Missing Person Commentary

By: Shane Lambert In this article, I am going to look at the missing person case of Nancy Lynn Jason, NamUs #MP13877 , and compare it to the Jane Doe case of NamUs #UP7477 . The goal is to evaluate the likelihood that they might be one and the same person. On that matter, I will start with one of the Jane Doe's composite sketches and a photo of the missing person. In my opinion, they do look alike. Jane Doe. #UP7477 Nancy Lynn Jason. Next, I'll look to see if the circumstances of their cases match up because it is important that the timeline of the two cases match up. Firstly, Nancy Lynn Jason went missing when she was 18 years old in 1977. The Jane Doe was found on August 24th, 1982 in the trunk of a car in a state park. According to the NamUs profile, the "body may have been at that location for three or more years." The Jane Doe was thought to have died somewhere between 1972 and 1982. If we assume that Nancy Lynn Jason died at about the time of her disappearance,