A woman who was fatally shot in the head and known as “Jane Doe” for the past 45 years has been identified as Barbara Overby, 24, of Fort Lauderdale, the Coconut Creek Police Department said Wednesday.
Now that Overby has been identified, police are asking members of the public to come forward with any leads that might help identify her killer, the department said in a Facebook post.
On Sept. 28, 1981, officers went to the 6700 block of Lyons Road to investigate after a woman’s body was found in a canal. An autopsy revealed she died of gunshot wounds to the head. She had no identification on her and was labeled “Jane Doe.” The case went cold for decades.
We have identified a murder victim known only as “Jane Doe” for the past 45 years. See the full story: https://t.co/6KMs8yk2SI pic.twitter.com/r7764GgSR1
— Coconut Creek Police Department (@CoconutCreekPD) January 14, 2026
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