The Daviess County John Doe

In 1990, the victim's body was discovered in a wooded area in Owensboro, Kentucky. The victim had been sexually assaulted and shot six times with a .22 caliber long-rifle. Prior to being shot, the victim was also beaten with a blunt instrument about the face and chest to the point of being facially unrecognizable. The brutality of the crime suggested that it was premeditated and that the abuse and murder of the victim took place over a long period of time. His body lacked hands and feet, and several of his teeth were missing, complicating the identification process. The body was not decomposed, suggesting the murder had taken place a matter of days prior.
In April 2022, it was announced that the Trans Doe Task Force was working on his case in association with the Kentucky State Medical Examiner's Office.