US EditionHuman remains identified as woman last seen at Tigard mall in 1974
Advances in DNA technology and a relative's genetic profile upload led to the identification of remains after 49 years, providing closure to McWhorter's family.
- Human remains identified as Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter were confirmed to belong to Valerie Nagle's sister, who disappeared in 1974, according to Oregon State Police.
- Valerie Nagle helped confirm her sister's identity through DNA submitted to a genealogy website and a cold case inquiry that began in June.
- The investigation into McWhorter's death is ongoing, with the Linn County Sheriff's Office involved, as stated by Oregon State Police.
- High rates of disappearances among Indigenous women have been highlighted alongside McWhorter's case, noted by State Forensic Anthropologist Hailey Collord-Stalder.
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Woman's Remains Were Found in 1976. Now 'Swamp Mountain Jane Doe' Has Been ID'd 49 Years After Disappearance
The remains have now been identified as Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter, who went missing in 1974 after she was last seen at an Oregon mallLindsey Wasson/APNEED TO KNOWMarion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter, 21, was last seen at a shopping mall in Tigard, Ore., in October 1974A woman's remains were found in 1976 in Oregon’s Central Cascades, though she was known only as the "Swamp Mountain Jane Doe" for decadesA DNA profile added to NamUs in 2010 — and l…
Disappeared in October 1974 at the age of 21, Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter was able to be identified thanks to her sister's research, almost 50 years after the facts.
Remains of ‘Swamp Mountain Jane Doe’ identified after 49 years in Oregon
Authorities in Oregon have identified remains discovered in 1976 as those of Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter, a woman missing since 1974. DNA testing and genealogy databases helped provide answers nearly 50 years later.
A woman vanished in Oregon in 1974. Now, remains found 2 years later have been identified as her, through DNA.
Portland, Oregon — Valerie Nagle spent decades wondering what happened to her older sister, who was last seen in Oregon in 1974. She searched online databases of unidentified persons cases looking for her and sent DNA to a popular ancestry website in the hopes of finding a match.That all changed in June when authorities in Oregon called Nagle “out of the blue” to ask about comparing her DNA to a cold case known as “Swamp Mountain Jane Doe,” she …
A woman whose identity had been unknown since the 1970s has been identified in the United States. This was thanks to the DNA of her sister, who had been searching for her for decades. In 1976, the remains of a woman were found in a mountainous area of Oregon. For a long time, authorities were unable to determine who she was. In 2010, a DNA profile was created from her bones, and in 2020, additional research followed, which allowed for a more spe…
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