FL EVERGLADES JANE DOE: W/HF, 35-60, found near boat ramp near US 27 in Everglades, FL - 19 Dec 1998 - Rock City T-Shirt *EILEEN TRUPPNER*

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240UFFL - Unidentified Female​

Reconstructions of the victim (1-2 by Catyana Falsetti); victim's clothing.

Date of Discovery: December 19, 1998
Location of Discovery: Everglades, Broward County, Florida
Estimated Date of Death: Days prior
State of Remains: Recognizable face
Cause of Death: Homicide

Physical Description​

Estimated Age: 35-60 years old
Race: White and/or Hispanic
Sex: Female
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 116 lbs.
Hair: Brown, curly and 6" long.
Eye Color: Brown
Distinguishing Marks/Features: Recent surgery to remove a cyst.

Identifiers​

Dentals: Available. 13 - palatal cuspid only remains, 14 - retained roots.
Fingerprints: Unknown.
DNA: Unknown.

Clothing & Personal Items​

Clothing: Black and white striped shirt with blue sleeves that read "Team Sport", a black sleeveless Rock City t-shirt and red sneakers.
Jewelry: Red earrings.
Additional Personal Items: Unknown.

Circumstances of Discovery​

A boater found the woman's face-down body around 5:00 PM in the saw grass near a boat ramp, west of U.S. 27, two miles south of Interstate 75. Detectives suspect she was murdered in Broward, Dade or Palm Beach counties and dumped in the Everglades.

Investigating Agency(s)​

Agency Name: District 17 Medical Examiner's Office
Agency Contact Person: Wendy Crane
Agency Phone Number: 954-357-5200
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 1998-1548

Agency Name: Broward Sheriff's Office
Agency Contact Person: Glenn Bukata
Agency Phone Number: 954-764-4357
Agency E-Mail: N/A
Agency Case Number: 98-12-10366

NCIC Case Number: U183268048
NamUs Case Number: 1090

Information Source(s)​

NamUs
FLUIDDB
WeTip
The Miami Herald (12/21/1998)

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A boater found #JaneDoe in the #FLORIDA Everglades wearing this t-shirt on Dec. 19, 1998.

Estimated Age: 35-60 years old Race: White and/or Hispanic Sex: Female Height: 5'6" Weight: 116 lbs. Hair: Brown, curly and 6" long. Eye Color: Brown Distinguishing Marks/Features: Recent surgery to remove a cyst.

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[Summer_Breeze]

BSO releases new sketch of 1998 Jane Doe murder victim

Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office say they’re hoping to get new information on a 1998 cold case, releasing a new sketch of the victim.

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Chris Gothner, Digital Journalist
Published: October 28, 2022 at 11:52 AM

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office say they’re hoping to get new information on a 1998 cold case, releasing a new sketch of the victim Friday.

The agency is spotlighting the killing of “Jane Doe” as part of a series highlighting the county’s cold cases.

In the evening hours of Dec. 18, 1998, someone dragged a woman’s body into the sawgrass in a remote area off U.S. 27, north of Interstate 75.

A boater found her the next day.

Detectives found her lying face down and evidence showed she had been strangled and likely raped.

To this day, detectives don’t know who she is and don’t know who killed her.

Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Zack Scott at 954-321-4214 or Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-8477.

 

[Summer_Breeze]

Jane Doe no more: Victim of 1998 west Broward murder identified

Detectives have identified the victim of a 1998 murder in western Broward County, sheriff’s officials announced Thursday.

www.local10.com

Chris Gothner, Digital Journalist
Published: May 4, 2023 at 12:52 PM
Updated: May 4, 2023 at 1:02 PM

BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives have identified the victim of a 1998 murder in western Broward County, sheriff’s officials announced Thursday.

The woman previously known to detectives as Jane Doe has now been revealed to be Eileen Truppner, a 41-year-old mother of two and a native of Puerto Rico. Officials with the Broward Sheriff’s Office said she had moved to South Florida a few years before her death.

In the evening hours of Dec. 18, 1998, deputies said someone dragged Truppner’s body into the sawgrass in a remote area off U.S. 27, north of Interstate 75. Detectives believe she had also been raped.

The sheriff’s office announcement comes months after BSO highlighted the case in its “Open and Unsolved” series, releasing a new sketch of the then-unidentified victim.