OH SANDUSKY JANE DOE: WF, 25-40, found on the shores of Lake Erie near Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH - 30 Mar 1980 *PATRICIA GREENWOOD*

Unidentified Person / NamUs #UP76029
Female, White / Caucasian

www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/76029



Case Numbers ME/C Case NumberI-338-20
Demographics
Sex Female
Race / Ethnicity White / Caucasian
Estimated Age Group Adult - Pre 40
Estimated Age Range (Years) 25-40
Height 5' 7"(67 inches) , Measured
Weight 130 lbs, Measured

Circumstances
Type Unidentified Deceased
Date Body Found March 30, 1980
NamUs Case Created November 30, 2020

Location Found Map
Location Sandusky, Ohio 44870
County Erie County
GPS Coordinates (Not Mapped)--
Found On Tribal Land Unknown
Circumstances of Recovery On March 30, 1980, a badly decomposed female was located .

Details of Recovery
Inventory of Remains All parts recovered
Condition of RemainsNot recognizable - Decomposing/putrefaction
Clothing and Accessories
Accessories - Nylon pantyhose - On the Body
Clothing - Beige cocktail party dress - On the Body
Clothing - White lace slip - On the Body

#JaneDoe wore this dress when found on the shores of Lake Erie near Cedar Point in Sandusky, #OHIO - 30 Mar 1980

Accessories - Nylon pantyhose Clothing - Beige cocktail party dress Clothing - White lace slip

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[SheWhoMustNotBeNamed]

‘That is part of the mystery’: Police release new details on woman whose body was found 40 years ago

SANDUSKY, Ohio (WJW) — Sandusky police detectives are hoping new DNA technology will help them finally identify a woman whose body was found on a beach more than 40 years ago. “She was found …

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‘That is part of the mystery’: Police release new details on woman whose body was found 40 years ago​

Sandusky police detectives are hoping new DNA technology will help them finally identify a woman whose body was found on a beach more than 40 years ago.

“She was found wearing a disco-style dress. She had no identifying marks on her and her body was badly decomposed ,” said Detective Eric Costante. “She had some injuries on her body and it’s unknown if those injuries were caused from the ice in the lake or if those injuries caused her death and that is part of the mystery.”

“We really want to be able to identify her and hopefully find her family,” Costante said.


Sandusky Police Chief Jared Oliver says the department is teaming up with officials at the Porchlight Project to help solve the case. They are hoping DNA samples can now be tested with new technology.

“We just want that closure for the family,” said Lt. Scott Dahlgren. “We want them to be in peace and for them to know she was found here .”

If you have any information on this cold case, contact the Porchlight Project here or call Sandusky police detectives.

 

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Body Found Near Cedar Point in 1980 Identified as Michigan Woman Using New DNA Testing

Sandusky Police are asking anyone who knew Patricia Eleanor Greenwood to come forward

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By Lee DeVito on Tue, Apr 4, 2023 at 10:40 am

Thanks to funding for new DNA testing for cold cases, police say they have finally identified the body of a woman found on the beach near Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio on March 30, 1980 — precisely 43 years to the day of the discovery.

According to officials, the woman was Patricia Eleanor Greenwood, who was born in 1948 in Bay City, Michigan, and lived in Traverse City and Saginaw.

When police first found the partially decomposed body, they determined that it was a young woman estimated to be about 5’5” tall and 120 lbs. She was wearing a size 12 “disco style” dress but had no other identifying features.

She would have been in her early 30s at the time of death, and may have been a sex worker.

The mystery took a turn in 2021, when Porchlight Project, a nonprofit dedicated to funding new DNA testing and genetic genealogy for cold cases in Ohio, offered to cover the costs to identify the body. Sandusky Police Detective Eric Costante sent a tissue sample to the forensics lab Bode Technology in Lorton, Virginia, which was able to extract DNA from the sample. The DNA was then cross-referenced with public databases and other evidence to generate a strong lead that pointed to a Michigan family.

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The lead generated from the DNA test led to a family of twelve children from the same family who were given up for adoption in Michigan. An interview with one of Greenwood’s surviving brothers revealed that he had not heard from his sister since around the time the body was found in Sandusky, and a surviving sister suggested that Patricia may have been a sex worker.

Police are investigating Greenwood’s death as a possible homicide and looking for anyone who might remember her and who she was with around the time of her disappearance.