Mary Edith Silvani (September 29, 1948 – July 17, 1982), known as "Sheep's Flat Jane Doe" and "Washoe County Jane Doe" while unidentified, was an American woman found shot to death near Lake Tahoe in Washoe County, Nevada in July 1982.

The Sheriff's Office announced that her murderer had been confirmed as serial killer James Richard Curry.

[2] The body of a woman aged between 25 and 35 was found by hikers on July 17, 1982, in Sheep's Flat, a popular hiking area in Washoe County, Nevada, near Lake Tahoe.

The woman had been sexually assaulted[3] and shot in the back of the head as she was bending over, possibly to tie her shoes.

[4] The victim wore a light yellow pair of tennis shoes, a sleeveless blue shirt, Lee brand jeans, and a one-piece swimsuit underneath.

[6] At her autopsy, a vaccination scar was located on her left arm, and another on her abdomen, possibly from a Caesarean section.

The woman had hazel eyes, was around 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) in height, weighed 112 lb (51 kg), and had brown hair tied back in a bun.

With the thought that this could aid in solving cold cases, the county contacted Fitzpatrick, eventually turning to both DNA Doe Project and Identifinders International to employ this new method of identifying victims and perpetrators to help solve Jane Doe's case.

Silvani's identity was further confirmed through a fingerprint kept on file by the Detroit Police Department, who had arrested her in 1974 for loitering (a misdemeanor).