6h 30min, jul 9, 1968 y - SF Jane Doe 1968 UID & HOMICIDE

Description:

At about 6:30am on Tuesday, July 9, 1968, a man named Clarence Lewis — of 560 Scott St — was walking in San Francisco when he spotted a bundle wrapped in a bedspread in a driveway off 1262 Grove St, in SF's "hippie area." Lewis pulled back a corner of the bedspread and saw that it covered a body, then called the police.

The body was that of a blonde woman who had died only days prior. Her ankles and wrists were tied, and there were marks on her throat indicating that she had been strangled.

Inspectors William Armstrong and Dave Toschi said that it appeared that the woman had been killed somewhere else, then transported to the driveway and dumped there. At the time, it was first reported that the woman was "blonde, somewhere in her 20s, [and] wore a blue-green pullover blouse, brown jeans, an olive-colored corduroy jacket, [and blue anklet socks but no shoes." The woman apparently had a "hippie appearance." One clipping states that she had been dumped in an alley.

Doe Network and NamUs specifically state that Jane Doe was found lying on a walk-way beside the driveway on the east side of 1262 Grove St. The two databases provide information that expands upon/slightly differs from the account from that papers described above. According to the two databases, the woman was estimated to be 25-40 years old, and was measured to be 5'8 and 150 lbs. She had died days prior, and her face was recognizable.

According to NamUs and Doe Network, the woman's hair was dyed blonde, and she had blue eyes with a hint of gray. She had an irregular healed scar on the volar aspect of her left forearm that appeared to be a tendon repair incision. Both of her ears were pierced, and the nails of both of her index fingers had been chewed. She wore underwear, a bra, "levi-type slacks," a pull-over blouse, and a "jacket-coat." A bedspread and curtains were found near the body. There was a pale area of skin on both of her pinkie fingers, corresponding to rings; the one on the right hand showed greenish pigmentation, suggesting a brass ring.

Jane Doe's fingerprints are available for comparison, while her dentals and DNA are not. She has 0 rule-outs on NamUs. No reconstructions of her have been made despite the fact that her face was recognizable at time of discovery.

If you have any information regarding Jane Doe, please contact the San Francisco Chief Medical Examiner's Office at 415-641-3600. The agency case number is 1968-1306.

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CONFIRMATION OF COMPLETION DATE: May 31, 2025
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LUNAR PHASE: full moon
ZODIAC SIGN: cancer
DAY OF WEEK: Tuesday
EVENTS: July 4 = Independence Day (5 days earlier than discovery)

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