Investigators in N.C. used advances in DNA technology and genetic genealogy to identify the remains of a Md. teen who vanished 49 years ago
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- In 1977, a 15-year-old girl from Monkton, Md., ran away from home, police said
- In Dec. 1977, skeletal remains belonging to a female aged 16 to 23 were found 320 miles away, in Wilson, N.C.
- In 2024, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation took a fresh look at the case and used advances in technology to identify the remains
On Dec. 29, 1977, skeletal remains and clothing were found in a wooded area in northeast North Carolina.
Authorities were unable to identify the remains that were found near the former Firestone plant in Wilson.
The medical examiner determined that the remains belonged to a white female between the ages of 16 and 23 and had likely been in the wooded area for six months to two years, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement on Tues., Sept. 8…