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...It doesn’t seem like full details were required, as some people signed on with pseudonyms (“John Doe” etc)....
...The shy look from beneath the fringe, the endless finishing-school legs, the enormous doe eyes, morphed from gauche and winning simplicity into flashlight fodder....
...One of these sketches, a portrait of “John Doe 1”, was soon identified by the owner of the Dreamland Motel in Junction City, Kansas, where the suspect had stayed. His name was Timothy McVeigh....
...And the defence “we’re doing it all for John and Jane Doe” will get a new lease of life....
...The leading men were everyman-handsome, not too pretty: Humphrey Bogart, Glenn Ford, Robert Ryan, John Garfield, Edmond O’Brien, Burt Lancaster....
...You are Ms Jane Doe, aren’t you? I’m sorry to report that your bank account has been compromised, Ms Doe....
...Follow John Reed on Twitter: @JohnReedwrites...
...A John Doe sent us a letter, and then his suitcase, saying: ‘I have been to over 70 countries with it, and I want to give it back to you. It should be in Cologne.’...
...The notion of the “family-run” company sums up the warm glow that envelops small businesses — even though that description can apply as much to Walmart as John Doe and Sons Ltd....
...“If it had been Jane Doe, she would have been prosecuted.” His most famous moment came on the night of March 10 2004....
...john.authers@ft.com...
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