Register entry · Case file · Unidentified victim · Bensalem PA
Poquessing Creek Jane Doe.
MUS-2026-276
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MUS-2026-276
Unidentified victim
- Incident
- 1995
- Indexed
- Oct 15, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Bensalem Police Department
- Location
- Bensalem 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.
A headless, partially unrecovered body of a woman estimated 40 to 53 was found in Poquessing Creek behind Franklin Mills Mall in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, in mid-August 1995, by teenagers fishing. She was heavy-set, had degenerative joint disease and a crooked spine, and had likely given birth at least once. Her cause of death is unknown, and her head and hands were not recovered. She remains unidentified. She is not the same person as the separately identified Bensalem Clubhouse Jane Doe.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- Aug 1995
Body found in Poquessing Creek by teenagers fishing. Estimated dead about 4 weeks. Head and hands not recovered.
- Dec 2021
Beacon Journal listed her under other open unidentified remains cases in Bensalem.
Key people
The people in the file.
Woman estimated 40 to 53, heavy-set, degenerative joint disease, crooked spine. Found in Poquessing Creek in August 1995.
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