In North Carolina on July 20th, 1999, a man riding an all-terrain vehicle in the woods near Dunn came across the decomposed body of a young woman who remains unidentified to this day.
The victim, discovered beneath an old mattress, was believed to be white or Hispanic, between seventeen and twenty-five years old, standing between five-foot-four and five-foot-seven, with a slim build, excellent dental health, and long, curly, auburn-colored hair. A post-mortem established that she had probably died about two months prior to her body being found, most likely from a stab wound in her neck.
The victim, later dubbed Sampson County Jane Doe, was clad in a black or navy blue spaghetti strap tank top, green Calvin Klein jeans, a lacy and padded navy blue bra, lavender colored underwear with lace around the edges, and a copper- or gold-colored L’Elle brand watch. Her fingernails were painted with an iridescent, blue-green polish. White sandals were also recovered from near the remains and believed to belong to the victim.
The Inez Labor Camp near where the body was found was known to be an area where sex workers plied their trade, so it has been speculated that the victim might have been working as a prostitute.
The identity of both Sampson County Jane Doe and her killer are still unknown.
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