On November 9, 2021, Walker County Jane Doe was identified as 14-year-old Sherri Jarvis. She was last known to live in Stillwater, Minnesota. When she was 13 the state took her into custody for missing too much school. She had run away and was reported missing, but when she would have turned 18 she was taken out of the system.
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Tragically On November 1, 1980 around 9:20, a young lady between the ages of 14 to 20 was found lying face down nude by a tucker passing by. Her location was 2 miles north of Huntsville Texas on the I-45 north half-mile south of the FM 1696 exit.
Her autopsy found that she was found within hours of death. The attack that happened upon her was brutal. The murderer or murders tortured the young girl. She was severely beaten it is noted that there were bruises on her body and her lips and right eyelid were swollen. She was severely beaten sexually assaulted with a large blunt object, but it is unknown if she was raped there was no biological evidence found. Her death was the result of strangulation. The Murderer even left a bite mark on her back near her right shoulder.
Several people came forward claiming to have seen the girl the day before on Halloween. Though none claimed to have known the girl.
One of the witnesses said they saw her at South End Gulf Station around 6:30 pm. They claimed that the girl look disheveled like she had been traveling or had slept in the clothes.They claimed that she had asked for directions to the Ellis Unit. She left the gas station on foot. More than likely trying to hitchhike. The clothes that the girl was described as wearing were blue jeans, a yellow pullover sweater with large pockets, and was carrying high-heeled sandals. .
Another witness was a waitress at the Hitchin Post truck stop on I-45 who claimed to see her the same night. The girl once again asked for directions to the Ellis Unit saying she was meeting a friend there. A map was drawn for her, it was not found with the body. The waitress was suspicious that the girl was a runaway and asked her several questions.
She asked for the girl's age. The response was 19 and the waitress did not believe her.
She asked the girl if her parents knew where she was. Her response was, “Who Cares?”
She also asked the girl where she was from and the girl's response was the Aransas and Rockport area.
Ellis Unit was 14 miles away from where the body was found. The police passed around the photo of the girl around Ellis and none of the inmates claimed to have known the girl. It is possible though that the inmate or worker that is the possible friend was afraid to admit that they had known the girl.
Walker County Jane Doe is a teenage girl between 14 to 20 years old. It is believed that she is more likely between the ages of 14 to 16 though. She was around the height of 5 foot 6 inches and weighed around 105 to 120 lbs. She sported light brown hair that was approximately 10 inches long cut in a wing fashion with no evidence of color treatment. Her eyes were hazel or brown in color. Her teeth seemed to be in good condition with some dental work present. The girl had a 1 inch and a ½ scar on the right eyebrow. Her Toenails were painted pink and her fingernails weren’t painted. Her ears were pierced, but did not have earrings in them. It is believed that she is from a middle-class family.
The only thing she was wearing was a necklace with a rectangular or square pendant with smoky glass stone (color is unknown) on a gold chain the necklace was lost and was never photographed. There was no clothing found, but a pair of red leather sandals were found at the scene.
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