Register entry · Case file · Unidentified victim · St. Clair Township MI
St. Clair Jane Doe (2003).
MUS-2026-0611
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MUS-2026-0611
Unidentified victim
- Incident
- 2003
- Indexed
- Nov 2, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- St. Clair County Sheriff's Department
- Location
- St. Clair Township MI
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 woman was found in a burning dumpster beside a factory on Wadhams Road in St. Clair Township, Michigan, on May 26, 2003. The original autopsy listed acute intoxication, and a later medical examiner questioned whether an accidental overdose matched the body being burned. She had no dental work and may have broken her pelvis in the last year or two of her life. Investigators believe she may have come from Detroit and gone by the nickname Nessie or Nessy. DNA profiles were established in 2009, the FBI issued a ViCAP alert in June 2024, and she remains unidentified. No one has been arrested.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- May 26, 2003
Her remains are found in a smoking dumpster beside Wadhams Road over Memorial Day weekend.
- 2009
The University of North Texas Health Science Center establishes DNA profiles and her information is entered into NamUs.
- June 24, 2024
The FBI releases a ViCAP alert with a facial reconstruction.
Key people
The people in the file.
Black female, estimated 19 to 35 years old, wearing a multicolored t-shirt, green polyester underwear and a zippered jacket. St. Clair County Sheriff case 03-15402.
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