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Simpson County Jane Doe.

MUS-2026-0043

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MUS-2026-0043

Unidentified victim

Incident
October 9, 2001
Indexed
Oct 2, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
Agency
Kentucky State Police
Location
Franklin KY

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Summary

What happened, as the record shows.

On October 9, 2001, the body of a woman aged 25 to 35 was found thrown over an Interstate 65 guardrail in Franklin, Kentucky. She carried distinctive identifiers: a rose-outline tattoo on her left breast, two distinctive rings, and a clay facial reconstruction was later completed by Dr. Emily Craig. She has never been identified. The case carries an FBI ViCAP alert, a detailed bradeninvestigations.com cold-case writeup, and a NamUs entry.

Timeline

What the record establishes.

  1. October 9, 2001

    A woman aged 25 to 35 is found thrown over an I-65 guardrail in Franklin, Kentucky.

  2. 2001-

    Dr. Emily Craig completes a clay facial reconstruction. An FBI ViCAP alert is issued.

  3. 2026

    She has never been identified.

Key people

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Unidentified victimSimpson County Jane Doe

Woman aged 25 to 35, found October 9, 2001, thrown over an I-65 guardrail in Franklin, Kentucky. Rose-outline tattoo on her left breast, two distinctive rings.

Investigating agencyKentucky State Police

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