Decades-Old Oregon Cold Case Solved Through DNA Identification
TL;DR
Valerie Nagle's DNA helped identify the remains of her sister, Marion McWhorter, who disappeared in Oregon in 1974, after decades of uncertainty, through advances in forensic genealogy and DNA analysis.
- A woman vanished in Oregon in 1974. Now, remains found 2 years later have been identified as her, through DNA. CBS News
- Victim identified in 1976 Linn County cold case KPTV
- Highway 20 cold case solved: DNA identifies ‘Swamp Mountain Doe’ as missing woman from mid-70s OregonLive.com
- Identity of woman's remains found in Oregon 49 years ago verified through DNA Central Oregon Daily
- Skeletal remains found in Oregon nearly 50 years ago confirmed to be missing woman KATU
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