1989
The unidentified woman died of blood loss and had blunt force injuries and slash marks at her neck.
“It was ultimately blood loss that killed her. There are blunt force injuries all over her body and slash marks at her neck.”
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Marina Ramos
7 facts from 1 episode, in date order. These are what speakers said on the shows, each linked to the moment it was said. They aren't independently verified.
1989
Crime scene diagrams indicate the killers drove in eastbound, dragged the woman from the car and then ran her over.
“the killers drove eastbound into the crime scene, stopped, dragged this woman from the car, got back in the car and then ran her over.”
1989
The autopsy found milk in the victim's ducts, indicating she had recently given birth and had had other children.
“What she has is milk in her ducts, meaning that she must have given birth somewhat recently, and they can tell that she had had other kids too.”
1989
Marina's cousin Esther told Lori that a cousin named Marina Ramos, who sometimes used the name Maria, disappeared in 1989.
“I do have a cousin who went MIA in 1989. Her name was Marina Ramos, and Marina did sometimes go by different names, including Maria.”
1989
Esther recalled Marina, her two daughters and a man named Fernando leaving in a black SUV for Ontario, California.
“she remembers the four of them leaving in a black SUV, headed for Ontario, California, which is just east of LA.”
2021
Fingerprint searches matched the Jane Doe to the name Maria Ortiz, linked to a June 1989 shoplifting arrest in Bakersfield, California.
“Just like that, Desert Jane Doe has a name, Maria Ortiz, and the only thing that Lori could find on this Maria is a June 1989 arrest for shoplifting in Bakersfield, California.”
2022
In December 2022 the Arizona State Crime Lab confirmed that the Mohave County Jane Doe was Marina Ramos.
“So in December 2022, that is when the 1st domino falls. The Arizona State Crime Lab calls Lori to share that they have confirmed Jane Doe is Marina Ramos.”
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