Never underestimate the power of the individual.
In this case the individual in question is Silvia Pettem who tenaciously researched to find the identity of a Jane Doe who had been murdered over 55 years ago in 1954. It took Ms Pettem over 10 years work but she was finally able to not only identify Jan3’s probable killer but also who she really was.
The girl’s attacker was never found and her body was never identified. She was buried in an anonymous grave in Boulder. One women placed red galioli at the grave with a card that read “to Someone’s Daughter.”
It wasn’t until Pettem came across Jane Doe’s grave that the anyone gave the case any more thought. “The more I learned about Jane Doe, the more I cared for her,” Pettem says. “If one of my daughters was an unidentified murder victim, I would hope that someone would do the same for her.”
Good on her.
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Thanks for the kind words. Please see http://www.boulderjanedoe.com for more information on this case.