OH OH - Scattered skeletal remains of woman found near Interstate 271 in Willoughby Hills on March 18, 1983 possibly victim of serial killer

[MadMcGoo]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) UP57571

8 Apr 1987, 2 - News-Journal at Newspapers.com

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Date Body Found: March 18, 1983
Location Found: Willoughby Hills, Lake County, Ohio
Sex: Female
Race / Ethnicity: Uncertain
Estimated Age Group: Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years): 17-35
Estimated Year of Death: 1978-1983
Estimated Height: 5' 0"-5' 2" (60-62 inches)
Estimated Weight: 90-120 lbs (small build)
Hair/Eye Color: Unknown
Distinctive Characteristics: Dental work indicating she had teeth pulled rather than filled.

Clothing: Blue/Green Dress, likely size 6-8, Black or dark blue sweater w/ belt, Black high heels approximately size 7 - 7 1/2.
Jewelry: (Items in parentheses are those listed in the newspaper article rather than NamUs) Larger style gold color (men’s) Elgin watch, Cross necklace (crucifix) with figure on front, Pin ; appears to be pearl like on face, Gold colored ring (wedding band) with what appears to be shaped accent lines around it. Marks on inside are a backwards "c" in a circle and a capital "A" with a feathered arrow as the cross line in the "A".

Circumstances of Recovery: An older male was walking his dog when he discovered the skeletal remains.

Investigating Agency: Willoughby Hills Police Department, Detective James Onion (440) 942-9111
Agency Case Number: 00949

 

[MadMcGoo]

I had never heard of this SK before. ETA: Wait, this was Marcia King’s killer??? :O )Dr. No (serial killer) - Wikipedia

17 Apr 1987, Page 9 - The Akron Beacon Journal at Newspapers.com (Sorry, had to crop these oddly)

Telegraph-Forum 18 Apr 1987, page 3 - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from Telegraph-Forum dated 18 Apr 1987, page 3.

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The Cincinnati Enquirer 31 Mar 1987, page Page 9 - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Cincinnati Enquirer dated 31 Mar 1987, page Page 9.

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The Cincinnati Enquirer 31 Mar 1987, page Page 9 - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Cincinnati Enquirer dated 31 Mar 1987, page Page 9.

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News-Journal 01 Oct 1989, page 7 - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from News-Journal dated 01 Oct 1989, page 7.

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[MadMcGoo]

I don’t know if they still think this Jane Doe could be connected to the others or not. They haven’t been solved as far as I can tell. Her clothing isn’t indicative of that of a prostitute, I don’t think. But it’s possible.

 

[iulia]

From her Doe Network page:

1667UFOH

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Available

Circumstances of Discovery​

The decedent's skeletal remains were found near a fence in a wooded area off southbound I-271 near mile marker 39. She is believed to be a victim of homicide although her manner of death is unknown. She is believed to be African American.

In 2018, convicted serial killer Samuel Little confessed to killing the decedent. He claims he met the woman near East 39th and Broadway in Cleveland in the late 1970s. He described her as nicely dressed, and said she was a prostitute looking to make money to buy heroin. Little said he strangled her in his black 1973 Thunderbird, drove down the highway and dumped her body over a fence outside of Cleveland.

 

[Oakie]

That is one of the crudest reconstructions I've ever seen. Who releases stuff like that, in good conscience?

 

[MadMcGoo]

From her Doe Network page:

1667UFOH

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Available

Circumstances of Discovery​

The decedent's skeletal remains were found near a fence in a wooded area off southbound I-271 near mile marker 39. She is believed to be a victim of homicide although her manner of death is unknown. She is believed to be African American.

In 2018, convicted serial killer Samuel Little confessed to killing the decedent. He claims he met the woman near East 39th and Broadway in Cleveland in the late 1970s. He described her as nicely dressed, and said she was a prostitute looking to make money to buy heroin. Little said he strangled her in his black 1973 Thunderbird, drove down the highway and dumped her body over a fence outside of Cleveland.

Thank you for posting this! I always forget to look on Doe Network. I’d put my money on SL rather than the “Dr No” mentioned in relation to the other murders. So I guess the thread title is still accurate. I was hesitant to add the SK part.

 

[Rockfarmer]

From her Doe Network page:

1667UFOH

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available
Fingerprints: Unavailable
DNA: Available

Circumstances of Discovery​

The decedent's skeletal remains were found near a fence in a wooded area off southbound I-271 near mile marker 39. She is believed to be a victim of homicide although her manner of death is unknown. She is believed to be African American.

In 2018, convicted serial killer Samuel Little confessed to killing the decedent. He claims he met the woman near East 39th and Broadway in Cleveland in the late 1970s. He described her as nicely dressed, and said she was a prostitute looking to make money to buy heroin. Little said he strangled her in his black 1973 Thunderbird, drove down the highway and dumped her body over a fence outside of Cleveland.

@iulia did you post something over on his thread too? (Or maybe that's why MMcG started this thread... Thanks!)

 

[MadMcGoo]

I found this Doe while trying to find a match to an unrelated MP.

 

[iulia]

@iulia did you post something over on his thread too? (Or maybe that's why MMcG started this thread... Thanks!)

I only posted here when I checked if this UID has a Doe Network page. I like checking them out because we might see what identifiers are available, if any, and sometimes some details that are no longer listed on NamUs. I hope you don’t mind @MadMcGoo

 

[MadMcGoo]

I only posted here when I checked if this UID has a Doe Network page. I like checking them out because we might see what identifiers are available, if any, and sometimes some details that are no longer listed on NamUs. I hope you don’t mind @MadMcGoo

Of course not!

 

[DS2021]

Genetic genealogy brings new clues in case of Samuel Little Jane Doe victim from Willoughby Hills

Police know who killed her, but decades later they still don’t know this Jane Doe's name.

www.cleveland19.com

DNA match to a possible relative

“I wanted to come to you and see if people in the Cleveland community would remember my cousin,” said journalist and author Lee Hawkins.

Hawkins reached out to us after seeing our first story on this Jane Doe.

He was shocked when he said the FBI identified him as a second cousin of the victim.

He said a special agent contacted him after a DNA sample matched him as one of her closest known relatives.

They tested other possible relatives in the Akron area too.

“There were many, many sleepless nights where I wondered who my cousin was, what her name was. Did she come from Alabama? Where my family was from? And how did she wind up in Ohio?” he said.

Hawkins said it’s sad that no one seems to know who she was.

He doesn’t know of any missing relatives in his family and he’s been doing genealogy and family research for years.