Cali Doe
Encyclopedia
Cali Doe is the name given to an unidentified homicide
victim found in Caledonia, New York
on November 9, 1979. With the use of pollen
testing it is thought she came from Arizona
, California
, South Florida, or Mexico
.
The body was that of a young female probably between the ages of 13 and 19, estimated birth years are 1958-1967. The height and weight of the victim were estimated to be 5'3" and 120 lbs, respectively. She had curly brown shoulder length hair that was frosted and growing out. She had visible tan lines. Before her death she had eaten corn, meat and potatoes possibly from a diner in Lima, NY..
with black stripes down the arms, marked with the inside label Auto Sports Products Inc., a boys multi-plaid button up shirt with collar, tan corduroy
pants, blue knee socks, white bra, blue panties, and ripple sole shoes said to be popular in the Venjiont area in the late 1970s.
. Ballistics
experts dug up a slug buried in the dirt underneath the victim. The slug was tested against literally hundreds of other bullets fired from guns seized by police. Over the years, the Livingston County
probers traced weapons to as far away as Canada
, Europe
, and Mexico, but they were never able to match the slug to a murder weapon.
The case has received national attention, appearing on such television shows as America's Most Wanted
. As of 2010, Cali Doe remains unidentified.
Homicide
Homicide refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though this use is rare in modern English...
victim found in Caledonia, New York
Caledonia, New York
Caledonia, New York may refer to:*Caledonia , New York, located in Livingston County*Caledonia , New York, located within the Town of Caledonia...
on November 9, 1979. With the use of pollen
Pollen
Pollen is a fine to coarse powder containing the microgametophytes of seed plants, which produce the male gametes . Pollen grains have a hard coat that protects the sperm cells during the process of their movement from the stamens to the pistil of flowering plants or from the male cone to the...
testing it is thought she came from Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, South Florida, or Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
.
The body was that of a young female probably between the ages of 13 and 19, estimated birth years are 1958-1967. The height and weight of the victim were estimated to be 5'3" and 120 lbs, respectively. She had curly brown shoulder length hair that was frosted and growing out. She had visible tan lines. Before her death she had eaten corn, meat and potatoes possibly from a diner in Lima, NY..
Clothing
She was wearing a red nylon-lined man's windbreakerWindbreaker
A windbreaker is a thin outer coat designed to resist wind chill and light rain . It is usually of light construction, characteristically made of some type of synthetic material and often incorporating an elastic waistband and zipper...
with black stripes down the arms, marked with the inside label Auto Sports Products Inc., a boys multi-plaid button up shirt with collar, tan corduroy
Corduroy
Corduroy is a textile composed of twisted fibers that, when woven, lie parallel to one another to form the cloth's distinct pattern, a "cord." Modern corduroy is most commonly composed of tufted cords, sometimes exhibiting a channel between the tufts...
pants, blue knee socks, white bra, blue panties, and ripple sole shoes said to be popular in the Venjiont area in the late 1970s.
Other details
Police speculated that the murder weapon used was a .38-caliber handgun.38 Special
The .38 Smith & Wesson Special is a rimmed, centerfire cartridge designed by Smith & Wesson. It is most commonly used in revolvers, although some semi-automatic pistols and carbines also use this round...
. Ballistics
Ballistics
Ballistics is the science of mechanics that deals with the flight, behavior, and effects of projectiles, especially bullets, gravity bombs, rockets, or the like; the science or art of designing and accelerating projectiles so as to achieve a desired performance.A ballistic body is a body which is...
experts dug up a slug buried in the dirt underneath the victim. The slug was tested against literally hundreds of other bullets fired from guns seized by police. Over the years, the Livingston County
Livingston County
Livingston County is the name of several counties in the United States:* Livingston County, Illinois* Livingston County, Kentucky* Livingston County, Michigan* Livingston County, Missouri* Livingston County, New York* Livingston Parish, Louisiana...
probers traced weapons to as far away as Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and Mexico, but they were never able to match the slug to a murder weapon.
The case has received national attention, appearing on such television shows as America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted
America's Most Wanted is an American television program produced by 20th Television, and was the longest-running program of any kind in the history of the Fox Television Network until it was announced on May 16, 2011 that the series was canceled after twenty-three years, with the final episode...
. As of 2010, Cali Doe remains unidentified.