Human Remains Discovered in Florida 48 Years Ago Identified as Woman Last Seen Getting Into a Truck with Unknown Driver

Advances in science made it possible for authorities to identify skeletal remains nearly 50 years after they were first discovered in Florida, leading to new questions in a long-running cold case.

In a Tuesday (February 10) statement, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the remains had been positively identified as belonging to Patricia Ann Ritchie, also known as Patsy Falls Ritchie, a Harrisonburg, Va. woman who is believed to have gone missing in 1977.

The...