On June 6, 2006, off of a service trail in Pacifica, California, city officials doing a survey came across a lone tent. On the outside, written in tape, was the message, “No Go, No Eat, No Drink, Murder.” Inside the tent was the body of a woman who had died three months prior. Also inside the tent were a lot of books, including two Bibles, a “Busy Women’s Journal,” and a copy of a Harry Potter book.
An autopsy was performed and there were no signs of foul play. It appears that the woman, for reasons unknown, starved herself to death. The coroner was able to get a thumb print and it was run through the system and they got a match: Sam Smith, who had been born January 20, 1960, in Louisville, Kentucky and there was a mug shot, as she had been arrested a year before on January 20 in Redwood City, California.
The problem was that only the picture was real, and all the other information was false. They could not find anyone from Jefferson County (where Louisville is located) with that name and birthday. This made her a Jane Doe and the only other thing that they really know about her is that she had a lot of high quality dental work done. They are hoping a dentist will recognize the woman and bring closure to the case.
