December 12, 2014. Beaver County, Pennsylvania. A severed head belonging to an elderly woman is discovered in a rural wooded area about thirty feet from the nearest road, but the rest of her remains cannot be found. The head has rubber balls inside its eye sockets and since it has been embalmed, investigators are unable to extract any DNA to make an identification, so the victim becomes known as “The Beaver County Jane Doe”. While the authorities do not believe that foul play took place, a local resident named Jay Grabner starts displaying suspicious behaviour to indicate he might have some knowledge about the head. However, all attempts to determine the Beaver County Jane Doe’s identity and the circumstances of her death are unsuccessful. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore an incredibly bizarre mystery about the discovery of a severed head.

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Additional Reading:

https://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Beaver_County_Jane_Doe

https://unsolved.com/gallery/the-severed-head/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/12/15/the-strange-sad-quest-to-match-a-severed-embalmed-head-with-its-body/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.bb82266a0128

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-bodies-head-specialreport/special-report-a-womans-severed-head-was-found-in-the-woods-who-is-she-idUSKBN1D21B4/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pennsylvania-head-idUSKBN0TX2F120151214/

https://www.goerie.com/story/news/education/2015/12/12/edinboro-university-artist-creates-new/25015300007/

https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2015/12/06/mysterious-case-embalmed-head-found/989358007/

https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/12/08/increased-reward-offered-for-information-on-embalmed-head-found-in-economy-beaver-county/69708414007/

https://unidentified-awareness.fandom.com/wiki/Beaver_County_Jane_Doe

https://www.distractify.com/p/beaver-county-severed-head

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