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Police Chief Vows to Find Woman's Killer

The Salisbury Township Police Chief vows to follow every lead to find the person who killed an unknown woman found suffocated and burned Dec. 27 on Chestnut Hill Road.

 

Salisbury Township Police Chief Allen Stiles vowed the department will find the killer after an exhausting day combing through evidence where a woman's body was found burning on a frigid morning last week.

The victim -- as yet unidentified -- was discovered along a remote wooded road on South Mountain by a passing motorist.

"We will follow every lead we can to find out who committed this crime," Stiles told the Salisbury Board of Commissioners last week.

Who was she? Can you help identify the victim?

The woman, whom investigators refer to as Jane Doe, died from suffocation and burns on Dec. 27, according to the Lehigh County coroner. She is believed to be a white or light-skinned Hispanic woman between 20 and 40 years old and about 5 feet to 5 feet 2 inches tall.

Her body was found on the side of Chestnut Hill Road, a winding residential road that begins as Second Street in Emmaus and winds through Upper Milford, western Salisbury and Upper Saucon townships.

It was the second homicide in Salisbury in 2012, a rare occurrence in this township that borders Allentown, but is increasingly experiencing more violent crime, according to Stiles. The police department will be hiring a new officer this year to help deal with the increased cases.

In July, the body of Kim Cardona, 20, of Whitehall, was found badly beaten and her throat slit off the side of Lanze Lane, a wooded residential area off I-78 in eastern Salisbury.

Jonathan Nunez, 20 of Allentown, was arrested in August and charged with killing Cardona. He is awaiting trial.

Investigators are asking the public for any information they may have in the case of Jane Doe or if they have information about a missing person. Salisbury police may be contacted at 610-797-1447 or the crime tip line at 610-402-2400.

 

     

     


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    Kaos8

    6:07 pm on Friday, January 4, 2013

    I thought in the previous article someone in the family had been stating it was "Jennie Velez", and another anonymous commenter stated she lived in Reading, PA??? Does anyone know if this is correct, or are they still searching for the identity of this poor girl?

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    RC

    6:57 pm on Saturday, January 5, 2013

    It is correct. Her Facebook page has a picture of her showing the same tattoo they described on her neck!

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    KayOss

    2:59 pm on Thursday, January 10, 2013

    If you want to find the murderer look in Reading DUH!

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