Maury County Sheriff’s Department Identifies Human Remains

THE MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE, IDENTIFYING HUMAN REMAINS THAT WERE LOCATED IN NOVEMBER OF 2020 IN A WOODED AREA OFF HOOD ROAD. THE REMAINS WERE COLLECTED AND SENT TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER’S OFFICE. NO CAUSE OF DEATH COULD BE DETEREMINED. HOWEVER, ANTHROPOLOGIST WERE ABLE TO GIVE INTESTIGATORS A POTENTIAL TIMELINE AND PROFILE OF JANE DOE. MAURY COUNTY INVESTIGATORS WERE ABLE TO RULE OUT REPORTED MISSING FEMALES FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND IN NOVEMBER OF 2021, THEY BEGAN WORKING WITH A PRIVATE LAB IN TEXAS TO OBTAIN A DNA SAMPLE FOR GENEALOGY PROCESSING. IN NOVEMBER 2022 A LIST OF POTENTIAL ANCESTORS WAS RECEIVED AND THEY WERE ABLE TO MAKE CONTACT WITH LIVING DESCENDANTS. IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR AFTER COLLECTING DNA SAMPLES, THEY WERE ABLE TO CONFIRM JANE DOE AS AMANDA NEWCOMB. THE MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS SEEKING ANYONE THAT MAY HAVE HAD CONTACT WITH OR KNEW OF ANY ASSOCIATES OF AMANDA NEWCOMB BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2018 AND EARLY 2020 TO PLEASE CONTACT THE MAURY COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE.

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