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Tena Marie Gattrell (photo as a child) was the unidentified girl known as "Shotgun Jane Doe"
BIRTH 18 Jun 1960 California, USA
DEATH 1 Jun 1987 (aged 26) Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA
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From Doe Network:
Reconstruction of Victim; Center: victim's shirt; Right: victim's tattoo
Date of Discovery: June 1, 1987
Location of Discovery: Knox County, Tennessee
Estimated Date of Death: Hours prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Shot
Physical Description
Estimated Age: 21-30 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'4 to 5'6
Weight: 100-120 lbs
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: She had a tattoo of "BH" on her upper left arm, front; healed collarbone fracture (which didn't receive medical attention); crushed vertebrae (that likely caused back pain); left tibia secured by a metal pin; healed fracture of the fibula, secured by a metal plate manufactured by "Synthes"; horizontal surgery scar on abdomen.
Identifiers
Dentals: Available; Tooth #25 extracted or congenitally missing. Space between # 24 and #26 has closed. Dental radiographs and photographs
Fingerprints: Available
DNA: Available (mtDNA in FBI NMPDD)
Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: A Miami Dolphins football jersey with the number "32.", light blue pants,
Jewelry: Metal Bracelet, Ears were not pierced.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was killed by a shotgun on Jim Sterchi Road in North Knox County in 1987. Authorities speculated at the time that the unidentified woman and two male accomplices were attempting to trick and rob the resident on Jim Sterchi Road by faking a fight outside her front door. The woman kicked the door, awakening the resident and a visitor. The resident called police and fired one shot from a shotgun when the woman attempted to open a screen door. The two men were caught. But they were unable to identify the woman. They said they had picked her up at a Greene County rest stop just before the shooting. She remained unidentified until 202, when she was identified as Tena Marie Gattrell.
Based on Isotope testing done by The Smithsonian Institution Lab, the decedent may have been from Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, or Florida.
Information Source(s)
Knox News
NamUS
Knox Sheriff
The Knoxville News-Sentinel
Knoxville TN- Shotgun Jane Doe Age mid 20's 5'5 brown hair & eyes June 1, 1987 - 30 YEARS TODAY! NEW INFORMATION! CAN SOCIAL MEDIA FIND HER FAMILY? KNOX COUNTY JANE DOE CAME FROM ONE OF TEN STATES - PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, OHIO, MICHIGAN, INDIANA, ILLINOIS, MINNESOTA, MARYLAND, VIRGINIA & WEST...
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