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Similarly, a child or baby whose identity is unknown may be referred to as Baby Doe.

A notorious murder case in Kansas City, Missouri referred to the baby victim as Precious Doe.

Other unidentified female murder victims are Cali Doe and Princess Doe.

Additional persons may be called James Doe, Judy Doe, etc.

However, to avoid possible confusion, if two anonymous or unknown parties are cited in a specific case or action, the surnames Doe and Roe may be used simultaneously ; for example, " John Doe v. Jane Roe ".

If several anonymous parties are referenced, they may simply be labelled John Doe # 1, John Doe # 2, etc.

( the U. S. Operation Delego cited 21 ( numbered ) " John Doe " s ) or labelled with other variants of Doe / Roe / Poe / etc.

Other early alternatives such as John Stiles and Richard Miles are now rarely used, and Mary Major has been used in some American federal cases.