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This case was one of the first forensic genetic genealogy cases I recall. Only the relatives investigators found and contacted had no idea who she was. And they never disclosed how close the relationship was, only that it was maternal.
What I wonder is if they go in every once in a while and check for closer matches than they had before.
Mitochondrial DNA testing is not Forensic Genealogy.
They never disclosed how close the relationship was because there is no way to know how close the relationship is with mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA testing is more useful as an exclusionary test, than it is to rule-in a potential relative.