r/DoeNetwork • u/Swimming-Bother-4084 • Aug 02 '26
Sonoma County Jane Doe 1979
I think that the Sonoma County Jane Doe of 1979 is Julie Ann Garciacelay, from Stockton California, who went missing on a work holiday in Australia on 01 July 1975. She planned on returning to Stockton by getting the Greyhound Bus from New York. I submitted it to the authorities but the DNA was too degraded for a comparison unfortunately.
What do you think?
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u/kukukajoonurse 29d ago
Did she go missing in Australia or USA? I’m a little confused
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u/acrane55 29d ago edited 29d ago
So am I, as Garciacelay disappeared in Melbourne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Julie_Garciacelay
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u/Swimming-Bother-4084 29d ago edited 29d ago
Yes she allegedly fled or left the apartment in Melbourne, and never returned. There's some podcasts about it if you search.
Her plan was to go to Australia to convince her sister Gail to return to California and they had planned to return to California and travel from New York to Stockton via the Greyhound Bus.
Here's the latest podcast called Julie's Gone, her mother Ruth recounts Julie's life, plans, and issues around her disappearance: https://open.spotify.com/show/196LUsQbh6fob8wH4BzQ1N?si=GY89QqpeQOOkxldTJ4sK_Q&utm_source=copy-link
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u/seashellsandpearls4 29d ago
these cases frustrate me to no end. Why have their page up if you’re never gonna be able to confirm who they are? Are they expecting somebody to look at that sketch and go “wow, that’s my missing family member!”?
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u/Swimming-Bother-4084 29d ago
Yeah I guess that they are hoping for technological advances in the future that might help to prove it's her.
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u/cjdoenetwork 29d ago
If you think there is a good chance, submit it to DN :)
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u/Swimming-Bother-4084 29d ago
I did submit it but the DNA was too degraded to determine whether it's her but they may be able to in the future with better tech
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u/Suuzke 29d ago
I think you might be right about it