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Remains found by kayakers in Florida identified as woman who vanished in 1985 as police seek killer
CBS News • • nation
Key Points:
- Human remains found in a Florida canal in May 2024 have been identified as Rose Marie Gayhart, who disappeared in 1985 at age 23, according to Cape Coral police.
- The identification was confirmed through DNA analysis with help from New York authorities and Gayhart's family, leading to the case being reopened as an active homicide investigation.
- Gayhart was last seen at a Cape Coral restaurant where she worked and lived in a trailer park in North Fort Myers with her boyfriend and his mother.
- Police are urging anyone with information to come forward to aid in bringing justice and closure to the case, which has remained unresolved for nearly four decades.
- Gayhart's sister expressed longstanding suspicions of foul play, recalling reports of frequent disturbances at the trailer park where Gayhart lived before her disappearance.
