Rita Lorraine Jolly was a seventeen year old who disappeared from West Linn, Oregon, on June 29, 1973.
It is believed that Jolly met with foul play. Investigators have looked into several potential offenders, including Ted Bundy and Warren Leslie Forrest; the former claimed he was not responsible for her disappearance.
Characteristics[]
- Long, dark brown hair.
- Hazel eyes.
- Lower left leg fracture.
- May have walked with a slight limp or "uneven gait" due to her healed broken leg.
- Front teeth may have overlapped slightly.
- Upper wisdom teeth were extracted.
- Small pit fillings in buccal (cheek side) of lower molar teeth.
- Right handed.
- Small scar above right eye, just below the eyebrow.
Clothing[]
- Solid chocolate-brown wool Pendleton shirt jacket.
- Red and blue cotton shirt.
- Blue jeans or cotton army fatigue pants.
- Sturdy low-cut blue suede leather 'tennis type' shoes (made in France), customized with a layer of deerskin leather sewn on the inside of the shoe, near the heel, to prevent chafing. Size label was European sizing, equivalent to 9 1/2 US women's shoes.
Gallery[]
Additional photo
Rita, 1970
Rita at age 10-11 - shows front teeth
Exclusions[]
- Swamp Mountain Jane Doe (1976)
- Linn County Jane Doe (1978)
Sources[]
- Rita Jolly at the Doe Network
- Rita Jolly at NamUs
- Rita Jolly at the Charley Project
- KGW