Cold case investigators identify missing teen 42 years later

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Cold case investigators identify missing teen 42 years later

By The Associated Press
May 22, 2015, 8:12 AM | ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.

St. Petersburg cold case investigators have identified a Virginia girl missing for 42 years as the victim of a traffic accident in Florida in 1973.

The Tampa Bay Times reports police announced in a press conference Thursday investigators could confirm a teenager who died in June 1973 in St. Petersburg was 16-year-old Janice Marie Young, a runaway from Virginia.

Arrest reports say 24-year-old Lawrence Dorn pushed Young into traffic during a fight. He was arrested for murder but the charges were later dropped. Authorities weren't able to identify Young's body.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited posted a reconstructed picture of the unidentified girl on Facebook in 2014. Her brother found the post in January and submitted to DNA tests. The results came back positive this month.

Information from: Tampa Bay Times (St. Petersburg, Fla.), http://www.tampabay.com.
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[MADem]

1. How wonderful for the family to have resolution. They had to figure she met with foul play.

At least now, they know, and they can grieve properly.

I love the good they can do with this technology.