Remains Found in 1982 Identified as Missing Wisconsin Woman Connie Lorraine Christensen

DNA Doe Project uses genetic genealogy to solve four-decade-old cold case, revealing Christensen likely died from a gunshot wound.

Connie Lorraine Christensen, a 20-year-old woman from Madison, Wisconsin, who disappeared in 1982, has been identified as the woman whose remains were found in rural Indiana later that same year.
Christensen was last seen in Nashville, Tennessee, in April 1982, when she was believed to have been three to four months pregnant. She had left her 1-year-old daughter with relatives and was reported missing after failing to return home as planned.
The remains were discovered by hunters in December 1982 near Jacksonburg, Indiana. Christensen was wearing high-heeled wooden soled clogs, a blue, long-sleeved button up blouse, gray slacks, long blue or gray knit socks, and a blue nylon jacket. She also wore a gold ring with an opal and two diamonds.
Authorities now believe Christensen died of a gunshot wound. The homicide case remains unsolved.
The identification was made possible through the efforts of the DNA Doe Project, which used genetic genealogy to match the DNA from the remains to two of Christensen's relatives. Christensen's now adult daughter was taken to the location where her mother's remains were found and given the gold ring that was found with the remains.