Four days after Christmas on December 29, 1977, skeletal remains and clothing were discovered near the Firestone Tire plant in Wilson, North Carolina. After state and local police found the remains, a medical examiner said they belonged “to a white female, approximately 16 to 23 years old, who had likely been there for six months to two years." That was as far as the case seemed to go before it went cold. The case might have been cold but was never forgotten. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the investigation and how "Wilson County Jane Doe" was finally identified as a 15-year-old girl from Monkton, Maryland, Cindy Marcell Blizzard.

You can help! If you have any information regarding this case, please call North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Cold Case Tip Line at 919-582-TIPS or email coldcases@ncsbi.gov  or call Wilson County Sheriff’s Office at 252-237-2118.

Highlights:

00:01.420 Nostalgia for 1977
00:46.440 A Different Era of Parenting
01:29.430 The Case of the Vanished Teenager
03:00.480 Musical and Cultural Context of 1977
03:41.570 The Changing Landscape of Missing Persons
07:48.800 Forensic Challenges of 1977
12:13.420 The Firestone Plant and Highway Connections
22:05.080 Identifying Skeletal Remains
36:05.200 The Power of DNA in Solving Cold Cases
37:13.410 Closing Remarks and Call to Action

Four days after Christmas on December 29, 1977, skeletal remains and clothing were discovered near the Firestone Tire plant in Wilson, North Carolina. After state and local police found the remains, a medical examiner said they belonged &ldquo;to a white female, approximately 16 to 23 years old, who had likely been there for six months to two years." That was as far as the case seemed to go before it went cold. The case might have been cold but was never forgotten. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the investigation and how "Wilson County Jane Doe" was finally identified as a 15-year-old girl from Monkton, Maryland, Cindy Marcell Blizzard.
You can help! If you have any information regarding this case, please call North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation Cold Case Tip Line at 919-582-TIPS or email <a href="mailto:coldcases@ncsbi.gov">coldcases@ncsbi.gov</a>&nbsp; or call Wilson County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office at 252-237-2118.
Highlights:
00:01.420 Nostalgia for 1977 00:46.440 A Different Era of Parenting 01:29.430 The Case of the Vanished Teenager 03:00.480 Musical and Cultural Context of 1977 03:41.570 The Changing Landscape of Missing Persons 07:48.800 Forensic Challenges of 1977 12:13.420 The Firestone Plant and Highway Connections 22:05.080 Identifying Skeletal Remains 36:05.200 The Power of DNA in Solving Cold Cases 37:13.410 Closing Remarks and Call to Action

Join Joseph Scott Morgan every week as he explores a world that not many have had a chance to visit, the realm of death. Jo Scott will lead listeners on a journey through the blood soaked death scenes of America and then into the autopsy room to fully understand the science behind each case. Jo Scott is one America’s leading experts on applied forensics and is regularly featured on ‘Crime Stories with Nancy Grace’, ‘The Piketon Massacre’, Court TV and more.

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Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan

"Jane Doe" Gets Her Name Back After 49 YEARS: Who Killed 15-year-old Cindy Blizzard?

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