The dismembered stays of a lady present in central Oklahoma in 1995 have been recognized, in line with the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI). The stays present in Caddo County are these of Katrina Kay Bentivegna of Midwest Metropolis, the bureau stated.
Bentivegna's DNA, submitted for testing in 2021, was not too long ago matched to her relations, in line with an announcement from the OSBI on Friday.
A suspected reason behind her dying was not launched.
"We're thrilled to have the ability to reunite Katrina together with her household," stated OSBI Director Ricky Adams. "Whereas it took 27 years to have the ability to ship the information, we by no means stopped working to establish Katrina. We pursue all choices accessible on the time for victims and typically we now have to attend for technological advances like forensic genetic family tree. Step one in instances like that is to establish the sufferer. Now we proceed our pursuit of justice for Katrina."
Bentivegna, who had moved to Oklahoma from Colorado in 1993 and married later that 12 months, was 20 when her stays have been present in April 1995 together with her head, palms and toes eliminated, the OSBI stated.
A cranium present in 1996 was later matched to the stays.
Bentivegna is survived by her son, whom officers didn't establish.
"I recognize all of the arduous work the OSBI has put into figuring out my mom," her son stated. "There have been many unanswered questions over the previous 27 years however now I've closure in figuring out what occurred to my mother."