"Belle in the Well"

Belle in the Well is a woman whose remains were discovered in a well in Chesapeake, Ohio on April 22, 1981. She had been strangled to death and her murder is believed to have been committed between 1979 and 1981. The victim was between 30 and 60 years old at the time of her death and her body bore signs of arthritis in her back. She was about 5 feet 3inches in height and weighed between 130 and 150 pounds. She had prominent front teeth and cheekbones, and wore multiple layers of clothing. In her possession were a Greyhound Bus ticket and a distinctive coin. Her DNA was analyzed by the DNA Doe Project and distant relatives have been identified in Cabell County, West Virginia. Nonetheless, the decedent remains unidentified.