COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in central Ohio say a homicide
victim found in 1983 has been identified as a woman reported missing
from Utah the previous year.
Columbus police say 28-year-old
Sharon Rae Bowen was reported missing in the Salt Lake City area on Dec.
16, 1982. Detectives are trying to find her relatives.
Fishermen found the partially decomposed body near central Ohio’s Hoover Dam on July 2, 1983. Bowen had
been strangled.
Her
remains went unidentified, and she was buried in October 1984 through
donations by a funeral home and a cemetery. Catholic high school
students later raised funds for a grave marker referring to her as "Mary
Rose Doe."
A statement from police didn’t explain how they identified Bowen. A message was left for the detective
taking calls on the case.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in central Ohio say a homicide
victim found in 1983 has been identified as a woman reported missing
from Utah the previous year.
Columbus police say 28-year-old
Sharon Rae Bowen was reported missing in the Salt Lake City area on Dec.
16, 1982. Detectives are trying to find her relatives.
Fishermen found the partially decomposed body near central Ohio’s Hoover Dam on July 2, 1983. Bowen had
been strangled.
Her
remains went unidentified, and she was buried in October 1984 through
donations by a funeral home and a cemetery. Catholic high school
students later raised funds for a grave marker referring to her as "Mary
Rose Doe."
A statement from police didn’t explain how they identified Bowen. A message was left for the detective
taking calls on the case.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.