Identified! IL - Grundy Co, BlkFem UP17621, 18-23, body in ditch at U.S. Rte 6, Oct'76 JoAnn "Vickie" Smith

[Mrs. Badcrumble]

Yeah, I wouldn’t take a DN identified update too seriously since they have a history of having to backtrack several cases because they jumped the gun. Better wait for an official announcement.

 

[doggybag2355]

So the DN identified is like a maybe.

Essentially. It's likely but a few years back, before Amy Yeary was identified, her NamUs was briefly taken down before and DN said she was identified, before it came back up. So it's likely she is identified, just not 100%

 

[Susikatze]

I strongly believe she has been IDd because everything in combination (namus down, solved cases went up, marked as idd with DN) is consistent. There may still be an open investigation, many identifications are not released to thr public right away, with some there are months between id and release. And some cases (even if homicide) the names are permanently withheld.
Let us hope we get to know her name soon.

 

[branmuffin]

I strongly believe she has been IDd because everything in combination (namus down, solved cases went up, marked as idd with DN) is consistent. There may still be an open investigation, many identifications are not released to thr public right away, with some there are months between id and release. And some cases (even if homicide) the names are permanently withheld.
Let us hope we get to know her name soon.

I'm wondering whether her being identified has given LE new leads as to who may have murdered her so may have requested her name not be released to the general public.

 

[ntt1]

This particular agency has been pretty good about keeping this case in the news, so I suspect that we'll find out one way or another in the coming months.

 

[MigraineBrain]

Jane Seneca Doe's Identity Will Be Released on Thursday

Grundy County Coroner John Callahan’s office has identified the victim of a 1976 Cold Case Homicide.

www.wcsjnews.com

 

[notafighter]

Great news! Glad she finally has her name back.

 

[Susikatze]

Best news! Official release on Thursday

 

[Aurora90]

WOW! Great news!

I had been emailing with Brandon Johnson regarding this Jane Doe over the years. He has never EVER given up. I’m so glad his hard work and determination to get her home has paid off.

 

[phantomstrider]

Good news she has been identified. I was thinking about her case the other day wondering if she would be identified. Can't wait to find out who she was.

 

[djanga]

Here is the exact time of the press conference
The Grundy County Coroner's Office will release the victim's identity during a news conference on Thursday, June 27 at 1 p.m.

Victim in 1976 Illinois cold case to be identified: coroner's office

A decades-old cold case is one step closer to being solved after law enforcement identified the victim who was found dead in unincorporated Seneca, Illinois in 1976.

www.yahoo.com

 

[branmuffin]

I hope her identification also leads LE who her killer is.

 

[Caring1]

Here is the exact time of the press conference
The Grundy County Coroner's Office will release the victim's identity during a news conference on Thursday, June 27 at 1 p.m.

Victim in 1976 Illinois cold case to be identified: coroner's office

A decades-old cold case is one step closer to being solved after law enforcement identified the victim who was found dead in unincorporated Seneca, Illinois in 1976.

www.yahoo.com

Do you have a link to the news conference?

 

[Caring1]

Just realized they are Central time zone. I’m Eastern, so jumped the gun a little bit. I was wondering why I couldn’t find it. Duh.

 

[djanga]

I don’t know where it will be broadcasted but i found this:

The victim’s identity will be released at a news conference held by the Coroner’s Office, at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 27, in the boardroom of the Grundy County Administration Center, 1320 Union St. in Morris.

Jane ‘Seneca’ Doe to be identified after more than 45 years

After more than 45 years, Jane “Seneca” Doe has been identified, Grundy County Coroner John Callahan’s office said Monday.

www.shawlocal.com

 

[HmmMysterious]

LIVE right now: ABC7 Chicago Live Stream: Newscasts, Breaking News from WLS-TV

 

[AkitasAreLovely]

Cold case solved nearly 50 years later in Grundy Co.; officials reveal identity LIVE

Officials in Grundy County Thursday said they have identified a woman, "Jane Seneca Doe," found murdered nearly 50 years ago.

abc7chicago.com

This seems to be where you can see it.

 

[AkitasAreLovely]

Ah so she was adopted!

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Rest in peace, Vicky.

 

[John/Jane Doe]

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