This is an update on the case of the unidentified

decedent known as Julie Doe, found in Florida in 1988.

In 2019, we released our first ever coverage of cold cases involving unidentified decedents,

also known as Doe Cases. Since then, we've made the unidentified

a key focus of the fall line, as we feel that they are the least likely to get media attention.

Their families aren't there to advocate for them,

and without a narrative history in place, available research for coverage is scarce.

Our first four cases were the homicides of a woman found murdered in Florida,

known as Julie Doe, two small children who died in separate incidents in Georgia,

known as Christmas Doe and Denisto, and a woman known as the Jenkins County Jando,

a homicide victim discovered in South Georgia. We discussed all four cases during our fourth

season, which we've been working to remaster to improve audio quality. We also want to provide

updates for each case where we can. Our first release in that series was the case of Julie Doe,

and our work on that case connected us with the Trans Doe Task Forces, Lee and Anthony Redgrave,

who'd been at work on Julie's case for some time in 2019. At that point, they were volunteering

with the DNA Doe project. They'd also formed the Trans Doe Task Force to specifically focus on

the cases of trans and gender nonconforming and expansive unidentified decedents, who were

critically underserved in death investigations. We shared our research with their team,

and Anthony Redgrave served as a special content advisor on Julie's 2019 episode,

where he worked with us to specifically select language most appropriate to address both use

in the scientific world of forensics and in the trans community. Long time listeners will remember

that Julie was originally identified as a cis-gender woman. Later DNA testing revealed that she

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