MCDONALD COUNTY, Mo. – Thanks advanced DNA testing and a lot of police work, investigators have identified the body of a murder and rape victim who was found in rural McDonald County back in December of 1990.
Investigators had been referring to her as “grace” because they thought only through the grace of God would they figure out who she was.
But that day has come and investigators know the woman’s name is Shawna Garber.
The DNA also found Shawna’s half sister Danielle who aided law enforcement in their investigation. Danielle had been looking for her half sister for 28 years and was taken aback by the discovery.