Victorian era remains found in Sanford identified after 6-year search
Working with the DNA Doe Project, local historians have identified the remains are those of Edith Patten, a 24-year-old woman who died of tuberculosis in 1891.
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Working with the DNA Doe Project, local historians have identified the remains are those of Edith Patten, a 24-year-old woman who died of tuberculosis in 1891.
City officials revealed that Edith Patten, who died of consumption in 1891 at age 24, is the Woodlawn Cemetery Jane Doe.
Sanford Police now have a name to go with human remains that were found in their community in 2017 of a girl who died in 1891.
Investigators and DNA experts worked to put Edith Patten's name to the remains
Sanford Police now have a name to go with human remains that were found in their community in 2017 of a girl who died in 1891.