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345: Oak Grove Jane Doe Cold Case - April 12 2020 - Today in True Crime

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2020

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Keep up with current episodes of Morning Cup of Murder at morningcupofmurder.com April 12th: Oak Grove Jane Doe Found Dead (1946) Some mysteries will never be solved. On April 12th 1946 three people made the first of a few gruesome discoveries made in the Willamette River just south of Portland, Oregon. And, even to this day, there is a strong possibility we will never know who, or what happened to Oak Grove Jane Doe. Become a supporter of this podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/morningcupofmurder Follow Morning Cup of Murder on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cupofmurder @cupofmurder Follow MCOM on Instagram: @morningcupofmurder Have a Murder or strange true crime story you want to share, email the show here: [email protected] Morning Cup of Murder is researched, written and performed by Korina Biemesderfer. Follow Korina on Instagram: @kbiemesderfer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There were two more murders, 15 miles away in the silver-like section of

0:03.8

telephones and electricity lines.

0:05.5

A weird-described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird religion.

0:09.0

A cop-of-murdered.

0:10.5

Some mysteries will never be solved.

0:13.5

On April 12, 1946, three people made the first of a few gruesome discoveries made in the Willamette River just south of Portland,

0:22.3

Oregon, a discovery that sparked a cold case that is still, to this day, unsolved. So, if you like

0:29.6

your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and search your day with a morning cup of murder.

0:37.9

On April 12, 1946,

0:40.9

three people walking along the east bank of the Willamette River in Oak Grove, Oregon,

0:45.8

saw something floating just offshore.

0:48.3

It was a burlap sack wound with rope and wire

0:51.2

and containing some sash weights,

0:53.9

thinking it might be a cruel person's way to get rid of unwanted kittens,

0:58.3

they open the back to check its contents.

1:01.5

Inside was the torso of a Caucasian female and several articles of clothing.

1:06.7

The discovery was reported to police and soon the media dubbed the discovery,

1:10.5

The Wisdom Light Murder, and soon the media dubbed the discovery,

1:14.8

the Wisdom Light Murder, and the victim, Oak Grove, Jane Doe.

1:19.5

The following day, floating against the lock system in Willamette Falls,

1:24.8

six miles away from the original discovery, a similar burlap package was found.

1:30.2

Inside were the arms and one thigh of their Jane Doe. The hands and feet still missing, therefore fingerprinting was not an option. The same sash weights were found inside as well.

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