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Sketch of Jane Doe

Jane Doe

Status:
Presumptively Identified
Case Details

Estimated Age

30-31

Gender / Sex

Cisgender Female

Race

Uncertain

Date Found

1952-09-30

Location Found

Blackhawk, Gilpin County, CO
Physical Description

Height

5' 1"-5' 5"

Weight

Cannot Estimate

Hair Color

Brown

Eye Color

Unknown
Distinctive Features

Features

Remains were lost. Presumtively ID'd as Lillian Eileen Huff DeMaris.

Clothing & Accessories

Items

Accessories: Fragment of sequinned cloth from a turquoise colored blouse; Small electric razor; Metal rivets of blue jeans; Sole of one shoe; Purse; Three empty lipstick container; Man's ring with no setting; Denver tramway token; Three safety pins; Two pieces of a broken handbag mirror found near the Body. Jewelry: Rhinestone necklace; Earrings found on the Body

Circumstances of Recovery

Remains were found in an unused gravel pit in the woods by a man who was on a hunting trip. The body was found under a log and was charred due to being set on fire. The body was found approximately 100 yards from Highway 119 and about 25 feet from Clear Creek. Sometimes referred to as Maria Jane Doe and 'The Pyre Case'.

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Investigating Agency

Gilpin County Coroners Office

Agency Phone Number

(303) 515-4333

NamUs Case Number

UP14826

ME/C Case Number

14826
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