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Transcript for The Case of The Wetzel County Jane Doe

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Hi everyone, Mark here with an exciting announcement.

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Courtney and I have teamed up with our friends from Three Sisters Paranormal to start a ghost

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tour company called Appalachian Ghost Tours.

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Our first ghost tour is almost here and we couldn't be more thrilled.

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We will be investigating the historic Mayberry Mansion in Mayberry, West Virginia on September

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13th for the first time ever.

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This beautiful mansion with a tragic past will be explored.

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So if you have nothing planned for Friday the 13th, come out and join us for an unforgettable

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paranormal investigation.

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To RSVP, click the link below.

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We hope to see you there.

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Mountain State Mysteries contains adult content that may not be suitable for all audiences.

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Listener discretion is advised.

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I'm your host Mark and this is Mountain State Mysteries.

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The case I have for you today is about a woman who to the state her identity is still unknown.

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This is the case of the Wettell County Jane Doe.

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On February 13th, 1983, a senior couple spotted what they thought was a mannequin, but what

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they actually found was the body of a white female alongside Route 250 near Littleton,

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West Virginia in Wettell County.

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The body looked like it was placed here recently and the reason they thought this was due to

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a snow that hit the area the night before.

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The snow covered everything but the body of the unidentified woman.

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From the investigation of the area where her body was found, it looked like tire tracks

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and footprints indicated that she was killed in another area.

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Police say that she was not a victim of sexual assault, although foul play was known to be

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involved in her death.

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Police believe that she was killed by a fictiation or strangulation, though it's never really

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been confirmed.

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Hey y'all, we're thrilled to announce an exclusive paranormal investigation in collaboration

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with Three Sisters Paranormal at the Powerhouse Resort Mayberry Mansion.

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Join us on September 13th before the head of the Dragon festivities on the 28th for a

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ghost hunt like no other.

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For just $10 per person you can explore this historic mansion which has never been investigated

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before.

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With a dark and mysterious history, the Mayberry Mansion is the perfect location for a night

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of thrills and chills.

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All proceeds will go towards the ongoing economic development of the head of the Dragon Trail,

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so not only will you experience something truly unique, but you'll also support a great

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cause.

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Don't miss out on this one of a kind event, secure your spot today, and get ready for an

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unforgettable Friday the 13th.

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RSVP now by visiting the link in our show notes, and prepare to uncover the secrets hidden within

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the Mayberry Mansion.

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Authorities believe they have at least two possible suspects in the murder of Jane Doe.

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One is a stocky white man in his 40s and is roughly 5'10 and 185-200 pounds.

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This man was seen in the area and he could have been driving a 1978 or 1980 two-tone

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brown Chevrolet pickup truck with a light-colored camper top on it.

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The second suspect is a man in prison for multiple murders without the possibility of

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parole, but police cannot prosecute him until Jane Doe's identity is known.

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Some people actually believe that Jane Doe could really be a victim of the red-headed

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murders, also known as the Bible Belt murders.

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If you have no idea what the redhead murders case is, well you're in the right place.

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The red-headed murders is the name given to a series of unsolved homicides of red-headed

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females in the United States between October 1978 to 1992.

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The man who committed these homicides is still unknown to this day.

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The murders took place in six states, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Kentucky,

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and West Virginia.

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These are actually unsure how many people were responsible for the murders or if they

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were all committed by the same person.

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It's believed that there may be five to fourteen victims.

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To top it off, the Wettel County Jane Doe isn't the only tie to West Virginia in the

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red-headed murders.

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On September 16th, 1984, the body of a woman who was identified as 28-year-old Lisa Nichols

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who also used the last name Jarvis was found along Interstate 40 near West Memphis, Arkansas.

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She only had a sweater on.

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She was found to be a resident of West Virginia.

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Authorities were not able to identify and contact her family members for some time, indicating

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that Lisa was estranged from them.

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She was not identified until June of 1985, nine months after she was murdered.

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The Wettel County Jane Doe is estimated to have been around 30 years old, 5'5", and

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135 pounds.

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She was a white female who police believe to have been a frequenter of a bar or an employee

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of a bar.

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The bar locations include West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and possibly Ohio.

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The characteristics of Jane Doe include Auburn hair, a possible caesarean scar on her abdomen,

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a mole on her chest, a double pierced ear.

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She hasn't officially been labeled a mother because her scars could actually mean that

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she could have had surgeries regarding her uterus or her fallopian tubes.

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Police also noticed that her toenails were painted orange and that her legs and armpits

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were shaved.

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This kind of ruled out her being a hitchhiker to them.

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Another theory in the case of the Wettel County Jane Doe is the Harry Krishna involvement

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in her death.

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In the late 1960s, Kurtana Nanda, Swami, founded New Frenda Bond on the outskirts of

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Moundsville, West Virginia, a community established a little over 30 miles from where the Wettel

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County Jane Doe's body was found.

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New Frenda Bond is known for the Palace of Gold, which I've actually been there and

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it's absolutely beautiful.

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The Palace of Gold is an iconic home for Pro Bullata, the founder of the International

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Society for Krishna Consciousness, known in short as Harry Krishna.

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The reason for the Harry Krishna involvement in the Wettel County Jane Doe's death stems

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from Kurtana Nanda not too long after the community had established following.

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Two retired devotees dropped a major bombshell.

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They said that Kurtana Nanda and other teachers in New Frenda Bond were sexually abusing children,

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experimenting and selling drugs and stealing money from the community.

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Not too long after this came out, the two devotees were murdered.

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Another devotee who was actually convicted of the murders alleged that he acted on the

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order of Kurtana Nanda.

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To me, this is just really far fetched that it goes with this case.

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Like I've said, I've been to the Palace of Gold in the surrounding area.

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You honestly feel nothing but peace, even though there's a lot of people there.

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Personally, I think that at the time this was just a rumor that people started and it's

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hard to even search this case and not talk about this without mentioning the Harry Krishna

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Zena.

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Hi everyone, Mark here with an exciting announcement.

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Courtney and I have teamed up with our friends from Three Sisters Paranormal to start a ghost

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tour company called Appalachian Ghost Tours.

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Our first ghost tour is almost here and we couldn't be more thrilled.

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We will be investigating the historic Mayberry Mansion in Mayberry, West Virginia on September

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13th for the first time ever.

00:09:47,080 → 00:09:51,480

This beautiful mansion with a tragic past will be explored.

00:09:51,480 → 00:09:57,880

So if you have nothing planned for Friday the 13th, come out and join us for an unforgettable

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paranormal investigation.

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To RSVP, click the link below.

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We hope to see you there.

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Even though the Wetzel County Jane Doe may not have an identity in 2024, there is somewhat

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a happy ending in her story.

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When the Wetzel County Jane Doe was released from the medical examiner's office, she was

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to be cremated.

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However, a couple from Peyton County, West Virginia, decided that they couldn't let her

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face such a fate.

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The couple adopted the Wetzel County Jane Doe in 1993 and gave her the name Judy Beattie

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Doe and she was buried in a donated family plot.

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All of Judy's funeral services were donated and almost 30 people attended the burial for

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a woman they never knew.

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Judy now lays underneath a bronze marble stone that reads, quote, AKA Judy, 1983.

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You are unknown to us, but you are known and loved by God, end quote.

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As of September 2024, the identity of the Wetzel County Jane Doe is still unknown.

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For me, I wish the state of West Virginia had the funding to test DNA like Judy's,

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so we could finally get her name back.

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If the state of West Virginia could use 23andMe, they could see who Judy is related to and

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go from there.

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I hope someday in the near future, Judy gets her real name back.

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