Description
On January 18, 1990 a Black female passenger was found dead in the sleeper cab of an overturned semi-truck. According to Trooper Tim Baker of the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the passenger was believed to have been picked up as a hitchhiker by the surviving semi driver in Cleveland, Ohio, approximately 1000 miles northeast of the place where the semi crashed in LeFlore County, Oklahoma. She may have gone by the name of “Beth” or “Baby”. The woman was described by the medical examiner as being between 30 and 50 years old, with short brown hair and brown eyes, approximately 5’1” tall, bearing a C-section scar on her abdomen. Exhumation of the remains in 2017 produced DNA data, but she remains unidentified.
NamUs ID: UP7857
Date Body Found: January 18, 1990
Race: Black / African American
Gender: Female
Estimated Age: 30-50
Estimated PMI: 1 Hour
Location: Big Cedar, OK
Agency of Jurisdiction
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Trooper Tim Baker, Traffic Homicide Investigator
918-995-0834
[email protected]
Link to More Information
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/7857
https://www.newson6.com/story/38727371/troopers-hope-to-id-cold-case-homicide-victim-jane-doe-killed-in-leflore-county-crash
https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/authorities-need-help-identifying-woman-in-28-year-cold-case-with-a-cleveland-connection
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/394ufok.html
Status: Research in Progress
Image Credit: LaVonne Stickrod
Doe-Nate Fund Case:
This was a Doe-Nate Funded case. The goal of $2,500 was reached. Thanks to Adept Cosmetics and our other donors for fully funding this case.
Last Updated: February 9, 2024
