What Happened to Janet Lucas? Wash. Woman Found Dead in 1985 Is ID d But Who Killed Her? People 2 hrs ago © Provided by People Missoula County Sheriff s Office Janet Lucas
The skeletal remains of a woman have been matched to a missing person more than 35 years after they were found, reviving old questions about how she was killed.
A bear hunter discovered the remains near Crystal Creek, Mont., in the summer of 1985, and when a forensic examination failed to identify who they belonged to, the Jane Doe was given the name Christy Crystal Creek.
Now, thanks to advanced DNA testing and intensive genealogy research, the Missoula County Sheriff s Office has confirmed Christy s identity as Janet Lee Lucas, a young mother from Spokane, Wash., who vanished in 1983. She was 23.
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Officials in western Montana, working with a private DNA lab in Texas, have identified the victim of an early 1980s homicide and are now investigating to see if she may have died at the hands of a suspected serial killer, the Missoula County Sheriff s Office said Monday.
DNA obtained from the skeletonized remains, which were found in Missoula County in September 1985, was compared to commercial databases and was traced to the family of Janet Lee Lucas of Spokane, Washington. Lucas was 23 when she was last seen in Sandpoint, Idaho in the summer of 1983.
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Human remains found in Montana nearly 36 years ago have been identified as a young Washington state mother, authorities said.
Janet Lee Lucas, born in October 1960, had only been known as “Christy Crystal Creek” since a bear hunter came across her skeletal remains on Sept. 9, 1985, the Missoula County Sheriff s Department announced.
The woman had been shot in the head with a .32-caliber handgun, sheriff s spokeswoman Jeanette Smith said Tuesday. © Provided by NBC News Janet Lee Lucas. (Missoula County Sheriff s Office)
Lucas death remained a mystery until recent DNA advancements finally linked the skeleton to Lucas family and then to the missing Spokane woman, sheriff s officials said.
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