Unidentified murder victim, aged between 15 and 24, whose body was discovered under a cedar tree in Williams, Coconino County, on February 14, 1982∼February 14, 1982
Seven to nine miles outside the city of Williams, on Interstate 40, an Arizona highway patrolman, searching the right-of-way for a tire lost off a passenger vehicle, spotted her as she lay against the fence.
She had been dead for three to four days before his discovery. And an autopsy failed to find a conclusive cause of death.
Cops nicknamed her "Valentine Sally", because she was found on Valentines Day. She is believed to have been between the ages of 19 and 25, being 5'4" to 5'8" tall, weighing 120 to 130 pounds, had blonde shoulder length hair and pierced ears. About a week before her death, she had undergone a root canal, but had not returned to her dentist to have it filled.
At 3 a.m. on February 5th, at the Monte Carlo Truck Stop, she may have been in the company of a white male, 60 to 65 years of age, 5'8" to 5'10" tall, medium weight, wearing a two-tone brown checked leather vest—the kind made in Mexico and a felt cowboy hat adorned with peacock feathers.
Coconino Sheriff's detectives were seeking two men, a white and black truck-driving team, which might be able to give some further information.
The victim may have been seen wearing a white pullover sweater with maroon stripes, designer jean, "Seasons" brand, size 8, and was barefoot.
In 1987, she was exhumed and examined by anthropologists in the hopes they could discover further information to identify her.
Coconino County Sheriff's Office announce that after 40 years they have been able to officially identify the Jane Doe from the "Valentine Sally" as 17 year old Carolyn Celeste Eaton. Valentine Sally was one of the oldest unsolved "Jane Doe" cases in Arizona. A young woman was found dead on the side of a northern Arizona highway by a Arizona Department of Public Safety officer decades ago on Valentine's Day, and nobody knew who she was until now.
Seven to nine miles outside the city of Williams, on Interstate 40, an Arizona highway patrolman, searching the right-of-way for a tire lost off a passenger vehicle, spotted her as she lay against the fence.
She had been dead for three to four days before his discovery. And an autopsy failed to find a conclusive cause of death.
Cops nicknamed her "Valentine Sally", because she was found on Valentines Day. She is believed to have been between the ages of 19 and 25, being 5'4" to 5'8" tall, weighing 120 to 130 pounds, had blonde shoulder length hair and pierced ears. About a week before her death, she had undergone a root canal, but had not returned to her dentist to have it filled.
At 3 a.m. on February 5th, at the Monte Carlo Truck Stop, she may have been in the company of a white male, 60 to 65 years of age, 5'8" to 5'10" tall, medium weight, wearing a two-tone brown checked leather vest—the kind made in Mexico and a felt cowboy hat adorned with peacock feathers.
Coconino Sheriff's detectives were seeking two men, a white and black truck-driving team, which might be able to give some further information.
The victim may have been seen wearing a white pullover sweater with maroon stripes, designer jean, "Seasons" brand, size 8, and was barefoot.
In 1987, she was exhumed and examined by anthropologists in the hopes they could discover further information to identify her.
Coconino County Sheriff's Office announce that after 40 years they have been able to officially identify the Jane Doe from the "Valentine Sally" as 17 year old Carolyn Celeste Eaton. Valentine Sally was one of the oldest unsolved "Jane Doe" cases in Arizona. A young woman was found dead on the side of a northern Arizona highway by a Arizona Department of Public Safety officer decades ago on Valentine's Day, and nobody knew who she was until now.
Unidentified murder victim, aged between 15 and 24, whose body was discovered under a cedar tree in Williams, Coconino County, on February 14, 1982∼February 14, 1982
Seven to nine miles outside the city of Williams, on Interstate 40, an Arizona highway patrolman, searching the right-of-way for a tire lost off a passenger vehicle, spotted her as she lay against the fence.
She had been dead for three to four days before his discovery. And an autopsy failed to find a conclusive cause of death.
Cops nicknamed her "Valentine Sally", because she was found on Valentines Day. She is believed to have been between the ages of 19 and 25, being 5'4" to 5'8" tall, weighing 120 to 130 pounds, had blonde shoulder length hair and pierced ears. About a week before her death, she had undergone a root canal, but had not returned to her dentist to have it filled.
At 3 a.m. on February 5th, at the Monte Carlo Truck Stop, she may have been in the company of a white male, 60 to 65 years of age, 5'8" to 5'10" tall, medium weight, wearing a two-tone brown checked leather vest—the kind made in Mexico and a felt cowboy hat adorned with peacock feathers.
Coconino Sheriff's detectives were seeking two men, a white and black truck-driving team, which might be able to give some further information.
The victim may have been seen wearing a white pullover sweater with maroon stripes, designer jean, "Seasons" brand, size 8, and was barefoot.
In 1987, she was exhumed and examined by anthropologists in the hopes they could discover further information to identify her.
Coconino County Sheriff's Office announce that after 40 years they have been able to officially identify the Jane Doe from the "Valentine Sally" as 17 year old Carolyn Celeste Eaton. Valentine Sally was one of the oldest unsolved "Jane Doe" cases in Arizona. A young woman was found dead on the side of a northern Arizona highway by a Arizona Department of Public Safety officer decades ago on Valentine's Day, and nobody knew who she was until now.
Seven to nine miles outside the city of Williams, on Interstate 40, an Arizona highway patrolman, searching the right-of-way for a tire lost off a passenger vehicle, spotted her as she lay against the fence.
She had been dead for three to four days before his discovery. And an autopsy failed to find a conclusive cause of death.
Cops nicknamed her "Valentine Sally", because she was found on Valentines Day. She is believed to have been between the ages of 19 and 25, being 5'4" to 5'8" tall, weighing 120 to 130 pounds, had blonde shoulder length hair and pierced ears. About a week before her death, she had undergone a root canal, but had not returned to her dentist to have it filled.
At 3 a.m. on February 5th, at the Monte Carlo Truck Stop, she may have been in the company of a white male, 60 to 65 years of age, 5'8" to 5'10" tall, medium weight, wearing a two-tone brown checked leather vest—the kind made in Mexico and a felt cowboy hat adorned with peacock feathers.
Coconino Sheriff's detectives were seeking two men, a white and black truck-driving team, which might be able to give some further information.
The victim may have been seen wearing a white pullover sweater with maroon stripes, designer jean, "Seasons" brand, size 8, and was barefoot.
In 1987, she was exhumed and examined by anthropologists in the hopes they could discover further information to identify her.
Coconino County Sheriff's Office announce that after 40 years they have been able to officially identify the Jane Doe from the "Valentine Sally" as 17 year old Carolyn Celeste Eaton. Valentine Sally was one of the oldest unsolved "Jane Doe" cases in Arizona. A young woman was found dead on the side of a northern Arizona highway by a Arizona Department of Public Safety officer decades ago on Valentine's Day, and nobody knew who she was until now.
Gravesite Details
Murder Victim, body found Valentines Day west of Williams on I-40
