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15-year-old found buried in shallow grave at vineyard identified in 1978 cold case
A 15-year-old girl found buried in a shallow grave at a California vineyard in 1978 has been identified as Michelle Louise Collier using forensic investigative genetic genealogy in 2025. The case, which went cold due to lack of identification, is now being re-investigated after family members were identified through DNA analysis.
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