A new artist rendition released by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children hopes to revive public assistance in solving a cold case from 1979.
NCMEC works with law enforcement to locate and identify missing children.
The group’s new artist rendition is of a teen thought to be of Honduran descent known only as Jane Tucson Doe — a girl between 17 and 22 years old who was found dead on Nov. 1, 1979, near I-10, southeast of Tucson.
Police say she was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
Colin McNally leads the forensic art division at NCMEC. He says his team creates images at the request of law enforcement.
“In lieu of simply distributing actual images of these victims, we want to make sure that we are putting some sort of living representation that will capture the public’s attention, generate leads and hopefully some resolution for her case,” he said.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed it’s investigating the case.
The poster is being released to the public. Anyone who may recognize the girl are encouraged to call Pima County Sheriff's Department or the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner.
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