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Teenager Sandra Young's remains were found in 1970, but not identified until last fall using genetic genealogy.

The remains of a teenager found more than 50 years ago have been identified through advanced DNA technology as a young woman who went missing from Portland, Ore

Oregon State Police say the remains of a teenager found over 50 years ago have been identified through advanced DNA technology as a young woman who went missing from Portland.

Oregon State Police announced on social media this week that they identified the remains of a woman found in Sauvie Island in 1970 as teenager Sandra Young, who went missing in 1968 or 1969.

The remains of Sandra Young, a Portland teenager who went missing in 1968, have been identified over 50 years later.

This comes after a Boy Scout troop located the skeletonized remains of a young female on the far north end of Sauvie Island in Columbia County in 1970, setting the stage for a decades-long mystery as to who the deceased person was.

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This comes after a Boy Scout troop located the skeletonized remains of a young female on the far north end of Sauvie Island in Columbia County in 1970, setting the stage for a decades-long mystery as to who the deceased person was.

The remains of a teenager found more than 50 years ago have been identified through advanced DNA technology as a young woman who went missing from Portland, Ore

More than half a century after a teenage girl disappeared in Portland, her remains have been identified thanks to advancements in DNA forensic technology.