1974 Oregon Woman’s Remains Identified Through DNA

Valerie Nagle, after decades of searching for her sister Marion Vinetta Nagle McWhorter, who disappeared in 1974, learned through DNA matching that remains found in Oregon in 1976 belonged to her sister. The case, which highlighted the long-standing issue of Indigenous disappearances, was resolved after DNA from Nagle and a distant relative led authorities to confirm McWhorter’s identity.