(SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y.) – Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced that in recognition of National Missing Persons Day, the District Attorney’s Office is renewing its call for the public’s assistance in helping identify the remains of multiple unidentified victims whose cases remain open and under active investigation. Additionally, the District Attorney’s Office is providing the public with updated information and renderings of the victims in two cold cases – Medford Jane Doe and Bellport Jane Doe – in the hopes that it will assist in uncovering the victims’ identities.
“We are asking the public to take a moment to read the information available and to look at these new renderings of the victims. We believe someone must know something,” said District Attorney Tierney. “No tip is too small. Even a minor detail could help bring answers to families who have been waiting for far too long.”
As part of this effort, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office is releasing new details in the two longstanding cases of Medford Jane Doe and Bellport Jane Doe. Investigators have developed additional information that may help generate new leads and are urging members of the public to review the updated case details:
• Medford Jane Doe was murdered by serial killer Robert Shulman and discovered dismembered on the morning of December 7, 1994, inside a blue Rubbermaid garbage can on the side of the road in Medford. She was a white female, between 20-30 years old, approximately 5’1”, and weighed approximately 135 pounds. She had a tattoo on her upper left shoulder that included the name “Adrian” (picture attached). Recent genetic genealogy work revealed that the victim is Caucasian with Western European ancestry-at least 75% attributable to England, Scotland, and Wales. In addition to the genetic makeup of the victim, the Cold Case Task Force is releasing two depictions of how the victim likely appeared prior to her death: a clay reconstruction, which is a three-dimensional model built on the skull using clay, and an updated composite sketch. Also included is an updated composite sketch of how the victim’s tattoo appeared prior to her death.
• Bellport Jane Doe was living on Michigan Avenue in Bellport in 1983 when she was murdered by her landlord, Arthur Kinlaw. The victim was known to others as Marie or Maria. She was a black or Hispanic woman, approximately 300 pounds, who walked with the assistance of a walker and had previously shattered her femur. The Cold Case Task Force is releasing an updated composite sketch of how the victim likely appeared prior to her death (picture attached).
The public is encouraged to visit SuffolkCountyDA.org/cold-cases to view case summaries, renderings and images, and newly released information related to these cases and others. Tips are always confidential.