How Did DNA Solve This 51 Year Old Mystery?

In 1974, 21-year-old Marion McWhorter vanished after a trip to a mall in Tigard, Oregon. Two years later, her remains were discovered near Swamp Mountain—yet for nearly five decades, she was known only as “Jane Doe.” In 2025, DNA finally returned her name. This is the story of the mountain that kept its secret, and the science that spoke for her at last.