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Morning Cup of Murder

The Mystery of Tempe Girl - April 27 2024

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

April 27th: Tempe Girl Found (2002) Jane and John Doe cases tend to haunt those involved who desperately want to give a family closure and give an unknown victim back their name. On April 27th 2002 a young victim was found in a case that, still, remains unsolved and her identity remains a mystery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tempe_Girl, https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Tempe_Girl, https://dnadoeproject.org/case/tempe-girl-2002/, https://popculturecrime.medium.com/who-is-tempe-girl-6893f33b976e, https://www.maryhallbergmedia.com/post/tempe-girl-unidentified-for-19-years, http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/09/13/grace.coldcase.jane.doe/index.html, https://themorbidlibrary.com/2021/03/30/the-unnamed-tempe-girl/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:02.6

When police arrived, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:06.0

We have a weird homicide.

0:08.8

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

0:12.0

A cup of murder.

0:14.9

Jane and John Doe cases tend to haunt those involved who desperately want to give a family closure and give an unknown

0:22.5

victim back their name. On April 27, 2002, a young victim was found in a case that still

0:30.6

remains unsolved and our identity remains a mystery. So if you like your coffee hot but your bones chilled, sit back and start your

0:40.2

day with a morning cup of murder. On April 27, 2002, the fully clothed body of a teenage female

0:48.9

was found in the vicinity of East University Drive, close to Arizona State University in Tempe.

0:56.4

Determining that she had likely been dead for less than 24 hours before the discovery of her

1:01.9

body, they found that she was likely between the ages of 15 to 19, was 5 foot 1, weighed between

1:09.5

120 to 125 pounds, and was most likely of either Hispanic ancestry or Native American.

1:17.9

With dark brown eyes and black hair, the young woman given the name Tempe Girl was found wearing a red halter top, blue jeans with a distinctive hollow silver medallion pattern,

1:30.3

and side zipper, underwear, and one black wedged high-heel shoe.

1:37.0

She also had an L-shaped scar along the back of her left hand and a scar on her left shoulder.

1:43.9

But unfortunately, though they had the necessary information for dental charts, DNA, and

1:49.7

fingerprints, none yielded any results matching her to any known missing persons.

1:57.0

Also placing a roadblock in the case was her cause of death.

2:01.0

Though initially determined to be the victim of foul play,

2:04.1

things got more complicated when this theory was disproven,

2:07.7

and instead it was determined that she died from acute cocaine intoxication.

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