40-Year Cold Case Solved: Rose Marie Gayhart Identified in Florida Canal Remains

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DNA testing confirmed that remains found by kayakers in a Cape Coral canal in 2024 belong to Rose Marie Gayhart, a New York woman who disappeared in 1985; the death is being investigated as a homicide, with assistance from the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office for familial DNA, and investigators are pursuing new leads.
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