How one Jane Doe got her name back: The Story of Dorothy Howard

How one Jane Doe got her name back: The Story of Dorothy Howard

March 9, 2026 · 18 min · Season 3 · Episode 10

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The episode discusses the story of Dorothy Howard, a woman who was murdered in 1954 and later identified after decades of efforts by Silvia to restore her name.

Sources: In 1954, a woman was murdered and left out for two college students to stumble upon while hiking a week later. Her investigation was minimal before she was buried without a name. Decades later, a woman hears a plea to find her name and takes it as a personal mission. She puts together a case, gets the right people involved, and even with all the help and work it takes over 50 years for Silvia to get Jane Doe's name. Still, she persevered and found Jane Doe333 was in fact, Dorothy Howard. Web of Death: Boulder Jane Doe https://www.truecrimeedition.com/post/dorothy-howard https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna33622226 https://thecinemaholic.com/dorothy-gay-howard-murder-is-harvey-glatman-dead-or-alive/ https://www.denverpost.com/2009/11/14/after-55-years-boulder-jane-does-story-finally-coming-together/ https://tucson.com/news/local/crime/article_d72ebcc9-7ae8-5e74-938a-2f25b0cb3209.html https://www.colorado.edu/coloradan/2010/09/01/sleuthing-jane-doe

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