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

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Remains discovered in 1976 in Oregon’s Central Cascades have been identified as a woman who vanished in 1974.

DNA from her sister, along with a genealogy database, helped confirm the match.

The Linn County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate the circumstances of her death.

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.

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