CLEBURN COUNTY, ALABAMA — A Georgia woman whose remains were found in a wooded area of Alabama in 1990 have been identified as missing mother.
Police said a logging crew found skeletal human remains in Heflin, Ala. in Feb. 1990. Investigators believed they were of a white female, but due to the condition of the remains, it was difficult to determine any other identifying details.
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Investigators determined that the cause of death was homicide.
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Last year, the department opened the case up and partnered with a private DNA lab to try to find any relatives.
Investigators were able to match the DNA to the woman’s daughter.
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The woman has now been identified as Clara Kopp Reynolds, who would have been 41 or 42 when she died and was from Georgia.
Reynolds was last seen with a male friend and thought to be traveling to Florida. Police said they do have a suspect, but they can’t release details of who that person is or the circumstances of Reynolds’ death.
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