Unknown: 1990 - Galesi Drive Jane Doe - Wayne, NJ

The reason that I choose to feature this as my first case is because it happened fairly close to where I grew up and where I currently live. My family and I shopped at the stores around there often and since it was generally considered to be a safe community, we were pretty shocked when we heard about the discovery. I always wondered who she was and what happened to her - and hopefully, someday, we'll know.  So while Galesi Drive Jane Doe isn't her "official" name, I feel that it's more respectful than just using her case number and this is something that I'll continue to do for other unnamed Does.

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On July 16, 1990, partial human remains were discovered by an employee at a construction site behind, what was then, G&H Precision Machining on Galesi Drive in Wayne, New Jersey. One of the employees had been watching a rabbit when he spotted what he thought was teeth. Those teeth turned out to part of the remains that were discovered at the scene: A human jawbone (with near perfect teeth), the C2 (second) vertebra and two rib bones. They were said to be in relatively good condition and the police suspected that the bones hadn't been out there for too long.

Upon further examination by the county medical examiner, she was able to confirm that the jawbone was, in fact, human but was unable to provide a manner or date of death.

Galesi Drive in Wayne, New Jersey in 2019. Approximately where the remains were discovered in 1990.

Detectives dug a trench that was 3' deep, 40' wide and 65' long and sifted through the dirt to search for any additional bones, bone fragments or other evidence but didn't come up with any additional items. They did find a pair of pantyhose and a bra but it was later decided that they hadn't been there long enough to be linked to the crime. Now, almost 29 years later, she still remains a Jane Doe.

Galesi Drive Jane Doe was a Caucasian female, estimated to have been 20-30 years old and is believed to have died sometime between1985-1990.

If you have any information about Galesi Drive Jane Doe, please contact the Wayne Police Department at 973-694-0600 and reference case #90-20470.

NamUs Case #UP1717: https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/1717/details

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Wed, Jul 18, 1990 The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey) Newspapers.com (Part 1) Wed, Jul 18, 1990 The Record (Hackensack, New Jersey) · Newspapers.com (Part 2)