Coverage dated April 2, 2024

Body of Iowa girl found in Mississippi River in 1978 identified via DNA

Headline from CBS News

Forty-six years after a Missouri hunter found a body in the Mississippi River, the victim has been identified as a 15-year-old girl from Iowa.

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17 articles, oldest first.

  1. CBS News

    Body of Iowa girl found in Mississippi River in 1978 identified via DNA (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Forty-six years after a Missouri hunter found a body in the Mississippi River, the victim has been identified as a 15-year-old girl from Iowa.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    DNA evidence identifies body found in Missouri in 1978 as missing Iowa girl (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    TROY, Mo. (AP) — Forty-six years after a Missouri hunter found a body in the Mississippi River, the victim has been identified as a 15-year-old girl from Iowa. Authorities in Lincoln County, Missouri, announced Tuesday that DNA evidence and other scientific investigation were key in determining the …

  3. CBS News

    Body found by hunter in Missouri in 1978 identified as missing Iowa girl (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The identity of "Lincoln County Jane Doe" remained a mystery for over 40 years.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Body found by Lincoln County hunter in 1978 identified as missing Iowa girl (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Forty-six years after a hunter in Troy, Missouri, found a body in the Mississippi River, the victim has been identified as a 15-year-old girl from Iowa.

  5. Fox News

    Body found in Missouri in 1978 identified by DNA evidence as a 15-year-old Iowa girl (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    DNA evidence and other scientific investigations helped identify the body found in Missouri from 1978 as a missing 15-year-old girl from Iowa, 46-years later.

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