Episode 319: “Precious Jane Doe” Identified: Lisa Roberts

Jul 1

In 1977, the body of a young woman was found murdered in Everett, Washington. It didn’t take long for the killer to be identified, but the victim remained unidentified and only known as “Precious Jane Doe” for the next 43 years. Thanks to genetic geneaology, she now has her name back.

Sources for this episode:

https://www.snohomishcountywa.gov/5650/Elizabeth-Lisa-Ann-Roberts-AKA-Precious-

https://www.doenetwork.org/closed/articles/516UFWA_article.pdf

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/solved-for-43-years-she-was-precious-jane-doe/

https://firebirdforensics.org/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/211838712/elizabeth_ann-roberts

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/state/washington/article243803087.html

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/cold-case-closed-everett-murder-victim-jane-doe-identified-43-years-later

https://people.com/crime/teen-ran-away-found-murdered-finally-identified/

https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/everett/elizabeth-lisa-ann-roberts-everett-murder-dna/281-2956d3d3-a13d-4e1e-bc39-7884dc814f69

https://allthatsinteresting.com/randy-roth