This was confirmed by Dr. David Foran of the Michigan State’s Forensic Biology DNA lab, which specializes in finding DNA from ancient, mummified remains. He completed Jane Doe’s DNA profile and compared that with McDowell’s brother’s DNA. The DNA samples did not match, and McDowell was conclusively eliminated. [Note: The nuclear profile was done, but since the photo-superimposition ruled out McDowell, the DNA comparison, at that time, was not made.]

There are two other Doe candidates, one from western Nebraska and one from Oklahoma. Both women seem to be somewhat older than Boulder’s Jane Doe. Both candidates appear to have left their parental homes as a result of paternal sexual abuse. After leaving their homes, neither was seen again. A check of the Nebraska candidate’s Social Security number shows no activity after the departure date. However, she appears to have been eliminated due to negative findings in photographic superimposition on the Doe skull.

The Oklahoma candidate does not fit the age parameters of the Doe skeleton. While neither has been eliminated, there is a low probability of either being Jane Doe. 

In a search for more probable candidates, the team continues to make itself available for media interviews which contain statements about Doe’s profile and history, and include requests that families and friends of missing persons who fit the Doe profile and who disappeared shortly prior to April 10, 1954, contact the Boulder, Colorado, Sheriff’s Office. [Note: Jane Doe’s body was found on April 8, 1954, and she had been deceased for a week or more.]

The next stage is for VSM Frank Bender to complete a reconstruction of Jane Doe’s face which “America’s Most Wanted” has agreed to broadcast. It is hoped the extensive exposure offered by John Walsh and “America’s Most Wanted” will enable the team to put a name to the face of this young homicide victim.

Except for chemicals used in the DNA analysis, the services performed by the Michigan State University’s Forensic Biology and Forensic Anthropology labs were pro bono.