: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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She was identified only as Jane Doe in the documents.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
In 2018, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office presented the Jane Doe Ventura County case to the DNA Doe Project.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Jane Doe alleged that in 2013, Epstein’s associates directed her to open a Bank of America account as part of a scheme to deceive immigration officials.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
All public documents in the case refer to the mother as Julia Doe and the daughter as Jane Doe.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026
In 2018, the Ventura County Sheriff's Office presented the Jane Doe Ventura County case to the DNA Doe Project.
—Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Jane Doe alleged that in 2013, Epstein’s associates directed her to open a Bank of America account as part of a scheme to deceive immigration officials.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
All public documents in the case refer to the mother as Julia Doe and the daughter as Jane Doe.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026
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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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