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Woman With Brown Hair and Brown Eyes Missing in 1976

On December 20, 1976 a brown hair, brown eyed pregnant woman between the age of 16 and 22 was found brutally murdered in White Haven, Pennsylvania. Her body had been put into three suitcases and tossed over the side of an overpass on Interstate 80 westbound. The woman had been shot and strangled. Her identity and the identity of her killer or killers is still unknown. Overtime, she has become known as Carbon County Jane Doe or Pennsylvania Beth Doe.

Please read the following description. Someone knows the true identity of Beth Doe. Could this unidentified woman be someone you know?

Table of Contents

  1. Do You Know Beth Doe As the Woman Who Went Missing Around 1976?
  2. Missing Woman Brown Hair Brown Eyes Mediterranean
  3. Missing Pregnant Woman
  4. Tip Line
  5. Sketch of Beth Done in 2007 (hair and nose approximate)
  6. What Happened To Beth Doe
  7. Beth Doe Mini Documentary
  8. Unidentified Woman Found in Pennsylvania in 1976
  9. Please Call
  10. Reader Feedback
  11. Polly Klass Foundation

Do You Know Beth Doe As the Woman Who Went Missing Around 1976?

Pregnant Woman Who Disappeared in the 1970s

Our hope is that someone knows this victim not as Beth Doe, but as the missing woman who disappeared from her community sometime around 1976. Beth Doe is someone's missing daughter, missing friend, missing classmate or missing coworker. Read the information below and try to think if you can think of anyone who matches the description of Beth Doe.

Do not assume you do not know this person just because you don't know a "missing" person. There is a good chance that this young lady may have never been reported missing. You may think of her as a runaway, someone who moved away with her family or boyfriend, someone who was sent away while she was pregnant, etc.

*If you were born between 1954 and 1960, you may know Beth Doe as a classmate, friend, or acquaintance. It is believed Beth was born between those years, maybe a year or two earlier or later. She would have been between sixteen and twenty-two in 1976. Is it possible you went to high school with this woman? Could you have worked with her at some point?

*At the time of her death, Beth Doe was carrying a full term white female fetus. The baby would have been born healthy. There is a possibility that people close to this woman may not have known she was pregnant or it is possible that she became pregnant after becoming known as a missing person.

*Beth Doe was 5'4". She weighed between 130 and 150 pounds. Keep in mind that Beth Doe was pregnant. Perhaps the woman you're looking for weighted less than that.

*Beth Doe had moles on her face. There was one small mole by her left eye and another mole on her left cheek. These moles may have developed during pregnancy.

*Beth Doe had some fillings in her teeth and was also missing a few teeth. Do you know a woman who disappeared around 1976 who may have only had sporadic dental care or poor dental health?

*Beth Doe may have been of Mediterranean descent. It is even possible that she was a Romany, sometimes known as a gypsy. Perhaps she was an immigrant. She had dark brown hair and brown eyes. Do you know a missing woman fitting this description?

*Beth Doe had a 5.5" scar on her left leg above the heel. She had not had any previous fractures.

Missing Woman Brown Hair Brown Eyes Mediterranean

Murdered Pennsylvania Woman

This is a computer generated image of what Beth Doe may have looked like. Her hairstyle and nose are approximations. At the time of her death Beth Doe had medium length hair. A picture in the introduction to this article show what Beth may have looked like with longer hair.

Missing Pregnant Woman

Do You Know Who This Woman With Brown Hair and Brown Eyes Could Be?

*Do you know a woman who disappeared from the New York City area in 1976? It is possible that Beth Doe, or her killer, was from the New York City area since a New York Sunday News, dated September 26, 1976, was found with her body. It is common for people traveling from the New York City area into Pennsylvania to use I-80. I-80 begins 4 miles away from New York City in Teaneck, NJ. This missing brown hair brown eyed pregnant woman may be from New York City area or she may have had some sort of affiliation with the area.

*On the other hand, Beth Doe may originally be from anywhere. However, Beth Doe was found within 24 hours of being killed meaning that it is likely that she was killed somewhere on the east coast within a relatively short driving distance of White Haven, a community in the northeastern portion of Pennsylvania.

*Do you know a missing woman who in anyway could be related to the letters WSR? 8 to 12 hours before Beth Doe died she wrote WSR and either a 4 or 5 next to it and a 4 or 7 below and to the right of that on her left hand palm. This could be initials trying to identify the girl along with a birthday or other numerical ID, it could be a license plate number, it could be a CB call sign, it could be the name of a road, etc. No one is sure what the letters and numbers mean.

*Beth Doe was murdered on December 19 or 20, 1976 but it is possible that she was a missing person long before that date. You may not even think of her as a missing person. Perhaps you know her as someone who left town with her boyfriend or husband or by herself during that time period or as a someone who was sent away by her family, etc.

*Do you know a woman with dark brown hair and brown eyes who was kidnapped, left home, ran away, disappeared under unusual circumstances, or otherwise went missing in or around 1976 who looks like one of the pictures shown on this page?

Even if you have reported a friend or loved one missing in the past, don't assume she has been compared to Beth Doe. If you know of a person who fits Beth Doe's description and has not been seen since the mid-1970s, you should call the number below.

Tip Line

If you know anything about Pennsylvania Beth Doe please call Corporal Thomas McAndrew @ 570-459-3890
Keep in mind that you can remain anonymous

Pregnant Missing Woman 1976

Sketch of Beth Done in 2007 (hair and nose approximate) 

What Happened To Beth Doe

Do You Know Who Killed This Pregnant Woman?

Beth Doe suitcases

Even if you don't know who Beth Doe is, perhaps you know who killed her.

Beth Doe was strangled and shot in the neck. Her body was then put into three suitcases. The exact details of this crime may be too grizzly to put on this page but additional details about Beth's death can be found here. The suitcases were dropped from an overpass on I-80 in White Haven, Pennsylvania and fell 300 feet to the ground. It is assumed the person disposing of the suitcases intended to throw them into the Lehigh River but missed causing the suitcases to open.

Beth Doe was killed on December 19th or December 20th, 1976. She had been dead 7 to 24 hours before being found at 4:30 PM on December 20, 1976.

There are many details about the materials found at the crime scene that may help identify Beth Doe's killer or killers.

Suitcases
The suitcases were all the same size (23" x 14" x 7 1/2"). One suitcase was blue and tan plaid with a brown vinyl trim and side zipper. The other two suitcases were soft vinyl, blue colored, with a red, white, and blue stripe. These also zipped on the side. Before being dropped, the handles had been cut off of the suitcase and someone painted the zippers with black flat paint. A photo of the suitcases appears above.

Packing Materials
Several things were packed into the suitcases. A chenille rust or coral color blanket was cut into three parts. The bedspread had an embroidered flower design with yellow for the flowers and pink and green for the details. Straw and dry packing foam were also in the suitcases. Six sections of the New York Sunday News dated September 26, 1976 were also present.

Beth Doe Mini Documentary

Here is a short video about the Beth Doe case. Although there are no graphic images part of what is described may be considered disturbing to viewers. Viewer discretion is advised.
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Unidentified Woman Found in Pennsylvania in 1976

Unidentified white woman found in Pennsylvania 1976

This is the original sketch done of the unidentified woman found in White Haven, Pennsylvania on December 20, 1976. Her nose is an approximation and should not be considered an identifying marker.

Please Call

If you know anything at all about the identity of Beth Doe or her killer please call 570-459-3890. Could you have seen something suspicious on I-80 near White Haven, PA on December 19 or 20, 1976? Please call. The smallest tip could have big results. There is no tip too small.

Reader Feedback

Leave your thoughts and prayers for Pennsylvania Beth Doe/ Carbon County Jane Doe. Please do not leave tips here. All tips may be submitted anonymously to 570-459-3890.

  • JJ Jan 30, 2010 @ 4:40 am | delete
    is there any way that blood samples from the baby may have been taken? DNA could possibly link the father of the baby to her murder.
  • GrowWear Dec 16, 2009 @ 1:32 pm | delete
    There's a family out there that wants to know what happened to their daughter. You've put together a good lens trying to bring some sort of closure for Pennsylvania Beth Doe. I hope you get the information you need.
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