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Who killed Lorie Ann Mealer Pennell?
In the winter of 1985, the body of a young woman was discovered by a truck driver on U.S. Highway 78 in Olive Branch, Mississippi. For nearly four decades, she was known only as 'Jane Doe,' her identity a mystery and her killer unknown. The cause of her death was determined to be homicide by strangulation. She was a White female, estimated to be between 20 and 35 years old, with reddish-blonde hair. Investigators noted she had tattoos on both of her inner ankles. Despite these details, her case ...Read More
Victim Details

Lorie Ann Mealer Pennell

March 18, 2024

Female

White / Caucasian

Olive Branch

MS

1985-01-24

1962-09-06

8675

Lorie Ann Mealer Pennell

Lorie Ann

Mealer Pennell

Strawberry Blonde / Red Hair, Medium Length, Wavy

Gray (autopsy report) or brown (coroner's report)

5'2 - 5'4

105 - 130 lbs

12/07/2025


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