Remains of ‘Swamp Mountain Jane Doe’ identified after 49 years in Oregon

Authorities in Oregon say they have identified the remains of a woman who went missing nearly 50 years ago, finally solving a decades-old cold case.

The remains found near a creek in Oregon’s Central Cascades in 1976, long known as "Swamp Mountain Jane Doe," have been confirmed as belonging to Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter , who disappeared in 1974. The identification was made possible through DNA testing and genealogy records, according to an Associated Press report.

Who was ‘Swamp Mountain Jane Doe’?

What we know:

McWhorter was last seen at a shopping mall in Tigard, Oregon, in October 1974. She was 21 years old at the time and had plans to travel to Seattle and eventually Alaska.

In 1976, her remains were found near Swamp Mountain Creek, but the case went unsolved for decades.