Fosters, Alabama Jane Doe -- Unidentified Since 1982

Unidentified Person: Fosters Jane Doe April 1982; Mrs. X

Date Body Found: April 18th, 1982

Estimated Date of Death: About April 14th, 1982

Where body found: Near Fosters, Alabama near Slaughter Creek where it feeds into the Black Warrior River at the Old Robinson Ben Landing

Link to Government Source: #UP61157

NamUs description: "White female was found on banks of Black Warrior River. She had been beaten severely about the head and body, and sexually assaulted. Despite extensive investigation at the time she was never identified and a suspect was never developed, leading to belief she was not from area."

Find-a-grave: She has an online grave memorial but the photograph might be of a different Jane Doe (spelled "Jayne Doe") as the date of February 18th, 1982 on the gravemarker would not match this person. She goes by the name Mrs. X at find-a-grave.

DoeNetwork: for circumstances of discovery, I recommend the DoeNetwork page for this individual.

Ethnicity/Race: White

Sex: Female
Estimated Age: 30 to 40 years old; once source estimates 35 years of age
Hair: Brown or black, shoulder-lengthed
Eye color: Brown
Estimated height and weight: 5'4" and 110 pounds

Dental: Upper teeth were dentures, she was missing some teeth
Clothing: 

• light blue button up long sleeve shirt "Preppy" brand
• Blue knit pants
• Gray tennis shoes size 7

Tue, Apr 20, 1982 – 17 · The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, Alabama) · Newspapers.com

This Jane Doe, who was found by three fishermen, was thought to have been dead for about four days prior to her discovery on April 18th, 1982. That would make April 14th, 1982 the likely day of her death. She is thought to be a murder victim and a victim of an assault that was sexual in nature. She was thought to have been beaten and strangled.

She was buried on December 9th, 1982 as a Jane Doe. A refined age estimate that was offered at about that time gave a range of 34 years old to 38 years old. It was then thought that the body had been "in the river" for "two to four days." Her fingerprints were checked against FBI files, however, this did not lead to her identification.

Thu, Dec 9, 1982 – Page 35 · The Anniston Star (Anniston, Alabama) · Newspapers.com

I find some forum-chat evidence that this Jane Doe may have been exhumed in 2013. The following link is dead but you can still read the URL. There seems to be a reason to believe that this woman had a stuck vehicle with a man she was traveling with a couple days prior to the discovery of her remains.

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Original Time of Writing: February 17th, 2021

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I am not a Private Investigator, however, I am currently studying to be one as of February 2021.

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