88. The Horrific Cold Case of Ada Kaplan - "The Jane Doe of Sebastian Road"

In this week's episode, we are headed to California! On the morning of March 29, 2011, a man came across something horrifying along a dirt road cutting through a vineyard near the small farming community of Arvin. The body of a woman had been left among the rows of grapevines. She had no clothing, no identification, and whoever had placed her there had gone to disturbing lengths to make sure identifying her wouldn’t be easy. Even stranger, investigators found remarkably little evidence at the scene, leading them to believe she had been killed somewhere else before being brought to this quiet stretch of farmland. Police had no name for her. No clear connection to Arvin. And when her DNA was entered into national databases, there were no matches. For years, she would be known only as a Jane Doe—while investigators were left with two enormous questions: Who was she, and who wanted to make sure no one ever found out? Tune in to hear all about this cold case, and SPREAD THE WORD about these lesser known cases, so we can get them traction! P.S. There is one part within the episode where I unfortunately say "are" instead of "is". Just know, I caught it -- but I had already finalized my episode and wasn't able to go back in and correct. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices