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CLINTON COUNTY JANE DOE: BF, 12-23, found in the Mississippi Riv
er - 11 April 1975
By: Akoya Date: June 27, 2020, 2:34 pm
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The body of an African American female between the age of 12 and
23 was found in a river in Clinton County, Iowa on April 11,
1975. No clothing or jewelry were found on the body. The
decedent is estimated to be between 5 feet, 2 inches and 5 feet,
4 inches in height, weight between 100 to 120 pounds, having a
medium build and black hair. The decedent was noted on autopsy
examination to be approximately 10 weeks pregnant. Death is
estimated to have occurred sometime in early 1975 from a
gunshot.
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Re: CLINTON COUNTY JANE DOE: BF, 12-23, found in the Mississippi
River - 11 April 1975
By: Akoya Date: June 27, 2020, 2:36 pm
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NamUs UP # 2622
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ME/C Case Number: G-300-75
Clinton County, Iowa
12 to 23 year old Black/African American Female
Case Report - NamUs UP # 2622
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number G-300-75
Date found April 11, 1975 00:00
Date created September 04, 2008 13:08
Date last modified February 08, 2017 10:59
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed May 02, 2011 09:10
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
There is currently no local contact for this case.
Case Manager
Name John Kraemer, PA
Phone 515.725.1400
Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 30
Minimum age 12 years
Maximum age 23 years
Race Black/African American
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) 100, Estimated
Height (inches) 62, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Probable year of death 1975 to 1975
Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 River
Address 2
City
State Iowa
Zip code
County Clinton
Circumstances
The body of an African American female between the age of 12 and
23 was found in a river in Clinton County, Iowa on April 11,
1975. No clothing or jewelry were found on the body. The
decedent is estimated to be between 5 feet, 2 inches and 5 feet,
4 inches in height, weight between 100 to 120 pounds, having a
medium build and black hair. The decedent was noted on autopsy
examination to be approximately 10 weeks pregnant. Death is
estimated to have occurred sometime in early 1975.
Physical
Hair color Black
Head hair
Black Hair
Other medical
information
Autopsy findings show decedent was approximately 10 weeks
pregnant.
No clothing or accessories
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is currently not available
DNA
Status: Complete - Insufficient DNA for profiling
Images
There are currently no images available for this case.
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Re: CLINTON COUNTY JANE DOE: BF, 12-23, found in the Mississippi
River - 11 April 1975
By: Akoya Date: June 27, 2020, 2:37 pm
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Case File: 839UFIA
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Unidentified Female
Date of Discovery: April 11, 1975
Location of Discovery: Clinton County, Iowa
Estimated Date of Death: Early 1975
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Gunshot wound
Physical Description
** Listed information is approximate
Estimated Age: 12-23 years old
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2" to 5'4"
Weight: 100-120 lbs.
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Medium build. Decedent was
approximately 10 weeks pregnant (since about January 31, 1975).
No tattoos.
Dentals: Not available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Not available.
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: None located.
Jewelry: None located.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.
Case History
The decedent was located in the Mississippi River, floating near
a mud bar just inside the northern Clinton County line on April
11, 1975.
Investigating Agency(s)
If you have any information about this case please contact;
Agency Name: Clinton County Sheriff's Office (IO)
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 563-242-9211
Agency Name: N/A
Agency Contact Person: John Kraemer, PA
Agency Phone Number: N/A
E-Mail
Agency Case Number: N/A
NCIC Case Number: N/A
NamUs Case Number: MP/UP #2622
Former Hot Case Number: 145
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with
information regarding this case.
Information Source(s)
NamUs
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
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Re: CLINTON COUNTY JANE DOE: BF, 12-23, found in the Mississippi
River - 11 April 1975
By: Akoya Date: June 27, 2020, 2:38 pm
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Unidentified: Pregnant Black Female
Homicide
Approx. 12 – 23 YOA
Race: Black/African American
Sex: Female
Weight: 100 to 120, Estimated
Height: 5’2″ – 5’4″, Estimated
Found in Mississippi River
Clinton County, IA
NamUs UP # 2622
Body Discovered April 11, 1975
Probable Year of Death: 1975
Case Summary compiled by Jody Ewing
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On Friday, April 11, 1975, a commercial fisherman from Sabula
discovered a woman’s nude body in the Mississippi River near a
mud bar north of Clinton, Iowa, about a half mile south of the
Clinton County and Jackson County line. Officials believed the
young woman — an African American — to be in her early 20s
though stated she may have been as young as 12.
She had been killed by a gunshot wound to the head, just behind
her right ear. The badly decomposed body made it difficult to
determine exact time of death, though officials estimated it as
sometime in early 1975.
An autopsy indicated the victim was approximately 10 weeks
pregnant at the time of death.
Forty-year-old Raymond Woodhurst and his 16-year-old son, Lloyd,
found the woman’s body after a neighbor told them earlier that
week that he’d seen an animal or body in the river.
Woodhurst and his son went out in their boat the following
Friday, and once they discovered the woman’s body went
immediately back to shore to telephone police.
The woman was described as being between 5’2″ and
5’4″, weighing 100 to 120 pounds and being of average
build with black hair.
Police followed up on several leads, checking reports of missing
women from East Dubuque, Ill, all the way to North Carolina, but
all led to dead ends.
Fingerprints and dental charts were made, but those, too, proved
unsuccessful in determining the woman’s identity or identifying
any suspects that may have been involved in her murder.
The woman had no tattoos on her body, and DNA was not yet
advanced to the point where strands of hair could have been
taken and submitted for testing. Facts about the woman’s case
were entered into the National Crime Information Computer System
with hopes of obtaining a possible match with a missing-person
report, but that, too, has thus far failed to provide any
answers.
More than 26 years after the body’s discovery, Clinton County
Sheriff Rick Lincoln told the Quad-City Times that her death
still haunts investigators, but that they just never had enough
clues to help pinpoint who she was or why she was killed.
“Some of the older deputies who were around then said maybe
somebody out of Chicago or Milwaukee had a pregnant girlfriend
and got rid of her. We might never know,” Lincoln said in the
August 6, 2001 Times article.
The decedent was buried in an unmarked grave in a Clinton
cemetery. She remains Iowa’s oldest unidentified body.
Information Needed
If you have any information about this unidentified woman please
contact the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office at 563-242-9211.
Sources:
Iowa Unidentified Persons/Bodies, Iowa Division of Criminal
Investigation
Clinton County Sheriff’s Office
NamUs — National Missing and Unidentified Persons System
“1975 death remains unsolved,” by Kay Luna, Quad-City Times,
Aug. 6, 2001
“Can’t Identify Body in River,” Des Moines Register, April 17,
1975
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Re: CLINTON COUNTY JANE DOE: BF, 12-23, found in the Mississippi
River - 11 April 1975
By: Akoya Date: June 27, 2020, 2:39 pm
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Unidentified: Pregnant Black Female 1975
On February 25, 2011, in , by Jody Ewing
Clinton County in Iowa Clinton in Clinton County Unidentified:
Pregnant Black Female Homicide Approx. 12 – 23 YOA Race:
Black/African American Sex: Female Weight: 100 to 120, Estimated
Height: 5’2″ – 5’4″, Estimated Found in Mississippi
River Clinton County, IA NamUs UP # 2622 Body Discovered April
11, 1975 Probable Year of Death: 1975 Case Summary compiled by
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Re: CLINTON COUNTY JANE DOE: BF, 12-23, found in the Mississippi
River - 11 April 1975
By: Akoya Date: June 27, 2020, 2:40 pm
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Clinton County, Iowa
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Re: CLINTON COUNTY JANE DOE: BF, 12-23, found in the Mississippi
River - 11 April 1975
By: Akoya Date: June 27, 2020, 2:42 pm
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Re: CLINTON COUNTY JANE DOE: BF, 12-23, found in the Mississippi
River - 11 April 1975
By: Akoya Date: June 27, 2020, 2:43 pm
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Lighthouse on the Mississippi River in Clinton County, IA
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Authorities say they've pulled a man's body from the Mississippi
River in Clinton County.
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Clinton, IA: Mississippi View
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Re: CLINTON COUNTY JANE DOE: BF, 12-23, found in the Mississippi
River - 11 April 1975
By: Akoya Date: June 27, 2020, 2:44 pm
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