Forensic DNA testing helps reveal the identity of a woman whose remains were found in northern Nevada on Oct. 26, 1978.
— The identity of a woman whose remains were found in Nevada more than four decades ago was revealed on Wednesday.
Authorities noted a"variety of evidentiary items" were also collected at the scene. The remains were sent to medical examiners in Washoe County, where an autopsy determined the victim was a Caucasian female, approximately 40 years old or older, state police said. Efforts to identify Charleston included news releases, requests for information from the public, following up on tips and submitting dental records for comparison, state police noted. Investigators enlisted the FBI for help tracing the woman's identity through articles of clothing, facial reconstruction, and obtaining a mitochondrial DNA sample from the remains.
After years without a name, the woman was identified as Charleston. Investigators learned she had moved to Portland, Oregon,"sometime in the early 1970s." By 1978, Charleston's family had lost contact with her, state police said.
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