Cash reward aimed at identifying murdered woman found in 1978
By Shannon Weidemann (McKone) on Friday, March 25th, 2022 in More Top Stories Northeastern Oregon News
UNION COUNTY – (Release provided by Crime Stoppers of Oregon) A cash reward of up to $2,500 is now available to help identify a murdered pregnant woman found by hunters in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon in August of 1978.
The skeletal remains of the woman and a fetus, knotted coaxial cable, zippers, a white bra or halter top, red Catalina-brand pants (size 15/16), scraps of white cloth with red hearts and ankle-high boots were discovered in and near a shallow grave straddling a wooded game trail near Finley Creek in Union County, Oregon. The woman was estimated to be between 5’1” and 5’3” and weighed approximately 115-125 pounds. She had light-colored hair, possibly blonde or sandy brown. The fetus was estimated to be near to full-term.
Investigators believe the woman had been killed in the early to mid-1970s. Redgrave Research Forensic Services has provided a composite sketch of what the woman may have looked like.
More information about the unidentified woman can be found at www.facebook.com/finleycreekjanedoe. Volunteers with the Finley Creek Jane Doe Task Force have led the effort to identify the woman and her unborn infant.
Crime Stoppers of Oregon is offering the cash reward of up to $2,500. Tipsters may remain anonymous.
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