The 'Lady of the Dunes' was identified as missing Tennessee woman Ruth Marie Terry after her body was found in Cape Cod nearly 50 years ago.
Her body was found in the dunes in Provincetown in July 1974. She was naked on a beach blanket with her hands severed - so she could not be identified by her fingerprints, officials believe. Her skull was crushed and she was nearly decapitated. The cause of death was determined to be a blow to the head and authorities believe she was killed several weeks before her body was found.
Authorities identified her through investigative genealogy, the use of DNA analysis in combination with traditional genealogy research and historical records, Bonavolonta said. Officials released few details about Terry except to say that she was a daughter, sister, aunt, wife and mother and had ties to California, Massachusetts and Michigan.
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