: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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The charging documents allege that Cullors trafficked the victim, known in court records as Jane Doe, from August through December 2021.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Over the decades, several attempts have been made to identify Bone Lake Jane Doe through DNA.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Filing this lawsuit — first as Jane Doe, and now as myself — is not an act of revenge.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
As prosecutors near the end of their witness list and get ready to rest their case, the victim, using the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect her anonymity, shared her experiences with the defendant over the back half of their three-year relationship.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
Over the decades, several attempts have been made to identify Bone Lake Jane Doe through DNA.
—Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 12 June 2025
Filing this lawsuit — first as Jane Doe, and now as myself — is not an act of revenge.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
As prosecutors near the end of their witness list and get ready to rest their case, the victim, using the pseudonym Jane Doe to protect her anonymity, shared her experiences with the defendant over the back half of their three-year relationship.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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“Jane Doe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jane%20Doe. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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Jane Doe
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: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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