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San Francisco Medical Examiner Issues Renewed Call for Help to Identify Unidentified Woman Found on Franklin Street

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Published on December 30, 2025
San Francisco Medical Examiner Issues Renewed Call for Help to Identify Unidentified Woman Found on Franklin StreetSource: City and County of San Francisco

The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is once more reaching out to the community, renewing their plea for assistance in a mysterious and troubling case: the identification of an unidentified deceased woman. Found unresponsive on May 18 at 1301 Franklin Street, the details surrounding this case have proven scarce and elusive, despite the efforts of authorities.

With clear descriptions of the decedent—a white female in her 50s, with red hair, green eyes, and multiple tattoos, one of which reads "Self Care," "you always have your health," "Pray Meditate Laugh" in an arm text tattoo—the lack of leads is perplexing. Typically, within 24 hours, identities are pieced together by the OCME using methods such as fingerprint comparison and DNA testing, as noted by a public notice.

In a year-end push to resolve this case, the OCME is once again asking for the public's intervention to help notify her next of kin. The office holds onto hope that someone out there holds the key information, no matter how inconsequential it may seem.

Any information regarding the identity of the woman, who is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 107 pounds, can prove crucial. The OCME is urging anyone with potential leads to contact their Investigative Division at (415) 641-2220 or by emailing [email protected] or [email protected], referencing OCME Case Number: 2025-0699. Found in the entryway where she was pronounced dead.