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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Amelia Neath

Kids stumbled upon her skull in 1983. Thanks to a Facebook post, she’s finally been identified

Orange County Sheriff’s Department

A ‘Jane Doe’ homicide victim whose identity remained a mystery for over 40 years after kids playing together stumbled upon her skull in the 1980s has finally been given a name.

The saga began in 1979, when Maritza Gean Grimmett — who was born in Panama but moved to the US with her Marine husband — told her family that she was getting a divorce and heading to California. She was never seen or heard from again.

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