WA WA - Spokane, UnkFem Pre-40, UP14813, In The Spokane River, Sep'54

[victoriarobinson642]

Old case made visible in NAMUS today (11/8/21):
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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Demographics
Sex - Female
Race / Ethnicity - Uncertain
Estimated Age Group - Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Year of Death - 1954
Estimated PMI - 10 Weeks

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Circumstances
Type - Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found - September 6, 1954
NamUs Case Created - February 23, 2016

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Location Found Map
Location - Washington
County - Spokane County
Circumstances of Recovery - The individual was found floating off the South bank 1/2 mile south of the Bowl & Pitcher area in the Spokane River at 1600 hours on September 6, 1954.

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Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains - One or more limbs not recovered
Condition of Remains - Not recognizable - Near-complete or complete skeleton

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[victoriarobinson642]

Note: no official rule outs but this article claims that Mildred Johnson has been ruled out by DNA.
Who Is Jane Doe?

 

[CCJD]

7 Sep 1954, 1 - Spokane Chronicle at Newspapers.com

 

[John/Jane Doe]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

 

[Elana619]

1/2 mile south maybe near the TJ Menach bridge?

 

[MadMcGoo]

This lady, Jessie M. Tanner, is quite a bit older (67) but disappeared from a Spokane rest home around June 14, 1954. Police think she went into the river. I don’t believe she’s ever been found.

The Spokesman-Review 20 Aug 1954, page 5 - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Spokesman-Review dated 20 Aug 1954, page 5.

www.newspapers.com

 

[victoriarobinson642]

This lady, Jessie M. Tanner, is quite a bit older (67) but disappeared from a Spokane rest home around June 14, 1954. Police think she went into the river. I don’t believe she’s ever been found.

The Spokesman-Review 20 Aug 1954, page 5 - Newspapers.com

View the digital scanned newspaper from The Spokesman-Review dated 20 Aug 1954, page 5.

www.newspapers.com

It's certainly possible - I don't know how much stock I'd put into age determinations back then.