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hello everyone and welcome back to another True Crime Mysteries video thank you all for being
here today we're discussing three more recently identified Jane and John does and the Mysteries
surrounding their deaths let's get into it number three Palm Beach Jane Doe on June 16 1974 two men
were searching for driftwood in an area known as burnt bridges on A1A close to Singer Island Palm
Beach Florida as the two waded through the swampy Mangrove they noticed something in the distance
when they drew closer they realized they'd come upon human bones that had been scattered thanks
to animal activity two men called law enforcement and the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office took
over an investigation was opened as previously stated most of the bones were scattered around
the swamp investigators found that some of the bones had been bound with wire and there was
even evidence to suggest that the person had been tied up to a nearby tree prior to their death the
medical examiner completed an autopsy but failed to uncover the exact cause of death in the report
the medical examiner and forensic anthropologist determined that the remains belonged to a white
female between the ages of 14 and 25 around 4 foot 11 to 5'2 and 83 to 120 pounds with
strawberry blonde hair few conclusions could be drawn from the bones as only partial remains were
recovered at the scene investigators discovered a black knitted sweater that was littered with
what they believed to be bullet holes medical examiner determined that this was a homicide and
that the girl had likely endured a cruel death the postmortem index determined that the time of death
could have been anything from a few weeks to eight months giving investigators even less to work with
missing persons cases in the area were cross-referenced but none matched these
remains in the absence of a name she was dubbed the Palm Beach Jane Doe investigators quickly
burnt through all lines of inquiry and hoped that her teeth might hold the key to her identity one
article noted that the Jane Doe's teeth had three filled cavities and three more in need
of dental work despite this Unique Dental pattern investigators again failed to find any matches
ears would pass without a word and the Palm Beach Jane Doe case went cold whenever investigators
had free time they would glance over the case File hoping to find that golden lead many decades later
the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office reached out to othram Incorporated and asked for their
assistance in this case incredibly othram was able to extract and develop a DNA profile from
the partial remains recovered in 1974. authorum Labs put out a press release and stated that
their genealogists had found possible family members within months from there the Palm Beach
County Police Department stepped in and spoke to these family members those who cooperated
gave DNA samples Weeks Later the results were in othram's genealogists had been correct in June
2022 authorum and the Palm Beach County Police Department went public and announced the remains
discovered in 1974 belonged to 15 year old Suzanne Gail Poole Suzanne or Susan as she was also called
was born on February 12 1957 and lived with her family at a trailer park in Fort Lauderdale
by 1972 Susan had dropped out of school and began living with their friends at Wilton Manors
apartment part-time in December 1972 Susan dropped off the map and was never seen or heard from again
her family discovered that she'd left all of her personal items at her friend's apartment
in late December 1972 her parents reported her missing two years later Susan's remains
would be discovered in the remote Mangrove and she remained unidentified for almost 50 years
by the time author had successfully identified her her mother was in her late 90s and feared
that she would never find out what happened to her daughter the Palm Beach County Sheriff's
Office believes that Susan was a victim of the infamous serial killer Gerard Shafer who had
worked as a Wilton Manors police officer in late 1972 and later became a sheriff's deputy
Schaefer is known to have killed at least two girls in the area but investigators believe
that he is responsible for many more because he was in the possession of numerous personal items
detectives believe were trophies from victims he was convicted of murdering two girls by taking
them out to the mangroves and tying them to trees he died in prison in 1995 no physical evidence
links Schaefer to Susan's murder but detectives are investigating all angles if anyone knew Susan
in 1972 they're being asked to contact the Palm Beach County Sheriff's detective William Springer
they're looking for friends who might be familiar with Susan's personal effects to look through
the items found in Schaefer's possession and hope someone can tie some of these items back to Susan
ideally they would like to speak to four of Susan's close friends Greg Anderson Keith Kiefer
Julie hunt and Michelle Williamson all from the Broward County Florida in 1972. if you have any
information you're asked to contact the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office at 561-688-3000
number two Dutchess County Jane Doe on March 20th 1980 officers with the New
York state police were called out to one of the most horrific scenes of their lives
residents at the Hudson view apartment complex in Fishkill New York had noticed a strange travel
trunk close to one of the apartments dumpsters concerned they contacted law enforcement who
arrived at the scene to find the body of a headless handless woman inside her head
and hands had been strategically removed to prevent identification according to newspaper
reports the body had also been drained of blood and the scene was noted to be clean
the Dutchess County Medical examiner's Office believed that the remains belonged to a woman
in her mid-20s who was around five foot five 140 pounds with dark brown hair she had been
completely nude in the trunk and her body may have been cleaned before it being placed inside
unfortunately the New York State Police would become accustomed to finding the
decapitated bodies of women in New York and throughout the 1980s it was a common
Discovery investigators didn't know where to start with this case without a head it would
be challenging to create a composite image of the victim missing persons reports were
cross-referenced but in most cases nothing stood out the victim remained unidentified
the media took to calling her The Duchess Jane Doe and pushed for her identity to be discovered
the case quickly went cold but it wasn't for lack of trying the New York State Police and
other agencies worked diligently to uncover her identity but it proved impossible in 2022
the FBI and the New York State Police partnered with Autumn labs to finally resolve this case
her case had previously been added to nemus but these leads went nowhere in May 2022 Arthur
isolated possible relatives of Duchess Jane Doe and alerted the New York State Police along with
the FBI who were able to talk to these people and obtain a direct DNA sample by May 26 2022 the New
York State Police announced that the remains had been identified as 44 year old Ann Al palpadaro
Blake New York City disturbingly and had been reported missing two days before her body was
discovered May 18 1980 and it is unclear where the two cases weren't connected according to friends
and was last seen leaving the Videl Sassoon Salon where she worked on 168th Fifth Avenue
in Manhattan at around 6 PM the trunk where ant's body was discovered was tracked down to a woman
named June Leaf who told investigators that she had last used and seen the trunk in 1960 and after
that she'd lost track of it investigators are unaware of any possible connections between June
and Anne anyone with information on Anne's murder is asked to contact the New York State Police at
845-677-7300 quoting case number 302-0974
number one Long Beach John Doe the story of a Long Beach John Doe is tragic from start to finish at
around 4 15 a.m to 4 30 a.m on June 3rd 1978 the body of a teenage boy was found lying down
on Division Street close to the intersection with Corona Street in Long Beach California
given his youthful look those who discovered the body immediately knew he was a teenager
First Responders arrived at the scene minutes later and at first they believed that the boy
was yet another victim of a drug overdose however when he arrived at the medical examiner's office
his body told another tale he had been strangled before being callously thrown onto Division Road
the report detailed that he was between five foot seven and five eleven he'd been found
wearing a blue t-shirt blue jeans brown belt and blue and white Red Wings running shoes
the word paid had been stamped on his hand although the ink had faded significantly by
the time he was discovered investigators believe that the paid stamp had possibly originated from
a bar or club in the area medical examiner estimated that he was between 5 and 19 years
old although the lower end of the estimate was favored the days after his death nobody came
forward to claim him investigators took to calling him Long Beach John Doe it was thought at the time
that vicious serial killer Randy Kraft may have been responsible Kraft operated just a mile from
where John Doe was found but craft was quickly ruled out as a suspect the investigation into
John Doe's identity and the identity of his killer continued but the investigation went nowhere The
Long Beach Police Department never forgot about Long Beach John Doe and vowed to solve the case
and in 2022 othram the savior of coal cases and unidentified person gazes stepped in to
help investigators solve this case once and for all according to othram quote badly degraded and
chemically damaged skeletal evidence was sent to Autumn labs in Woodland Texas the skeletal
evidence had failed prior attempts but othram was able to develop a suitable DNA extract for testing
once a DNA sample had been sequenced genealogists were able to track down
possible relatives of John Doe in September 2022 the FBI authorum and local law enforcement held
the press conference everyone had been waiting for the Long Beach John Doe was
finally identified as 15 year old Kenneth Nevada Williams of La Puente California
La Puente is just an hour away from Long Beach Kenneth's family never reported him missing and
he was last seen in La Puente in 1978. his sister Roxanne Jones told ABC news that Kenneth ran away
sometime in 1978 he was never reported missing because his family assumed he'd run away to start
a new life she told ABC quote he wanted to live in the city and go to clubs and have fun he just
he wasn't into drugs or anything like that but you know Bright Lights big city Fox News reported
that Kenneth had last attended the Fair Grove Academy school in October 1977. a year before
he ran away investigators are now working to find the person who did this to Kenneth so that Justice
may be served anyone with information is asked to contact the Long Beach Police Department at
562-570-7246 quoting case number 1978-6979
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