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A woman's remains that were discovered in Pershing County in 1978 were identified as an Ohio woman, according to the Nevada State Police.Officers with the Peri

A set of human remains first discovered in 1978 have been identified.

In 1978, a garment bag containing a woman's heavily decayed remains was discovered in a remote area of northern Nevada. How Charleston wound up dead and buried in a shallow grave 535 miles (860 kilometers) away from her new home is still a mystery. Charleston relocated to the Pacific Northwest sometime in the early 1970s, police said.

Unidentified human remains found in Pershing County, Nevada, in 1978 have been determined to belong to Portland resident Florence Charleston.

Nevada State Police say recent DNA testing has enabled the identification of human remains found 45 years ago inside a garment bag in a small town two hours northeast of

Nevada State Police say recent DNA testing has enabled the identification of human remains found 45 years ago inside a garment bag in a small town two hours northeast of

She was Florence Charleston, a Cleveland, Ohio, woman who had moved to Portland, Oregon, shortly before her death.

Nevada State Police say recent DNA testing has enabled the identification of human remains found 45 years ago inside a garment bag in a small town two hours northeast of Reno

Nevada State Police say recent DNA testing has enabled the identification of human remains found 45 years ago inside a garment bag in a small town two hours northeast of

A report from the Nevada Department of Taxation shows that taxable sales increased in Clark County in March.