Windy Point Jane Doe Identified in Colorado — But Who Killed Her?
Susan Hoppes from Washington is the real name of the woman found in the mountains in 1994.
It was a case that had baffled investigators in Colorado for the best part of 30 years: a woman, presumably murdered, whose remains were found on a remote hiking trail yet never claimed or identified.
Now, the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office and the woman’s family need wonder no more, because the so-called Windy Point Jane Doe has finally been officially named as Susan Hoppes of Washington.
What’s more, the authorities hope that in reuniting her with her identity, they could get one step closer to finding out who killed her — and bringing that person to justice.
A shocking discovery
It was a hiker named Barbara Pletcher who stumbled upon Susan’s remains during a camping trip in the rugged Colorado mountains in 1994. She told the LA Times in 1998 that her party had hiked up to Windy Point for the views (you could see all the way to New Mexico) before taking a different path back.
It was there she discovered first a jawbone with gold fillings and then a human skull. In the absence of a cell phone to call for help, Barbara put the bones in a…
