. The upper part of the torso
and the head showed the greatest evidence of decomposition. This
complicates the job of identification.
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Re: JONESTOWN JANE DOE: WF, 12-20, found in wooded area of Leba
non County, PA - October 1973
By: Akoya Date: June 4, 2020, 11:55 am
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609UFPA - Unidentified Female
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Images 1-4: Clay reconstruction completed by PSP Forensic Artist
Trooper Mike Davis; Image 5: 3D facial reconstruction completed
by a NCMEC Forensic Artist in December 2015 utilizing a CT scan
of the female's skull; Images 6-7: Sketches from 1973.
Date of Discovery: October 10, 1973
Location of Discovery: Fort Indiantown Gap Military Reservation,
Pennsylvania
Estimated Date of Death: 1 to 2 weeks prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction up
Cause of Death: Undetermined
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 12-20 years old; most likely 16-20 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'6" to 5'8"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Light brown to blonde to reddish.
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Thin nose with the bridge swayed
slightly left with the tip to the right. High forehead and a
strong, tilted chin. No previous fractures.
Identifiers
Dentals: Available. Extensive dental work.
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: None
Jewelry: None
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
The victim's decomposing remains were discovered by Lebanon
County deputy game protectors in a wooded area off Moonshine
Road, or Route 443. The remains were not buried but covered with
tree branches, brush and a 48"x32.5" piece of green plastic. A
white seal on the plastic read "National Sanitation Foundation,
Testing Laboratory 8505." According to records, such a testing
laboratory did not exist.
During the time of the discovery, four girls were reported
missing from the area. All have been located. Investigators are
looking at the possibility that the victim may have been from
out of the area.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Pennsylvania State Police
Agency Contact Person: Criminal Investigator Nathan Trate
Agency Phone Number: 717-865-3647
Agency E-Mail: ntrate(at)pa.gov
Agency Case Number: L02-12591
Agency Name: Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 1-800-4PA-TIPS
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: L02-12591
Agency Name: Lebanonon County Coroner's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 717-272-4421
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: L02-12591
NCIC Case Number: U853401149
NamUs Case Number: 12689
Information Source(s)
NamUs
Pennsylvania Missing
Pennlive.com
Pennsylvania State Police
Admin Notes
Added: 3/25/08; Last Updated: 1/18/16
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