Register entry · Case file · Unidentified victim · Knoxville TN
Knox County Jane Doe.
MUS-2026-0513
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MUS-2026-0513
Unidentified victim
- Incident
- 2000
- Indexed
- Oct 27, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Oak Ridge Police Department
- Location
- Knoxville TN
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.
Two fishermen found her body on March 6, 2000, floating in Melton Hill Lake, about two miles downstream from Clark Center Park. She was a white woman, 24 to 35, 5 feet 9 inches tall, with long brown hair, pierced ears, and extensive dental work, known as the Lady in the Lake, NamUs UP2895. She had drowned. The Oak Ridge Police Department and Knox County Regional Forensic Center partnered with Othram for forensic genetic genealogy, and in May 2026 her bone sample was reported to be at Othram's Texas lab, still awaiting identification. No arrest has been made in her death.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- 2000
On March 6, 2000, two fishermen find her body in Melton Hill Lake.
- 2023
Oak Ridge Police and the forensic center partner with Othram.
- 2026
On May 18, 2026, WVLT reports her sample is at Othram and she remains unidentified.
Key people
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White woman, 24 to 35, 5 feet 9 inches tall. Body found March 6, 2000, in Melton Hill Lake.
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