Stays discovered a decade in the past have been recognized as these of a teen lady who went lacking in northeastern Pennsylvania greater than a half-century in the past. State police in Wilkes-Barre stated Tuesday that the stays have been recognized as these of 14-year-old Joan Marie Dymond of Wilkes-Barre, who vanished from the Andover Road Park in June 1969.
"We by no means stopped pursuing solutions, and this investigation stays very lively," Capt. Patrick Dougherty, commanding officer of Pennsylvania State Police Troop P, stated in an announcement. "After 53 years, the household of Joan Marie Dymond very a lot deserves closure. We are going to do all the pieces in our energy to see that they've it."
Police stated the stays have been present in November 2012 by individuals digging for relics in a trash-filled melancholy on a former coal-mining operation in Newport Township. Investigators stated they suspected foul play within the dying of the younger feminine sufferer, who probably died within the late Sixties.
The Nationwide Middle for Lacking and Exploited Kids launched a likeness of the lady primarily based on facial reconstruction photographs. Investigators despatched the sufferer's DNA profile to nationwide databases however acquired no matches. With the rise of investigative genetic family tree — utilizing direct-to-consumer DNA databases to establish victims and perpetrators of violent crimes — the Luzerne Basis launched a "Closing Circumstances" fund, citing the Aden Mountain "Jane Doe."
Othram, Inc. offered troopers with attainable relations, together with the household of Dymond, who offered DNA samples. The exams just lately confirmed that the stays have been hers.
Based on the Instances Chief, Dymond was the daughter of George F. Dymond and his spouse, Anne Rose. George, a Struggle World II veteran, died in 1984, and his spouse died in 2000.
State police are asking for the general public's assist to search out the person accountable for her dying. Anybody with data relating to her disappearance ought to name the Shickshinny station at 570-542-4117.