NM NM - Newkirk, WhtFem, 20's, UP138109, strangled and beaten, found hanging from tree, gave birth shorly before death, 25 March 1975

[Sweetluv]

@shooksoul ...I think its worth submitting.

 

[Xymena]

I see the resemblance, only the hair isn't as curly. I think its worth submitting too.

 

[Sweetluv]

March 25, 1975..in remembrance

 

[FlyOfDragons]

Back in January I submitted Lorelee Lhotka as a possible match to Jane Doe; this was before the reconstruction had been published, so my judgements were based off of the postmortem photos, which strongly resemble Lorelee. The circumstances and overall demographics were also strong matches (age, height, weight, dates, very recent pregnancy). However, I have received confirmation from LE that Jane Doe is not Lorelee Lhotka. (I've forgotten to post this til now )

 

[R. Towle]

Just a couple of thoughts to add...
This seems like a very personal killing, in my opinion she knew her killer. There seems to be a lot of rage here. It could be a spouse/father of the baby. Or some kind of honour killing by a family member (her father or brother) it was still shameful and taboo to be an unwed mother in those times, especially in smaller religious communities.
Or it could even be a case of incest (any male family member) and she was killed to keep it a secret.

Is it possible to tell whether the birth was a hospital delivery or whether it was done with no medical help?

If she had the baby in a hospital after running away/going missing from family and friends and they were never even aware of the pregnancy. Or she had the baby and then disappeared but was not reported missing.