01/03/2025 UPDATE: Subject Identified, OCME Appreciates Help from Public. The OCME extends its deepest gratitude to the public, healthcare providers, and the media for their invaluable support in identifying the decedent. This outcome was made possible through their active involvement and collaboration.
SAN FRANCISCO--The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is asking for the public’s help to identify a female who died on Sunday, December 15, 2024.
The decedent is a white female, approximately 50 years of age with brown hair, brown eyes. She is 4 feet and 9 inches tall and weighs 147 pounds. She was found in front of 241 Jones Street, between Eddy and Turk streets, with her legs wrapped in multiple bandages.
On Sunday December 15, 2024, the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) responded to a report of a woman lying in front of 241 Jones Street. Emergency Services were called, and the woman was transported to a local hospital where she was declared deceased. The cause and manner of death are pending.
The OCME uses extensive investigatory methods to identify decedents, such as valid government issued identification cards on their person, fingerprint check, witness interviews, or DNA testing that lead to a valid identification. In an overwhelming majority of cases, the OCME makes a positive identification of the subject within 24 hours.
In this rare case, the OCME’s investigatory methods have not resulted in an identification. The San Francisco Police Department sketch artist rendered a drawing of the decedent.
Anyone with information about the identity of the decedent should contact the OCME Investigative Division at 415-641-2220 or email OCME.INV@SFGOV.ORG or OCME@SFGOV.ORG. Please reference OCME Case Number 2024-1537.
About the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) is responsible for the investigation and certification of any sudden, unexpected, and violent deaths of legal or public health interest. The OCME also compiles data into reports, such as the monthly Accidental Overdose Reports and the Homeless Death Count, to regularly inform public health experts and policy makers. The OCME holds full accreditation status with the National Association of Medical Examiners, the highest form of accreditation a medical examiner office can achieve.