# Remains found in North Carolina nearly 50 years ago identified as 15-year-old runaway

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- NBC News, 2026-09-10 14:10 UTC
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- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/skeletal-remains-found-north-carolina-nearly-50-years-ago-identified-1-rcna597010

> Human remains discovered in North Carolina nearly five decades ago have been identified as those of a 15-year-old girl from Maryland who had run away from home months earlier, state law enforcement officials said Tuesday.