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NEW SCANDIA JANE DOE: WF, 30-65, found dismembered in Washington
County, MN - 12 June 1993
By: Akoya Date: July 12, 2020, 9:28 am
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The victim's head was found at 238th St. near Bone Lake. Her
left foot was recovered from the North side of the Mississippi
River at 935 Childs Rd. N., in St. Paul.
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Re: NEW SCANDIA JANE DOE: WF, 30-65, found dismembered in Washin
gton County, MN - 12 June 1993
By: Akoya Date: July 12, 2020, 9:34 am
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NamUs UP # 7308
ME/C Case Number: 93-638
Washington County, Minnesota
30 to 65 year old White Female
Case Report - NamUs UP # 7308
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 93-638
Date found June 12, 1993 00:00
Date created June 22, 2010 10:49
Date last modified February 22, 2017 08:27
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed June 21, 2011 14:51
Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Ramsey County ME Office
Phone 651-266-1700
Case Manager
Name Butch Huston
Phone 651.266.1700
Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 70
Minimum age 30 years
Maximum age 65 years
Race White
Ethnicity Other
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) , Cannot Estimate
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
Head not recovered
One or more limbs not recovered
Body conditions
Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Probable year of death 1993 to 1993
Estimated postmortem interval Days
Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 238th St (Shore of Bone Lake)
Address 2
City New Scandia Twp
State Minnesota
Zip code
County Washington
Circumstances
Above address for location of head.
Left foot recovered from the North side of the Mississippi River
935 Childs Rd. N., St. Paul, Minnesota.
Physical
Hair color Brown
Head hair
Dark brown to black, possibly in a "spiked" pattern
Left eye color Brown
Right eye color Brown
Piercings
both ears pierced
Finger and toe nails
small amount of red nail polish on nails of the 4-5th toe nails
No clothing or accessories
Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and entered
DNA
Status: Sample submitted - Tests complete
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Re: NEW SCANDIA JANE DOE: WF, 30-65, found dismembered in Washin
gton County, MN - 12 June 1993
By: Akoya Date: July 12, 2020, 9:36 am
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Washington County Jane Doe
In Scandia, Washington County, Minnesota, the severed head of an
adult white woman was discovered on June 12, 1993, on the shore
of Bone Lake. The woman had a short, dark hair, which may have
been spiked when she was alive and she also had a short ponytail
at the back of her head. The victim had brown eyes and likely
wore earrings, as both of her ears were pierced three times.
Soon after the head was discovered, a left foot was found in St.
Paul, Minnesota, which was twenty miles away. Both cuts made to
sever her head and foot had been made cleanly, possibly due to
the killer having experience with butchering or hunting. Her
remains may have been disposed of in the Mississippi river, as
both locations where the parts were found are linked to the
river. Medical examiners believe that the foot had belonged to
the woman. The foot itself had fragments of red nail polish. Her
age has been disputed, with some describing her to be as young
as twenty. Others say she may have been as old as sixty-five.
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Re: NEW SCANDIA JANE DOE: WF, 30-65, found dismembered in Washin
gton County, MN - 12 June 1993
By: Akoya Date: July 12, 2020, 9:37 am
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The Doe Network:
Case File 123UFMN
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Unidentified White Female
The victim was discovered on June 12, 1993 in rural Washington
County, Minnesota
Vital Statistics
Estimated age: 20-30 years old
Approximate Height and Weight: .
Distinguishing Characteristics: Short dark brown or black hair,
spiked on top with a small pigtail in back.; brown eyes. Small
amount of red nail polish on nails of the 4-5th toe nails.
Marks, Scars: Each earlobe had three holes pierced for earrings.
Dentals: Available
DNA: Available
Case History
The victim was located in rural Washington County on the shores
of Bone Lake on June 12, 1993.
Shortly after the head was found in Bone Lake in New Scandia
Township, a left foot was found about 20 miles away on a
Mississippi River bank near Pig's Eye Lake in St. Paul. The
Washington County medical examiner believed that the foot and
head belonged to the same woman, partly because they were both
cut cleanly.
Authorities have sent the woman's description, including
descriptions of her dental work, to the National Crime
Information Center and every police department in the five-state
area.
Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
651-793-7000
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.
Agency Case Number:
93-638
Source Information:
WCCO
Star Tribune 7/8/93
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Re: NEW SCANDIA JANE DOE: WF, 30-65, found dismembered in Washin
gton County, MN - 12 June 1993
By: Akoya Date: July 12, 2020, 9:38 am
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Foot found in river may be linked to head from lake
Star Tribune: Newspaper of the Twin Cities - Wednesday, June 16,
1993
Author: Conrad deFiebre; Staff Writer
A human foot found in the Mississippi River has been tentatively
linked to the head of a woman discovered more than 20 miles
away, but authorities said Tuesday that they were no closer to
learning the victim's identity or how she died.
Washington County deputies again searched around Bone Lake ,
where the head was found Saturday, and planned to make an aerial
search, as well. But nothing else has been found, and sheriff's
Capt. David Heuer said he doubted that the woman was killed near
the lake , in New Scandia Township.
"It could have happened out of state and somebody transported
her up here," he said.
Authorities yesterday released an artist's drawing of the
victim, described as a white woman in her 20s or 30s, with brown
eyes and dark brown to black hair in a short, multilayered
style, "spiked" on top with a small pigtail in back. Three holes
were pierced in each ear.
Investigators are seeking to match the victim with reports of
missing women, but there are "hundreds to thousands" of them
nationally, said Dr. Michael McGee, the Washington County
medical examiner. "We desperately need to find out who this
young lady is," he said. Anyone with information is asked to
call the sheriff's office at 439-9381 or the medical examiner's
office at 224-7627.
Investigators already have received many phone tips, Heuer said.
Most callers have named missing women, and all have been ruled
out so far.
Investigators also have determined that this case is unrelated
to a headless torso recently discovered in Litchfield, Mo.,
Heuer said.
The left foot , found Monday evening on the east bank of the
Mississippi near Pig's Eye Lake in St. Paul, was severed just
above the ankle, McGee said. He estimated it as size 9 and added
that not enough of the body has been recovered to determine the
height or weight of the victim.
Authorities cannot be sure the head and foot are from the same
person, but they believe they are because the foot appears to be
that of a young white woman.
In addition, both the head and foot were severed very cleanly,
possibly with the same sharp instruments, Heuer said.
St. Paul police and the Ramsey County sheriff's water patrol
searched the area along Childs Rd. where the foot washed up, but
found no other evidence.
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Re: NEW SCANDIA JANE DOE: WF, 30-65, found dismembered in Washin
gton County, MN - 12 June 1993
By: Akoya Date: July 12, 2020, 9:40 am
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WOMAN'S FOOT FOUND IN RIVER AFTER HEAD FOUND ON LAKESHORE
St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN) - Wednesday, June 16, 1993
Author: BYLINE: Mike Sweeney, Staff Writer
A human foot fished from the Mississippi River on Monday
apparently belongs to a woman whose head floated to the shore of
a Washington County lake over the weekend.
``We are assuming they are from the same person,'' Ramsey County
Medical Examiner Dr. Michael McGee said Tuesday. ``We sincerely
hope so.''
Samples from the head and left foot of the unidentified woman
will be DNA-tested to verify that they match.
McGee released a police artist's sketch of the woman to the news
media in hopes someone will recognize her.
``I think it's pretty accurate,'' he said of the sketch. ``I
think it (the woman's likeness) is going to be close to that.''
Without an identification, authorities are stymied in their
efforts to investigate the woman's death.
``We must establish the identity of this lady,'' McGee said.
``That is the most important thing right now.''
Washington County sheriff's Capt. David Heuer agreed.
``There is not much more we can do until we find out who she
is,'' said Heuer, chief of the sheriff's investigative unit.
``Right now, we have nowhere to go.''
McGee and Heuer said there is little doubt someone killed the
woman, dismembered her and placed body parts in at least two
locations.
``There is definitely a real sick person who did this,'' Heuer
said, adding, ``it could be more than one person.''
A man walking along Bone Lake in Washington County noticed the
woman's head floating just off the north shore near 238th Street
and an old boat access ramp at about 9:30 a.m. Saturday. He
called the Washington County Sheriff's Department.
Then, at about 8:40 p.m. Monday, a family fishing near Warner
and Childs roads in St. Paul spotted the foot floating in the
Mississippi River and called police.
Police conducted extensive ground and water searches for other
body parts at both sites, but found nothing. An aerial search is
planned later this week.
McGee said it appears someone killed the woman and disposed of
her two or three days before her head washed ashore at Bone
Lake, which is on the border of Chisago County a few miles east
of Forest Lake.
The lake is about 30 miles from the site on the Mississippi
River where the family found the foot. The two bodies of water
are not connected.
McGee refused to say what type of instrument the killer might
have used to dismember the woman. Police said Monday an
extremely sharp blade cut cleanly through the woman's neck to
the backbone, which had been sawed through.
The killer severed the foot above the ankle, McGee said. Police
found red nail polish on the third and fourth toes of the foot,
which the medical examiner estimated to be a size 9.
McGee said it is not possible to determine the woman's height or
weight by viewing just her head and foot, so her overall size
has not been determined.
Investigators described the woman as a brown-eyed, fair-skinned
white in her 20s to 30s with multi-layered dark brown or black
hair worn in a short, possibly spiked, cut with a pigtail.
Three small holes pierced each of her ears, indicating she wore
multiple earrings. She also had several chin hairs.
The sheriff's department has received numerous calls reporting
missing women, but none appear to be linked to the unidentified
dead woman.
``They either have been located or haven't fit the
description,'' said Sgt. Roy Childers. ``We haven't got one
we're really zeroing in on yet.''
Police asked anyone with information about the woman to call
Childers at 430-7823 or 439-9381.
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Re: NEW SCANDIA JANE DOE: WF, 30-65, found dismembered in Washin
gton County, MN - 12 June 1993
By: Akoya Date: July 12, 2020, 9:41 am
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Woman's head, found in lake, is only clue in her death
Star Tribune: Newspaper of the Twin Cities - Tuesday, June 15,
1993
Author: Conrad deFiebre; Staff Writer
A woman's head found floating along the shore of a northern
Washington County lake over the weekend is the only clue in the
gruesome case, authorities said Monday.
The head was found Saturday morning on the north shore of Bone
Lake in New Scandia Township, about 20 miles northeast of St.
Paul. It is believed to be that of a white woman 25 to 32 years
old who had been dead for two to four days.
The head was described as having dark hair in a short, "spiked"
style, brown eyes and three holes pierced in each ear, but no
earrings. Cause of death is unknown, said sheriff's Lt. David
Heuer. Searches by divers and bloodhounds produced no more
evidence.
Other police agencies have been notified of the case and
investigators have compared the head against the descriptions of
several missing women, Heuer said. All have been ruled out so
far. An artist's drawing of the woman's face will be completed
today and released to the public, he said. Anyone with further
information is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at
439-9381.
A man who had recently bought property on the lake and was
inspecting his purchase found the head and called authorities,
Heuer said.
Meanwhile, St. Paul police are investigating a human foot that
was found last night along the Mississippi River. It is too soon
to tell whether there may be a link between the foot and the
head found in Washington County, authorities said.
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Re: NEW SCANDIA JANE DOE: WF, 30-65, found dismembered in Washin
gton County, MN - 12 June 1993
By: Akoya Date: July 12, 2020, 9:47 am
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HELP SOUGHT IN IDENTIFYING VICTIM OF DISMEMBERMENT
St. Paul Pioneer Press (MN) - Friday, July 9, 1993
Author: BYLINE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
Authorities have released a tip they got about a woman's severed
head, in hopes of eliciting more information about who she was -
and who killed her.
``We still have no idea of who she is,'' said Capt. David Heuer
of the Washington County Sheriff's Department.
The head washed ashore on Bone Lake in New Scandia Township in
early June. Washington County authorities say a man called them
saying he killed the woman and left her body under the Mendota
Bridge near the Minnesota River. The caller said the woman was
from Wisconsin and ``he was sorry we didn't find the rest of
her,'' Heuer said.
The woman was in her 20s or 30s, with brown eyes and short dark
brown or black hair spiked on top with a small pigtail in back.
Each earlobe had three holes pierced for earrings. Heuer asked
anyone with information that might be related to the case to
call (612) 439-9381.
Heuer said police searched for about eight hours along the
wooded banks of the Minnesota River before the river began
flooding the area. A left foot was found a day after the head
was discovered, about 20 miles away on a Mississippi River bank
near Pig's Eye Lake in St. Paul.
The Washington County medical examiner believes that the foot
and head belonged to the same woman, partly because they were
both cut cleanly, Heuer said. DNA tests on tissue samples are
being done to determine whether they came from the same person.
The tests take four to six weeks to complete .
Caption: Photo: This is a computer enhanced photo of a woman
whose head was found in Bone Lake .
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Re: NEW SCANDIA JANE DOE: WF, 30-65, found dismembered in Washin
gton County, MN - 12 June 1993
By: Akoya Date: July 12, 2020, 9:50 am
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New Scandia Jane Doe
New Scandia Jane Doe was a woman whose severed head was
discovered in Minnesota in 1993. A foot was found 20 miles away
soon after her head was located, which is presumed to belong to
the same person. The rest of the body was never found.
She had short, dark brown to black hair.
Her eyes were brown.
Her ears were pierced.
New Scandia Jane Doe
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Sex Female
Race White
Location New Scandia, Minnesota
Found June 12, 1993
Unidentified for 23 years
Postmortem interval Days
Body condition Decomposed
Age approximation 20 - 65
Height approximation N/A
Weight approximation N/A
Cause of death Suspected homicide
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Re: NEW SCANDIA JANE DOE: WF, 30-65, found dismembered in Washin
gton County, MN - 12 June 1993
By: Akoya Date: July 12, 2020, 9:51 am
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Her left foot was recovered from the North side of the
Mississippi River at 935 Childs Rd. N., in St. Paul.
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935 Childs Rd, St Paul, MN 55106
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