Identity of Nashville Woman Found in the Cumberland River in 1998 is Finally Known

After 26 years, the identity of a Nashville woman found in the Cumberland River is finally known.

Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy (FIGG) with assistance from the MNPD Crime Lab, Bode Lab, and the DNA Doe Project resulted in the identification of Diane Minor whose body was recovered from the Cumberland River near Cleeses Ferry on March 18, 1998.

Minor was 54-years-old at the time of her death. She had sustained two gunshot wounds to her head. Minor was known as the Leo Jane Doe due to a necklace she was wearing with a Leo Zodiac symbol.

Minor was last known to have been a manager at the Second Story Café in Nashville in the early 1990s. A missing person report was not filed for Minor.

The investigation by MNPD Cold Case Homicide detectives continues. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 615-742-7463.