Princess Doe

Who is Princess Doe?

Princess Doe is the name given to an unidentified homicide victim found in Blairstown, New Jersey, United States. The body was a young white female between the ages of 14 and 18. Her face had been bludgeoned beyond recognition. The approximate height of the victim was 5'2" and her weight was 110 lbs. The body was discovered at the Cedar Ridge Cemetery in Blairstown early on the morning of Thursday, July 15, 1982.

As of 2013, Princess Doe still remains unidentified. No arrests were ever made in the case. The Warren County Prosecutor's Office is the law enforcement agency investigating the case and still considers the case active. The body was buried in the Cedar Ridge Cemetery, not far from where she was discovered, in January 1983. The remains of Princess Doe were exhumed in 1999 so that samples could be collected for DNA testing and the body was re-buried in the same grave.

According to Warren County Detective Lieutenant Stephen Speirs, who led the investigation starting in 1998, convicted murderer Arthur Kinlaw made statements to police implicating himself in the killing. However, a lack of corroboration meant that Kinlaw was not charged. Speirs stated, "[Kinlaw] claimed responsibility for her death. But I have no physical evidence to confirm that, and without the identity of Princess Doe, I have no way of connecting the dots so to speak, putting her in a place where he could have been or would have been at the same time." Donna Kinlaw, Arthur's wife, told police that she was with Arthur in the cemetery and witnessed him commit the murder.