Mysterious Doe Cases | The Somerton Man, Opelika Jane Doe & Artesia Jane Doe

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🗓️ 11 August 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Join us for this episode of the True Crime Society Podcast as we discuss three fascinating Doe cases.

In October 2020, a quail hunter stumbled across human remains in a cattle float box in Artesia, AZ. He assumed the remains belonged to a child as they were surrounded by toys. When police investigated, further, they discovered the remains belonged to a female, likely aged between 13-22. This Jane Doe was wearing what appeared to be a ‘witches robe’, as well as a jacket covered with skull print.

The remains of a young girl were found in Opelika, Alabama in January 2012. She remains unidentified to this day. In a twist to this case, police have photographs of the girl they believe to be Opelika Jane Doe, when she was alive. Authorities believe she attended a bible school in the area. No records of attendees at the school were kept, and none of the teachers recall her name. This tiny girl had been so badly abused before her death, that police believe she had a very noticeable injury to her eye. This injury can be seen in the photos they have.

The mystery of the Somerton Man is one that has captured the public’s attention for decades. In 1948, a man was found deceased on Somerton Beach in South Australia. All labels had been removed from his clothing and many medical experts believe that he died from poisoning. Over the years, many theories about this man were discussed – was he a spy who had been murdered? Or a ballet dancer – he had pointed toes and high calf muscles, similar to those displayed by dancers? In July 2022, following extensive DNA testing, researchers announced that they had likely identified the Somerton Man. (Right before we aired this episode, as usual!)

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0:00.0	The True Crime Society podcast contains adult themes and violence and is not intended for all audiences.
0:05.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:23.3	What's up guys? Welcome to another episode of the True Crime Society podcast with Stephanie
0:27.2	and Olivia. It is July 28th right now. Same as last episode because I am on vacation and I didn't
0:39.2	feel like recording on vacation. Love you guys. Love doing the pod. But come on, I need a vacation
0:45.4	sometimes. I've had my turn. Now it's your turn. Yeah. I didn't say last time, but I go to
0:52.8	North Carolina every year and go to the beach, go to the pool. I got to get a tan before my
0:58.0	sister's wedding. That's my goal. So that's why I'm really hoping it doesn't rain. But actually
1:03.0	when I attend this episode comes out, I'll be back because I just didn't want to record while I was
1:06.7	there. So this will come out the week I get back. So yeah, I hope I had a good time. Weather updates
1:12.8	while you're there. Everyone will be, everyone will be invested in the weather.
1:17.3	Pray for sun. But this point will be too late.
1:23.4	So anything new with you since last hour? Well, I would be back from my weekend as well.
1:32.3	I'm just trying to think what else is happening. By the time this comes out, I think it'll be
1:36.7	early August. So I will be going to a ladies' day on the first weekend in August, which is a
1:41.8	white theme party. So I've got two white dresses to choose from. I don't wear white because I'm
1:46.5	filthy. Oh my god, like I reckon the second I put something white on, it's somehow is dirty.
1:52.6	Even before I've even done anything, it's just dirty. I have a hard time wearing white too because
1:58.3	I'm pretty pale and like, I don't know, I feel like white only looks good on like certain people.
2:03.6	Yeah, I'm not one of them. Yeah. So hopefully that will be fun. I'm sure it will be. Hopefully
2:09.3	it doesn't rain. I was thinking I might actually have to buy some gum boots, which I don't know
2:12.9	what do you call them? They're rain boots. Rain boots, just like rubber rain boots. Yeah,
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