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Lady of the Dunes

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"Lady of the Dunes"
Digital image created from CT scans of skulls to depict an estimation of the victim in life
One of the most recent reconstructions of Lady of the Dunes, created in 2010.
Born1925 – 1954
StatusIdentified
Diedc. July 1974 (aged 20–49)
Cause of deathHomicide by blunt force trauma
Body discoveredJuly 26, 1974
Provincetown, Massachusetts, U.S
Resting placeSaint Peters Cemetery, Provincetown, Massachusetts, U.S.[1]
Other names"Provincetown Jane Doe"
Known forUnidentified victim of homicide
Height5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) - 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)(approximate)
WebsiteFacebook page

Lady of the Dunes (also known as Lady in the Dunes) is the nickname give for Ruth Marie Terry, a woman whose dead body was discovered on July 26, 1974 in the Race Point Dunes, Provincetown, Massachusetts. Her body was exhumed in 1980, 2000, and 2013[2] in efforts to identify her and her murderer. The murder is unsolved.[3][4][5]

The case was featured on the television series Haunting Evidence in 2006.[6]

References

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  1. Boston Globe
  2. de Sturler, Alice (April 22, 2014). "Book Alert: the Skeleton Crew". defrostingcoldcases.com. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  3. Richardson, Franci (March 24, 2000). "Police exhume 'Lady of Dunes' in hopes of DNA ID". The Boston Herald. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014. Retrieved May 15, 2014.(subscription required)
  4. Allen, Ernie (February 10, 2012). "Computerized Skull Reconstructions". Retrieved March 24, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  5. "New clues in Provincetown's Woman in the Dunes case point to Bulger connection". wickedlocal.com. March 1, 2012. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
  6. "Haunting Evidence: Season 1, Episode 9". IMDb.com. Retrieved March 24, 2014.