18. The Christmas Tree Lady (Annandale, Virginia)

A woman is found deceased in a cemetery in Virginia in December 1996. Next to her was an 8 inch Christmas tree and a note that read, "Now I lay me down to sleep, soon to drift to the eternal deep. And though I die and shall not wake, sleep sweeter will be than this life I forsake." The second message read, "Deceased by own hand. Valium plus alcohol. Prefer no autopsy. Please order cremation with funds provided. Thank you, Jane Doe."

This is the story of the Christmas Tree Lady who went unidentified for over 25 years.




Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Joyce_Meyer_Sommers
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/funeral-homes/virginia/annandale/pleasant-valley-memorial-park/0598
https://www.washingtonpost.com/crime-law/2022/07/07/christmas-tree-lady-identified/
https://wtop.com/fairfax-county/2022/07/fairfax-co-police-identify-christmas-tree-lady-25-years-after-death/
https://dnasolves.com/articles/christmas-tree-lady-joyce-sommers/
https://truecrimesocietyblog.com/2022/07/12/the-sad-case-of-annandale-jane-doe/