MUS-2026-0542
Archive card
MUS-2026-0542
Unidentified victim
- Incident
- 2014
- Indexed
- Oct 29, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Economy Borough Police Department
- Location
- Economy PA
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
On December 12, 2014, a 15-year-old found a professionally embalmed severed head in woods off Mason Road in Economy, Pennsylvania. The eyes had been replaced with red rubber balls, and searches found no rest of the body. Investigators did not treat the case as a homicide in the coverage indexed and suspected an embalmed body or body-parts trafficking origin. She remains unidentified, and the case was featured in a 2024 Netflix Unsolved Mysteries episode.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2014
On December 12, 2014, at about 12:30 p.m., a 15-year-old finds the head in an overgrown field next to Mason Road and calls 911.
- 2014
On December 12, 2014, investigators determine the head was embalmed with eye caps and red rubber balls in the sockets, and a search finds no other remains.
- 2024
In 2024, the case is featured in a Netflix Unsolved Mysteries episode; she remains unidentified.
Key people
The people in the file.
Woman estimated at 60 to 80 years old, with whitish-gray curly styled hair and dental work dating to the 1980s to 1990s.
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Investigating agency
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