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CHELSEA JANE DOE: FA, 18-25, found outside on Crest St. - 13 November 2000 - murdered by Eugene McCo

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The victims' headless remains were found on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea, Massachusetts on November 12, 2000. In January of 2004, police located the victims' head and hands buried in a container on a beach in the North Shore town of Nahant, Massachusetts. The victim was a prostitute in the Boston area.

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https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/14135/details



Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP14135 Female, Black / African American
Date Found
November 13, 2000
Location Found
Chelsea, Massachusetts
Estimated Age Range
18-25 Years

Case Information
Case Numbers
NCMEC Number
VA007019W
ME/C Case Number
2000-3244 (2004-188)

Demographics
Sex
Female
Race / Ethnicity
Black / African American
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Estimated Age Group
Adult - Pre 30
Estimated Age Range (Years)
18-25
Estimated Year of Death
2000
Estimated PMI
--
Height
5' 0"(60 inches) , Estimated
Weight
100 lbs, Estimated

Circumstances
Type
Unidentified Deceased
Date Found
November 13, 2000
NamUs Case Created
August 9, 2015
ME/C QA Reviewed
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Location Found Map
Street Address
91 Crest St
Chelsea, Massachusetts
County
Suffolk County
GPS Coordinates
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Circumstances of Recovery
found outside at the above location.
Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains
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Condition of Remains
Not recognizable - Traumatic injuries

Physical Description
Hair Color
Brown
Head Hair Description
Likely dyed or tinted reddish
Body Hair Description
--
Facial Hair Description
--
Left Eye Color
Unknown or Missing
Right Eye Color
Unknown or Missing
Eye Description
--
Distinctive Physical Features
Item
Description
Finger and toe nails Woman's size 8.5, purple nail polish.
Clothing and Accessories
Item
Description
Accessories carpet Near the Body

Case Contributors
Joseph Cahill, Medicolegal Death Investigator
joseph.cahill@Mass.Gov
Massachusetts Office of Chief Medical Examiner
(617) 267-6767

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Reconstruction of the victim by NCMEC, Melissa Clark Maglio and earlier digital rednerings.

Date of Discovery: November 13, 2000
Location of Discovery: Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Estimated Date of Death: 2000
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Traumatic injuries
Cause of Death: Homicide by strangulation

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 17-25 yrs old
Race: Black with possible East Indian or Asian admixture. Possibly Cape Verdean ethnicity.
Sex: Female
Height: 5'0" to 5'5"
Weight: 100 to 130 lbs.
Hair Color: Brown with a reddish tint (possibly dyed).
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Light skinned, she was petite with good muscle, she was wearing a wig. She wore purple nail polish; and an 8 1/2 shoe size.

Identifiers
Dentals: Available. She had a slight overbite and several dental fillings.
Fingerprints: Not Available.
DNA: Not Available.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: None.
Jewelry: None.
Additional Personal Items: Carpet found with victim.

Circumstances of Discovery
The victims' headless remains were found on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Chelsea, Massachusetts on November 12, 2000. In January of 2004, police located the victims' head and hands buried in a container on a beach in the North Shore town of Nahant, Massachusetts. The victim was a prostitute in the Boston area.

Surveillance footage captured Eugene McCollom dumping the body, which was wrapped in a blanket. McCollom allegedly stated that the victim had identified herself as “Lisa” and that she was from “Philly”. He also told investigators that he picked up the prostitute in Boston and drove her to his room at the YMCA in Lynn, Massachusetts. They then argued over money and he strangled her.

Eugene McCollom pleaded guilty to this homicide in February 2005.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: Office of the Medical Examiner
Agency Contact Person: Joseph Cahill
Agency Phone Number: 617-267-6767 x 2232 or 617-267-6767
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 2000-3244 (2004-188)

NCIC Case Number: U400005260
NamUs Case Number: 14135
NCMEC Case Number: 1184605

Information Source(s)
NamUs
NCMEC
Massachusetts State Police
Boston Herald

Admin Notes
Added: Prior to 2007; Last Updated: 2/21/18

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https://www.boston25news.com/news/missing-and-forgotten-the-search-for-chelsea-jane-does-identity/755316004

CHELSEA, Mass. - Nearly 20 years ago, Chelsea police made a disturbing discovery in the back of a parking lot at the Chelsea Soldier’s Home — the mutilated, headless body of a young woman.

Now known as Chelsea Jane Doe, her killer has been caught, but she has never been identified.

Child advocates suspect she may have been a former foster kid and child sex trafficking victim.

While Chelsea Jane Doe may have fallen through the cracks in life, Boston 25’s Bob Ward spoke with police who are now trying to give her her name back in death.

On Nov. 13, 2000, Chelsea Police Chief Kyes was called to the Soldiers’ Home. Beneath a blanket, police found the young woman’s body. The killer had dismembered her body, cutting off her hands, feet and head.

“In 31 years of my career, I've never seen anything like that,” said Kyes.

It would be four years before her missing head, hands and feet would be found — buried at Nahant Beach inside plastic containers.

Police work led detectives to Eugene McCollom, who told investigators Jane Doe was a prostitute he had picked up in Boston’s Theater District and brought back to his tiny room at the Lynn YMCA.

He told police he killed her after a dispute over money.

“He was claiming self defense. He was claiming the victim in this case got a hold of a knife that he had in the room and tried to attack him,” said Kyes. “He gave some account that he's living in a small room. He had to dispose of the body so in his own wisdom decided the only way (he) could do that was to take her out in pieces.”

McCollom was convicted for killing and beheading a Boston man — as well as for the murder of Chelsea Jane Doe.

He has also been a possible suspect in other murders in the area.

McCollom is now in prison, but before he was locked up, he gave detectives information that could help identify his victim.

According to McCollom, she said her name was Lisa and she was from Philadelphia.

“There was some outreach to the Greater Philadelphia area, but again, that's what she said,” said Kyes. “Whether or not she could have been from Washington state, California — God only knows.”

At the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Robert Lowery says there could be a simple reason why no one has identified Chelsea Jane Doe.

Lowery, a former St. Louis police homicide commander, said he believes she may have been in foster care.

“The fact is no one seems to be looking for this child even though we have some ideas of her origins, where she's from — possibly out of Philadelphia, found in Boston,” said Lowery. “She was a child sex trafficking victim.”

Earlier this year, Kristi Andrews, a forensic artist at the center, created a reconstruction of what Jane Doe’s face looked like in life in an effort to finally identify her.

“We don't want this individual to sit there with a number,” said Andrews. “We don't want them to be a number. We want them to be a name.”

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Chief Kyes said he hopes all this work will soon reveal her name — a secret that’s haunted him for years.

“I look at that face,” said Kyes. “That's somebody's daughter and that is beyond heartbreaking.”

If you have any information about Chelsea Jane Doe, please call Massachusetts State Police at 978-745-8908.

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