Chip Chick
At one point during the investigation into who she really was, it seemed she could have been Diane Dye, who was a 13-year-old girl that had run away from home.
Home for Diane was San Jose, California, and she had disappeared on July 30th, 1979, which was around 3 years before Princess Doe was found in the Cedar Ridge Cemetery.
Diane Dye was ultimately ruled out as Princess Doe’s real identity, and Princess Doe was then buried in the same cemetery she had been discovered in.
Volunteers with the Blairstown Museum now generously volunteer their time keeping Princess Doe’s grave kept up and covered with beautiful flowers. The museum also holds an annual memorial for her.
Warren County Prosecutor’s Office; pictured above is the cross necklace Princess Doe was found with
“As we often state, Princess Doe was someone’s daughter long before she became our town’s homicide victim,” the Blairstown Museum wrote in a Facebook post dated August 12th, 2019.
“On a national level, we tend to gloss over the ugly parts of our history and this rings true on a local level as well. While the Blairstown Museum does exhibit and celebrate our frontiersmen, founding families, farmers, and incredible contributors to the community, we also need to be cognizant of the tragedies which have occurred and provide the community with facts regarding them as well.”
“This particular case is personal for each and every one of us. There is hardly an individual who learns of this case and forgets about it. There are so many theories of who she was, how she arrived here, and what happened to her. However, we cannot base our facts on theories, we have to base our theories on facts and that’s precisely the Blairstown Museum’s motivation in respect to the Princess Doe case.”
“History is beautiful, but it also encompasses tragedy and those tragic events cannot be intentionally or unintentionally forgotten. This child deserves to have her story and the facts surrounding her untimely death told. We would all want the same for our loved ones.”
It’s been 39 years since Princess Doe was found dead, and she remains without her real name.
