Decades-Long Mystery Solved: Remains Found in Indiana Finally Identified as Missing Wisconsin Woman

Human remains found in rural Indiana in 1982 have been identified as those of Connie Lorraine Christensen, a Wisconsin woman who went missing at the age of 20 over four decades ago. Christensen's remains were discovered by hunters and she had died from a gunshot wound. The case remains unsolved. Using forensic genetic genealogy and DNA extracted from the remains, the DNA Doe Project was able to match the DNA to two of Christensen's relatives. Coincidentally, her family was also working on creating a family tree using ancestry and genealogy. Christensen's now adult daughter visited the location where her mother's remains were found and was given a ring that was found with the remains.