MI MI - Blendon Twp, 'Jenny Doe', BlkFem 16-40, UP17581, in field, multiple scars & extra tooth, Oct'67

[victoriarobinson642]

Do you know who 'Jenny' is? Ottawa County detectives work to identify 1967 murder victim

With the help of genetic genealogy, detectives are researching the family tree of a murder victim who has been nameless for 55 years.

news.yahoo.com

So far, though none of the potential relatives of Jenny contacted by Ottawa County detectives have known of a missing family member, it feels like progress. Part of the difficulty is that with a 55-year-old case, fewer relatives are likely to be alive who might remember Jenny or remember hearing about a missing second cousin.

 

[djanga]

Sorry, just noticed it is a duplicate. Do you know who 'Jenny' is? Ottawa County detectives work to identify 1967 murder victim

 

[victoriarobinson642]

New highest match for 'Jenny'.

 

[phantomstrider]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
1675UFMI

 

[John/Jane Doe]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this Jane Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

 

[Caring1]

@Caring1 Hey could you post the current list of NamUs exclusions for this Jane Doe? I would greatly appreciate it.

0 Missing Person Exclusions

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Unidentified woman found dead in Hudsonville, Michigan, on Oct. 20, 1967. (NAMUS)
On Oct. 20, 1967, a young woman was found murdered in Blendon Township, Michigan. She had died from blunt-force trauma and strangulation.

She is described as a Black woman, around 5′8′' tall, and weighed around 100 pounds. She is believed to have been between the ages of 16 and 22. She had been dead for around 30 days before her body was discovered by hunters in a field near 48th Avenue and Fillmore Street.

Between 9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 17, 1967, a white Rambler car was seen in the woods on a trail where her body was “dumped.” That was three days before her body was found. It is unknown if the car was involved.

She was found wearing yellow/gold slacks, pink Bermuda shorts, and men’s light-blue socks with dark-blue and red diamond patterns on the side. She had an extra tooth behind the right upper incisor.

She had numerous healed scars, including scars along the upper right chest, the mid-sternal area (mid chest), lower right chest, at the right hip, right outer thigh, and her left thigh.

Other notable scars included a hyper-pigmented scar along the right side of her face at the jawline; three scars (all about 2cm long) on the right side of her neck; and a long (10cm) scar along her left chest, below the clavicle and extending toward the arm.

The Cold Case Team with the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office is working with the DNA Doe Project to try and identify her. In May of 2022, the team announced that forensic genealogists provided them with several relatives to contact.

Anyone with information should contact the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office at 616-738-4680. The agency case number is 67-10200001/67-9403

A look at unidentified persons cases in Michigan from 1967

There are still at least 10 people who were found dead in Michigan in 1967 that haven’t been identified.

www.clickondetroit.com

 

[Melt71]

This case is obviously proving to be exceptionally challenging. I hope a few DNA tests under Christmas trees lead to more matches in coming weeks.

 

[Romulus]

This in Namus the possible profiles at January 2025

 

[djanga]

New article which speaks about Jenny.

Four victims of unsolved crimes: Who they were, how they died

Investigators say they won’t quit until they get answers to the four unsolve homicides in Ottawa County, and that could add years to already years-long — some decades — investigations.

www.ottawanewsnetwork.org

When her body was discovered, it was clear she hadn’t had the means to care for herself. It wasn’t clear whether she was homeless at the time, police have said.

“I would say based on her clothing, apparent lack of health and prior injuries, we can surmise that she lived a tough, possibly impoverished life,” Sparks said.

“We continue to work with genetic genealogy, but no recent tips have come in. It will be a needle in a haystack to have somebody who still has some information about that case because it occurred over 58 years ago. We’re still working on it and we've tried to get information to the public for possible tips,” Sparks said.

 

[Susikatze]

Probably adoption/private foster and a situation where the biological families are not aware she existed. Like Mowry Wetlands Doe, even though we know her bio mom and half sister, we do not know her name due to missing adoption records. She was Caucasian but the situation is even worse for AA UID like our UID here with adoption background,because back in the day, fewer AA children were officially state adopted out, many were fostered under the radar by family members and there are no official records. Also if she came from extreme poverty, it adds to the pressure, underprivileged children often went from unofficial foster to foster and often eventually resorted to the streets. I hope we eventually find out her identity and story.

jmoo

 

[Susikatze]

Poor woman, untreated gonorrhea hurts and socially isolates a person. Also her scars, bad teeth, poor clothing and the makeshift sanitary towel from newspaper tell a lot. She had no access to medical care and the most basic hygiene.

jmoo