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RACINE DOE: WF, 18-30, found in Racine County, WI cornfield -
July 1999 *GRAPHIC* *Peggy Johnson*
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Date: June 27, 2020, 8:08 am
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Her body was dumped near a corn field and found within hours.
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Re: RACINE DOE: WF, 18-30, found in Racine County, WI cornfield
- July 1999 *GRAPHIC* *Peggy Johnson
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 27, 2020, 8:10 am
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199UFWI- Unidentified Female
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Reconstructions of the victim by NCMEC and Carl Koppelman.
Date of Discovery: July 21, 1999
Location of Discovery: Raymond, Racine County, Wisconsin
Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Homicide
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 18-30 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 120 lbs.
Hair Color: Reddish-brown, short and wavy with sun highlights.
Eye Color: Brown, hazel or green
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Each ear was double pierced and
there are healed scars on her shins. She had a "cauliflower"
deformation on her right ear that may have come from a recent
injury. Possibly cognitively disabled.
Identifiers
Dentals: Available. She had fairly poor dentition, and had
protruding front teeth. Several teeth were missing or decayed.
Her teeth showed signs of long term neglect.
Fingerprints: Available.
DNA: Available.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Man's gray and silver country and western shirt with
snap buttons and embroidered with red flowers on the front of
the shirt along with black sweatpants. The manufacturer of the
shirt, Karman, informed police that it was produced and
distributed throughout the United States about 15 years ago
(1984).
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was found at 6:15 A.M. on the edge of a cornfield in
a rural area of Racine, Wisconsin at 92th Street, between 6 and
7 Mile roads on July 21,1999. It appeared the murder had
occurred elsewhere and that the body had been dumped.
It appeared she had undergone weeks of neglect and abuse, which
increased in the days before her death. She also appeared to
have been sexually assaulted.
Her remains were exhumed in October 2013 for additinal
examination. Chemical isotope analysis indicated the victim may
have spent time in Alaska, Montana or several southern Canadian
provinces.
Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Racine County Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Investigator Tracy Hintz
Agency Phone Number: 262-636-3190
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 1005141
Agency Name: Racine County Sheriff's Department
Agency Contact Person: Tom Knaus
Agency Phone Number: 262-636-3210
Agency E-Mail: Thomas.Knaus@goracine.org
Agency Case Number: Unknown
NCIC Case Number: U520000267
NamUs Case Number: 4741
NCMEC Case Number: 1101693
Information Source(s)
NamUs
NCMEC
Wikipedia
WISN 12
Cora Jones.org
Cora Jones News
Find Missing Children
jsonline
WCMEC
Missing and Unidentified
Admin Notes
Added: Prior to 2013; Last Updated: 1/7/17
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Re: RACINE DOE: WF, 18-30, found in Racine County, WI cornfield
- July 1999 *GRAPHIC* *Peggy Johnson
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Date: June 27, 2020, 8:12 am
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New information learned about Racine County Jane Doe's past
Updated: 11:23 AM CST Jan 4, 2017
RACINE, Wis. —
Testing performed at the Smithsonian Institute has determined
where Racine County’s Jane Doe may have spent several years of
her life.
The girl was found in 1999 at the edge of a cornfield on 92nd
Street in the town of Raymond in Racine County.
Racine County Jane Doe reburied
Investigators still believe Racine County Jane Doe case can be
solved
New composite image released in 1999 Jane Doe case
Her identity has remained a mystery, but in 2013, her body was
exhumed.
Chemical isotope testing performed by the Smithsonian on a
sample of her hair and bone suggest she may originally have been
from or spent several years of her life in Alaska, Montana or
portions of southern Canada.
If anyone has any information on her identity, they are asked to
call Racine County sheriff’s Investigator Tracy Hintz at
262-636-3190 or the National Center for Missing & Exploited
Children at 800-THE-LOST.
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Re: RACINE DOE: WF, 18-30, found in Racine County, WI cornfield
- July 1999 *GRAPHIC* *Peggy Johnson
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 27, 2020, 8:17 am
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missing in america
Racine County, WI Jane Doe
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Re: RACINE DOE: WF, 18-30, found in Racine County, WI cornfield
- July 1999 *GRAPHIC* *Peggy Johnson
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 27, 2020, 8:18 am
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The unidentified female found deceased in a corn field in
Racine, Wisconsin in 1999 may be from Canada.
Chemical isotope testing performed by the Smithsonian on a
sample of her hair and bone suggest she may originally have been
from or spent several years of her life in Alaska, Montana, or
portions of southern #Canada.
While Racine county authorities are expanding their search into
missing females from those regions they are still open to
receiving any leads the public may have on who this female may
be.
Link to her poster:
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Please call the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
at 1-800-THE-LOST if you have any information that could help
identify this female.
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Re: RACINE DOE: WF, 18-30, found in Racine County, WI cornfield
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Re: RACINE DOE: WF, 18-30, found in Racine County, WI cornfield
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Re: RACINE DOE: WF, 18-30, found in Racine County, WI cornfield
- July 1999 *GRAPHIC* *Peggy Johnson
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Date: June 27, 2020, 8:23 am
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Re: RACINE DOE: WF, 18-30, found in Racine County, WI cornfield
- July 1999 *GRAPHIC* *Peggy Johnson
DIR By: Akoya
Date: June 27, 2020, 8:31 am
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Racine County Jane Doe
Racine County Jane Doe was a young woman who was found murdered
in July 1999. She has been nicknamed "Crystal Rae." Her case is
very conspicuous with unidentified persons in this country.
It is possible that the victim was intellectually disabled, as
she appeared to have a small brain cavity in the skull. She had
been beaten and tortured for several weeks and possibly was
starved during her ordeal.
Her body was dumped near a corn field and found within hours.
Racine County Jane Doe
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Sex Female
Race White
Location Raymond, Wisconsin
Found July 21, 1999
Unidentified for 17 years
Postmortem interval 24 hours
Body condition Recognizable face
Age approximation 18-35
Height approximation 5'8
Weight approximation 120 pounds
Cause of death Beating
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Re: RACINE DOE: WF, 18-30, found in Racine County, WI cornfield
- July 1999 *GRAPHIC* *Peggy Johnson
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Date: June 27, 2020, 8:32 am
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From the archive: Sheriff optimistic new technology might help
identify Jane Doe
ALYSSA MAUK alyssa.mauk@journaltimes.com Jan 11, 2019
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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children released
a new artist’s rendering in 2012 of an unidentified woman whose
body was found in a Raymond cornfield in 1999.
RACINE COUNTY — The Racine County Sheriff’s Office is hoping
that emerging technology could help identify a woman who was
found dead in Racine County almost two decades ago.
Advanced technology is solving cases that were incapable of
being solved in the past, as recently evidenced by the
identification of the “Golden State Killer.”
Decades after he reportedly raped and murdered several woman in
California, Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. was identified as the
reported killer after authorities ran DNA evidence through a
genealogy website.
And now local authorities would like to use that same technology
to identify the body of Jane Doe, who was found in Racine County
years ago.
“I see the TV commercials and wonder, if I submit her DNA, is
there a family member within this country or even the world who
also input DNA who might be able to say ‘That’s the mom,’ or
‘That’s the daughter?’ “ said Racine County Sheriff Christopher
Schmaling.
Jane Doe
On July 21, 1999, a young woman’s body was found on the edge of
a Raymond cornfield off 92nd Street between Six Mile Road and
Seven Mile Road. Authorities believe the young woman was
tortured before her body was dumped. Nearly nineteen years
later, her identity still remains unknown.
It’s a case that Schmaling said he and his office often return
to. “It’s a cold case, but it hasn’t grown dust because we
continue to open it up and we get tips and leads from time to
time,” Schmaling said.
On Oct. 16, 2013, Jane Doe’s body was exhumed from her resting
place at Holy Family Cemetery, 6124 Highway 31, Caledonia. The
hope was to gain more insight into her identity, utilizing
advanced technology.
Various tests were conducted on Jane Doe while her body was at
the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office, according to the
Sheriff’s Office. A forensic anthropologist was even called in
from Tennessee to perform isotope testing, which measures
natural variations in the body.
Authorities determined that Jane Doe was between 18 and 25 years
old, stood approximately 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighed about
120 pounds. They noted that her teeth were in poor condition and
her ears were pierced twice, but her identity has remained a
mystery.
Her body was reinterred on July 21, 2015 — the 16th anniversary
of the day her body was found.
“Unfortunately, we are still plugging away at this and I really
desperately want to bring closure and put a name to this face
and through that,” Schmaling said.
Legal dilemma
Schmaling said his office would like to be able to utilize
genealogy to help them find Jane Doe’s identity, but they want
to make sure any action taken was legal, as if they were to
enter Jane Doe’s information into a genealogy website, they
would have to lie and say that they were her.
“We are very interested in doing this, but I want to make sure
we stand on legal ground,” Schmaling said.
Schmaling said the Sheriff’s Office is working with the
corporation counsel, the county’s attorneys, and the district
attorney to determine what legal issues surround the use of Jane
Doe’s DNA on a genealogy website.
“I don’t want to enter the county in a lawsuit and I certainly
wouldn’t want to lose a case in the courtroom someday,”
Schmaling said. “I want to make sure I build a strong
courtroom-ready case.”
Schmaling said if they could utilize genealogy to locate a
relative of Jane Doe, they may be able to finally identify her
and that may ultimately lead to finding out who ended her life.
Should the Sheriff’s Office get authorization, Schmaling said
the Sheriff’s Office would also use the technology in the future
in other cases.
In the meantime, Schmaling is anxiously awaiting the trial in
California to see how the genealogy evidence is approached from
a legal standpoint.
“This all new territory,” Schmaling said. “I know we are
treading new water here, but this is something I am definitely
interested in pursuing and we’ll see if the lawyers give me that
green light that I desperately need.”
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