r/UnchainedMelancholy • u/DannyBright Prized Poster • 21d ago
Memorial In 1991, a woman’s body was found hanging in a motel room. No ID was found in the room, but a photograph likely showing her in life was found. Officially she is known as Albuquerque Jane Doe, though her name might’ve been “Becca”.
On June 5th, 1991, a woman's body was discovered in a motel room in Albuquerque, New Mexico by the motel's security guard in a room locked from the inside. She appeared to have been hung in the shower, so her death was ruled by police as a suicide.
No identification was found on her, but there was a photo found that appears to be the same woman. This woman was white, between 25-35 years old, had strawberry blonde hair, about 5'7" in height (170.18 cm), and 140 pounds (63.5 kg). Autopsies found that she had heroin in her system at the time of her death. She was wearing a multicolored Trends tank top and white denim of the Guess Product by Georges Marciano brand and a wide metal silver and gold bracelet, as well as three white metal earrings. Also found in the woman's room were a dark blue purse containing $500 in cash, a suitcase with women's clothing, and the photograph. A scale was also found in the room with “George Martinez” written on it, believed by investigators to be something drug-related.
The most pressing concern on the mind of the investigators in this case, was who the man this woman (now known as Albuquerque Jane Doe) was with in the photograph. Originally it was believed to be Eduardo Collins, the man who checked into that same room for two the night before. Employees of the motel were shown the photograph and identified it as him, but many years later Eduarado’s family was tracked down and they denied the man in the photograph was him and said they didn’t know who the woman in the photograph was. Eduardo himself died years prior, so any leads from him were gone. But in 2021, police received a tip that the woman’s name may have been “Becca”, and was possibly from the Las Angeles or Burbank areas.
In 2025, the man in the photo’s identity was confirmed to be George Martinez, the brother in law to Eduardo Collins. With this new information, the case of Becca, whose name was unknown for more than 30 years may soon come to an end. Hopefully this woman will have her identity restored so her family can have closure.
Sources:
https://www.doenetwork.org/cases/644ufnm.html
https://www.namus.gov/UnidentifiedPersons/Case#/2926
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u/doll_parts87 19d ago
my theory is she was a foster system kid or estranged from family for her life choices and no one who recognizes her will admit it openly
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u/CandiBunnii 20d ago
I recall finding a matching name and case a couple years ago, the only difference was a few inches in height which would easily be explained by hanging for a period of time!
Man I wish I could remember but I think about it every time I see this case and wonder if she could have had her name back if someone would have considered the cause of the height disparity. I do think the name Becca matched the missing person too, it was Rebecca If I recall correctly
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u/SuniChica 21d ago
Was she the young woman, that it was theorized she had been a spy?
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u/DannyBright Prized Poster 21d ago
I think that’s someone else. I remember a Doe like that, I just don’t remember what she was called at the moment.
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u/SuniChica 21d ago
Thank you. I think the one I remember was on the bed, paid cash and had all the labels cut out of the clothes found in her room.
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u/theroundfiles2 20d ago
That’s Jennifer Fairgate.
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u/Kind_Vanilla7593 19d ago
Yes there’s a sub for that
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u/SuniChica 17d ago
What’s the sub?
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u/Rochelle6 19d ago
Wow that case is eerily similar to the Isdal Woman. I thought it was her but I just read up on Jennifer Fairgate and the similarities are striking. The Isdal woman was found outside, though so I guess it couldn’t have been her!
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u/enchikhyde 19d ago
Damn when I’m swiping these pictures in my room suddenly the thunder strikes (it’s raining currently). Almost gave me heart attack 😂
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u/amery516 20d ago
wtf is up with picture 5? Lmao
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u/DannyBright Prized Poster 20d ago
That’s a reconstruction of her made with CG, they tend to be quite uncanny but I’ve seen ones that look pretty close to the real one.
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u/theroundfiles2 20d ago
It’s similar to what she was wearing at the time, along with her bag and suitcase. It’s how she may have looked in life. They’re hoping it jogs someone’s memory to help identify her.
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u/Head-Sherbet-9675 17d ago
So they have a paper with George’s name on it, my immediate thought was that was who was in the picture, and they show it to Eduordos family and even though they know George they just say it’s not him?
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u/issi_tohbi 20d ago
It’s always struck me that in the Photo Booth picture she looks a lot heavier than in the post mortem photo.