Princess Doe--This Story Is No Fairy Tale

Headlines could have read “Teen Beaten to Death at Cedar Ridge Cemetery.” The reason they could have read that is because that’s what happened.

On July 15, 1982, a 14- to 18-year old homicide victim was found on cemetery grounds off State Hwy. 94 in Warren County, New Jersey. Authorities believe she may have been deceased for up to one week prior to discovery. The girl was white, had shoulder-length brown hair, weighed about 110 lbs. and stood 5'2".

That headline, that girl, she was me. I was killed by a pimp, who claimed I was part of his stable. He claimed he beat me to death.

I’m popular you know? I have had books, TV shows, and movies done about me. And in 1983, I was the very first unidentified victim to be entered into the FBI’s national database. The FBI wanted to help figure out who I was. Like many others who have been entered into that database since 1983, I remain unidentified.

Lots of interesting tidbits about me are out there. Let’s see, stories surfaced that I was a maid in Ocean City, MD, from 1979 to 1982, a runaway from FL, the daughter of a dentist, and I was killed by a serial killer (actually a couple serial killer names were tossed around).

One of the tidbits out there was a theory that I might have been Diana Dye, a missing girl from California. A flyer comparing me to her was made and circulated nationally. My remains were exhumed and a DNA test was conducted. All they could extract was mitochondrial DNA (MtDNA). This form of DNA can only be compared to maternal relatives. Once they had this form of DNA, they compared it to Diana’s mother. Turns out, I’m not her daughter. She’ll keep looking for her daughter like they’ll keep looking for my identity.

Another one of those tidbits was more like a prediction by some psychic detective. The psychic said I was killed by someone already in jail. Turns out, the psychic was right. My pimp, the killer, confessed years after that prediction was made and he was serving time for another crime. In talking with him and a witness to my killing, the cops learned I was most likely from the Long Island area.

The cops have come a long way in trying to figure out who I am, but there is still more road ahead. I hold faith that the road will lead them to my identity and my family.

If you know anything about this girl please contact:

Warren Co. Prosecutor's Office
908-475-6275

New Jersey State Police
800-709-7090

PROFILE DATA AT A GLANCE: Warren New Jersey Jane Doe July 1982

JOE DOE – My Fate

My story is not one that is being told very often. I don’t understand why. I was a child with a disease. I was a child that had pain. I was someone’s child. I need my family. I grew up and something went wrong. I met my fate.

My life was only starting. There was so much more to accomplish. I had dreams and desires. I was working toward building my life. I was too young for the cards that were dealt me. I met my fate.

My fate! My fate was death. I met my fate before I was 40 years old, possibly much earlier. They say I was about 20 to 35 years of age, when I was discovered. Discovered in Twinsburg, Ohio.  The year was 1982.

1982, the year I was discovered was most likely not the year I died. The year I died has been estimated to be years earlier. It could have been anywhere from three years or up to eight years earlier.

I say died, I should say killed. I met my fate. My fate was ugly! I was murdered. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind that I was murdered. Why? My remains, my body, or shall say parts of my body were found in trash bags. Someone dumped me like a bag of trash. Someone killed me and discarded my remains with their leftovers. I was taken out with the trash. I deserved more. I deserved better. My life meant something. My life, my life was stolen from me.

I want to find out what happened. The problem is before they can find out what happened they have to find out who I am. This is where you come in. I need someone to step up and tell them my name. You can’t give me back my life, but you can give me back my identity. So who am I?

If you recognize this man please contact:

Summit County Medical Examiners Office:
Phone 330-643-2101

Case # 34581
NCIC #UF10025079

VIEW HIS PROFILE DATA AT A GLANCE: Summit Ohio John Doe February 1982

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Call me John, John Doe. What can I say?

Seriously, what can I say? I was hit by a car December 19, 1982 on the I-10 in Maricopa County, Arizona. It stands to reason that I didn’t have my identification on me so I remain unidentified by the county coroner. Can you help?

I’m a Caucasian male about 30 to 55 years of age. I stood about 5’10 and weighed 140 lbs. My hair was black, my eyes brown and I sported a moustache and beard.

This happened back in 1982 and no one has come forward to identify me. Is there any way you can help? This blogger has put this information up and together we ask you send it out to everyone you know to view my picture. Maybe, just maybe, someone out there will recognize me and tell Maricopa County Coroner my name so that my family can finally be notified of my death.

Thank you for helping me with my quest.

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Maricopa County Medical Examiner
Forensic Science Center
701 West Jefferson
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Ph: 602-506-3322
Fax: 602-506-1546

Case# 82-2245

VIEW HIS PROFILE DATA AT A GLANCE: Maricopa Arizona John Doe December 1982