Penny Doe
Found July 22, 1990 in Monroe Twp, Clarion County
Estimated Time of Death: 4-8 weeks prior to discovery.
Vital Statistics
Estimated Age: 15-22 years old
Estimated Height: 60" (5'), estimated
Estimated Weight: Pathology reports put her at 105 to 110 lbs, but in life she may have weighed as much as 120 lbs.
Hair Color: dark brown, long
Eye Color: Unknown
Race: White
Dentals: Available. She may have come from an area with flouride in the water since her teeth had no fillings and no sign of decay. Despite the perfect condition of her teeth, there were several distinctive characteristics that could help to identify her:
A tooth in the upper right side of her mouth was chipped, but it is unknown if the chip occurred before or after death.
One front tooth was short and stubby compared to the same tooth on the other sign (unknown which tooth).
She still had one of her upper baby teeth behind the adult tooth, i.e. the adult tooth had grown in but the baby tooth had not fallen out (unknown which tooth).
She also had one upper tooth that was 90% rotated (unknown which tooth).
Clothing: Size 9-10 Gitano Jeans. Fruit of the Loom panties, size 7. A short-sleeve, black, button-down shirt with attached floral vest, Stop Light California brand. No socks, shoes, bra or jewelry. There was a penny in each jeans pocket. It is unknown if the pennies were left on purpose, or simply disregarded when her killer was emptying her pockets.
Case Details
On Friday, July 22,1990, two children were hunting for berries in a remote area of Monroe Twp, about 3 miles south of I-80 near Reidsburg. As they were crossing under a railroad trestle, they saw what they thought was a deer lying in a stream bed. As they got closer, they found that it was a body, lying face down in the muddy water.
An autopsy showed that she had suffered blunt force trauma to the right side of her skull. It also revealed that her right leg was broken.
Authorities do not believe that she is from the local area or the county, but they do think that it's likely her killer is, since the area where she was found is so remote and the nearby road is only lightly traveled. There are railroad tracks nearby though, so it is possible that the killer may have followed the tracks and found the area by chance.
In the summer of 2002, authorities received an anonymous letter about the girl. Law Enforcement put out a plea, asking the author of letter contact them again, but the writer never responded.
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