A Maryland girl who disappeared nearly 50 years ago has been identified as the victim in a long-unsolved North Carolina cold case.
Skeletal remains and clothing were discovered on December 29, 1977, in a wooded area near the Firestone plant in Wilson, North Carolina. Investigators determined the remains belonged to a female approximately 16 to 23 years old who had likely been there for six months to two years. Although her manner of death was classified as undetermined, investigators have treated the case as a homicide because of the circumstances surrounding the discovery.
For decades, attempts to identify the victim through dental records and later DNA databases were unsuccessful. The case was reopened again in 2024, when the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation’s Cold Case Investigative Team began reviewing it using newer forensic technology…