# 35 Minutes of Unsolved True Crime Mysteries

An episode of [Lazy Chill True Crime](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1815534472), 6 Oct 2025, 35 min.

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## Transcript

[0:00] On August 11th 1994, a fishing trawler was in a river north of
[0:04] Sydney in Australia when it brought in the most disturbing
[0:08] catch possible. The net snagged a metal cross
[0:11] frame wrapped in plastic, which was initially assumed to simply
[0:15] be debris. One of the fishermen hauled the
[0:18] cumbersome steel frame onto his deck and immediately noticed the
[0:22] bag had what looked to be a bone sticking out.
[0:25] When he looked closer and saw more bones inside, he realized
[0:29] it was a human body and alerted the cops immediately.
[0:33] When police and forensic experts examined the hall, the full
[0:38] horror became clear. The victim had literally been
[0:41] crucified onto the improvised metal rack, his arms
[0:45] outstretched on AT shaped frame. The steel cross, roughly 6 feet
[0:50] long, appeared professionally welded to fit the man's body,
[0:54] and it was so heavy that likely more than one person was needed
[0:58] to dump it in the river. In fact, the authorities
[1:01] speculated a group of strong men would have been required to toss
[1:04] it in, suggesting many people knew about this disturbing act.
[1:09] This grotesque setup earned the unknown victim A grim nickname
[1:12] in the press, The Rack Man. From the outset, identifying the
[1:20] body proved difficult. The remains had likely been
[1:23] submerged for 6 to 12 months, leaving what was left of the man
[1:27] very badly decomposed. A forensic pathologist in Sydney
[1:32] determined that the victim was male, of European descent,
[1:36] relatively short in stature and possibly in his 30s.
[1:41] He had been slain by a blunt force blow to the head, though
[1:44] it was unclear if he was tied to the frame before or after this
[1:48] event. The body's fingerprints had
[1:50] dissolved from prolonged water exposure, and the man's teeth
[1:54] had no fillings or distinctive dental work to aid
[1:57] identification. None of these clues matched any
[2:00] missing person reports, leaving the victim a mystery.
[2:05] Detectives next looked at the victim's clothing for clues to
[2:08] his identity. He wore a medium size Everything
[2:11] Australian polo shirt and no sweat tracksuit pants, which are
[2:17] or were apparently common Australian brands.
[2:20] Aside from that, it appeared that there was simply nothing
[2:23] left that could conclusively identify the man.
[2:27] Notably, forensic DNA technology wasn't sufficiently advanced at
[2:31] the time to exact a usable profile, but thankfully the
[2:35] authorities preserved his remains for later use.
[2:40] With Rack Man still unidentified, NSW Police turned
[2:44] to public appeals and forensic artistry.
[2:47] The forensic creation was widely circulated and the case was
[2:51] featured on Australia's Most Wanted.
[2:54] Tips flooded in with numerous individuals believing he looked
[2:58] like various organized crime figures.
[3:01] But all these tips came to nothing.
[3:04] Nearly 24 years after the body's discovery, a breakthrough
[3:08] finally came. By 2018, DNA technology had
[3:13] advanced enough to extract a usable genetic profile from the
[3:17] degraded remains. In August 2018, the NSW Coroner
[3:23] announced that the RAC man had been positively identified as
[3:27] Max Tenkevsky. He was a 36 year old Sydney man
[3:31] who had vanished in early 1993. Tenkevsky had in fact been on
[3:36] the police's list of possible matches early on, but in the
[3:40] 1990s there was no way to confirm it.
[3:44] Now modern forensics finally put a name to the unknown victim,
[3:48] ending 1/4 century old mystery about his identity.
[3:53] The identification shed light on the victim's back story.
[3:58] Max Tankowski had been a missing person since 1993.
[4:02] He was last seen on January 11th, 1993, leaving his home in
[4:08] Sydney, reportedly embarking on a big gambling trip.
[4:11] A habitual gambler, Tankevsky often travelled along
[4:16] Australia's East Coast to visit casinos and race tracks, though
[4:20] he usually returned home within a few days.
[4:23] In January 1993, this routine journey proved fatal and
[4:29] Tankevsky never came back. His family reported him missing
[4:33] when he failed to return, but for the next 25 years they heard
[4:38] nothing of Max. Police had opened a missing
[4:42] persons case for Tankievsky in 1993, but with no leads, it too
[4:48] went cold alongside the unidentified body case.
[4:54] Despite the violent end to his life, Max Tankievsky was not
[4:58] known as a violent or criminal figure himself, and by all
[5:01] accounts, his only notable habit was gambling.
[5:05] One theory floated by crime analysts is that Tankowski
[5:08] accumulated debts or crossed a dangerous loan shark while
[5:12] gambling, leading to a deadly retaliation, but this remains
[5:17] pure speculation in the absence of hard evidence.
[5:20] That said, the elaborate and excessive method by which he was
[5:24] eliminated, literally strapping the victim to a metal crucifix,
[5:29] seemed like it could be intended as a warning to others.
[5:33] Given that all evidence suggests that Tankowski was a gambling
[5:37] addict, I personally suspect that the loan shark theory is
[5:40] correct. Notably, the case has once again
[5:43] gone cold, indicating that turning up his identity didn't
[5:47] lead to the answers investigators were hoping for.
[5:50] If he had crossed a mobbed up loan shark, this may explain why
[5:54] nobody is willing to talk about what happened in his last days.
[6:00] I suspect that if the two cases had been connected earlier, a
[6:04] forensic accountant may have been able to provide some
[6:06] serious insights into this case. That said, given the passage of
[6:11] time, I suspect records had already been destroyed and it
[6:16] was too late. Again, though, that's just
[6:19] speculation on my part. On a brisk October night in
[6:26] 2007, 22 year old Charlie Allen, a senior at the University of
[6:31] Massachusetts Dartmouth, vanished without a trace.
[6:36] In the days leading up to his disappearance, Charlie's
[6:39] behavior grew increasingly erratic.
[6:42] He had stopped taking his bipolar disorder medication over
[6:45] the summer and began expressing paranoid fears that people were
[6:49] out to get him. On October 11th, 2007, he called
[6:54] his sister Brittany in a panic, insisting that he wasn't safe
[6:58] and that she needed to leave school because people were after
[7:01] both of them. That same night, he left his
[7:05] parents strange, breathless voicemails saying he planned to
[7:07] flee to Texas or Florida. These were the last
[7:11] communications anyone received from Charlie Allen, and by the
[7:15] next morning he had disappeared. That Thursday had begun
[7:21] unremarkably. Earlier on October 11th, Charlie
[7:25] had lunch plans with his father and played a routine afternoon
[7:28] tennis match with a friend, even inviting him to a party planned
[7:32] for later that night. But Charlie never showed up for
[7:35] that 8:30 PM meet up. In the wake of his panicked
[7:39] phone calls and the sudden silence of his cell phone, his
[7:43] family grew alarmed and alerted the university and police that
[7:46] he was missing. Then in the pre dawn hours of
[7:50] October 13th, 2007, a possible sighting provided a chilling
[7:55] clue at roughly 3 AMA Dartmouth resident reported that a young
[8:01] man had tried to climb into her second story bedroom window.
[8:05] The intruder matched Charlie's description and when confronted,
[8:09] he apologized, claimed he was looking for a friend, and then
[8:13] jumped out the window and ran into the nearby woods.
[8:18] Despite the weird and inherently threatening circumstances, the
[8:22] young man was extremely polite and as non threatening as he
[8:26] could be given the situation. Police responding to the scene
[8:32] later discovered Charlie's backpack discarded in the woods
[8:35] near campus, filled with his school notebooks and personal
[8:39] items. They also found a pair of
[8:41] sneakers, believed to be his left behind near the house where
[8:45] the break in occurred. Soon afterward, Charlie's 1999
[8:50] Ford Expedition was located parked on the UMass Dartmouth
[8:54] campus. It appeared he had been sleeping
[8:57] in the vehicle in the days prior.
[9:01] However, there was no sign of Charlie himself.
[9:04] His keys, wallet, and cell phone were missing and have never been
[9:07] recovered. Further, it wasn't clear if he
[9:11] had injured himself when he jumped out of that second story
[9:13] window, assuming it was in fact him.
[9:17] Authorities launched an intensive search of the area.
[9:21] Sniffer dogs traced Charlie's sent through the woods, and
[9:24] police teams combed the campus, nearby forests, and local
[9:28] homeless shelters and hotels for any trace of the 22 year old.
[9:34] After two weeks of exhaustive efforts with no new evidence to
[9:38] follow, the official local search was suspended on October
[9:42] 27th, 2007. Investigators believe that
[9:47] Charlie's disappearance was likely the result of a mental
[9:50] health crisis rather than foul play. 1 investigator came out
[9:55] early in the case and advised that it was being treated as a
[9:58] vulnerable missing person situation rather than a crime.
[10:03] Indeed, a review of Charlie's computer and records turned up
[10:06] no indications of any threats or conflicts that might explain his
[10:09] fearful statements before he vanished.
[10:15] In the immediate aftermath of Charlie's disappearance, police
[10:18] followed every lead they could find.
[10:21] Dozens of reported sightings poured in from the public.
[10:25] Some people even claimed to have spotted a young man matching
[10:27] Charlie's description talking to a truck driver.
[10:31] This particular tip fueled speculation that Charlie might
[10:34] have hitchhiked out of New England, perhaps heading South
[10:37] toward the warm climates he mentioned in his voicemails.
[10:41] This was investigated, but it proved nearly impossible to
[10:45] verify the supposed truck ride without more specific evidence.
[10:52] The authorities periodically researched the woods where he
[10:55] was last seen, returning even years later to examine the
[10:58] swampy area. Yet every search effort turned
[11:01] up empty. Over time, as leads grew cold,
[11:05] active ground searches tapered off.
[11:08] Still, the case was never closed, and the mystery
[11:12] continued to haunt both Charlie's family and the
[11:15] investigators who had hit a wall.
[11:18] Then there was a sudden potential break in the case.
[11:21] In January 2021, a fragment of a human skull was discovered on a
[11:28] Dartmouth beach, and it appeared to have been there for some
[11:30] time. Investigators collected DNA from
[11:34] Charlie's parents to check against the remains.
[11:37] But despite hopes, this was confirmed not to be from him.
[11:43] In 202215 years after Charlie's disappearance, law enforcement
[11:48] renewed their focus on the case. The Bristol County District
[11:52] Attorney's Office added Charlie Allen's file to a newly expanded
[11:56] Cold Case Unit project aimed at re examining long term missing
[12:00] persons cases. The DA expressed hope that
[12:03] advances in forensic DNA technology and genetic genealogy
[12:08] could provide a fresh lead where earlier efforts had failed.
[12:12] However, as yet, there have been no further updates on the case,
[12:16] suggesting that no John Doe has matched to the Allen family.
[12:23] Over the years, several theories have emerged to explain what
[12:26] might have happened to Charlie Allen.
[12:29] One straightforward possibility is that Charlie, in the throes
[12:33] of a psychotic episode, simply ran until he could go no further
[12:38] and tragically succumbed to the elements.
[12:41] Perhaps disoriented and half dressed on that chilly night, he
[12:46] wandered into a remote spot and perished from exposure not long
[12:50] after disappearing. Under this theory, he may have
[12:54] seriously injured himself after the 2nd floor jump, complicating
[12:58] his ability to survive in the woods.
[13:02] This theory would align with the absence of any contact or
[13:05] confirmed sightings after the initial incident.
[13:08] Indeed, many believe he may have perished somewhere in the woods
[13:11] around campus, with his remains just never found in the
[13:15] difficult terrain. Investigators conducted multiple
[13:19] searches over the years to test this hypothesis, even revisiting
[13:23] swampy areas as conditions changed, but they found no trace
[13:27] of Charlie's body. Another theory suggests that
[13:33] Charlie intentionally vanished to start a new life.
[13:37] His former roommate noted that Charlie was well connected to
[13:40] friends online and spent a lot of time chatting with these
[13:43] friends. As it turns out, Charlie had
[13:47] been a fairly major figure in the early days of competitive
[13:50] Half Life and had a network of friends across North America and
[13:54] the world. If he truly believed powerful
[13:58] people were after him, it's conceivable he went into hiding
[14:02] deliberately. Supporters of this theory point
[14:05] to the numerous unconfirmed sightings of Charlie reported in
[14:08] various states over the years. They also note that just a month
[14:12] before, Charlie had legally changed his name to the unusual
[14:16] moniker Neo Babson Maximus, ostensibly so he would stand out
[14:21] in the pro tennis world. In hindsight, that decision made
[14:26] while he was off his medication could hint at grandiose plans or
[14:30] an attempt at reinventing himself.
[14:33] However, a little digging revealed that this was the
[14:36] gamertag he used back in the day, so the choice perhaps isn't
[14:40] as odd as is usually portrayed. That said, of course, the fact
[14:44] that he made the decision while off his medication unfortunately
[14:48] doesn't bode well at all. Under the voluntary
[14:53] disappearance scenario, Charlie might still be alive today,
[14:57] living off the grid or under an assumed identity.
[15:01] However, if that's the case, it's unclear why he never
[15:04] resurfaced or contacted his family in the many years since.
[15:09] Charlie had a strong relationship with his family,
[15:12] and they were the people he reached out to when he believed
[15:16] his life was in danger. It remains a real possibility
[15:20] that Charlie may still be alive and homeless, having never
[15:24] gotten the mental health help he desperately needed.
[15:28] That said, this is generally viewed as unlikely since bipolar
[15:33] mania eventually fades out. Put simply, it's generally not a
[15:38] permanent state, and when he came down, he would have likely
[15:41] attempted to reach out to his family.
[15:46] Charlie's family members have wrestled with these
[15:48] possibilities and tend to suspect that something more
[15:51] nefarious might have occurred. They find it hard to imagine him
[15:55] willingly cutting off all contact unless he felt he had no
[15:58] other choice. In this theory, Charlie may have
[16:02] encountered foul play, whether at the hands of someone he knew
[16:06] or a stranger he crossed paths with while vulnerable. 1 angle
[16:11] that was explored was Charlie's involvement in the online gaming
[16:15] community. There was talk that he might
[16:17] have gotten quote UN quote in over his head with another gamer
[16:22] or provoked the wrong person. There are documented cases of
[16:25] such things happening, though generally this has occurred as
[16:29] the result of disputes over items and Mmos.
[16:33] And as a quick aside for non gamers, these are massively
[16:36] multiplayer online role-playing games with persistent worlds.
[16:41] Basically think World of Warcraft.
[16:45] When police dug into the online gaming dispute possibility, they
[16:50] found no evidence of any grudges or dangerous feuds in his life
[16:53] at the time or at any other point.
[16:56] Investigators couldn't confirm that any of the adversaries
[17:00] Charlie thought existed were real.
[17:03] In the absence of evidence, most believe these ideas were the
[17:06] result of his then untreated mental health issues.
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[17:21] Also, I've got a task for everyone.
[17:24] I'm looking for some cool movie and TV recommendations.
[17:28] I spend a lot of time at my computer working on my channels
[17:31] and I need new stuff to watch on my third screen.
[17:35] Just to give you an example of how in a rut I am, I've watched
[17:38] The Departed 10 times in the last month alone.
[17:41] Great movie by the way. That's my recommendation for you
[17:44] guys. On a warm spring afternoon in
[17:50] 1984, a property owner in southwest Cobb County, Georgia
[17:55] made a grim discovery. It was May 10th, 1984, when he
[17:59] stumbled upon skeletal human remains lying in a bed of pine
[18:04] straw in a wooded area near the Chattahoochee River.
[18:07] Weeds and undergrowth had partially covered the bones,
[18:11] suggesting the body had been there for some time.
[18:14] The shocked individual contacted authorities immediately and by
[18:18] 3:00 PM that day, Cobb County Police officers had arrived at
[18:23] the scene. Little did they know this would
[18:26] begin a decades long mystery of the unidentified woman now known
[18:31] only as the Cobb County Jane Doe.
[18:36] Police cordoned off the wooded area as investigators combed the
[18:39] scene for clues. Early observations indicated the
[18:43] remains were those of a young woman.
[18:46] The Cobb County Medical Examiner was called in to examine the
[18:49] remains on site. It was evident the body was in a
[18:53] skeletal state, meaning most soft tissue had decomposed, but
[18:57] some things could be determined. The examiner determined the
[19:01] victim was a white female, likely between 18 and 25 years
[19:06] old, standing approximately 5 foot 5.
[19:10] Her weight was less clear, though he estimated that she
[19:13] would have likely been between 105 and 135 lbs in life.
[19:19] The medical examiner also determined that she had been
[19:22] dead for a number of months and that she had likely perished
[19:25] sometime in 1983. Due to the circumstances and
[19:30] condition of the remains, the death was immediately deemed
[19:34] suspicious. The medical examiner ultimately
[19:37] ruled that she had been slain, even though the exact cause
[19:41] couldn't be determined from the skeletal remains.
[19:47] As investigators gathered evidence, they noted several
[19:50] unusual attributes about the victim.
[19:52] Notably, her skeleton showed signs of serious past injuries
[19:57] and medical treatment. She had undergone major
[20:00] reconstructive surgery to the right side of her face at some
[20:03] point before her death. A plastic orbital plate had been
[20:07] implanted to repair her right eye socket.
[20:10] The damage was severe enough that detectives later speculated
[20:14] it might have been the result of a severe punch or other blunt
[20:17] trauma from an earlier incident. Additionally, her left ankle had
[20:22] once been broken and surgically mended.
[20:25] A metal pin still reinforced that ankle bone.
[20:28] Even her footwear gave a clue. The woman wore an orthopedic
[20:33] insert in her left boot, likely to compensate for the old ankle
[20:37] injury. These healed injuries told a
[20:40] subtle story of someone who had been hurt badly in the past and
[20:44] received significant medical care.
[20:47] Investigators hope that such distinctive medical history, a
[20:51] repaired eye socket and ankle might one day help identify her
[20:56] if medical records or family recollections surfaced.
[21:02] Beyond the bones themselves, detectives collected a number of
[21:05] personal items and clothing fragments from the scene.
[21:09] The victim's attire provided both puzzling clues and poignant
[21:13] hints about her life on or near the remains.
[21:17] Officers found a mix of women's and men's clothing.
[21:21] The woman was wearing a light blue short sleeved pullover
[21:24] T-shirt emblazoned with the famous Bunny logo.
[21:29] She also wore a pair of blue jeans, though these had been
[21:32] somehow removed or displaced and were discovered near her feet
[21:36] rather than on her body. This suggested to investigators
[21:41] that she may have been subjected to essay before she was slain,
[21:45] but given the state of her remains, this could never be
[21:48] proven definitively. Covering the upper portion of
[21:52] the remains was a man's brown corduroy jacket.
[21:57] This jacket, likely meant for a tall man, was draped over her,
[22:03] an odd detail that raised many questions.
[22:06] Was someone trying to cover her, or had she borrowed a coat far
[22:10] too large for her petite frame? At any rate, investigators
[22:15] couldn't be sure. Likewise, another male garment
[22:18] was found with the body, a light colored men's work shirt which
[22:23] had been left unbuttoned and placed over the remains.
[22:26] This was no ordinary work shirt. It featured an Oval name patch
[22:30] on the chest with the name George embroidered in red
[22:34] thread. Another patch contained A
[22:36] distinctive company name, Doug Hyde Unlimited.
[22:41] This tangible name tag clue immediately stood out to
[22:45] detectives as a potential lead to identify either the victim or
[22:49] a person connected to her. Perhaps George was someone she
[22:54] knew, maybe the owner of the shirt, and perhaps that person
[22:57] had answers about her identity or last movements.
[23:04] Back at the Cobb County Police Headquarters in the Medical
[23:06] Examiner's Office, the evidence was logged and analyzed.
[23:11] Unfortunately, in 1984, forensic technology was limited.
[23:16] With a skeleton and no immediate identification, the woman
[23:19] officially became a Jane Doe case.
[23:22] Fingerprints were obviously impossible to obtain from her
[23:25] skeletal hands, but investigators did have her teeth
[23:29] and decades later, DNA would be extracted from her remains.
[23:34] Initially, in the mid 1980s, detectives compared the young
[23:39] woman's description against missing person reports in
[23:42] Georgia and beyond. Initially, they were looking for
[23:46] any 18 to 25 year old who might match her physical stats and
[23:50] unique injuries. They also followed up on the
[23:54] most concrete clue they had the name George on that work shirt.
[24:02] Police traced the shirt back to Doug Hyde Unlimited, the company
[24:06] embroidered on the pocket. They discovered Doug Hyde
[24:10] Unlimited was an automotive repair shop in Atlanta in 1984.
[24:15] The shop had an employee named George who would have worn that
[24:18] very shirt as part of his uniform.
[24:21] This seemed like extremely promising, to say the least.
[24:25] At minimum, George could potentially identify the victim
[24:27] if she had been an acquaintance, or provide further info on the
[24:31] work shirt and how it got there. Investigators did locate and
[24:36] interview the mechanic named George who had worked there.
[24:39] However, this lead fizzled. George didn't recognize the
[24:43] description of the victim and had no useful information on how
[24:46] his old work shirt might have ended up at a crime scene.
[24:50] It's unknown at present what explanation he gave to the
[24:53] police, but in the end, they found the lead to be a dead end.
[25:00] From early on, detectives formed theories about what might have
[25:03] happened to this young woman. Given the remote dump site, the
[25:08] lack of identification and the lifestyle clues, one theory
[25:12] stood out. The victim could have been
[25:15] involved in escort work. This seems to have been largely
[25:19] based upon the logo on the clothing she was wearing, though
[25:22] the lack of reports of her being missing also factored in.
[25:27] A clay model of her head was sculpted, approximating her
[25:30] facial features. As usual with these clay models,
[25:35] they're somewhat uncanny, and it's obvious why they're no
[25:37] longer used. Ultimately, this forensic
[25:41] reconstruction didn't lead to any new tips, and from there,
[25:44] the case went very cold. By 2011, the police confirmed
[25:50] that they had successfully obtained ADNA profile for the
[25:53] Jane Doe. This gave a new glimmer of hope,
[25:57] but no hits were found at that time.
[26:01] Over the years, numerous theories have emerged about who
[26:05] this young woman might have been and how she ended up in that
[26:08] wooded patch in Cobb County. One Ave. investigators explored
[26:14] was whether she could have been a known missing person from the
[26:16] Atlanta area whose body simply wasn't recognized.
[26:20] Initially, At least half a dozen missing young women were
[26:24] compared and excluded through dental records or DNA, but none
[26:28] turned out to be this Jane Doe. The victim's unique prior
[26:32] injuries seemed like they should have been traceable to hospital
[26:35] records or known accidents, but those leads never panned out.
[26:40] No hospital in the region could find a matching surgical record,
[26:44] and it's possible the surgeries occurred out of state, further
[26:48] complicating the trail. Other theories have focused on
[26:53] the manner of her death and dumping.
[26:56] Who would go to the trouble of transporting a body out to a
[26:59] quiet, semi rural corner by the Chattahoochee River?
[27:03] The location in Mableton wasn't a spot one would randomly
[27:06] stumble upon unless familiar with the area.
[27:10] This raised suspicions that the perp might have been someone
[27:13] local or someone who knew the back roads.
[27:17] The fact that the body was left quite openly suggests the
[27:20] perpetrator was in a hurry to abandon her.
[27:23] Some have suggested this slaying may be tied to a serial
[27:26] perpetrator, though there's nothing to suggest that this is
[27:29] the case. The Dug Hide Unlimited Shirt
[27:34] clue also presents its own theories.
[27:37] Perhaps the victim had a personal relationship with
[27:40] someone from that company. Did she perhaps borrow the shirt
[27:44] from George for warmth? Or could she even have been
[27:47] dating him or one of his Co workers?
[27:50] Or if the police are correct, could she have had a client who
[27:54] worked at Doug Hyde Unlimited? Investigators tracked down the
[27:59] real George and apparently cleared him, but Even so, some
[28:02] online sleuths believe he may have been involved.
[28:06] Personally, I find it hard to believe that someone would leave
[28:09] a shirt with their own name on it on an individual they had
[28:11] slain. It seems possible that someone
[28:14] may have stolen or found the shirt and hoped to use it to
[28:17] frame this George individual. That said, this is pure
[28:22] speculation on my part, and there's essentially 1,000,000
[28:25] reasons why that shirt could have ended up there.
[28:29] As of today, the Jane Doe found in the woods in 1984 remains
[28:33] unnamed, but she's not forgotten and the case remains open.
[28:38] It's unclear at this point if any genetic genealogy companies
[28:42] have been retained to help on the case, since this seems to be
[28:45] a case that could be easily cracked given the DNA situation.
[28:52] On January 17th, 2024, a gruesome discovery was made in
[28:58] Dallas County, Texas. The decomposed remains of an
[29:01] unidentified woman were found abandoned in an overgrown,
[29:05] disused parking lot on the outskirts of Dallas.
[29:09] Dallas police and the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office
[29:13] launched an investigation immediately.
[29:16] The medical examiner's team carefully collected the remains
[29:19] and any evidence from the scene, while detectives canvassed the
[29:23] area for anything noteworthy. The condition of the body
[29:27] indicated significant decomposition, which at first
[29:31] suggested she might have been dead for weeks or even months.
[29:35] The overgrowth around the lot hinted that her body could have
[29:37] lain there for a long time without anyone noticing.
[29:41] However, forensic examination soon provided A clearer
[29:45] timeline. Despite the advanced decay, the
[29:49] medical examiner estimated a post mortem interval of only
[29:52] about 3 days. In other words, this woman
[29:56] likely died just a few days before she was found.
[30:01] This was a surprising conclusion given the state of her remains.
[30:05] But in the heat and conditions of a Texas environment, bodies
[30:09] can deteriorate rapidly. From the remains, experts
[30:13] gathered critical details, including that she was a white
[30:16] female with blonde, partially graying hair.
[30:21] The medical examiner couldn't pin down her precise age, though
[30:25] she was believed to perhaps be in her late 30s or 40s.
[30:29] Notably, she bore multiple tattoos, each a potential clue
[30:33] to her identity. These weren't generic
[30:36] butterflies or hearts, and most were personal and specific,
[30:40] suggesting significant people in her life.
[30:43] One of these tattoos is extremely disturbing, but I'll
[30:47] go through the more mundane ones first.
[30:52] On her upper right arm there was a tattoo of a scroll with the
[30:56] names Jack and Janet and a date inscribed June 3rd, 2012.
[31:03] Another tattoo on her lower right arm depicted A gargoyle
[31:06] statue. On one of her wrists she had a
[31:09] small candy tattoo. On her leg there was a tattoo of
[31:13] Calvin from the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, along with
[31:17] the name Jacob. And then there was the most
[31:21] startling tattoo, the words property of Blake.
[31:27] The authorities haven't released where on her body this was, but
[31:30] seeing the phrase property of Blake tattooed on a person is
[31:34] deeply unsettling. It suggests a history that might
[31:38] have involved a controlling or abusive relationship.
[31:42] Such tattoos are generally seen in cases of partner violence or
[31:46] human trafficking, and in either case, it's essentially A
[31:49] branding by another person. A critical part of the
[31:55] investigation was determining how this woman died, according
[32:00] to the public information available.
[32:02] The official cause of death was not immediately determined.
[32:06] Dallas police haven't publicly detailed any specific injuries
[32:10] or evidence for this being a slaying, but they did classify
[32:13] the case as an unexplained death under suspicious circumstances.
[32:18] In the absence of an official cause, the working assumption is
[32:22] that she met a violent end until proven otherwise.
[32:29] In the absence of an identification, investigators
[32:32] and amateur sleuths are left to theorize about who the Dallas
[32:35] County Jane Doe might be and how she met her fate.
[32:39] One theory centers on that disturbing tattoo property of
[32:43] Blake. It's been speculated that Blake
[32:46] could have been a partner or trafficker who controlled her
[32:49] life. That said, it's also possible
[32:53] that the tattoo is old and this Blake individual was a figure
[32:57] from her past and not necessarily connected to her
[33:00] end. Another theory is that she may
[33:04] have been part of a vulnerable or transient population, which
[33:08] could explain why no family immediately reported her
[33:11] missing. People in such circumstances can
[33:14] sometimes slip through the cracks of society.
[33:17] Their disappearances might not be noticed right away, or
[33:21] perhaps her disappearance has been noted just in another
[33:25] jurisdiction. She may have been reported
[33:28] missing in Ohio or Nebraska or anywhere else, and the
[33:32] authorities may not have put the cases together yet.
[33:35] She may even be from another country, with Canada presumably
[33:39] being the most likely candidate. Ultimately, to me, this seems
[33:45] like a case that should be fairly easy to resolve if
[33:48] awareness of her case was higher.
[33:51] The tattoos are very distinctive and the forensic reconstruction
[33:55] is incredibly lifelike and accurate under the
[33:57] circumstances. That said, if this case can't be
[34:01] solved in the traditional way, this is yet another case that
[34:05] could be solved with forensic science.
[34:08] Presumably, the authorities have already extracted her DNA and
[34:13] compared it against CODIS and missing persons databases.
[34:16] More broadly, the authorities could retain A genetic genealogy
[34:21] lab to construct her family tree and find her relatives.
[34:25] This would likely give the Jane Doe her name back and provide
[34:29] further information as to her last moments in life.
[34:33] If this fails, there's another route that could be taken as
[34:37] well. Isotope analysis of her teeth or
[34:40] bones could also be conducted to find out her geographic origins
[34:44] and determine if she was a local or not.
[34:47] If they can determine if she was from another state, this would
[34:51] allow the authorities to canvas that region with her image and
[34:55] details through local news and social media.
[34:59] Hey everyone, it's Jimmy here thanking you for listening.
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