For 35 years, she was known only as “Caledonia Jane Doe.” Found in a rural ditch in upstate New York in 1979, her identity remained a mystery despite composite sketches, forensic reconstructions, and decades of renewed efforts. When DNA finally revealed her name Tammy Jo Alexander, a teenager from Florida an entirely new mystery emerged: Who killed her, and why?
Today, we examine her life, the astonishing path to her identification, and the still-unsolved questions surrounding her final hours.