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Minnesota's Ramsey County Jane Doe has a name now. But who was she?

  • The woman found in the Mississippi River in Ramsey County, Minnesota on July 20, 1977, was identified as Mary Jensen in 2021.
  • Forensic genealogists from the DNA Doe Project identified Mary Jensen after expanding their search to international DNA databases when American ones failed.
  • Authorities estimated Mary Jensen's age to be between 16 and 30 years old at the time of her death, but her exact age has not been disclosed.
  • Details about whether her death was suspicious or if she was a Minnesota resident have not been shared by local authorities.
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Minnesota's Ramsey County Jane Doe has a name now. But who was she?

RAMSEY COUNTY, Minn. — The name of a woman whose body was found July 20, 1977, in the Mississippi River has come to light, yet little about her life has been made public. Mary Jensen was named in 2021. Authorities determined she was between the ages of 16 and 30 when she was found. She was 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 130 pounds with brown hair and green — or brown — eyes. Even after forensic genealogists with the DNA Doe Project tracked down her iden…

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