Clara Birdlong

In the winter of 1977, the skeletal remains of a woman were discovered by hunters near a construction site for Interstate 10 in Jackson County, Mississippi. For more than four decades, her identity remained a mystery, and she was known only as 'Escatawpa Jane Doe.' A medical examination at the time determined that she was a petite African American woman, distinguished by a gold front tooth, and may have worn a wig. It was estimated that she had been deceased for three to four months before her r ...

A Woman's Remains From 1977 Are Identified, And Authorities ...

After 44 years, authorities ID woman who was possible victim of ...