Murder of Sherri Jarvis
Sherri Jarvis | |
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Sherri Jarvis, c. 1979 | |
| Born | Sherri Ann Jarvis March 9, 1966 |
| Disappeared | c. March 9, 1980 Stillwater, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Died | November 1, 1980 (aged 14) Huntsville, Texas, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Homicide by ligature strangulation |
| Body discovered | November 1, 1980 Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, United States 30°46′12″N 95°38′24″W / 30.770025°N 95.6401154°W |
| Resting place | Oakwood Cemetery, Huntsville, Walker County, Texas, United States 30°43′38″N 95°32′33″W / 30.7272°N 95.5424°W (approximate) |
| Other names | Tati, Walker County Jane Doe, WCJD |
| Known for | Formerly unidentified victim of homicide; unsolved murder |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) (approximate) |
| Website | Who Was Walker County Jane Doe? - Sherri Ann Jarvis on Facebook |
Sherri Ann Jarvis (March 9, 1966 – November 1, 1980) was an American murder victim from Forest Lake, Minnesota, whose body was discovered in Huntsville, Texas, on November 1, 1980. Her body was discovered within hours of her sexual assault and murder, and remained unidentified for 41 years before investigators announced her identification via forensic genealogy in November 2021.
Despite initial efforts to discover both her identity and that of her murderer(s), the investigation into Jarvis's murder gradually became a cold case. Numerous efforts were made to determine her identity, including several forensic facial reconstructions of how she may have appeared in life. The investigation into her murder is ongoing.
Prior to her identification, Jarvis was known as the Walker County Jane Doe in reference to the county in which her body was discovered and where she was later buried in a donated casket.