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48 years ago, three people from Virginia set out on a road trip for a family reunion in central Kentucky. They never arrived. For nearly a half century no one truly knew why.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Human remains found in the Kentucky River five years ago have been identified as a woman who was reported missing in 1973, officials said Wednesday.

Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn, Lexington Fire Department, and Lexington Police release the identity of human bones found in October 2016 in the Kentucky River. The findings are in connection with a missing persons investigation that has lasted nearly 45 years.

Officials say human remains found in the Kentucky River five years ago have been identified as a Virginia woman who was reported missing in 1973.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Human remains found in the Kentucky River five years ago have been identified as a woman who was reported missing in 1973, officials said Wednesday.

Human remains found in the Kentucky River five years ago have been identified as a woman who was reported missing in 1973, officials said Wednesday.