The Butterfly Effect: True Crime

In 1991, a woman was found dead of an apparent suicide in Albuquerque, New Mexico. As I begin compiling research and records for a podcast, I quickly realize there’s more to the story than I expected. Between conflicting reports, scattered theories, and local rumors, the case of the Bernalillo County Jane Doe raises more questions than answers. Over thirty years later, the mystery remains unsolved. Who is Becca Jane Doe?

There's been an update on a tip in Jane Doe's case, and I've been asked to share it by the detective currently assigned to her case. If you have any information about a woman in Reseda, California, who may have been living with a single, older male, call 505-242-2677

In this episode I walk you through files I've obtained so far on Jane Doe - OMI reports, evidence logs, and witness statements. But things on paper aren't exactly adding up, either. Who could tell the story better than someone who was actually there that summer night in the Super 8? And what are police still not telling me?

I break down Jane Doe's autopsy report, and the most exhaustive investigation timeline on her case, straight from the Chief Medical Investigator's notes.  

Becca Jane Doe's post-mortem reconstruction was done in 1991. It's time she was given a new face. The Albuquerque records department gives me the news I was afraid of. 

The current detective on Jane Doe's case answers questions I've had for years, including the results of the most recent DNA sample submitted for comparison between a young woman's mother and Becca Jane Doe.

George Martinez tells his side of the story to Detective Heather Chavez.