In general, yes. In this case...I'm not sure. It seems entirely plausible that if her ex-husband beat her up (I haven't seen anything to indicate whether or not he's a suspect)...
Yeah, I can see some of the frustration you guys must run into--it's very hard to find any info about the case. A local daily (el paso times? something) had an archive story but you had to pay $3 to get it. Do you guys end up doing that kind of thing often? A quick summary of it said something about her being in the military. It also said she had a premonition about being killed and buried in the desert.
http://tinyurl.com/8mg4nue
Also, since it's noted she had just gained full custody of her children, it also makes ex seems suspicious.Cold-case file on Linda Soto: Police still seek answers for woman presumed slain in '93
Author: Adriana M. Chávez / El Paso Times
Date: March 1, 2010
Publication: El Paso Times (TX)
EL PASO -- Herlinda Soto always had a fear of the desert, despite living in El Paso for years and serving in Operation Desert Storm as an Army Reservist.
Soto's friend and former attorney, Angie Juarez Barill, now a state district court judge, said Soto had a premonition that someone would kill her and bury her in the desert where no one could find her.
A few years later, what Soto feared apparently became a reality. Police believe somebody murdered her during the Fourth...
Click here for complete article ($2.95)
Regarding Jane Doe, I think it's noted that she had healed broken ribs. Oh, and of course Jane Doe had had children.