February 28, 1983. St. Louis, Missouri. The body of an African-American girl is found in the basement of an abandoned apartment building. She is believed to be between eight-to-eleven years old and has her hands tied behind her back and it turns out she was sexually assaulted and strangled to death before she was beheaded. Since the victimâs head is never recovered and she cannot be identified, she becomes known as the âSt. Louis Jane Doeâ. Over the years, investigators explore a number of different leads, but they are unable to determine the girlâs identity or figure out who was responsible for killing her. On this weekâs episode of âThe Path Went Chillyâ, we explore one of the most horrific and tragic stories youâll ever find about the murder of an unidentified decedent, who has also been known by such as names as âLittle Jane Doeâ and âPrecious Hopeâ.If you have information about this case, please contact the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department at (314) 231-1212.Support the Show:Â Patreon.com/julesandashleyPatreon.com/thetrailwentcoldAdditional Reading:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_Jane_Doehttp://www.doenetwork.org/cases/54ufmo.htmlhttps://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/St._Louis_Jane_Doe_(1983)âOur Precious Hope: St. Louisâ Little Jane Doe Revisitedâ Documentary
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February 28, 1983. St. Louis, Missouri. The body of an African-American girl is found in the basement of an abandoned apartment building. She is believed to be between eight-to-eleven years old and has her hands tied behind her back and it turns out she was sexually assaulted and strangled to death before she was beheaded. Since the victimâs head is never recovered and she cannot be identified, she becomes known as the âSt. Louis Jane Doeâ. Over the years, investigators explore a number of diffe...