Riverside County Jane Doe (1988) is now Identified
Riverside County District Attorney, Sheriff's Office, and California DOJ Team with Othram to Identify a 1988 Homicide Victim
''In December 1988, the remains of an unidentified individual were discovered by on the 300 block of East 4th Street in Perris, California. Perris is located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego. It was determined that a woman had been placed into a dumpster and set afire. She was found the following day with partial charring to her body. Investigators believed that the woman was likely between the ages of 30 and 40 years old. She stood 5’9” tall, and weighed approximately 105 pounds. Her death was ruled a homicide.
Investigators observed that the woman had multiple tattoos including the head of a horse that turned into a flower, a depiction of a Harley Davidson eagle with the name "John " underneath, and a rose with leaves and the name "Stoney" underneath. She had pierced ears. A forensic sketch depicting how the woman may have looked during her life was developed and released to the public in hopes that it would generate leads about the woman’s identity. Despite the extensive efforts of law enforcement to identify the woman, no matches were found, and the case went cold due to a lack of viable leads. Details of the case were entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) as UP7120.
''Using this new information, a follow-up investigation was conducted leading investigators to potential relatives of the woman. This investigation led to the positive identification of the woman, who is now known to be 25-year-old Jacqueline “Jackie” Danette Ebel, born January 2, 1963. Ebel was reported missing in Long Beach only days prior to the discovery of her body. Ebel had lived in Long Beach and Bellflower at times and had previously used Yonkers and Palmer as surnames.''
