CA Tiburon- off Paradise Dr, WhtFem 45-60, Red Dress, White coat UP12018 Dec '66

[subaw0067]

Demographics​

Sex Female
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years)45-50
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height 5' 2"(62 inches) , Estimated
Weight 105 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances​

TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body FoundDecember 18, 1966
NamUs Case CreatedJanuary 22, 2014
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found Map​

LocationTiburon, California
CountyMarin County

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Details of Recovery​

Subject was found by a hunter along the edge of the road.

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

Hair ColorRed/Auburn
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color--
Right Eye Color--
Eye Description--

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Distinctive Physical Features​

No Information Entered​

Clothing and Accessories​

Clothing
Red cotton dress; off-white trench type coat
On the Body

Footwear
White loafer type shoe
On the Body

Jewelry
"Westclox" brand wrist watch
On the Body

 

[iulia]

From her Doe Network page:

Distinguishing Marks/Features: Medical implant; Stainless or silver is present on the left lateral orbit joining the zygomatic.

Dentals: Not Available
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Available

CASE NUMBER - 1280UFCA

 

[HopeRains]

Newspapers.com; Daily Independent Journal, 23 Dec 66, page 4.

 

[DS2021]

Medical implant; Stainless or silver is present on the left lateral orbit joining the zygomatic.

Does anyone know if those materials were used for repairing orbital fractures back then?
Warning for medical photos in that link

Edit

Because if so, that facial injury along with her suspicious death, indicate to me she may have been a victim of repeated abuse. Also, I dont know how much health care cost back then, but would the fact she got this procedure done indicate she wasn't living in poverty?

 

[DS2021]

Newspapers.com; Daily Independent Journal, 23 Dec 66 page 4

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[rosesfromangels]

In looking at the area where she was found, I am astonished that LE doesn’t suspect foul play. That absolutely looks like a remote drive (albeit in a highly affluent area), to dump and dash. The facility where she allegedly received treatment, was the first of its kind in California.

This was a woman of means, who might have been an inconvenience to someone that dumped her. I’d like to know more about her brand of clothes and shoes. Was her hair coiffed, etc. Those would be important elements

All just amateur opinion and speculation.

 

[rosesfromangels]

What do you think? The age is off, but that's not uncommon. Everything else seems to line up?

Susan Elizabeth Pearson – The Charley Project

Amateur opinion and speculation

 

[heartanium]

Dec 19, 1966, The Daily Independent Journal, pg 21

3400 and 3500 block of Paradise Drive - looks like she was dumped where Paradise Beach Park is currently

PMI reported to be 2-3 months here

"She had a single-jewel Westclock wrist watch with a yellow band on the left wrist, but no rings."

Dec 19, 1966, The Sacramento Bee, pg 43

Her wrist watch was "inexpensive"

Jan 4, 1967, Daily Independent Journal, pg 4

Looks like she wasn't the woman who stayed at the Tiburon Lodge/wasn't a patient at the Langley Porter Neuropsychiatric Institute.

 

[Beccalicious]

Bumping

 

[pnlpV]

Does anyone know if those materials were used for repairing orbital fractures back then?
Warning for medical photos in that link

Edit

Because if so, that facial injury along with her suspicious death, indicate to me she may have been a victim of repeated abuse. Also, I dont know how much health care cost back then, but would the fact she got this procedure done indicate she wasn't living in poverty?

She was in an automobile accident and had surgery.

 

[pnlpV]

Demographics​

Sex Female
Race / EthnicityWhite / Caucasian
Possible First Name--
Possible Middle Name--
Possible Last Name--
Nickname/Alias--
Estimated Age GroupAdult - Pre 50
Estimated Age Range (Years)45-50
Estimated Year of Death--
Estimated PMI--
Height 5' 2"(62 inches) , Estimated
Weight 105 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances​

TypeUnidentified Deceased
Date Body FoundDecember 18, 1966
NamUs Case CreatedJanuary 22, 2014
ME/C QA Reviewed--

Location Found Map​

LocationTiburon, California
CountyMarin County

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Details of Recovery​

Subject was found by a hunter along the edge of the road.

Inventory of Remains--
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction

Physical Description​

Hair ColorRed/Auburn
Head Hair Description--
Body Hair Description--
Facial Hair Description--
Left Eye Color--
Right Eye Color--
Eye Description--

---

Distinctive Physical Features​

No Information Entered​

Clothing and Accessories​

Clothing
Red cotton dress; off-white trench type coat
On the Body

Footwear
White loafer type shoe
On the Body

Jewelry
"Westclox" brand wrist watch
On the Body

I am waiting for the coroner to call. I will let you know.

 

[pnlpV]

I am waiting for the coroner to call. I will let you know.

Ok. The coroner has told me today that the remains of the woman in the ditch is in fact my mother, Dorothy Jean Williams , identified by a DNA match. I am in shock right now.

 

[pnlpV]

Ok. The coroner has told me today that the remains of the woman in the ditch is in fact my mother, Dorothy Jean Williams , identified by a DNA match. I am in shock right now.

 

[pnlpV]

So… why did our step father not tell us she was missing?

 

[HmmMysterious]

So… why did our step father not tell us she was missing?

Seems like your stepfather was hiding a lot of things. When was the last time you saw your mother? And what did her husband say about her disappearance?

 

[HmmMysterious]

Congratulations @othram for identifying Dorothy. The DNASolves article includes a testimonial that I'm sure I didn't read in this thread. In it, a woman matching Dorothy's description walked into the Trestle Glen fire station 3 months before her body was discovered. She told the firefighters that she was stranded and had no money for a taxi. The woman then asked them if she could sleep at the station, but the firefighters refused. Imagine if they said yes - we would've never heard of Dorothy Jean Williams AKA Marin County Jane Doe.

Marin County Jane Doe (1966) is now identified

 

[musicaljoke]

Congratulations @othram for identifying Dorothy. The DNASolves article includes a testimonial that I'm sure I didn't read in this thread. In it, a woman matching Dorothy's description walked into the Trestle Glen fire station 3 months before her body was discovered. She told the firefighters that she was stranded and had no money for a taxi. The woman then asked them if she could sleep at the station, but the firefighters refused. Imagine if they said yes - we would've never heard of Dorothy Jean Williams AKA Marin County Jane Doe.

Marin County Jane Doe (1966) is now identified

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This is so sad. I wonder if she went to the fire station because she believed it would be a safe place for her. But it seems none of the firefighters even offered her a ride to safety. What an incredibly sad situation.

 

[Melt71]

Originally from Tasmania, Australia and therefore few - if anyone - were likely to be around and to know she was missing. I saw references to her being a WW2 war bride.

@pnlpV my sincere condolences - were you in Australia or the US when your mother went missing? What did you believe had happened to her? I hope you have been able to get her remains returned to family, if that is what you wish.

 

[Curious Me]

@pnlpV, my condolences. It must be hard to process this. May I add my cheers to @othram for identifying Dorothy.


Jane Doe found on California cliff identified by DNA nearly 60 years later

MSN

Jane Doe found on California cliff identified by DNA nearly 60 years later

Despite multiple attempts to identify her, the Jane Doe found on a cliff in Tibourn, California remained a mystery for nearly six decades.

www.usatoday.com