The week before the Christmas of 1996, a mysterious unidentified female body was found next to a miniature Christmas tree in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Although the body had no identification, letters expressing the Jane Doe’s request *NOT* to have an autopsy were found in her pockets. Money for cremation was included in the letters. Even more odd, the corpse was extremely well dressed and evidence shows she took her own life while listening to comedy tapes. Was this a set up? Who was this woman? Was someone leaving clues for investigators or is it all just a coincidence? Listen to Nat and Aly try and figure it all out on this week’s episode!
*SOURCES*
https://unidentified.wikia.org/wiki/Christmas_Tree_Lady
Annandale Jane Doe aka Christmas Tree Lady
byu/Mum2-4 ingratefuldoe
https://listverse.com/2014/12/22/10-unsolved-christmastime-mysteries/
An article from dec 5 2000 for washington post https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2000/12/05/unsettling-tales-of-the-unknown-dead/25553f3d-208b-43e5-84a1-176b304996aa/
https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2021/06/12/the-sad-case-of-annandale-jane-doe/
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/washingtonpost/name/deborah-ballard-obituary?id=5447565
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123308446/brandi-rae-ballard
http://www.doenetwork.org/cases/245ufva.html
charleyproject.org/case/Evelyn-louise-piper