‘We All Feel Very Passionate About The End Goal’ — Black Jane Doe Found In Mississippi River Identified 50 Years Later
An autopsy revealed that Cheryl Edwards was 15 years old and 10 weeks pregnant when her body was found in the Mississippi River over 50 years ago. The post ‘We All Feel Very Passionate About The End Goal’ — Black Jane Doe Found In Mississippi River Identified 50 Years Later appeared first on MadameNoire.
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A Jane Doe found in the Mississippi River in 1975 has finally been identified as Cheryl Edwards, a Black girl who was 15 years old at the time of her death.
According to Fox 26, the body of Cheryl Edwards was discovered in the Mississippi River by a fisherman on April 11, 1975. Cheryl’s body was found with no clothing, jewelry, or any identifying markers. An autopsy revealed that she was shot in the head and was 10 weeks pregnant at the time of her death. The Clinton County Sheriff’s Office ruled her death a homicide at the time, but there were no leads as they couldn’t identify her body despite years of investigation.
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