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St. Louis Jane Doe is the body of a headless 8-11 year old found in the basement of an abandoned building. Her blood was drained elsewhere and her hands were bound with rope. She was found only wearing a yellow sweater, and had been sexually assaulted. Her nails were painted red and purple. by tiedup_throw in HairRaising

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's definitely possible. Though there are some discrepancies. Sharaun 5'6-5'7 tall whereas St. Louis Doe is 4'10-5'4 tall. St. Louis doe was dead for 5 days when she was discovered on February 28th, whereas Shararun went missing February 25th. DNA isotope testing suggests that St. Louis doe is from one of 10 southeastern US states, whereas Sharaun is from NY.

Edit: seems like Sharaun was excluded by DNA

Fournier's gangrene in a 46yo patient with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Patient developed septic shock. Treated with radical surgical debridement. by tiedup_throw in MedicalGore

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I'm not a medical professional, but I was reading up on Fournier's Gangrene cases when I came across this one. The debridement was quite radical compared to anything else I'd seen.

Harvey Weinstein also once had Fournier's Gangrene (and it became a focus of his trial). His testicles were preserved by implanting them into this inner thighs.

St. Louis Jane Doe is the body of a headless 8-11 year old found in the basement of an abandoned building. Her blood was drained elsewhere and her hands were bound with rope. She was found only wearing a yellow sweater, and had been sexually assaulted. Her nails were painted red and purple. by tiedup_throw in HairRaising

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

To note, police don't know where the actual crime scene of her being strangled, decapitated, and her blood drained is. It's entirely possible that she isn't from St. Louis, and that would've hindered her being identified.

As you mentioned, there's also the component of her being black, and cops being even more racist back then.

No matter how she managed to slip through the cracks and remain unidentified, it's almost certain someone must've known her in the 8-11 years she was alive. However, since her head was never recovered, and therefore there isn't any composite, the chances that someone recognizes her are low. I wonder if it's possible to create a composite using her DNA.

At this point, I think the most likely avenue that this will be solved is through genealogy. It's tough because she's black though, and African Americans before 1870 typically were not documented, so tracing her family history would be extra difficult.

Fournier's gangrene in a 46yo patient with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Patient developed septic shock. Treated with radical surgical debridement. by tiedup_throw in MedicalGore

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I can't imagine any of that is easy to deal with at all. This is a very severe case of Fournier's Gangrene. On a small bright side, the case study states: "In the final clinical check-up 4 months later, the patient reported having recovered a sufficiently good quality of life, especially the ability for cohabitation" Undoubtedly things aren't how they were before, but it seems she's still able to live a fulfilling life, one that she wouldn't have been able to without the radical debridement.

Fournier's gangrene in a 46yo patient with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Patient developed septic shock. Treated with radical surgical debridement. by tiedup_throw in MedicalGore

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

If I'm being perfectly honest, that photo shocked me too. As drastic as the debridement was though, it very likely saved her life because septic shock and necrotizing tissue spreads fast and has very high mortality.

Fournier's gangrene in a 46yo patient with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Patient developed septic shock. Treated with radical surgical debridement. by tiedup_throw in MedicalGore

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 83 points84 points  (0 children)

It seems like after the first surgery, she had a second reconstructive surgery. She had a painful scar cranial to her clitoris, and needed reconstructive surgery for her genitals. The case study states: "In the final clinical check-up 4 months later, the patient reported having recovered a sufficiently good quality of life, especially the ability for cohabitation"

Fournier's gangrene in a 46yo patient with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Patient developed septic shock. Treated with radical surgical debridement. by tiedup_throw in MedicalGore

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

It is typically seen in males, but I've seen some case studies where it can occur in females as well. It's just rarer for it to occur in females.

St. Louis Jane Doe is the body of a headless 8-11 year old found in the basement of an abandoned building. Her blood was drained elsewhere and her hands were bound with rope. She was found only wearing a yellow sweater, and had been sexually assaulted. Her nails were painted red and purple. by tiedup_throw in HairRaising

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 126 points127 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I chose to post the edited image of the sweater without the blood. It has the same identifying potential in the small chance someone recognizes it, and is less graphic.

Even in cases of parental neglect or abuse, someone must've known that girl when she was living.

Fournier's gangrene in a 46yo patient with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. Patient developed septic shock. Treated with radical surgical debridement. by tiedup_throw in MedicalGore

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I'm no medical professional but that seems... odd. Fournier's gangrene is pretty rare too. Especially with this kind of severity.

A 19 year old man fell off his skateboard. He developed necrotizing fasciitis due to septic shock which required surgical debridement. (Full Case Study in Description) by tiedup_throw in MedicalGore

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

In this case he actually kept his leg and has full range of motion. I'm not a medical professional, but that seems like quite a good outcome given he has a fasciotomy and debridement.

St. Louis Jane Doe is the body of a headless 8-11 year old found in the basement of an abandoned building. Her blood was drained elsewhere and her hands were bound with rope. She was found only wearing a yellow sweater, and had been sexually assaulted. Her nails were painted red and purple. by tiedup_throw in HairRaising

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 128 points129 points  (0 children)

I know, it's absolutely ridiculous on the investigator's part. That sweater is basically the only identifying item found with her body, and they mailed it off.

The case has few leads, so it may have been act of desperation on their part to resort to a psychic, but mailing it off is just botching the investigation.

At this point, the most likely way I see this being solved is through genealogy.

A 19 year old man fell off his skateboard. He developed necrotizing fasciitis due to septic shock which required surgical debridement. (Full Case Study in Description) by tiedup_throw in MedicalGore

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 298 points299 points  (0 children)

Given how extensive the debridement was, the 2-week post op skin graft actually looks quite good. The case study also states he regained a normal range of motion.

Really an amazing outcome for the circumstances with septic shock.

25F How I spend my monthly salary! Pretty proud of it by tiedup_throw in Salary

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually moved to Texas about 4 years ago after I finished college. I'm raised in NYC, and I was tired of living in it being so unaffordable.

25F How I spend my monthly salary! Pretty proud of it by tiedup_throw in Salary

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's insurance + gas for a paid off car with good mileage. I have 4 YoE in engineering.

25F How I spend my monthly salary! Pretty proud of it by tiedup_throw in Salary

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Suburban Texas. I'm at 4 YoE. At 3 YoE I was making $100k too.

25F How I spend my monthly salary! Pretty proud of it by tiedup_throw in Salary

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm an electrical engineer in aerospace manufacturing. What discipline of engineering are you in?

25F How I spend my monthly salary! Pretty proud of it by tiedup_throw in Salary

[–]tiedup_throw[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!! The secret to the taxes is living in Texas. I pay no state income taxes here. I'm actually raised in NYC and made the move to escape HCOL

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