Joann Cisneros Perez IS Waller County Jane Doe
November 4, 2008 by impqueen
It has been verified, Joann Cisneros Perez IS the Waller County Jane Doe. Unamused Cat has spoken with Teresa Becker, a research specialist at TXDPS, who confirmed the information.
Waller County, TX – On March 18, 2007, the nude and mutilated body of a woman was discovered dumped near US Highway 290 in Prairie View, Waller County, Texas. She’d only been dead for about two hours. The young woman appeared to be white or Hispanic, and looked to be approximately thirty years old. She stood 5′4″, and weighed about 150 pounds. For over a year, she’s been known as the Waller County Jane Doe, her body unclaimed. Now, with the help of our member Unamused Cat, Jane Doe is undergoing DNA testing to determine whether she is actually missing person Joann Cisneros Perez. Note: There is a postmortem headshot of Jane Doe after the jump. Skip it if you’re easily squicked.
Joann Cisneros Perez, missing since OctoberOctober reviews
2007
When Jane Doe was found last year, the hair on her head and pubic area had been shaved off, and her hands had been removed to deter identification. Plastic bags had been placed over the woman’s head and arm stumps, and secured with duct tape. An autopsy revealed cause of death to be strangulation – the victim’s hyoid bone was broken, a sure sign of compression to the neck which would result in death.
Investigators believe that Jane Doe was killed elsewhere, partially dismembered, and dumped within two hours of her discovery. She was meant to be found – but not meant to be easily identified. No physical evidence produced CODIS hits, and without fingerprints or a local missing persons report, there wasn’t much to go on.
The FBI’s Violent Criminal Apprehension Program, called ViCAP, released this bulletin to law enforcement in an attempt to identify Waller County’s Jane Doe. They retouched her postmortem identification picture and placed the retouched photo, with opened eyes and added hair, next to the shorn head of Jane Doe, taken shortly after she was discovered:
Jane Doe remained unindentified, her body lay unclaimed in the Harris County Morgue for well over a year. On July 7, 2008, she was buried in a privately owned cemetery, just off of Mathis Road, a rural area surrounded by horse ranches and cow pastures.
On October 19, 2008, Dreamin’ Demon contributor Unamused Cat began a computer search to find the identity of Jane Doe. On Oct 19th, she logged her search here, in our forums. Working from the morgue photo and seaching through missing women in Texas, she started at The Charley Project website and looked at nearly 500 photos before a probable match was found.
When she got to photo #488, Unamused Cat knew right away that she had her Jane Doe. The eyebrows, the mole above the right upper lip, the age, everything was a match except body weight. Joann Cisneros Perez, 31, had been reported missing from NixonNixon reviews, Texas on October 30, 2007, but might actually have been gone for much longer. Few details were available, but investigators believed Joann had been taken against her will. At the time she went missing, Joann weighed about 200 pounds. By the time Jane Doe was murdered she weighed 151 pounds – which made sense, if Joann was indeed missing for so long before being reported.
Unamused Cat immediately contacted authorities at several agencies, along with a side by side photo comparison of Jane Doe and Joann Cisneros Perez, like this one:
Sgt. Brian Taylor of the Texas Department of Public Safety responded to UCat’s query on Wednesday, October 22nd. At that time, he agreed that the photos were “real close”. All the features appear to be a perfect match, as do the victim’s age and height. That day, Sgt. Taylor told UCat that a Texas Ranger was en route to Waller County.
Unamused Cat waited. And waited. And waited some more. But just yesterday, after nearly two weeks, Sgt. Taylor notified UCat that DNA is currently being processed to verify that Joann Cisneros Perez is indeed the Waller County Jane Doe.
Is Joann Cisneros Perez Jane Doe? Looks like a match to me. But whether she is or she isn’t, we’re proud of our UCat. She took her own time to help an unidentified murder victim get her name back. If Jane Doe is Joann Cisneros Perez, Unamused Cat will have been instrumental in helping to find her and get her some much-needed justice. Once Jane Doe has a name, the search for her killer can begin.
Note to UCat – I know you didn’t really want your name used, but you deserve credit , so there. – imp
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9:43 am on November 4th, 2008
Unamused Cat, you are a remarkable person. I’d say thank you, but that feels almost condescending. I admire you.
9:48 am on November 4th, 2008
Good job, UCat!
9:58 am on November 4th, 2008
Brilliant work. I hope she finds justice.
10:04 am on November 4th, 2008
Way to go UC!! We loves ya baby!!
10:07 am on November 4th, 2008
hey, UCat? you rock. E-cookies for you for spending the time to do this.
10:29 am on November 4th, 2008
UCat that is awesome. Image #488, you must of started to get disappointed and then bam!!!! Great, great, great job! You put in a lot of hard work and effort, that takes a special person, so really, good for you!
10:42 am on November 4th, 2008
Unamused Cat, you are an inspiration. Your help to LE was amazing, I wish more people were willing to help. Thats why I love this site, gives me faith in humanity again (not from the stories, but from the responses to them). Hopefully this lady will finally get some peace, and her family who has been wondering will get some answers.
10:45 am on November 4th, 2008
I’m proud of you, UCat! I hope your hard work and dedication can help bring some closure to Joann’s family and friends and solve this crime. Thanks for posting this, Imp.
11:01 am on November 4th, 2008
Way to go UCat… You are totally awesome! What a dedicated and wonderful thing to do to insure this poor woman’s death has some closure.. You really inspire and motivate me to do some good in this world..
11:11 am on November 4th, 2008
That is awesome UCat!!! have you ever heard of the doenetwork.org i’m sure your dedication could help them give many more people names!!!
11:26 am on November 4th, 2008
Great work UCat!
11:35 am on November 4th, 2008
UCat…URock.
11:36 am on November 4th, 2008
WOW! Unamused Cat, impressive
11:55 am on November 4th, 2008
puuuurrrfect…. Great Job, I hope all your leg-work pans out…
12:20 pm on November 4th, 2008
investigators qualities you have there UCat, should look into a career
it sure looks like the same girl to me, hopefully this will match up and she’ll at least be able to rest in peace now.
12:21 pm on November 4th, 2008
You all probably have that Cat blushing. Good job UC.
12:28 pm on November 4th, 2008
UCat doesn’t blush. She preens.
Yay for UCat!
12:56 pm on November 4th, 2008
Rock on with your bad self UCat! Thanks for caring enough to help give closure to this family. May she rest in peace…
1:00 pm on November 4th, 2008
UC you are amazing!! I am So proud that you helped play a part in this woman being identified! I am convinced it IS her!
1:10 pm on November 4th, 2008
Oh, UCat, I’m so proud of you. I’m preening myself, just because I know you (at least virtually). LOL.
Great work. It’s an amazing way to restore dignity to someone. At least she should have her name. I’m curious to know more about Joann Cisneros Perez, and why no one reported her missing, and why no one fought to find her.
You’ve helped immensely. I’ll raise a toast you you, this evening.
1:21 pm on November 4th, 2008
Absolutely Wonderful UCat.
This is one of the reasons I love this site. The dedication of all the people here. You are my DD hero today.
1:21 pm on November 4th, 2008
Bravo UCat!! What a spectacularly awesome thing to do! If it’s not her, I’ll eat my hat (… except I don’t really have a hat
) Your hard work and dedication are an inspiration. At least her family can have some kind of closure, and LE can now get on with finding out who committed this horrible crime. Great job!
1:22 pm on November 4th, 2008
You go Cat proud of you girl.
1:54 pm on November 4th, 2008
I gave Unamused props on her profile page but I’ll give them to her again here. Awesome job!
Unamused’s work gave me an idea and I came across two websites. The first is https://identifyus.org/ which is a database site with unidentified decendents. The second link is http://www.find-the-missing.org/index.htm. This is a database of missing persons but it’s not developed yet. So, you would have to use the Charley Project site or another missing persons database to cross check.
There are so many missing people out there and the same goes for unidentified remains. I’m going to surf the unidentified remains database and see what I can come up on the missing persons side.
1:59 pm on November 4th, 2008
UCat that is incredible you probrably dont realize the comfort and “closure” you are bringing her family where they wil be able to go to bed at night “not wondering” anymore
2:23 pm on November 4th, 2008
Amazing… Simply Amazing! UC, to give a ray of hope to a family that’s been victimized is a truly noble, and wonderfully selfless thing to do. I’m still sitting here in awe of you!
2:24 pm on November 4th, 2008
Thank you so much everyone. I actually am blushing, under my fur of course. I just want her to have her name back and her killer found.
2:25 pm on November 4th, 2008
UC, there are no other words that I can think of right now that haven’t already been said about your determination. It sure look likes a match to me, and the DNA wait-time is forever, especially for the family and you.
I’m thinking your hard work will pay off. It’s like everything just seems to fall into place. This just may be your calling.
2:46 pm on November 4th, 2008
You are one of the many reasons I am proud to be here, UCat. Nice work, lady.
3:05 pm on November 4th, 2008
lol! You misspelled “Morbid” as UCat” and I am a guy, btw. It’s all good…I forgive you.
3:38 pm on November 4th, 2008
Hail to the Cat!
No matter what the DNA results are, thank you for your hard work and stick-to-it-ivness. And thanks to all who follow your example (past, present, and future)
4:04 pm on November 4th, 2008
Nice work, UCat
We are all so proud of you.
4:12 pm on November 4th, 2008
Maybe if you start doing some work around here, I will tell you I am proud of you too, Morbid.
: P
4:35 pm on November 4th, 2008
BWAH HAH HAH!
5:46 pm on November 4th, 2008
Kudos to UCat! I’m sure you put in alot of time and caring to help a family have closure. I’m sure they will greatly appreciate your efforts.
5:58 pm on November 4th, 2008
You’ve done good!!! If this is the right woman (and I’m sure it is), you’ve just made a huge step toward finding justice for her and her family. This might just be what the LE needs to find her killer(s).
Bravo!!!
6:19 pm on November 4th, 2008
Ucat , I am glad that you have finally heard back about this..Great job ..My respect and admiration for you grows daily..
7:53 pm on November 4th, 2008
Amazing, truly amazing! It is people like you that restore my faith in the human race. We live in a world so full of violence , and where heros turn out to be the “bad” guy. Your time consuming , unselfish act , makes you a hero in my eyes. You may be the one to give this poor girl’s family closure. Kudos to you!
11:45 pm on November 4th, 2008
Thank you all. I just hope the DNA results come back soon. I will keep checking back with Sgt. Taylor.
12:17 am on November 5th, 2008
Congratulations to you, UC! I echo all the other DD peeps’ comments. Fabulous work. You’re fantastic. I bow down to your amazingness!
My kids and husband think it’s crazy I spend so much time on crime / missing person’s web sites. But I’ve been telling them for 5 years that someday, someone on one of these sites will really, truly find someone. And you did it, UC! I’m redeemed!
1:33 am on November 5th, 2008
Great job UC !!! , way to stick it out.
3:45 am on November 5th, 2008
Your fur?? hmmm… Sorry, got sidetracked, what can I say… Other than the primary steps have been accoplished due to the valient effort by UC to give this poor woman a face.
5:02 am on November 5th, 2008
Just curious can a family member of Joann’s answer whether or not she had surgery on her knee…Does she have a screw in her right femur? That can be cleared up while waiting on the dna
Distinguishing Marks: Vertical surgical scar on front and right side of knee with orthopedic screw in right distal femur; mole upper right lip;
good work, I do believe the photo’s are a match – altho I do believe something got crossed at charlie’s project with the date missing (should be 2006) hair and eye color.
using these two url’s makes sense (including weight loss)
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/MPCH/mpdetails.asp?id=%27M10/7/20081:33:25PM%27
http://www.doenetwork.org/hot/hotcase958.html
5:26 am on November 5th, 2008
UDRS dental chart
https://identifyus.org/report.php?p=individual&i=1794
5:49 am on November 5th, 2008
admiring UCAT!!! I strongly believe that you made the match for this woman, awesome work. thank you for caring enough
12:55 pm on November 5th, 2008
I came across that information as well when I was doing a search yesterday on http://www.identifyus.org . The body was found in March 2007 and was found within a day of her death. She was reported missing in October 2007. Of course, there are instances where people are not reported missing for months…..
As you noted, the weight and eye colors are different . Her driver’s license (or family) could have stated her weight as 200 when she was officially reported missing in October 2007. The remains found listed her weight around 150. Additionally, her eyes were blue and not brown.
The surgical procedures are imperative to the identification of her body. It seems like the Sgt. Taylor would know that information and be able to ask Perez’s family if she had those surgeries. Also, more circumstances of Perez’s disappearance would be helpful. In any event, the DNA results will be the final confirmation.
Regardless of the outcome, Unamused still rocks!
4:05 pm on November 5th, 2008
Yes, they said she had surgery.
4:10 pm on November 5th, 2008
It sounds like a match to me……
4:19 pm on November 5th, 2008
I meant my above comment to you about it sounding like a match!
5:45 pm on November 5th, 2008
Awesome job!!!!!
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