OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A new forensic process is helping investigators across Oklahoma identify remains in cold cases dating back decades — including a Canadian County case involving a woman who had been missing for nearly 40 years.
The breakthrough is part of a growing shift in cold-case investigations, as advances in DNA science allow agencies to revisit evidence collected decades ago — often by investigators who preserved it long before today’s technology existed.
The Canadian County mystery dates back 35 years, when someone discovered human remains in a rural field…