INDEPENDENCE, Mo. (KCTV) - A missing woman who disappeared in Kansas City, Missouri, more than 40 years ago has been identified thanks to advancements in DNA analysis.

The Independence Police Department said Kimberly Lawanda Carter was 19 years old when she went missing in the early evening of July 5, 1984. Carter left her children with a friend and went to work, the last time she was seen by any friends or family, the Kansas City Missouri Police Department said.

In August 1988, a construction crew uncovered a human skull in a remote area of eastern Independence. IPD said an investigation led to the recovery of approximately 40 percent of a human skeleton.

This May, IPD said preliminary results indicated a potential familial match. In July, that identification was confirmed as Carter.

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