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A human genetics professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is shedding light on the years-long delay in cracking a Colorado cold case that has ties to the Valley. 

Authorities in Colorado now have a name for a deceased woman discovered in 1988:

Authorities in Colorado now have a name for a deceased woman discovered in 1988:

DNA helped investigators identify remains found on a farm near Springfield in Baca County in 1988.

Remains that were found in southeastern Colorado in 1988 have been identified as a woman whose daughter reported her missing in 1996, the Baca County Sheriffs Office said.

A Jane Doe in Baca County has now been named 35 years after missing person case was filed in McAllen, TX.