Evelyn Colon | |
|---|---|
 Digitally enhanced photograph of Evelyn Colon | |
| Born | April 17, 1961[1] |
| Disappeared | Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Status | Identified after 44 years |
| Died | c. December 13–19, 1976 (aged 15) |
| Cause of death | Strangulation |
| Body discovered | December 20, 1976 |
| Resting place | Laurytown Road Cemetery, Weatherly, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Known for | Formerly unidentified victim of homicide |
| Height | 4 ft 11 in (1.50 m) (minimum) 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) (maximum) |
Evelyn Colon (previously known as Beth Doe; April 17, 1961 – December 1976)[2] was a formerly unidentified American teenager from New Jersey who was found murdered and dismembered in three suitcases along with her unborn daughter on December 20, 1976, in White Haven, Pennsylvania. The brutality of the crime, the fact that she was pregnant when she was killed and the length of time that she remained unidentified created national attention.[3]
After isotope analysis was conducted in 2007, it was believed she had been an immigrant from a Central European country. In 2019, it was announced police were considering the possibility that this victim had been a runaway foster child who was last known to be in New York,[4] but investigators subsequently located the girl and confirmed that she was alive.[5]
On March 31, 2021, it was officially announced that the victim had been identified as 15-year-old Evelyn Colon of Jersey City, New Jersey.[6] In addition, the identity of her alleged killer, Luis Sierra, was made public after charges were filed.[7]
- ^ Snyder, Alec (April 3, 2021). "Suspect arrested in the death of a teenage girl who disappeared in 1976". CNN. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ "Seek Help on Identities of Victims". Lebanon Daily News. December 28, 1976. p. 2. Retrieved April 13, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dudiak, Zandy (May 6, 2012). "Unsolved Cases: A New Weekend Patch Feature". North Hills Patch. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
- ^ "1976 Carbon County Jane Doe Lead". Help ID Me. National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. September 12, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ^ "Woman With Massachusetts Ties 'Alive And Well,' Not Victim Of Penn. Cold Case". CBS Boston. September 25, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- ^ "NY man, 63, charged in decades-old homicide in Carbon County". WFMZ.com. March 31, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ Bresswein, Kurt (March 31, 2021). "Found in 1976 along Lehigh River, 'Beth Doe' now has an ID. And so does her alleged killer". lehighvalleylive. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
