Victim's clothing.
Victim's clothing.
Date of Discovery: April 13, 1946
Location of Discovery: Oak Grove, Clackamas County, Oregon
Estimated Date of Death: Weeks prior
State of Remains: Not recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Cause of Death: Homicide - Blunt force injury to the head.
Estimated Age: 30-59 years old
Race: White
Gender: Female
Height: 5'2"-5'4, Estimated
Weight: 115-125 lbs, Estimated
Hair Color: brown and graying hair, in curlers and pins
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown
Dentals: Available; Upper teeth were false, but eight lower teeth had fillings.
Fingerprints: Not Available
DNA: Not Available
Clothing: Brown slacks, dark blue sweater, long underclothing, black dress material and topcoat.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown
In the early morning hours of April 13, 1946, three fishermen found the victim's fully-clothed torso floating in the Williamette River. Her head, arms and legs were sawn off. It appears that the person responsible had a knowledge of anatomy, as the cuts were neatly done. The body was then wrapped in feed sacks, tied with a telephone cord, and weighted down with window sash weights.
On April 14, 1946, her arms and legs were located in the river by five boatmen, approximately six miles from where the torso was found. Some of the men remember seeing the sack in the river at least 30 days earlier.
On October 13, 1946, her head was recovered from the Williamette River in the Oak Grove area.
A suspect has never been identified.
Agency Name: Clackamas County Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 971-673-8300
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 46-22603
Agency Name: Clackamas County Sheriff's Office
Agency Phone Number: 503-723-4949
Agency Case Number: 68-8077
NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 12778
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Clackamas County Sheriff
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Sheboygan Wisconsin Journal News Archive - 4/14/16
The Nebraska State Journal News Archive - 4/14/46
Walla Walla Washington Union-Bulletin News Archive - 8/15/46 & 10/14/46
The Star Alabama 4/14/46
Added: Prior to 2011; Last Updated: 3/8/2018
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** Listed information may be estimated.
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