The skeletal remains of a missing girl have been identified nearly a decade later thanks to advancements in DNA testing.
Remains that were shown to belong to Mary Sue Fink – who was between age 2 and 6 years old at the time of her death – were found in Hawaii in June 2014, nearly six decades after she died, according to KHON Honolulu .
Fink’s remains were sent from Honolulu to Othram Labs for further DNA testing in August 2024, when investigators were able to build a DNA profile from existing evidence to identify a possible relative – which led to a match.
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After that relative agreed to testing, the DNA profile of the two were compared – leading to the positive identification of Mary Sue Fink, born on April 29, 1959. She would have been 65 years old today.
“That one piece of the puzzle that was sent in is responsible in part for the resolution and identification of this Jane Doe baby,” Dr. Robert Mann, Professor of Anatomy & Pathology at the University of Hawaii Medical School, told KHON Honolulu .