On the morning of July 17th 1982 two hikers set out along the Sheep Flats on what was to be a sunny and breezy day in the popular hiking area of Washoe County, Nevada, close to Lake Tahoe.

Their day was set to be a calm and peaceful one when they came across the body of a 25 to 35 year old woman who had been sexually assaulted and shot in the back of the head. She had been shot as she was bent over.The killer had also concealed the bullet wound with a pair of mens underwear.

It wasn't until 2019, over 37 years later, that our doe was able to get her name back.

Sources -
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Mary_Silvani
https://www.almanac.com/weather/history/NV/Reno/1982-07-17
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Sarah_McWaters
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Marlyse_Honeychurch
http://dnadoeproject.org/case/sheep-flat-jane/
http://dnadoeproject.org/#
https://eu.rgj.com/story/news/2019/05/07/sheeps-flat-jane-doe-sheriff-announce-major-breakthrough/1130650001/
https://www.washoesheriff.com/press-releases.php?id=1500084
https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Suspect-in-37-year-old-unsolved-Lake-Tahoe-13827776.php
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/11/us/cold-case-genealogy-dna.html
https://eu.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/05/09/sheeps-flat-jane-doe-detroit-nevada/1141658001/

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