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NamUs UP # 10846

ME/C Case Number: 10-1490 (1980 doe)
Polk County, Iowa
Age cannot be determined Female

Case Report - NamUs UP # 10846
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 10-1490 (1980 doe)
Date found May 26, 1980 00:00
Date created December 14, 2012 17:46
Date last modified March 18, 2016 11:07
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
Agency Polk Cnty Med Examiners Ofc
Phone 515-286-2102
Case Manager
Name Megan Rausch
Phone 515-286-2102

Demographics
Estimated age Cannot Determine
Minimum age years
Maximum age years
Race Unsure
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) , Cannot Estimate
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered
Head not recovered
Torso not recovered
One or more limbs not recovered
One or both hands not recovered
Body conditions
Recognizable face
Probable year of death 1980 to 1980

Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1 River Area SE
Address 2
City Des Moines
State Iowa
Zip code
County Polk
Circumstances
Found in the Des Moines River in southeast Des Moines on 5/26/1980.

No other distinctive body features

Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available

Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is currently not available

DNA
Status: Sample is currently not available

Images
There are currently no images available for this case.

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Jane Doe
Unidentified Body
Jane Doe
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown
Des Moines River Area SE
Des Moines, IA
Investigating Agencies: Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Des Moines Police Department
ME/C Case Number: 10-77-1490
Des Moines PD Case Number: 1980-20704
NamUs Case Number: 10846
Body Found: May 26, 1980
Estimated Date of Death: 1980

An unidentified female body was found in the Des Moines River in southeast Des Moines on May 26, 1980.

The Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office could not determine an estimated age, race, or the victim’s height or weight. The probable year of death is estimated as 1980.

Information Needed
If you have any information about this unidentified female, please contact the Des Moines Police Department at 515-283-4864 or the Polk County Medical Examiners Office at 515-286-2102.

Sources:
Des Moines Police Department, correspondence to Iowa Cold Cases, July 10, 2009
NamUs — National Unidentified Persons Data System
Polk County Medical Examiner’s Office

https://iowacoldcases.org/unidentified/





Jane Doe
Age Unknown
River Area SE
Des Moines, IA
Case # 1980-20704
May 26, 1980