Post by hi224 on Apr 22, 2019 6:12:36 GMT
I came across this case when I was reading through Doe Network's European Jane Does. It's not one I had ever heard of before and I wanted to share it.
On June 2, 1997, a motorcyclist found the charred remains of an unidentified female in a wooded area in Altena-Bergfeld, Germany. The woman was very petite, standing at 5'1" and weighing 100 lbs, and is estimated to have been between 14 and 22 years old at the time of her death. She had blue eyes, a pale complexion, and dark brown or auburn hair. The woman's teeth were very well taken care of and she may have worn a gem on one of her incisors, which investigators believe may have been purposely removed during her murder.
The circumstances around Jane Doe's death are what makes this a particularly heinous murder. Postmortem examination indicated that the woman had been raped, strangled, and then doused in some kind of fuel and set on fire. DNA discovered on the woman's body was examined and found to belong to her own father. Further examination of the woman's body revealed she was still alive when her killer set her on fire.
Investigator Ulrich Kayser said he didn't think a foreigner would find the place the body was found, but he also didn't think a family in the area would have been able to keep a family member's disappearance a secret. There is speculation on the Doe's Websleuths thread that her death could have come as an honor killing and she may have been of Turkish descent. I'm unsure what I believe happened but I do think the honor killing theory is possible.
On June 2, 1997, a motorcyclist found the charred remains of an unidentified female in a wooded area in Altena-Bergfeld, Germany. The woman was very petite, standing at 5'1" and weighing 100 lbs, and is estimated to have been between 14 and 22 years old at the time of her death. She had blue eyes, a pale complexion, and dark brown or auburn hair. The woman's teeth were very well taken care of and she may have worn a gem on one of her incisors, which investigators believe may have been purposely removed during her murder.
The circumstances around Jane Doe's death are what makes this a particularly heinous murder. Postmortem examination indicated that the woman had been raped, strangled, and then doused in some kind of fuel and set on fire. DNA discovered on the woman's body was examined and found to belong to her own father. Further examination of the woman's body revealed she was still alive when her killer set her on fire.
Investigator Ulrich Kayser said he didn't think a foreigner would find the place the body was found, but he also didn't think a family in the area would have been able to keep a family member's disappearance a secret. There is speculation on the Doe's Websleuths thread that her death could have come as an honor killing and she may have been of Turkish descent. I'm unsure what I believe happened but I do think the honor killing theory is possible.