Livingston County Sheriff John York and his agency continue their quest to identify a young murder victim from 1979 and are getting a helping hand from the cyber-world.

In the brisk, early morning hours of November 10th, 1979, before most people even knew what a computer was, a local farmer and his son were checking their fields off Rt. 20 in the rural Town of Caledonia, NY, when they discovered the lifeless body of the unidentified young girl. She had been shot and left to die just off the highway in a cold, desolate cornfield. Livingston County Sheriff John York was the lead investigator on the case, a case that was the talk of the town for several weeks.

Thousands upon thousands of leads have been developed over the past twenty-nine years, but none has lead investigators to learn her identity, nor that of her killer(s).

Sheriff York and his agency have not given up the hope of someday identifying the young girl, whom medical examiners believe to have been between 14 and 19 years old. She had dark hair with blonde highlights and brown eyes. She was clad in a red windbreaker jacket, tan corduroy pants and a red plaid shirt. She was slight of build, approximately 5’3”, 120 Lbs. Botanical analysis of her clothing and her sun-tanned skin lead investigators to believe she may be from the south-west region of the Country.

The internet proved to be a tremendous asset in the investigation, helping law enforcement disseminate information completely and swiftly. Private individuals and “Missing Person” organizations across the United States have taken a particular interest in trying to help identify the young “Jane Doe”. One group has even utilized YouTube as a vehicle through which to get information out to the public.

Sheriff York continues to ask the public to share any information regarding this investigation by contacting the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office at:

4 Court Street, Geneseo, NY 14454
(585) 243-7100,
LCSO@co.livingston.ny.us

You can also view the Sheriff’s press release on his website at this link:
http://www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/Sheriff/pdfs/JaneDoe.pdf