On December 19, 1996, a woman who became known as "The Christmas Tree Lady" was discovered dead, lying on a plastic sheet in Annandale, Virginia at the Pleasant Valley Memorial Park cemetery. She was approximately 60 years old and had never been identified.
Police discovered beside her body a Christmas tree, a tape player, and a note that read: "Deceased by own hand...prefer no autopsy" and was signed "Jane Doe."
The note also requested that she be cremated and included money to cover the cost. Her cause of death was ruled as asphyxiation and investigators believed she had taken her own life. However, for almost two decades, nobody came forward to identify Jane Doe and the motivation behind her death remains unknown.
Earlier this year, DNA and genealogy research led to "The Christmas Tree Lady" being identified. She was Joyce Marilyn Meyer Sommers, originally from Davenport, Iowa. She was the oldest of five siblings, according to DNASolves.com.
At the time of her death, Meyer had not been reported missing and did not have family in the immediate area. Relatives had hired a private detective to look for her but had no success...
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