Read the introductory chapter in this series here.
On February 17, 2007, shortly after 1 a.m. Justin Hannah, then a UCSB senior, noticed a young woman wandering between the twin apartment buildings at 6613-6619 Del Playa, on the cliff side of the street, about 65 yards west of the small park at the foot of Camino Pescadero, where stairs at the southeast corner lead down to the beach. Walking barefoot and wearing jeans, a red T-shirt, and a leather-like jacket with a furry hood, she was crying and appeared intoxicated.
We’ll call her Jane Doe.