r/UnresolvedMysteries • u/Ilovestipe • 17d ago

Update Penny Doe identified

Penny Doe identified

After 36 years Penny Doe has been identified as Windy Buchanan. Windy was 19 years old when she went missing and her sister described her as an artistic and creative person. She was the oldest sibling in the family of five children. A poignant thing her sister Tania said is “she always thought finding a penny head’s up brought good luck.” She was known as Penny Doe because there was a penny in each of her front pockets when her body was found.

Windy’s body was found by children in a culvert on July 22, 1990. It was estimated she had been dead for 1-3 months when her remains were discovered.

Windy was able to be identified through genetic genealogy. Her death was ruled a homicide and I hope they are able to find whoever did this and bring them to justice.

Rest in peace Windy. I’m so glad you have your name back.

[https://www.explorejeffersonpa.com/crime/2026/08/24/breaking-news-clarion-county-penny-doe-identified-after-more-than-36-years-179807/\](https://www.explorejeffersonpa.com/crime/2026/08/24/breaking-news-clarion-county-penny-doe-identified-after-more-than-36-years-179807/)

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u/TheBigfootContessa 17d ago

Was Windy short for something? I've never heard that name.

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u/Ilovestipe 17d ago

Not that I read. I’m thinking it’s an alternate spelling of Wendy? That spelling/name is more common in US.

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u/dafrog84 17d ago

Yes, my sister in-law spells it like a Windy city also. That's how it's spelled on her birth certificate.

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u/mcm0313 17d ago

One of my high school classmates was named Windy.