Oregon authorities use DNA to identify a woman's remains after 49 years | NYGazet

Oregon authorities say DNA has helped identify a woman's remains after 49 years. Oregon State Police announced this week that the remains of Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter were identified in June.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Valerie Nagle spent decades wondering what happened to her older sister who was last seen in Oregon in 1974. She searched online databases of unidentified persons cases looking for her and sent DNA to a popular ancestry website ... [3736 chars]