Ventura County Jane Doe (1985) is now Identified
Ventura County Sheriff's Office & Medical Examiner's Office Team with Othram to Identify a 1985 Jane Doe
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Using this new information, a follow-up investigation was conducted leading investigators to potential relatives of the woman. A reference sample was collected from a potential relative and compared to the DNA profile of the woman. which led to the positive identification of the woman, who is now known to be Gertrude Elliot, born in 1865. While Elliot died in 1915 and was buried, law enforcement received a tip several decades ago that a grave had been robbed and a skull was taken. This was Elliot's grave that had been disturbed. Despite Elliot having died nearly 110 years ago, Othram scientists were able to successfully extract DNA from these skeletal remains, build an ultra-sensitive DNA profile, and perform the genealogical research to identify Elliot's displaced remains.''