NH BEDFORD JANE DOE: WF, 20-40, found on logging road at end of Kilton Road in Bedford, NH - 6 Oct 1971 *KATHERINE ALSTON*

710UFNH - Unidentified Female

Reconstructions of the victim.

Date of Discovery: October 6, 1971
Location of Discovery: Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Estimated Date of Death: 1 - 3 months prior
State of Remains: Decomposed
Cause of Death: Undetermined; suspected homicide

Physical Description
Estimated Age: 20-40 years old
Race: White
Sex: Female
Height: 5'1" to 5'1"
Weight: Unknown
Hair Color: Possibly brown
Eye Color: Unknown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Unknown

Identifiers
Dentals: Available.
Fingerprints: Not available.
DNA: Pending.

Clothing & Personal Items
Clothing: Size 7 sandals; dungarees cut to make them short or hip huggers, 32" waist; maroon or red pullover blouse, laced at neck; nderwire bra size 34C; underwear size 6.
Jewelry: Unknown
Additional Personal Items: Unknown

Circumstances of Discovery
The victim was found October 6, 1971 on a logging road in the woods which was at the end of Kilton Road. Kilton Road has since been extended and is an on-ramp to Route 101 West (a four lane divided highway at that point). Authorities were unable to determine how the woman died, but believed foul play was involved due to the circumstances of where her remains were found.

Investigating Agency(s)
Agency Name: New Hampshire State Police
Agency Contact Person: Sgt. Scott Gilbert or Kim Fallon
Agency Phone Number: 603-223-3856 (Gilbert) or 603-271-1235 (Fallon)
Agency E-Mail: scott.gilbert(at)dos.nh.gov
Agency Case Number: 078-93

Agency Name: FBI ViCAP
Agency Contact Person: N/A
Agency Phone Number: 800-634-4097
Agency E-Mail: vicap(at)leo.gov
Agency Case Number: Unknown

NCIC Case Number: Unknown
NamUs Case Number: 11273
Former Hot Case Number: 37

Information Source(s)
NamUs
FBI
New Hampshire Department of Justice
New Hampshire Sunday News
Bedford Police Department

710UFNH

 

[Akoya]

On October 6, 1971 the body of a deceased female was located in a wooded area at the end of Kilton Road near the Route 101 by-pass in Bedford, NH (now the on-ramp from Route 101 to Kilton Road in Bedford). Forensic analysis indicated that the victim had died approximately one to three months before her body was discovered. The victim is a Caucasian female, approximately 25 to 35 years old and between 61 and 65 inches tall.

 

[Akoya]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

NamUs UP # 11273

ME/C Case Number: 078-93
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
20 to 40 year old White Female


Case Report - NamUs UP # 11273
Case Information
Status Unidentified
Case number 078-93
Date found October 06, 1971 00:00
Date created April 29, 2013 13:33
Date last modified July 17, 2015 13:47
Investigating agency
date QA reviewed

Local Contact (ME/C or Other)
There is currently no local contact for this case.
Case Manager
Name Kim Fallon
Phone 603.271.1235

Demographics
Estimated age Adult - Pre 40
Minimum age 20 years
Maximum age 40 years
Race White
Ethnicity
Sex Female
Weight (pounds) , Cannot Estimate
Height (inches) 63, Estimated
Body Parts Inventory (Check all that apply)
All parts recovered

Body conditions
Not recognizable - Insect/animal activity
Probable year of death 1971 to 1971
Estimated postmortem interval 3 Months

Circumstances
Location Found
GPS coordinates
Address 1
Address 2
City Bedford
State New Hampshire
Zip code
County Hillsborough
Circumstances
On October 6, 1971 the body of a deceased female was located in a wooded area at the end of Kilton Road near the Route 101 by-pass in Bedford, NH (now the on-ramp from Route 101 to Kilton Road in Bedford). Forensic analysis indicated that the victim had died approximately one to three months before her body was discovered. The victim is a Caucasian female, approximately 25 to 35 years old and between 61 and 65 inches tall.

Physical
Hair color Brown

Left eye color Unknown or Missing
Right eye color Unknown or Missing

Fingerprints
Status: Fingerprint information is currently not available

Clothing and Accessories
No clothing or accessories
Clothing and accessories are described below
Clothing on body
maroon pullover blouse with lace at the neck and short hip-hugger dungaree-type shorts.
Clothing with body

Footwear
size 7 sandals
Jewelry

Eyewear

Other items found
with body


Dental
Status: Dental information / charting is available and will be entered later

DNA
Status: Samples submitted - Tests not complete

 

[Akoya]

FBI.gov
JANE DOE - BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

[Akoya]

http://unidentified.wikia.com/wiki/Bedford_Jane_Doe

Bedford Jane Doe

Bedford County Jane Doe was a woman found dead in New Hampshire in 1971. Her cause of death remains undetermined, yet investigators concluded foul play was possible, as she was hidden along a logging trail in a wooded area.

Bedford Jane Doe

Sex Female
Race White
Location Bedford, New Hampshire
Found October 6, 1971
Unidentified for 45 years
Postmortem interval 1 - 3 months
Body condition Decomposed
Age approximation 20 - 40
Height approximation 5'1 - 5'5
Weight approximation N/A
Cause of death Suspected homicide

 

[Akoya]

The victim was found October 6, 1971 on a logging road in the woods which was at the end of Kilton Road. Kilton Road has since been extended and is an on-ramp to Route 101 West ( a four lane divided highway at that point).

Kilton Rd, Bedford, NH 03110

 

[Akoya]

 

[Akoya]

http://canyouidentifyme.blogspot.com/2012/01/bedford-new-hampshire-october-6-1971.html

Bedford, New Hampshire, October 6, 1971--Suspicious death: The end of the road

What happens when you come to the end of the road?

On October 6, 1971, in a wooded area by the Route 101 bypass at the end of Kilton Road, human remains were found.

In August or September of 1971, something happened. Something ended. My life is what happened and what ended. But no one knew my life ended until October 6 when my human remains, covered by brush, were found in that wooded area at the end of Kilton Road. It was the end of the road for me too.

The road might have ended, but the mystery of who I am and what happened lives on. Law enforcement agencies, both local and federal, are trying to determine the answers to those questions: who I am and what happened to me?

Today it’s not just a bypass off Route 101 and Kilton, instead it’s now the on-ramp from Kilton to the 101. Progress has happened in the area where my remains were found. Yet, no progress has happened in figuring out who I am.

So who am I? Well, the name remains a mystery; but they can tell you I’m a Caucasian female and was about 25 to 35 years old. They estimate that I was 5'1" to 5'4" and possibly had brown hair. When found, I was wearing a maroon pullover blouse with lace at the neck, short hip-hugger dungaree-type shorts, and size 7 sandals. That’s how much they know about me. That’s who I am. I remain a short description with no official name.

Until they figure out my name, you may call me Juliet. It’s a good name. This woman who cares about me, she named me. She’s an advocate for people like me. She runs a missing persons organization. She cares so much that she wanted to make sure my information gets out to as many sources as possible. She’s going to help ID me one day.

I hope that day comes soon. I don’t know about you, but I can say going over 40 years now with no name has become tiresome. If you know who I am, please tell them. If you don’t, please tell everyone you know about me. Maybe someone out there, somewhere, will recognize my description or this reconstructed likeness of me. Tell everyone. Show everyone. Someone will know me. Someone will tell them who I am. I know they will.


New Hampshire Department of Justice
Cold Case Unit
603-271-2663

Bedford Police Department
603-472-5113

Or you can make a tip through my page at the DOJ: http://www.doj.nh.gov/criminal/cold-case/victim-list/bedford.htm


Additional Information:

News report from the Nashua Telegraph on October 12, 1971 reported that the victim weighed 115 to 130 pounds.

Conflicting news reports over the years vary her time of demise from one to two months and one to three months prior to discovery.

HER PROFILE DATA AT A GLANCE: Hillsborough New Hampshire Jane Doe October 1971

 

[Akoya]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...victims_in_the_United_States#Bedford_Jane_Doe

New Hampshire

Bedford Jane Doe

On October 6, 1971, the body of a woman estimated to be twenty-three to thirty-seven years old was discovered on a logging road in Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire by a hunter. Examination did not determine the cause of death, but that she had died between one and three months before the body was found. The victim's death is reported to have been suspicious, as reported by investigators. She was around five feet two to five feet five inches tall, 115 to 130 pounds and wore sandals and red socks on her feet, blue cutoff shorts and a reddish blouse. The woman may have had brown hair, which was incorporated in the first of two facial reconstruction. In 2006, a second was created. She has also been known as "Juliet Doe."

 

[Akoya]

 

[Akoya]

https://www.doj.nh.gov/criminal/cold-case/victim-list/bedford.htm

Name:Unidentified Female in Bedford
Year of Death or Disappearance:1971
City/Town:Bedford
Status:Suspicious Death

Details:On October 6, 1971 the body of a deceased female was located in a wooded area at the end of Kilton Road near the Route 101 by-pass in Bedford, NH (now the on-ramp from Route 101 to Kilton Road in Bedford). Forensic analysis indicated that the victim had died approximately one to three months before her body was discovered. The victim's identity has never been determined. Based on a post-mortem examination, the victim a Caucasian female, approximately 25 to 35 years old and between 61 and 65 inches tall. Her hair color was possibly brown. She was wearing a maroon pullover blouse with lace at the neck, short hip-hugger dungaree-type shorts, and size 7 sandals. The manner of death has not been determined but the circumstances indicate that foul play was involved in the victim's death. Help us solve this case and bring justice to the family of this victim. Use our Tip Form.

 

[Windstorm]

Bedford Jane Doe was added to Gedmatch by the DNA Doe Project. As of February 22, 2021, she has over 4,500 DNA matches. Her highest match is 159.7 cM - which is the second cousin once removed, half first cousin once removed range. She is on the spreadsheet on Google Drive:

 

[Romulus]

Identified

Bedford NH Jane Doe 1971 | DNA Doe Project

dnadoeproject.org

Bedford NH Jane Doe 1971​

Success Stories

Description
On October 6, 1971 a decomposing body was found off a logging road in a wooded area near the Route 101 by-pass in Bedford, New Hampshire, an area now the site of the on-ramp from Route 101 to Kilton Road in Bedford. Forensic analysis indicated the victim was a White/Caucasian female, approximately 20 to 40 years old, between 61 and 65 inches tall, with brown hair. She wore a maroon pullover blouse with lace at the neck and short hip-hugger dungaree-type shorts. The cause of death is undetermined. Because of the location of her remains, the manner of death was determined to be homicide. The time of death was estimated to be 1 to 3 months prior to her discovery.
NamUs ID: 11273
Date Body Found: October 6, 1971
Race: White / Caucasian
Gender: Female
Estimated Age: 20-40
Estimated PMI: 3 months
Location: Bedford, NH
Agency of Jurisdiction
New Hampshire State Police
Mallory S. Littman, Trooper
603-717-6757
mallory.littman@dos.nh.gov
Link to More Information
The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)
JANE DOE - BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE | Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Katherine Alston
Status: Identified
Almost fifty years after the remains of a woman were found off a logging road near the town of Bedford, the New Hampshire State Police and the DNA Doe Project can confirm the woman’s identity as Katherine Ann “Kathy” Alston. Although the cause of her death could not be determined, based on the location of the remains her death has been treated as a homicide.

Katherine “Kathy” Alston courtesy of New Hampshire State Police
Ms. Alston was born in 1945 in Chelsea, Massachusetts, the eldest of several siblings, and spent much of her life in the Boston, Massachusetts area. She was approximately 26 at the time of her death.
After exhausting all leads, the New Hampshire State Police reached out to the DNA Doe Project in February of 2020. The lab work to develop a DNA profile was complex, ultimately requiring a second bone sample.
One of Ms. Alton’s siblings had taken a Direct-to-Consumer DNA test and uploaded their DNA file to GEDmatch. GEDmatch changed the setting on that kit in May 2019 as part of their new policy regarding law enforcement access to matches. Because the kit remained “opted-out”, when Jane Doe’s profile was uploaded in 2020, that crucial connecting match, which would have solved the case immediately, was not available to the team. GEDmatch changed this policy in January of 2021, and since then the entire database has been available for investigative genetic genealogy matching to John and Jane Does.
The DNA Doe Project wishes to acknowledge the contributions of the groups and individuals who helped solve this case: the New Hampshire State Police, especially Trooper Mallory Littman, who entrusted the case to the DNA Doe Project; Dr. Amy Michael, University of New Hampshire; University of North Texas Health Science Center for providing DNA extract; Astrea Forensics for DNA extraction; HudsonAlpha Discovery for whole genome sequencing; Kevin Lord of Saber Investigations for bioinformatics; the Austin Police Homicide Cold Case/Missing Persons Unit; GEDmatch and Family Tree DNA for providing their databases; our generous donors who contributed to this case and DDP’s dedicated teams of volunteer investigative genetic genealogists who work tirelessly to bring victims home.
Doe-Nate Fund Case:

This was a Doe-NateFunded case. The goal of $3,500 was reached. A major, generous donation from Celia Cachat, along with our other donors, fully funded this case. Thank you to all who supported this case.

 

[Kimster]

I can't find where it says where she was last seen?

I'm taken aback by how many of these does were found in other states from where they were last known to be alive!

 

[Guess Who]

I can't find where it says where she was last seen?

I'm taken aback by how many of these does were found in other states from where they were last known to be alive!

This was also in the days of carefree hitch hiking. It also goes to show how little different jurisdictions communicate.

 

[Takeitfromme]

Giving a push....