DNA identifies remains in Columbia River car as Oregon family missing since 1958
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- Category: United Kingdom
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-16 17:55 UTC
- Sources: The Independent
Oregon authorities have used DNA analysis to confirm that skeletal remains discovered inside a car submerged in the Columbia River belong to an Oregon family who went missing in 1958. The decades-long mystery has now been resolved.
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