From THE DOE NETWORK:

Cause of death: Homicide by strangulation

No signs of childbirth or previous breaks or fractures. Negative toxicology results.

Wisdom teeth unerupted; teeth #s 3, 14, 19, had amalgam restorations; teeth #23-26 tilted to the lingual, and tooth #28 was in a lingual crossbite. Caries on 2, 15, 18.

The victim was located by a clean up crew along Interstate 40 approximately 15 feet down an embankment, east of the New Hope Church Road exit.

She may have been last seen alive walking along I-85 near N.C. 62 near the Ramada Inn, as a woman matching her description was observed. She may have also been seen at a truck stop in Alamance County.

The fact that the victim's socks were noted to be very clean and the absence of footwear indicates her killer may have taken her shoes as a souveneir.

The unique design on the woman's shirt could not be identified by national investigation services such as the FBI and NCIS.

Despite intensive investigation and follow-up on hundreds of leads, her identity as well as that of her killer remains a mystery.

However, police noted a possible link between this case and other murders committed by a taxi driver. The man was arrested in Guilford County and was suspected to have murdered women in a similar way, merely months after this victim was killed. The man later committed suicide after declining an interview with Orange County officers.

The victim's remains were later cremeted and buried at sea.

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