State Hospital

Family Receives Unexpected Mother's Day Blessing: Virginia Higgins Ray Identified as Richland County's 1982 Jane Doe

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Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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Richland County's State Hospital Jane Doe was a patient who died on February 15, 1982, after being admitted without a name due to a mental health crisis.

Key Points: 
  • Richland County's State Hospital Jane Doe was a patient who died on February 15, 1982, after being admitted without a name due to a mental health crisis.
  • In spite of an exhaustive campaign to determine her identity at the time, she remained unidentified for more than four decades.
  • The woman has now been identified as Virginia Clyde Higgins Ray, a native of Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
  • According to her family, Mrs. Ray was a loving, devoted mother and a devout Christian who delighted in her children.

Investigators Close to the Identity of Unknown Woman with North Carolina Ties: Team Working 1982 Cold Case Seeks to Name State Hospital Jane Doe

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Thursday, May 4, 2023
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They are now seeking help from the public in a particular region in North Carolina to bring the case to a conclusion.

Key Points: 
  • They are now seeking help from the public in a particular region in North Carolina to bring the case to a conclusion.
  • In spite of exhaustive efforts to determine her identity, she has remained unidentified for more than 40 years.
  • Recent advanced DNA testing has revealed a lot about her origins, although her particular immediate family has not yet been identified.
  • Tax-deductible donations for this and other cold case genetic genealogy investigations can be made on the Genealogy For Justice fundraising hub on GiveButter.

Dean and Tina Linn Clouse Memorial Fund Has New Non-profit Home: First Two Underwritten Jane Doe Cases Underway

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Tuesday, February 7, 2023
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The Texas-based nonprofit organization is now the managing sponsor of the memorial fund that recently celebrated surpassing the $35,000 mark in funds raised.

Key Points: 
  • The Texas-based nonprofit organization is now the managing sponsor of the memorial fund that recently celebrated surpassing the $35,000 mark in funds raised.
  • "Many unidentified remains cases languish at the agency level due to lack of funding.
  • "And in doing so we can fulfill the Clouse-Casasanta and Linn families' mission to bring hope to other families missing loved ones."
  • Donations to the Dean and Tina Linn Clouse Memorial Fund go directly to identifying John, Jane and Infant Does and can be made on GoFundMe.