Pemiscot County Does

Reconstructions of both victims, the image of the female was recently created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

The Pemiscot County Does are two unidentified murder victims who were discovered on June 17, 1978. Currently, their identities and murderer have not been discovered. The pair were believed to have been seen together while at a truck stop in Missouri, which is where the murders took place. The female victim was disposed of in Mississippi County, Arkansas and the male was left at the presumed murder scene.[1][2]

Case

A white male and female were discovered on June 17, 1978 in Pemiscot County, Missouri and Blytheville, Mississippi County, Arkansas, respectively. Although they were found fifteen miles away from each other, they were likely murdered by the same person, as the pair were reportedly seen together prior to the murders at a truck stop in the same town and were believed to have been dropped off by a man. Due to flooding, their case files had been damaged, including the loss of their fingerprint records, although their dental charts and DNA information remain intact.[3][4]

Victims

Additional Reconstructions

The male victim's age range was between twenty-five and his early thirties and the woman was between eighteen and twenty five, although The Doe Network reports that she could have been as old as thirty-five.[3][5] The man had some teeth missing and the female had multiple teeth that had not yet erupted.[2]

Female

The female's hair was likely brown, but was likely dyed blond at one point in the past, as its color was darker toward the roots. The word "Kim" was amateurishly tattooed on her right arm, which could possibly have been her own or her child's name, as her autopsy concluded that she had borne at least one child.[2][3] She was shot once in the head with a shotgun; her companion had suffered three shots to his neck and head.[3] Her possessions included a mercury dime necklace and a multicolored striped shirt and jeans.[4][1]

Male

Unlike the female victim, the man was discovered in Pemiscot County, Missouri, where it is believed the murders took place.[3][4][6] Unlike his companion, who was shot once, he had suffered three to his head. He had blue eyes, brown hair and a light complexion with freckles. This victim also had a tattoo on his right arm, which consisted of the letters "J" and "H." He was estimated to be at the height of five feet eight inches tall and at a weight of 130 to 140 pounds. He had a distinctive vertical scar on his forehead, the cause of it was unknown. He wore a red shirt containing a graphic of a woman enclosed inside of a circle, with the words "hot sauce" underneath. Other clothing included size nine or ten boots and blue jeans.[5]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jane Doe 1978". missingkids.com. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Case File 449UFAR". doenetwork.org. The Doe Network. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Investigation relaunched; can you help identify 1978 murder victims?". WMC Action News. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Postmortem photo at link "NamUs UP # 5158". identifyus.org. 2 May 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Case File: 2337UMMO". doenetwork.org. The Doe Network. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Postmortem photo at link "John and Jane Doe Case File: The file of a young, unknown couple killed along Interstate 55 in Summer 1978.". WMC Action News. Retrieved 25 June 2014.

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