The Murder of San Fernando Jane Doe, April 1976
Reconstruction created by NCMEC. On Easter Sunday, April 11, 1976, remains of a human were found in a remote canyon area 90ft west of a paved portion of Lopez Canyon Rd in San Fernando, LA County, CA. While NamUs states that the remains consisted of a complete or near complete skeleton, Doe Network indicates that the condition of the remains was decomposed; this is supported by the fact that some things that would not be able to be determined if the body was fully skeletal, such as eye color, fingerprints, and scars, were noted. Furthermore, a photo of Jane Doe's intact feet with her shoes on is available on NamUs. It was determined that the body was that of a white female who was a victim of homicidal violence. Evidence at the scene indicated that Jane Doe was either shot or stabbed to death. It is estimated that she died two to seven days prior to discovery, putting her death as occurring sometime between Sunday, April 4th to Friday, April 9, 1976. The unidentified body became kn...