On December 29, 1923, a woman's body was found in the Chelsea Basin area in the Thames River in England. It was not stated what they thought the cause of death was or if they thought it was foul play. It was not known who she was and police took her fingerprints in hopes of helping identify her with them. This was a first, but however never gave fruit to her identity.
She would be misidentified by a man who had not seen his wife for 2 years. By the end of the month, a family member would tell him that they actually spoke to her recently and could not be Jane Doe.
It was found that the woman had the habit of staying at a common lodging house in Walham Green. The manager of the house however did not know the woman's name.
She was a woman around 45 to 50-years-old. She was well dressed and had a bag with when she was found. Inside the bag was a handkerchief with an M on it, a photo of a man cut out from a larger photo, She had two £1 notes, eight 10s. notes, and 4s in silver and copper.
SOURCES:
Daily Herald January 5, 1924The Kensington News and West London Times January 11, 1923
Chelsea News January 18, 1924
Chelsea News January 25, 1924
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