With the help of some crowdfunding, DNA analysis has confirmed the identity of a woman found dead in the Arizona desert 52 years ago.
After 52 years, a woman found dead in the Arizona desert has finally been identified. With the help of some crowdfunding, DNA analysis has confirmed the previously unidentified victim was Colleen Audrey Rice, the Mohave County Sheriff's Office announced Tuesday.
Photo of a young Colleen Audrey Rice identified in an unsolved cold case after fifty-two years by forensic testing. At the time, detectives tried to identify Rice through dental and fingerprint records, but they had no luck. Detectives reached out to an artist from the Museum of Northern Arizona who made a sketch of what Rice might have looked like based on the features of her skull.
Miller told CBS News that they started the painstaking search for Rice's identity going step by step. They reviewed the case, checking dental records and fingerprints, and even tried to track down the make of her clothes. But so much time had passed that much of the search was fruitless.
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