What do ';John Doe'; and ';Jane Doe'; cases mean?

it has to do do with the job of a coroner....What do ';John Doe'; and ';Jane Doe'; cases mean?
Investigators give a John Doe /Jane Doe name for an unnamed cadaver , as sort of identification until a person has been identified then its the time they name them with their real namesWhat do ';John Doe'; and ';Jane Doe'; cases mean?
John Doe - Male unidentified dead body in a case.


Jane Does - Female unidentified dead body in a case.
It means that the name of the deceased it unknown. They just give the name John or Jane Doe to the dead person.
this explains it:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Doe
They don't have any identification on the person -don't know who they are.
Thats what they call people when they dont have their names. John for guys and jane for girls
unidentified body which means most likely an unsolved case.

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