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"There have been pretty exciting days of my life, this is one of them. I'm leaving with some peace, I can take her home," her uncle said.
The man, who would have been 42 years old in 2001, had not spoken “with his family since the mid-1980s.”
Lincoln County's last-remaining Jane Doe has been identified after more than four decades. The breakthrough is thanks to a multi-agency collaborative effort utilizing forensic DNA testing as well as osteological and dental analysis.
Tyler Craig Irvine, 37, was last seen wearing a black shirt with black pants, and is said to drive a blue 2012 Chevrolet Cruze. Police said Tyler is about 6'1" tall, weighs about 160 pounds, has buzzed brown hair and blue eyes.
"We will not stop until she is brought home,” Racine Police Department Lt. Sarah Zupke said in a statement.