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Highway 20 cold case solved: DNA identifies ‘Swamp Mountain Doe’ as missing woman from mid-70s
Highway 20 cold case solved: DNA identifies ‘Swamp Mountain Doe’ as missing woman from mid-70s
Highway 20 cold case solved: DNA identifies ‘Swamp Mountain Doe’ as missing woman from mid-70s

Published on: 09/16/2025

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Undated family photo of Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter who vanished in 1974 after calling a relative in Tigard. Two years later, a man collecting moss found partial human remains in the woods about a mile south of U.S. 20 in rural Linn County. Oregon State Police confirmed this week that they identified the remains as McWhorter's.

In the summer of 1976, a man collecting moss found partial human remains in the woods about a mile south of U.S. 20 in rural Linn County.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/09/highway-20-cold-case-solved-dna-identifies-swamp-mountain-doe-as-missing-woman-from-mid-70s.html

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