Description:
In August, 1969, hunters found the body of a young Caucasian woman a few feet down an embankment in a quarry near Lompoc, California. She had been stabbed, and her body had been dragged across dust and scrub brush and dumped behind a cluster of rocks within sight of old Highway 1. Investigators believe she was killed nearby. The woman was estimated to be between 16-25 years old, about 5’2” and 125 pounds. She had shoulder length brown hair dyed reddish blonde, and wore a dark blue blouse and what appeared to be homemade white hip hugger bell bottom pants in a floral print fabric. She also wore small, horseshoe shaped earrings and brown sandals with a gold buckle. Investigators speculate that she might have come from abroad based on her dental work, which included 19 fillings placed within a few years of her death.
Author Sue Grafton’s novel “Q” is for Quarry is loosely based on this Jane Doe’s case. Read more about how Lompoc Jane Doe inspired the founding of DNA Doe Project.
NCMEC ID:
1184528
Date Body Found:
8/3/1969
Race:
White/Caucasian
Sex:
Female
Estimated Age:
16-25
Estimated PMI:
days
Agency of Jurisdiction:
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Lt. Juan Camarena
805-319-8911
jmc2819@sbsheriff.org
More Information:
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/205ufca.html
https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Lompoc_Jane_Doe
https://web.archive.org/web/20170816031155/http://www.sbsheriff.org:80/mw/janedoe.html
Status:
Research in Progress
Image Credit:
Betty Gatliff
Last Updated: March 17, 2025
