Identified! NJ - Blairstown, Cedar Ridge Cemetery, 'Princess Doe', WhtFem 14-18, 36UFNJ, peacock skirt, Jul'82 - Dawn Olanick *charges*

[rob525]

So they kick a 17 year old girl out of the house and then don't report her missing for 40 years?

 

[John/Jane Doe]

RIP Dawn Olanick (formerly known as "Princess Doe").

 

[JennyJukes]

So they kick a 17 year old girl out of the house and then don't report her missing for 40 years?

They had a timeline on a screen that simply said she was asked to leave in 1982, I never heard any details on it or if she was reported missing.


Anecdotally though, I was told to leave as a 17 year old too by my mother and she didn't contact me for 2 weeks to find out where I was. I was in a dingy homeless flat. At that age I thought I was mature enough to care for myself but now I see how vulnerable I was.

 

[RaspberryMama]

WATCH LIVE: 9:30 a.m. - News conf. on 1982 unsolved homicide case in Warren County

Authorities in Warren County, New Jersey hold a news conference to make an announcement in an unsolved homicide case from 1982.

www.wfmz.com

 

[JennyJukes]

Arthur Kinlaw met her in West Babylon apparently... not sure if they met before or after she was asked to leave home...

 

[RaspberryMama]

RIP Dawn. Peace to your family.

 

[deadfoot13]

So they kick a 17 year old girl out of the house and then don't report her missing for 40 years?

I think this is backstory for many of us on here -- the world was a different place back then. Mine was the if-you-don't-want-to-follow-our-rules-you-can-leave experience, so 3 days before I graduated from high school I packed my stuff and went. In some families, hard feelings last a lifetime.

 

[RaspberryMama]

I can't understand how not a single family member reported her missing over 40 years. I love her smile and sense of style. So sad that her life ended too soon.

 

[Hochman]

Comparison to reconstructions

 

[Tssiemer]

@CarlK90245 just amazes me every time.

 

[HmmMysterious]

From the NCMEC.

 

[Springrain]

Can't believe this day came! RIP Dawn. I always strongly felt Kinlaw was the perp. So glad they finally charged this sick, worthless monster. Any info on how Arthur met her and how long she lived after being forced to leave home? Still catching up. TIA

 

[RaspberryMama]

Can't believe this day came! RIP Dawn. I always strongly felt Kinlaw was the perp. So glad they finally charged this sick, worthless monster. Any info on how Arthur met her and how long she lived after being forced to leave home? Still catching up. TIA

She was asked to leave home in 1982 and found in July of that same year. I'm guessing it was at least springtime when she was asked to leave... so imo she didn't live long after leaving home. I am curious as to why she was "asked to leave". I really don't have any right to know, but curious nonetheless. I wish things had worked out differently for her.

 

[mastiphal25]

Both my pet cases have been solved now. Rest in peace, Dawn

 

[Alleykins]

Glad Dawn has been ID'd, may she RIP.

 

[Nell91]

Rest peacefully now, Dawn.
Could anybody please tell me who the picture of is, in the photo of Dawn's grave a couple of pages back? I really recognise it, but can't place it.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Princess Doe identified, alleged killer charged after 40 years

Princess Doe's body was found in a Blairstown cemetery on July 15, 1982. Her mysterious identity made her a notorious cold case.

www.lehighvalleylive.com

She was Dawn Olanick, a 17-year-old from the Long Island town of West Babylon, New York.

They also announced charges against her alleged killer, Arthur Kinlaw, a 68-year-old man currently incarcerated in Sullivan County, New York, on two other first-degree murder convictions from 2000. Investigators now allege that Kinlaw tried to lure Olanick — Princess Doe — into prostitution, then, when she refused, drove here to New Jersey and killed her. The spot she was found was apparently random, though authorities are still trying to piece together parts of her last year alive.


State police said Kinlaw is serving a term of 20 years to life on his previous convictions. He could face another life sentence in New Jersey if convicted of first-degree murder in the Princess Doe case.

Kinlaw confessed to the Princess Doe slaying in written statements dating back to 2005, authorities revealed Friday. But the prosecutor said that determining the victim’s identity was crucial to assembling a solid case.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

Rest in peace, Dawn.

 

[Nell91]

What a beautiful young lady.

 

[AnnieOakley]

Rest peacefully now, Dawn.
Could anybody please tell me who the picture of is, in the photo of Dawn's grave a couple of pages back? I really recognise it, but can't place it.

You mean the album cover? Pretty sure it’s Billy Joel