UP134470: Human Remains Found on October 13th, 1973 in New York

By: Shane Lambert

UP134470 is a Jane Doe whose body was found in New York State on October 13th, 1973. According to the early journalism after the discovery of the body, a fisherman found her. I worked on this mystery for a while tonight. First, here are the details according to her NamUs file:

  • Estimated age: 20-40
  • Sex: Female
  • Ethnicity: White/Caucasian
  • Height: 61"
  • Weight: 109 lbs
  • Location: Suffolk County, New York in the Long Island Sound, 4 miles north of Eaton's Neck near buoy 24c, 2 miles off the coast of Connecticut
  • Body Found: October 13th, 1973 (Saturday) at about 9AM
  • Hair: Black
  • Eyes: Brown
  • Clothes: As snipped below; one source said she had a wedding ring and a watch on
  • Estimated date of death: thought to be dead only a short time, according to early journalism, maybe 2-4 days

The woman in the truck was wrapped in chains and weighed down by an anchor, according to journalism from the day after she was found (Newsday/Nassau Edition/October 14th, 1973/Bill Mason, John MacDonald, and Tom Incantalupo). She had been "garrotted," according to the same source, as a strangulation method.



The initials on the clothing are interesting. Firstly, they could simply be the victim's initials. Some have suggested Hazel Alice Cross as being a candidate for this Jane Doe. She is a name to be aware of in relation to this case. However, there is a great distance to account for. Also, Hazel went missing in May 1973 and the Jane Doe was thought to have died in October 1973.

Personally, I do not think this Jane Doe is Hazel Cross. If she was went missing in May 1973 via abduction, then it's hard to explain how she lived five months after the abduction and was then murdered in underwear and clothing with her initials on it. I think someone murdered wearing clothing that they wrote their initials on would be someone who was summarily killed after being abducted.

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