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Family of missing woman still seeking answers
The daughter of a missing Lewiston woman wants answers.
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On August 27, 1978, the body of a young female was found in a wooded hillside outside La Grande, Oregon, according to Oregon State Police.
Police say on August 16 and 17, 2022, Oregon State Police Forensics Service Division, State Medical Examiner’s Office Forensic Anthropologist, State Police Major Crimes Detectives, and members of the Union County Search and Rescue team conducted an operation on a rural property in Union County.
The operation, according to OSP, was in response to recent interest shown by cadaver dogs brought in by the Finley Creek Jane Doe Task Force involving the unidentified remains of the woman found in 1978.
Union County Search and Rescue conducted an intense grid search of approximately 3 acres around the original burial site and the recent locations of interest by the cadaver dogs.
Over fifty bones were located by the search and rescue team. The State Medical Examiner’s Forensic Anthropologist examined each of the bones and none of them were determined to be of human origin.
Forensic scientists and detectives conducted excavations at the two points of interest from the dogs. They also excavated the original burial site.
The three locations were examined thoroughly by sifting dirt and material through screens in an attempt to locate even the smallest of bone fragments or other evidence that could be of use in determining an identity through DNA testing. Unfortunately, nothing of evidentiary value was discovered during the operation.
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Investigation continues into unidentified female case from 1978; Union County
On August 27, 1978, the body of a young female was found in a wooded hillside outside La Grande, Oregon, according to Oregon State Police.centraloregondaily.com