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Unsolved 1975 · Onslow Beach / Camp Lejeune

Jane Ellen Kidder

When
Missing May 1975 (reported as May 26, 1975 (to confirm)). Remains found January 1978 (reported as Jan. 10, 1978 (to confirm)).
Where
West Onslow Beach area, Camp Lejeune (to confirm)

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Her story

Pfc. Jane Ellen Kidder was a Marine from Salem, Ohio, stationed at Camp Lejeune. She was 18 or 19 years old (to confirm).

In May 1975 she disappeared, reportedly during a walk on West Onslow Beach with friends (to confirm). Her case began as a missing-person report with the Onslow County Sheriff's Office. In January 1978, a logger found her remains off a pulpwood road (to confirm), and they were identified through dental records.

Investigators believe she was killed. No one has been charged.

Key facts as reported

  • A Marine (Pfc.) stationed at Camp Lejeune, from Salem, Ohio.
  • Her case began as a missing-person report with the Onslow County Sheriff's Office.
  • Remains identified by dental records (to confirm).
  • No one has been charged. No reward was found.

Agency and status

Handling agency
The Onslow County Sheriff's Office handled the missing-person case. Which agency (the Sheriff's Office or NCIS) holds the homicide file today (to confirm).
Status
Unsolved. No one charged.

Status reflects the latest public report we found and may be out of date.

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