Authorities in North Carolina this month identified the remains of a Crystal Lake woman who went missing there last summer.
Caitlin Hodges, 29, was reported missing July 25, 2024, to the Goldsboro Police Department in North Carolina. The town is about 60 miles southeast of Raleigh, the state’s capital.
Human remains were located in a wooded area on the outskirts of town on Dec. 10, 2024, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
The North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner told the sheriff on March 20 that the remains were consistent with being female, but were not those of Hodges.
On April 8, the medical examiner said further examination and testing determined the remains were in fact those of Hodges, the sheriff’s office announced in a news release Thursday. Family members were notified, the sheriff’s office said.
Authorities said the case is still under investigation.
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