Who Is Sonoma County (Santa Rosa) Jane Doe (1979), the only unidentified victim of the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Killer?
Discovered: July 2, 1979 in Santa Rosa. Sonoma County, CA
Estimated Date of Death: 3-7 years prior (earliest 1972)
State of Remains: Near complete or complete skeleton
Cause of Death: Homicide
Estimated Age: 16-21 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'3", estimated
Weight: Unknown; medium build
Hair: Brown or auburn
Distinguishing Marks/Features: had broken a rib at some point in life (healed), had a broken arm which was broken at the time of death.
Personal Items: Hard contact lens inside a metal candy tin decorated with cherries found near the remains.
Circumstances of Discovery: Hikers found skeletal remains, nude and hog-tied, in a steep ravine along a creek west of Calistoga Road near Santa Rosa. The decedent had been stuffed in a duffle or laundry-type bag before she was dumped approximately one hundred yards from where the body of Lori Lee Kursa was recovered seven years earlier. She is a victim of the Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murder, who was responsible for the deaths of least seven female hitchhikers between 1972 to 1974. Several suspects, including the Zodiac Killer, Arthur Leigh Allen, and Ted Bundy have been considered, but no one has yet to be convicted. This woman is the only unidentified victim attributed to this serial killer. She was previously speculated to be Jeannette Kamahele, but dental comparison and DNA ruled her out.
Comparisons: despite Jeannette Kamahele being ruled out as being our Doe via dentals and DNA (according to Doe Network), the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has yet to provide any official rule-outs to NAMus.
Popular Theories:
Paula Ann Pope, who was last seen on September 3, 1972, in Fresh Pond, CA, is thought to be a likely match. She was last seen leaving her campsite after getting into a fight with her husband because she wanted to go to a concert in Carson City, Nevada, and he didn't. She hitchhiked to the concert, then hitchhiked back with two people from Sacramento (where she lived at the time). She allegedly planned to return to the campsite, and was last seen by her travel companions with "motorcycle types". She was 18, had light brown hair which matched the auburn-like color of the Doe's, and wore hard contact lenses. The one trait that doesn't match is her height - 4'10" - however, I feel it's very important for the unacquainted with unidentified persons cases to know that with skeletal remains (and remains in most states of decomposition, to be frank) are very difficult to assign an accurate height to. Typically, there is a height range which can vary widely, but in some cases, such as Sonoma County Doe's, the ME doesn't list a range but just a single estimated number. So, it's a good idea to always take height with a grain of salt when sleuthing. This same rule should be applied to age range as well, which is typically far more accurate, but can definitely be off sometimes depending on the range (e.g., a Doe estimated to be 16-24 could also likely be 15 years old, because y'know, puberty hits people at different ages and all that).
Peggy Ann Reed, who was last seen in Santa Rosa, CA, on March 28, 1974, in the area of Guerneville Road and Coddling Town Mall; she was possibly hitchhiking. She was 15 at the time with light brown, shoulder-length hair, and apparently wore glasses occasionally, which makes it possible that she also wore contacts. She was 5'2".
Personal Theories:
Corinne June Groenenberg, who was last seen on November 1, 1973, in Modesto County. A family friend saw Groenenberg leave her home and followed her until she reached the highway and started to hitchhike. She was last seen getting into a green or blue truck. The driver was male. Corinne was 16 years old, with the same brownish-auburn hair color, and she stood at 5'6". Modesto is just under 3 hours away from Santa Rosa; I feel this is an unlikely match but not impossible as, depending on her intended destination, it's entirely possible she could have made it a decent way hitchhiking until she got to the Santa Rosa area and got into the wrong vehicle.
Sherry Jean Pickle, who was last seen on May 14, 1972, in Long Beach, CA. She is thought to have either hitchhiked to the Los Angeles area or traveled to meet a male companion. I think Sherry is less likely, considering Long Beach to LA is about a 40 min drive, but Long Beach to Santa Rosa is over seven hours, and the Santa Rosa hitchhiker killer wasn't known to operate outside of Sonoma County. It would fit better if Santa Rosa much closer and/or was on the way to LA.
It is important to note that it is unknown if either of these girls wore glasses or contacts.
Both Peggy Ann Reed and Paula Ann Pope have been submitted as potential matches to the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, but the office has yet to confirm or deny that they are even in the process of testing for these tips.
Jenna Nielsen (22) was weeks away from giving birth to her third child when she was brutally murdered on June 14th, 2007. The young woman was killed while delivering newspapers in Raleigh, North Carolina—a job she did every single morning. Jenna’s body was found shortly after she had been killed, behind the AmeriKing Food Mart on Lake Wheeler Road. Her car was still running nearby, with all of her personal belongings inside. Jenna had been stabbed in the neck.
Police called Jenna’s death ‘completely random’. They have followed numerous leads in the case, but they have not been able to charge anyone for Jenna’s murder. The lead detective on the case told reporters, “every single lead starts to become a dead end and that’s why the case has gone for as long as it has. We just keep having to dig.” The same detective also confirmed that they do have DNA evidence from the crime scene, and they think that it will one day help them solve the case. Still, over a decade has passed since Jenna’s murder and police do not appear to have any suspects.
There is a $15000 reward in place for anyone with information that could lead to the arrest of a suspect. If you have any information that could help solve Jenna’s case, please contact Crime Stoppers at 919-834-4357.
i had no idea about this case, with it being local to me. it reminds me a lot of Beth-Ellen Vinson’s case, which is shockingly similar.
Beth-Ellen was a 17yo dancer from Goldsboro and had just recently moved to Raleigh as a stepping stone before moving to New York City to follow her dreams of being a dancer. she had only been in Raleigh for 40 days when her beloved car was discovered in the driveway of a car lot on Capital Blvd (a few minutes away from Lake Wheeler Rd) with the doors open, still running with the radio on. Her body was discovered nearby, face down in a ditch, also violently stabbed. Her case occurred in 1996, and has also never been solved, with the exact same issue of every single lead seeming to be a dead end.
I found out about Beth-Ellen’s case a few months ago when i was driving home (towards Raleigh) from the beach - I had passed through Goldsboro and just as I was leaving it, there was a huge billboard that said “WHO KILLED BETH-ELLEN?” with her photo on it.
As someone not local to Raleigh, it may be easy to write this off as a coincidence; however, Raleigh and the Raleigh area is extremely safe, random, unsolved murders like this just do not happen. I have to wonder if it’s possible that there’s any connection to the two cases. Realistically, it’s probably not likely that the perpetrator is the same, but the MO is suspiciously similar.
I love the comparison, but I hate how they are comparing.
They are acting like she is using optics to give herself an advantage. But the device she is wearing is just for comfort and essentially does the same thing as closing one eye and squinting the other.
The little thing over the left eye is basically like an eye patch.
And the thing over her right eye is a mechanical iris, like in a camera lens, but it is NOT a lens.
Different lighting environments are going to be brighter or darker and you may have to squint more or less to let in the same amount of light into your eye. Squinting allows the shooter to get the sharpest possible vision in order to shoot a bullseye the size of a 12-point Times New Roman period.
But if you have to squint for hours for practice and in competition, this can strain your face muscles and become uncomfortable. So this iris basically squints for you.
It's more like wearing comfortable shoes so your feet do not hurt than a lens magnifying the target and giving an advantage.
Both athletes have access to these items. One felt more comfortable without them. The other didn't feel like getting a muscle cramp from squinting all day.
Either would have shot the same if they had or had not used these devices.
Just a funny difference in gear preference.
I should also add, the Turkish dad is the only one using lenses.
Holy fucking shit that twoxchromosomes post from yesterday about men switching up on their wedding day is one of the most blackpilling things ever. I already knew men do this ofc, but reading SO many personal accounts of it was harrowing. I’m so glad I’ve decided to be single and celibate.
this is exactly why i can't stand when males insist that "there had to have been signs, you chose poorly" as if males are simply incapable of malicious, deceiving behavior
so i was a violinist for 10 years (technically i still am but i don’t play as often) and my cat has always sat in my case exactly like this when i play
"Men are attracted to young women because they're more fertile"
You know what ELSE signals fertility? Puberty. AKA, getting body hair. Why aren't men drawn to women with hairy legs and armpits and vaginas? Having no body hair is a sign of pre-pubescence and yet men seem to have no problem dating women who remove their hair. Men are attracted to young women because they are creeps.
it’s just another bioessentialism lie to excuse their predatory behavior. younger, teenage girls are NOT more fertile nor have they ever been! and you’re absolutely right, if there were any truth to that claim they wouldn’t be turned off by actual indicators of sexual maturity.
they also try to claim that “we’re attracted to big boobs bc that means you’re more fertile” which is completely untrue, same with “big boobs=feed baby better”. just more made up shit to mask their creepy behavior
Women are told our whole lives that men are cold and mean to us because they don't know how to show emotions, but that lie is shattered the moment you watch a sports match. The way male athletes cry, hug and comfort one another, etc. when their teams either lose or win indicates that they are capable of feeling and displaying emotions that are neither anger or lust. They choose to not be affectionate to us, they choose to not love and support us. It's a choice.
just found out a Belgian tourist got 3rd degree burns on his feet because he decided to walk in Death Valley in flip flops… the European mind never fails to astound me. I also recently found out than European “hiking trails” are mostly paved or gravel and are almost never solely in wilderness which is why they’re notorious for underestimating how much water they will need. In their country, hiking trails will cross villages and towns and in between those, have water fountains!
Nevertheless, there are signs ALL OVER our national parks warning tourists that mother nature doesn’t fuck around here and they WILL DIE if they don’t plan adequately and/or venture off trail at all. They’re constantly shitting on Americans for “not researching” the countries we visit (which in my experience isn’t true?) and then come to Las Vegas and ask “can we get to the Grand Canyon and be back in time for our dinner reservation?”
