The remains of a woman known as "Falls Road Jane Doe" — found in a wooded area nearly 30 years ago — have been identified.

"With DNA Labs International, the deceased woman was identified earlier this month as 20-year-old Leoria Smith," said Cpl.

Leoria Smith, aged 20 at the time, disappeared in 1984, police said. Investigators learned Smith has a surviving daughter and granddaughter.

A woman’s remains found in the woods in March 1996 were identified due to advancements in DNA technology and the persistence ...

Baltimore County Police said they have identified a woman known only as “Falls Road Jane Doe” since her body was found in March 1996. Leoria Smith was a 20-year-old mother of an infant ...

Baltimore County police said DNA technology revealed the remains as those of then-20-year-old Leoria Smith. “It’s something that I wanted answered for a very long time, but it was caught by ...

Nearly three decades after human remains were discovered in a wooded area off Falls Road, Baltimore County Police have ...

Leoria Smith was a 20-year-old mother of an infant daughter when she was last seen in 1984. Her disappearance was never reported to authorities. In March 1996, a woman's remains were found in a ...

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