History.com: Woodlawn Jane Doe: How Scraps of Dna and a Genealogy Website Solved a 45 Year Old Mystery

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This undated photo provided by the Baltimore County Police Department shows Margaret Fetterolf, of Alexandria, Va., who family members say went missing in 1975. Baltimore County Police said new DNA testing showed Fetterolf was the girl known as "Woodlawn Jane Doe," who was found dumped near a cemetery almost 45 years ago. (AP) Read or listen to this article to learn how it happened.

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