CASE NUMBER - 622UFOR Doe Network

622UFOR - Unidentified Female


Victim's clothing.

Date of Discovery: April 13, 1946
Location of Discovery: Oak Grove, Clackamas County, Oregon
Estimated Date of Death: Weeks prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Homicide - Blunt force injury to the head.

Physical Description

Estimated Age: 30-59 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2"-5'4, Estimated
Weight: 115-125 lbs, Estimated
Hair Color: brown and graying hair, in curlers and pins
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers

Dentals: Available; Upper teeth were false, but eight lower teeth had fillings.
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available

Clothing & Personal Items

Clothing: Brown slacks, dark blue sweater, long underclothing, black dress material and topcoat.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery

In the early morning hours of April 13, 1946, three fishermen found the victim's fully-clothed torso floating in the Williamette River. Her head, arms and legs were sawn off. It appears that the person responsible had a knowledge of anatomy, as the cuts were neatly done. The body was then wrapped in feed sacks, tied with a telephone cord, and weighted down with window sash weights.

On April 14, 1946, her arms and legs were located in the river by five boatmen, approximately six miles from where the torso was found. Some of the men remember seeing the sack in the river at least 30 days earlier.

On October 13, 1946, her head was recovered from the Williamette River in the Oak Grove area.

A suspect has never been identified.

Investigating Agency(s)

Agency Name: Clackamas County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 971-673-8300
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 46-22603

Agency Name: Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Agency Phone Number: 503-723-4949
Agency Case Number: 68-8077

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 12778

Information Source(s)

NamUs
Clackamas County Sheriff
Joplin Missouri Globe News Archive - 4/14/46
Sheboygan Wisconsin Journal News Archive - 4/14/16
The Nebraska State Journal News Archive - 4/14/46
Walla Walla Washington Union-Bulletin News Archive - 8/15/46 & 10/14/46
The Star Alabama 4/14/46

Admin Notes

Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 3/8/2018


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** Listed information may be estimated.

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