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Jane Doe found in Mississippi River identified more than 50 years later

Iowa authorities have identified a teenage girl whose body was found in the Mississippi River more than 50 years ago, solving the state's longest-unidentified "Jane Doe" case.

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#1New Yorkscore 502d ago

Miss Manners: Medical records clerk is bothered by patients with two last names

#2Chicagoscore 5016h ago

Jane Doe found in Mississippi River identified more than 50 years later

#3Atlantascore 5016h ago

Jane Doe found in Mississippi River identified more than 50 years later

#4Philadelphiascore 384h ago

Jane Doe found in Mississippi River identified more than 50 years later

#5DC / Maryland / Virginiascore 3316h ago

Jane Doe found in Mississippi River identified more than 50 years later

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