Peggy Lynn Johnson

After contacting the shirt's manufacturer, it was learned that this type of shirt was first sold in 1984.

She was also wearing black sweatpants.

No additional clothing was found, including footwear.

During the autopsy, multiple injuries were observed across her body, and it was determined she had endured several weeks of neglect in addition to long-term physical abuse.

She was malnourished and suffered from an untreated infection in her left elbow.

The abuse increased in severity in the days immediately prior to her death, and she had also been sexually assaulted.

Potential chemical burns were identified on 25% of her body and road rash was also observed.

Her nose was broken, as were several of her ribs, although some of the latter injuries occurred after death.

A "cauliflower ear" deformity may have been caused by the recent increase of abuse she suffered, either from beating or being pulled.

Sharp-force trauma was also evident on the same ear.

Additionally, the examination suggested she may have been a cognitively disabled individual.

It was believed that she was most likely 18 to 35 years old.

Her front incisors protruded from her mouth, and decay was present on many teeth, some of which were missing.

Her curly hair was reddish-brown, collar-length, and appeared to have blond highlights.

Johnson's eye color was difficult to discern, but listed as brown, green, or hazel.

There were two earrings in each of her ears.

Additionally, there was evidence she may have worn glasses, despite their absence from the crime scene.

The location was along 92nd Street in Raymond, Wisconsin.

Her death had occurred within one day prior to the discovery of her body.

Johnson's injuries were apparent and her right arm was bent "unnaturally" behind her.

Because it had rained on the night her body was dumped, little evidence of the perpetrator was found, although she was placed at the scene about 12 hours before precipitation occurred.

The witness stated the body had not been at the location the day before.

Based on marks on her body, she appeared to have been dragged 25 feet from the roadside.

She wore a man's shirt, gray in color, with a floral design on the front.

Peggy Lynn Johnson (formerly known as Racine County Jane Doe), also known by the last name Schroeder, was an American woman whose body was discovered in 1999 in the town of Raymond, Racine County, Wisconsin.

She was 23 years old at the time of her death, which had occurred after enduring several weeks of extreme neglect and physical abuse.

Johnson's body was discovered within the first rows of a cornfield on July 21, 1999, by a father and daughter walking their dogs.

Over 50 people attended Johnson's funeral on October 27, 1999, after the autopsy and other examinations were completed.

She was interred at Holy Family Cemetery in Caledonia, Wisconsin.

Her gravestone read "Daughter: Jane Doe", along with the dates of discovery and burial, with the phrase "Gone, but not forgotten".

Multiple reconstructions were created of her face to assist with visual identification of the body.

In 2012, a revised reconstruction was created by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, replacing their original.

Another version of this facial composite exists, which depicts a differing facial rendition of how she may have appeared in life.

Police theorized that she was an international visitor, a runaway child or was estranged from her family.

New developments in the case emerged after her body was exhumed on October 16, 2013, including isotope analysis.

In November 2019, authorities announced that after two decades she was finally identified.

Both the victim's and the murderer's name were released on November 8, 2019.

In March 2022, Linda La Roche was convicted of her murder.

In May 2022, she was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Johnson's murder received national attention both preceding and following her identification.