Skeletal remains found near Boca Raton in 1978 identified as Virginia woman after nearly 50 years

Investigators have identified partially buried skeletal remains discovered in southern Palm Beach County nearly five decades ago.

According to a statement released Tuesday by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the remains were found by construction workers in a wooded area near Boca Raton on Jan. 18, 1978.

Deputies, along with the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner, responded to the scene and collected the unidentified remains, which was ruled a homicide…

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