John Doe, Jane Doe

Fictitious names used in legal proceedings to label people whose names are not known and in advertising campaigns to represent the average person.

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In thousands of cases, the city, county or court records identified officers only as “John Doe,” “Jane Doe” or unknown, and The Post was unable to determine those identities.