Investigators in Ohio say an 18-year-old Green Bay woman was the murder victim in a cold case that's almost 40 years old. Using DNA tests, the Darke County sheriff's department identified the victim as Jeanne Melville.
Chief Deputy Mark Whittaker says Melville took a bus to western Ohio to visit her aunt in 1970, but she never showed up. The nude body of a woman was found in a corn field in October of 1970, but she was never identified.
Whittaker says they re-opened the case 10 years ago, and after eventually exhuming the body, a forensic analyst created a facial reconstruction. He says they released the pictures last October, and Melville's aunt recognized her niece.
Whittaker says they called Green Bay police to open a missing persons case and get DNA samples from Melville's sister and aunt in Green Bay. Whittaker says now they're turning their attention to finding Melville's killer.
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